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Tiburon design board denies neighbor appeal over 23 Mercury Avenue trellis, 3-1
Summary
The Design Review Board denied an appeal of a staff approval for a trellis attached to an accessory dwelling unit at 23 Mercury Ave., rejecting neighbors’ requests to relocate or shorten the structure while urging post‑approval neighborly mitigation.
The Tiburon Design Review Board voted 3-1 to deny an appeal of a staff decision approving a trellis at 23 Mercury Avenue, upholding staff’s finding that the structure met applicable design review standards.
The appeal was filed by neighbors Sean Hussey and Lauren Cromwell of 25 Mercury Avenue, who said the nearly 12-foot trellis creates privacy, visual character and winter sunlight impacts for their home. The board majority concluded staff had authority to approve the trellis and that the application met the standards applied in a minor design review.
The board’s decision followed presentations by staff planner Samantha…
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