Albany planning commission approves large Gateview Avenue addition with conditions

The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Albany on May 20 approved design review for a multi‑story rear addition at 707 Gateview Avenue, voting 3‑0 to grant the application with conditions to reduce upper‑floor massing and preserve existing rear trees. The commission set a 14‑day appeal period and asked that story poles remain until staff confirms removal timing.

The project, presented by Mira Hahn, associate planner, would add roughly 2,075 square feet to an existing 4,109‑square‑foot, two‑story home on an 18,621‑square‑foot lot in the single‑family district with the Hillside Overlay District. As proposed, the work would create a four‑story residence with seven bedrooms and five full bathrooms (plus a half bath), a new third story of about 1,136 square feet, a roughly 400‑square‑foot fourth level and a 700‑square‑foot roof deck. Staff reported the lot slopes about 28% from the street and that the…