Planning Commission approves second‑story addition, garage conversion at 13 Pacific Queen Passage

The Corte Madera Planning Commission on July 8 approved a design review application (PL25‑0017) for a 592‑square‑foot second‑story addition and conversion of an existing garage into living space at 13 Pacific Queen Passage, with a condition that the architect add material callouts to all elevations (Resolution 25‑027).

The project site is a 6,000‑square‑foot lot in the Mariner Cove neighborhood zoned R‑1. The existing single‑story house was built in 1958 and measures about 1,381 square feet. The proposal includes a 592‑sq‑ft second floor, conversion of a 499‑sq‑ft garage to living area, a new 348‑sq‑ft attached two‑car garage at the front of the lot, and 424 sq ft of first‑floor additions, bringing the total home area to 2,896 sq ft (a net increase of about 1,016 sq ft).

Staff planner Tracy presented the application, telling the commission that the proposal meets the town’s R‑1 development standards for setbacks, lot coverage, floor area, height and parking and that the parcel is outside the FEMA special flood hazard area, so…