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Marin Art and Garden Center seeks design approval for renovations, new fencing and large roadside sign; ADR praises restoration but debates sign scale

Advisory Design Review Group, Town of Ross · December 18, 2024
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The Marin Art and Garden Center presented a renovation package — pavilion repairs, new fencing, relocation of the rose garden and a new master sign program that would increase roadside visibility. ADR members praised accessibility and historic-preservation work but split over an 8-foot‑tall sign and its visual prominence.

The Advisory Design Review Group reviewed a comprehensive renovation plan from the Marin Art and Garden Center that would repair and rehabilitate the Livermore Pavilion, replace a celebration platform to improve accessibility, install a master sign program and enclose portions of the site with new fencing.

Iris Lacks, executive director of the Marin Art and Garden Center, told the committee, “This is a very important project for our center and for the community,” and said the nonprofit — funded by donations — appreciated ADR consideration. Architect Jessica Fairchild outlined three project zones (entry, barn access and the celebration area) and said the work includes improved entry circulation, rebuilt stairs to the barn, a clarified fire‑department…

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