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Planning panel approves setback variance for 7 Robertson Terrace

Mill Valley Planning Commission · December 9, 2025
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Summary

The Mill Valley Planning Commission unanimously approved a variance to allow a new rear deck and stair to encroach 4 ft. 10 in. into the required 15-foot rear setback at 7 Robertson Terrace, finding the project reduces prior nonconforming conditions and improves lot coverage.

The Mill Valley Planning Commission on Dec. 9 approved a variance allowing a rear upper-level deck and attached stairs at 7 Robertson Terrace to encroach 4 feet, 10 inches into the required 15-foot exterior rear setback.

Staff presented the application and said the double-frontage, 4,650-square-foot lot has a 21 percent slope and longstanding constraints that limit buildable area. Associate Planner Michelle Johnson told…

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