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Mill Valley commission approves variances to restore Redwood Lodge, permits multiple tree removals with conditions
Summary
The Mill Valley Planning Commission voted 5–0 on Feb. 11, 2025 to approve design review and tree‑removal permits and grant two variances (creek setback and a 3.75‑inch height encroachment) for the Redwood Lodge properties at 144–178 Corte Madera Ave. and 9 Eldridge Ave., allowing a new lower level while requiring arborist oversight, alternative‑means review with the fire district, and creek‑protection measures.
On Feb. 11, 2025 the Mill Valley Planning Commission approved design review and tree‑removal permits and granted two variances for the Redwood Lodge complex at 144, 160 and 178 Corte Madera Avenue and 9 Eldridge Avenue, voting 5–0 to allow a new lower level at 9 Eldridge and related alterations while attaching conditions intended to protect remaining trees and the nearby creek.
Planning staff told commissioners the project proposes conversion and limited additions across a one‑acre site and that the proposed lower level at 9 Eldridge would raise the building roughly 3 feet, producing a small height exceedance. "Staff cannot support the variance," planning staff Lorraine told the commission during the staff report, summarizing the analysis that led staff to recommend denial of the variance for 9 Eldridge while supporting design review for the Corte Madera addresses and approving tree permits only as required by life‑safety findings.
The commission’s discussion focused on three overlapping issues:…
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