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Commission approves design review and garage variance at 95 Oakdale with conditions on driveway and landscaping
Summary
The commission approved design review and variances for a garage, dormer and tree removals at 95 Oakdale, conditioning the approval on working with staff, Public Works and Fire to reduce driveway opening where feasible and to add screening plantings consistent with defensible‑space rules.
Mill Valley’s Planning Commission on May 13 approved design review, setback variances and a tree‑removal permit for work at 95 Oakdale, allowing a modest two‑car garage, driveway regrading, a small dormer to increase habitable ceiling heights, and removal of a set of trees where necessary to accommodate the driveway and access.
Senior planner Steve Ross summarized constraints on the steep, uphill 11,000‑square‑foot lot and explained that prior approvals for a garage on the site had expired. Staff recommended approval with conditions addressing grading, stormwater controls and tree…
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