The Mendocino County Historic Review Board voted to approve permit MHRV2025‑0013 on Jan. 5, 2009, allowing screening for mechanical equipment, a new fence and gate and a concrete equipment pad for an accessory shed at 44901 Pine Street, and granting a variance to reduce the side‑yard setback by 2 feet 8 inches.

Staff from County Planning and Building Services presented the application and said the site is listed as a Category 1 historic resource and that a site visit had been conducted. "The request is for a new fence, gate, and rainscreen as well as a concrete pad for mechanical equipment to serve the shed and the variance of a 2‑foot‑8‑inch reduced setback to a side yard," the planner stated during the staff presentation. Staff added that no public comment had been received on the staff submittal prior to the hearing and that the project parcel is recorded at assessor parcel number 115021 and is approximately 21,800 square feet.

The board discussed whether the accessory structure should be treated as a separate dwelling; staff clarified the structure is an accessory structure to the single‑family residence and "not a second residential unit," limiting its regulatory status. Board members asked about visual impacts from the street and the size of the screening; one member commented that the existing placement and screening were well integrated with the site.

A motion to approve the permit and variance was made and seconded; the motion was restated by staff for the record and carried by voice vote. The record shows five affirmative votes with one member absent (Julian Lopez was recorded absent by arrangement earlier in the meeting). The record lists the project as MHRV2025‑0013 (Shepherd exterior alterations).

The board did not record further conditions or additional mitigation beyond the screening and setback relief in the staff presentation. Staff told members they were available for follow‑up questions.

The Historic Review Board will not take additional action on the property unless a subsequent application or project is filed; the permit file MHRV2025‑0013 will contain the full staff report and permit conditions.