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San Rafael council approves hillside exceptions for 287 Mountain View home
Summary
The council voted 4-0 to approve a two-story single-family home at 287 Mountain View Avenue with three exceptions to hillside development standards, adding an encroachment-permit condition to manage construction impacts and emergency access.
San Rafael — The City Council on April 7 approved a major environmental and design review and exceptions for a new single-family residence at 287 Mountain View Avenue, permitting a reduced front-yard setback, a decreased garage setback and the loss of one required guest parking space.
Planning staff presented the project as a response to a unique, steeply sloped lot where a prior residence was lost to a landslide. Planning Manager Margaret Cavanaugh Lynch and Associate Planner Renee Nechnegg told the council that the applicant proposed to situate the home toward an existing graded portion of the lot and orient the…
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