Albany City panel approves Talbot Avenue second‑story addition with windows and driveway conditions

A majority of the Albany City Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a design‑review application for a two‑story addition to a bungalow on Talbot Avenue, adding conditions to address a blank north facade and to clarify options for the property’s curb cut and driveway.

Associate Planner Mira Hahn presented the application and site context, identifying the lot as roughly 2,500 square feet with existing nonconforming setbacks and an in‑process application to legalize a detached accessory dwelling unit. Hahn said the project would add an upper floor and yield a 1,535‑square‑foot, two‑story residence with a maximum height listed in the packet as 22 feet, 11 inches, and that the proposal met the city’s objective design standards. Hahn told the commission staff recommended approval subject to the findings…