Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Residential Rebuild topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
ADR supports new home at 67 Bolinas with conditions on decks and trash enclosure
Summary
The ADR recommended the council support demolition and construction of a new home at 67 Bolinas Avenue, backing staff’s recommendation while urging removal or reduction of the second‑floor deck, narrowing the ground‑level deck, rotating/relocating the trash enclosure to allow more front planting, and stronger material detailing.
Planning staff presented the 67 Bolinas Avenue application and recommended the ADR back design review, a demolition permit, a nonconformity permit and variances. Staff noted the project proposes demolition of a nonconforming single‑family residence and accessory structures and construction of a new two‑story, approximately 1,334 sq ft house with an attached one‑car garage. Staff also advised that the proposed second‑story deck was a recommended removal.
Architect David Marlott and owner Brad Hill described a plan that increases conditioned living area while keeping the overall construction area similar to existing conditions, improves some side‑yard setbacks for an attached ADU, reduces impervious surface with pervious pavers and includes a 2.8 kW photovoltaic system and all‑electric mini‑split heating to meet energy and seismic standards. Marlott noted structural deficiencies in the existing house and said the replacement would be more fire‑resistant and elevated to meet flood‑zone requirements.
ADR members pressed on details. Several members questioned the second‑story balcony for privacy and precedent, saying they “generally discourage 2nd Floor decks,” and urged the team to remove or significantly reduce that element. The committee also recommended pulling the main‑floor deck inward to align with window openings rather than extending the full width of the house, to avoid exacerbating an existing nonconformity.
On the trash enclosure and driveway entry, members suggested rotating or relocating the enclosure to the west or northeast corner of the lot so the front yard can host more planting and avoid placing the enclosure at the primary pedestrian approach. Members also favored darker metal railings rather than untreated redwood.
The ADR asked staff to work with the applicant to incorporate these recommendations and to provide a more detailed landscape plan and refined elevation details before the council packet is prepared.
