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Planning commission approves church infill and ADA lift at 921 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard; easement for ingress/egress required

Ensemble Planning Commission. · April 21, 2026
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Summary

The Ensemble Planning Commission approved a 340‑sq‑ft infill to close a breezeway at the church on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to improve safety and provide an ADA lift, and attached conditions require formalized ingress/egress easements (staff asked the commission to avoid requiring parking easements). The vote was unanimous.

The Ensemble Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a design review permit and a street‑side setback variance for improvements at the church property on 921 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, including a roughly 340‑square‑foot infill to enclose a breezeway and an ADA lift to provide second‑floor access.

Associate planner Jackson Deroney told commissioners the church site is a corner, parallelogram‑shaped lot in an R‑3 zone and that the proposed infill does not extend the building closer to the street than the existing building plane. On parking, Deroney noted a staff typo…

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