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Planning commission approves deck expansion and variances at 33 Carlson Court with tree‑protection and landscaping condition
Summary
The Ensemble Planning Commission approved a design review permit and three variances for a deck replacement and 135‑sq‑ft expansion at 33 Carlson Court, subject to a detailed tree‑protection plan for a 40‑inch cedar and a condition requiring fire‑department‑compliant landscaping at the base of a combined 12‑ft wall and fence.
The Ensemble Planning Commission approved a design review permit and three variances for 33 Carlson Court, allowing the replacement and a 135‑square‑foot expansion of an elevated deck and construction of a new retaining wall and fence.
Staff contract planner Jacob Bard told the commission the lot is substandard (6,310 square feet versus the 7,500‑square‑foot minimum in the R‑1 zone) and that the property’s steep rear slope and cul‑de‑sac frontage justify the requested exceptions. Bard said the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under the Class 1 exemption and…
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