Planning Commission approves variances, requires privacy screening for 35 Lansdale addition

The San Anselmo Planning Commission on March 16 approved a demolition permit, three setback variances and design review for a two-story addition at 35 Lansdale Avenue, but conditioned the project's final approval on submission of a detailed privacy screening or landscape plan for Planning Commission review prior to issuance of a building permit.

Planner Jackson told the commission the project requires demolition of more than 50% of the exterior walls and several variances because the lot is substandard. Staff reported the lot is roughly 4,000 square feet and about 23.5 feet wide, that the existing dwelling dates to about 1919, and that the proposed work would increase adjusted floor area from 797 square feet to 1,627 square feet. The project would add approximately 427 square feet at the first floor,…