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Commission approves second-story addition, ADU conversion and parking variance at 109 Jordan Ave with privacy and screening conditions

San Anselmo Planning Commission · April 6, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved variances and design review for a second-story addition and parking arrangement at 109 Jordan Ave, allowing one on-site parking space plus two off-site spaces via a revocable encroachment on a 30-foot ‘paper street.’ Commissioners conditioned approval to add privacy screening and set limits on the deck projection and required replacement planting per fire-safety guidance.

The San Anselmo Planning Commission voted April 6 to approve variances and design review for a second-story addition, parking variance and a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) at 109 Jordan Avenue, subject to conditions addressing privacy screening and tree replacement.

Staff said the project seeks relief from a 12-foot street-side setback (requesting 6 feet 2 inches) and to allow only one on-site parking space where three are typically required, relying on a proposed revocable encroachment permit to provide two additional parking spaces within a 30-foot-wide paper street (a recorded but undeveloped right-of-way). Staff recommended the project be…

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