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Commission approves variance to rebuild garage 13 ft from front lot line with tree-protection condition
Summary
Planning staff and commissioners approved a variance allowing a two-car garage at 109 Tamalpais Ave to be 13 feet from the front property line (20 ft required). Commissioners required an arborist report and tree-protection plan prior to building permit issuance to protect a heritage tree adjacent to the site.
The San Anselmo Planning Commission on April 6 approved a variance to allow a two-car garage at 109 Tamalpais Avenue to be located 13 feet from the front property line where a 20-foot setback is normally required.
Staff said the lot is substandard and unusually shaped (about 7,050 square feet with a roughly 4% slope) and described prior related approvals, including a 2014 administrative variance for a similar garage that was never built. Staff recommended adoption of a resolution finding the project…
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