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Heritage Board approves addition and ADU at 9 Murray Lane, requires historic‑consultant oversight
Summary
The Larkspur City Heritage Preservation Board on Jan. 22 voted unanimously (four yeses, one absence) to recommend approval of plans for a 1,767‑sq‑ft addition, two‑car garage and an ADU at 9 Murray Lane, adding a condition that the project’s historic consultant meet the architect before demolition and observe construction per consultant conditions A–D.
The Larkspur City Heritage Preservation Board voted Jan. 22 to recommend approval of plans for a sizeable addition and an accessory dwelling unit at 9 Murray Lane, with an explicit condition that the project follow the historic consultant’s recommended oversight during demolition and construction.
Staff said the project proposes about 1,767 square feet of first‑floor additions, including a new two‑car garage, a rear ADU (the ADU was noted as allowed by state law and not subject to discretionary review), and a 40‑square‑foot workshop addition. The property is listed on the city’s historic resources inventory; consultant Jerry Holland (appearing in the report as Jerry Coen/Holden in places) concluded the work generally complies with the Secretary of the Interior’s standards and that the historic home’s primary massing and roof lines would be retained.
Board members pressed the applicant for details about which original materials and facade elements would be preserved. Architect Jared Bi said much of the older east portion is in poor condition but that the team intends to retain salvageable elements and to reconstruct a historically sympathetic porch where photographs show one once existed. Members also discussed site viewpoints and whether trees would be removed; staff said only one oak near Murray Lane would need removal to satisfy the fire department’s turnaround requirement and that redwood specimens would remain.
Because the consultant’s report recommended pre‑demolition consultant meetings and regular observation during construction, the board made following those conditions (A–D in the consultant report) an explicit stipulation of approval. The motion to approve with that stipulation passed unanimously: four yeses, one absence. Staff will forward the board’s recommendation to the planning commission.
Next steps: staff will transmit the recommendation and include the consultant’s conditions in the motion record so they carry into subsequent permits and construction oversight.
