Main Component of the Project
Residential Addition/Accessory Structure
Location
140 Churchill Lane, Novato, CA 94945
Assessor's Parcel: 143-640-05
Status
Approved
Project Planner
Easton Ehlers
415-473-7023
Applicant
Joseph Farrell
415-473-7023
Project Description
The applicant requests Design Review approval to construct a new 292-square-foot addition on a lot developed with a single-family residence in Novato. The 292 square feet of proposed development would result in a floor area ratio of 11 percent on the 43,995-square-foot lot. The addition would reach a height of 15 feet, 2 inches above the surrounding grade. The exterior walls of the addition would maintain the following distances: 138 feet from the northern front property line; 28 feet, 1 inch from the western boundary of Churchill Lane (an easement designated for access and utility purposes that functions as the eastern side property line for the purposes of determining minimum setbacks); 96 feet from the southern rear property line; and 102 feet, 10 inches from the western side property line. The project also includes other site improvements in the immediate vicinity of the addition, such as the construction of a wooden retaining wall and the installation of paver steps.
The proposed project requires Design Review approval consistent with Condition of Project Approval 20(F) of the Marin County Board of Supervisors Resolution 2002-105 which stipulates that all future development of Lots 1 through 6 within the Atherton Estates Subdivision requires Design Review approval. In addition, Design Review approval is required for the project pursuant to Marin County Code Section 22.42.020(B), as it involves an addition to the floor area of a residential structure that exceeds 3,500 square feet within a Conventional zoning district.
Zoning: A2-B4 (Agriculture, Limited District with the Minimum Lot Size "-B4" Combining District)
Countywide Plan Designation: SF3 (Rural Residential)
Community Plan: N/A