Community Land Trust Association of West Marin Coastal Development Permit (P4553)

The applicant requests Coastal Development Permit approval to construct a new 186-square-foot detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and install a new onsite wastewater treatment system on a property developed with an existing residence located in the unincorporated community of Point Reyes Station. 

The 186-square-foot detached ADU would reach a maximum height of 13 feet, 5 inches above the surrounding grade, and would have the following setbacks: eight feet from the northern front property line, 42 feet, 6 inches from the eastern side property line, five feet from the western side property line, and 61 feet from the southern rear property line. The proposed ADU would result in a building area and floor area of 2,067 square feet and a floor area ratio of 36 percent on the 5,792 square foot lot. The proposed onsite wastewater treatment system would include a 1,200 septic tank, a 1,200-gallon recirculation filter, an 810-gallon sump tank, and a new leach dispersal field that would have the following setbacks: 55 feet from the northern front property line, five feet from the eastern side property line, five feet from the western side property line, and five feet from the southern rear property line.  

Various site improvements would also be entailed in the proposed development, including increasing the height of the residence by one foot, six inches to a maximum height of 25 feet above the surrounding grade, new entry landings, a new covered porch, and hardscape improvements. 

Coastal Development Permit approval is required pursuant to Section 20.68.060.G and Section 20.68.060.M of the Coastal Zoning Code because the project proposes a new septic system and a self-contained residential unit that are not explicitly and specifically exempt from coastal development permit requirements by Section 20.68.050 of the Marin County Coastal Code.

Land Use Info

Zoning: C-VCR-B2 (Coastal, Village Commercial/Residential - Coastal B2 Combining District)
Countywide Plan Designation: C-NC (Coastal, Neighborhood Commercial/Mixed Use)
Community Plan: Not applicable