Project Title:
Development Plan for a Kensington Design Review and Variance for a Residential Addition
County File(s):
CDDP25-03032
Applicant
Owner
Greg VanMechelen | VanMechelen Architects
Ken and Julie Kurtzman (Owner)
Zoning:
R-6 Single-Family Residential District (R-6), Kensington Combining District (-K), Tree Obstruction of Views Combining District (-TOV)
General Plan:
Residential Medium Density (RM)
Site Address/Location:
210 Amherst Avenue, Kensington (Assessor’s Parcel Number 570-050-004)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemption, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(e)-Additions to existing structures
Project Planner:
Diana Lecca, Project Planner (925) 655-2869
diana.lecca@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Continue (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant requests approval of a Kensington Design Review Development plan to allow a 398 square-foot addition to the existing residence as well as an 88-square-foot deck addition. The project results in a gross floor area (GFA) of 3,131 square feet, where 2,500 square feet is the GFA threshold necessitating public hearing. The project scope also includes a Variance for rear setback of 5-foot 10-inches (where 15 feet is the minimum).
RECOMMENDATION
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator:
OPEN the public hearing for the Development Plan, Variance and Kensington Design Review (County File #CDDP25-03032), RECEIVE testimony, and CONTINUE the Development Plan as an open item for a Zoning Administrator decision, at a noticed public hearing, to be held on a date to be determined.
BACKGROUND
This Development Plan, Variance and Kensington Design Review application was considered by the Zoning Administrator during a noticed public hearing held on August 17, 2026. During the meeting, the Zoning Administrator ...
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