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- Commission to resume contested fight over Larkspur Landing CircleWeek of Oct 18, 2026
- Commission continues debate over Larkspur Landing Circle use changeFri, Oct 23, 2026
- Design review set for addition at 49 Via La BrisaFri, Oct 23, 2026
- Modest addition at 205 Madrone brings a stack of exceptionsWeek of Oct 4, 2026
- Wilson Way addition asks for nearly quadruple allowed FARWeek of Oct 4, 2026
- Modest addition at 205 Madrone brings stack of exceptionsFri, Oct 9, 2026
- Wilson Way addition asks for nearly quadruple allowed FARFri, Oct 9, 2026
- Second Story Gets Cut Down After Neighbors Cry Foul Over Lost Views, PrivacyWeek of Sep 6, 2026
- Chipotle Clears the Bar; a Fire-Rebuilt Garage on City Land Doesn't — YetWeek of Sep 6, 2026
- Second Story Gets Cut Down After Neighbors Cry Foul Over Lost Views, PrivacyThu, Sep 10, 2026
- City Considers Giving Up a Slice of Public Road to a Fire-Rebuilt GarageThu, Sep 10, 2026
- Chipotle Wins Approval for Cost Plus Plaza Despite Parking and Turn-Lane WorriesThu, Sep 10, 2026
- New House at 16 Elm Avenue Would Run Bigger Than the Rules AllowWeek of Aug 30, 2026
- New house at 16 Elm Avenue would run bigger than the rules allowFri, Sep 4, 2026
- City seeks finding to clear the way for a Palm Avenue right-of-way vacationFri, Sep 4, 2026
- Mount Tam Racket Club Redevelopment Clears Planning Commission 5-0 After Hours of Emotional TestimonyWeek of Aug 9, 2026
- Mount Tam Racket Club Redevelopment Clears Planning Commission 5-0 After Hours of PushbackThu, Aug 13, 2026
- Owners Want to Bulldoze and Rebuild the Larkspur Plaza Tennis Complex — Commission Gets First Look Aug. 11Week of Aug 2, 2026
- Plan to Rebuild Larkspur Plaza Tennis Complex Heads to CommissionFri, Aug 7, 2026
- A heritage oak at 20 Oak Grove Road comes down — with a survey attached and a neighbor still insisting the tree is hisWeek of Jul 12, 2026
- Beer and wine cleared for the 600 Magnolia gas station — no singles, by the applicant's own offerWeek of Jul 12, 2026
- City government mostly shuts down for summer — and the calendar's real event is now August 11Week of Jul 12, 2026
- Oak comes down for a gas line — but only after a survey settles whose tree it isTue, Jul 14, 2026
- Gas station store gets beer and wine — with a no-singles rule the applicant volunteeredTue, Jul 14, 2026
- On Riviera Circle, a 4,526-square-foot rebuild wins approval — 18 inches shorter, and still bitterly contestedWeek of Jun 7, 2026
- 25 Onyx Court gets its floor area exception — and loses its roof deck mid-hearingWeek of Jun 7, 2026
- Almenar Drive addition approved as drawn after an argument over five windowsWeek of Jun 7, 2026
- A 4,526-square-foot rebuild wins approval on Riviera Circle, 18 inches shorter and still contestedTue, Jun 9, 2026
- Roof deck comes off at 25 Onyx Court after neighbors describe years of noise and short-term rentalsTue, Jun 9, 2026
- Almenar Drive addition approved as-is after a fight over five windowsTue, Jun 9, 2026
- 334 Riviera Circle teardown waits again — but the neighbors got their sayWeek of May 24, 2026
- Six feet stands: commission grants a setback exception for a turret on Elizabeth CircleWeek of May 24, 2026
- Short-handed commission is also short of applicants — and bracing for a fuller summerWeek of May 24, 2026
- 334 Riviera Circle teardown slips again — neighbors talk drainage, windows and a year of nail gunsTue, May 26, 2026
- A 6-foot setback stands: commission grants exception for turret addition at 14 Elizabeth CircleTue, May 26, 2026
- Neighbors, a Mount Tam view, and a 4,526 sq ft house: Riviera Circle project continued for redesignWeek of May 10, 2026
- 'Corte Madera has got far more reasonable FAR regulations than Larkspur' — commission points staff toward a rewriteWeek of May 10, 2026
- Commission continues 4,526 sq ft Riviera Circle home, tells architect to cut two feet and trim the massTue, May 12, 2026
- Commission leans toward scrapping Larkspur's FAR rules in favor of Corte Madera'sTue, May 12, 2026
- At 73 Via La Brisa, a second story wins approval — negotiated eight inches at a timeWeek of Mar 29, 2026
- 501 Via Casitas: commission tells Sequoia Living to skip the chain link and spend the moneyWeek of Mar 29, 2026
- At 73 Via La Brisa, a 457-square-foot second story wins approval — with the front pulled back inch by inchTue, Mar 31, 2026
- 501 Via Casitas: commission tells Sequoia Living to skip the chain link and build the wood fenceTue, Mar 31, 2026
- Sequoia Living asks for an oversized structure, 126 yards of grading and an 8-foot fence at 501 Via CasitasWeek of Mar 8, 2026
- A 141-inch Coast Live Oak on Lower Via Casitas goes before the commissionWeek of Mar 8, 2026
- At 501 Via Casitas, a bid for an oversized accessory structure, 126 yards of grading and a taller fenceTue, Mar 10, 2026
- A 141-inch Coast Live Oak at 220 Lower Via Casitas is up for removalTue, Mar 10, 2026
- A sagging roof at 160 Marina Vista becomes a 610-square-foot addition — approved 4-0Week of Feb 22, 2026
- 'I don't want to be a policeman': a Diane Lane neighbor says an approved frosted window came in clearWeek of Feb 22, 2026
- Commission will meet half as often, and half an hour earlierWeek of Feb 22, 2026
- At 160 Marina Vista Avenue, a sagging roof becomes a 610-square-foot addition — approved 4-0Tue, Feb 24, 2026
- 'I don't want to be a policeman': Diane Lane resident says an approved frosted window came in clearTue, Feb 24, 2026
- Larkspur's oldest house wins an 1,814 sq ft addition — and a neighbor loses part of her argument, but saves a treeWeek of Feb 8, 2026
- At 9 Murray Lane, a 1,814 sq ft addition wins approval as a neighbor fights for her privacy oakTue, Feb 10, 2026
- Owner of fire-damaged 1937 Spanish Revival on Lomna Vista gets green light to rebuildTue, Feb 10, 2026
- Only 35% of Larkspur lots comply with the city's floor-area rules. Commissioners are ready to rewrite them.Week of Jan 25, 2026
- Commission signals it may scrap slope-based floor area limits after finding 65% of lots don't complyWed, Jan 28, 2026
- 109 Elm teardown approved 3-0 — eight heritage trees out, seven Podocarpus in, and a trash enclosion six inches off the lineWeek of Dec 7, 2025
- At 109 Elm Avenue, a teardown and rebuild wins unanimous approval — variance and allTue, Dec 9, 2025
- A 532-square-foot awning for Backstage Wine Bar at 295 Magnolia — in charcoal gray, not yellowTue, Dec 9, 2025
- Planning Commission cancels its only November meeting; next hearing Dec 9Week of Nov 9, 2025
- "Either way the tree goes away": commissioners approve a heritage redwood removal at 100 Piedmont CourtWeek of Oct 26, 2025
- Sixteen hundred square feet lighter, the 80 La Cuesta rebuild wins over the same commissioners who sent it backWeek of Oct 26, 2025
- Heatherwood Park's pump station gets a rebuild — but no public phone-charging outletsWeek of Oct 26, 2025
- A healthy redwood comes down at 100 Piedmont Court, over Audubon objectionsTue, Oct 28, 2025
- Trimmed by 1,600 square feet, the 80 La Cuesta rebuild wins unanimous approvalTue, Oct 28, 2025
- Heatherwood Park pump station rebuild approved, minus the sandbags and the public outletsTue, Oct 28, 2025
- At 600 Magnolia, the gas station's repair bays give way to a corner store — with a nod to the Lucky's that closedWeek of Oct 12, 2025
- At 600 Magnolia, the gas station's repair bays give way to a convenience storeTue, Oct 14, 2025
- Commission scraps its September 23 meeting, pushing land-use business to mid-OctoberWeek of Sep 21, 2025
- 26 Baltimore Avenue approved 4-0 — with frosted windows and a fence pushed back two feetWeek of Sep 7, 2025
- Commission recommends looser SB 9 rules — not by choice, but because the state says soWeek of Sep 7, 2025
- New house at 26 Baltimore approved 4-0, with frosted windows and a stepped-back fenceTue, Sep 9, 2025
- Commission recommends looser SB 9 rules, because the state now requires itTue, Sep 9, 2025
- Two additions approved — and both showed the seams in Larkspur's design and FAR rulesWeek of Aug 24, 2025
- After Three Heather Way, the commission looked at unpermitted-work penalties and left them aloneWeek of Aug 24, 2025
- At 5 Ranch Lane, a second story wins approval — but the commission's architect abstainsTue, Aug 26, 2025
- Commission looks at penalties for unpermitted work — and decides Larkspur's are enoughTue, Aug 26, 2025
- 268 square feet, an elevator, and an FAR three times the limit at 129 La CuestaTue, Aug 26, 2025