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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB 2012-06-05 Minutes IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, June 5, 2012 Regular Meeting San Rafael Design Review Board Minutes For a complete video of this meeting, go to http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/meetings. CALL TO ORDER Present: Mohit Garg Bob Huntsberry Jeff Kent Cheryl Lentini Stewart Summers Serge Fedorov Maribeth Lang, PC Liaison Absent: None Also Present: Kraig Tambornini, Senior Planner Caron Parker, Associate Planner Katie Korzun, Economic Development Coordinator STAFF COMMUNICATION Staff gave its communication BOARD COMMUNICATION The Board gave its communication APPROVAL OF MINUTES CONSENT 1. Minutes, April 17, 2012 Bob Huntsberry moved and Stewart Summers seconded to approve the minutes as presented. The vote is as follows: AYES: Mohit Garg, Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Chair, Cheryl Lentini, Stewart Summers NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 2. Minutes, May 8, 2012 Bob Huntsberry moved and Stewart Summers seconded to approve the minutes with recommended changes. The vote is as follows: AYES: Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Chair, Stewart Summers NOES: None ABSTAIN: Mohit Garg, Cheryl Lentini ABSENT: None NEW BUSINESS 3. 195 North Redwood Drive [Marin Covenant Church] - Environmental and Design Review for construction of a 10,104 square foot addition to the existing church. The addition would enclose an existing patio area, create a new entrance lobby and a new space for a youth center; APN: 155-271-09, 155-271-10, 155-271-11; Office (O) Zoning District; Dan Kinnoin, AIA, TPC Architects, Applicant; Marin Covenant Church, owner; Smith Ranch Homes NA. Project Planner: Caron Parker Bob Huntsberry moved and Mohit Garg seconded to continue the item with recommendations for redesign of the project as follows: 1) Explore creating a sense of entry into the building possibly at the alcove by the Youth Center which would help resolve that detail and terminate the mansard. 2) Explore revisions to glazing on stairwell and consider incorporating materials that are found on the opposite side of the building to tie the two ends of the building together better. 3) Maximize finger Islands in the parking area to the extent possible. 4) The blank wall along side of Youth Center building needs to incorporate some glazing and articulation. 5) Study providing a more grand stairway entry and resolve design details for the secondary stairway, which looks incomplete. 6) Landscaping and signage are going in the right direction. 7) Eliminate the double parapet walls on the Youth Center. Study alternatives. The vote is as follows: AYES: Mohit Garg, Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Cheryl Lentini, Stewart Summers NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 4. 108 Bayview Drive (Landry Residence) - Request for an Environmental and Design Review Permit to allow construction of a 640 square foot detached accessory structure and related deck, patio and pool renovations in the rear yard of a 46,572 sq. ft. hillside property with a 29.6% down-slope from the street. The project proposes compliance with the R1a-Hillside Overlay development standards, including maximum allowable gross building area and minimum required natural state; APN: 186-121-25; R1a-H Single-Family Residential 1-acre, Hillside Overlay District; Steve Landry, owner; File No.: ED12-017. Project Planner: Kraig Tambornini Stewart Summers moved and Bob Huntsberry seconded to approve the project with the conditions that Jeff Kent articulated concerning the project landscaping. The vote is as follows: AYES: Mohit Garg, Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Cheryl Lentini, Stewart Summers NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 5. Presentation of the Station Area Plan - Draft Civic Center Plan - Project Planner: Katie Korzun The Board accepted the Staff presentation and provided comments. No Motion was required OLD BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT: ___________________________________ ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III APPROVED THIS_____DAY____OF_______, 2012 _____________________________________ JEFF KENT, Chair