HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14787 (190 Mill Street - Approving Fee Waiver (P20-001)
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RESOLUTION NO. 14787
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL WAIVING
PAYMENT OF FEES FOR APPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HOMEWARD
BOUND EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT
LOCATED AT 190 MILL STREET (MILL STREET CENTER) (APN: 014-192-12)
WHEREAS, Homeward Bound of Marin has operated a perm anent
emergency shelter at 190 Mill Street with an approved Use Permit since 1986 ;
and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2019, Homeward Bound of Marin submitted
project applications to the City of San Rafael Community Development
Department for a new emergency shelter and 32 supportive housing units at 190
Mill Street; and
WHEREAS, the applications submitted include a General Plan
Amendment (GPA19-001) to change the existing LI/O land Use designation to
High-Density Residential (HDR) Land Use Designation, Zoning Map Amendment
(ZO19-001) to change the existing Canal Core Industrial/Office (CCI/O) zoning
classification to the high-density residential zoning (HR1) zoning classification,
and a Use Permit (UP19-014) for a new emergency shelter to replace the
existing shelter; and
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 11025 established a policy for
evaluating requests for fee waivers for certain projects, including affordable
housing projects; and
WHEREAS, on December 28, 2018, Homeward Bound of Marin
submitted a letter to the City of San Rafael Community Development Department
requesting a waiver for fees associated with the above referenced applications
for Emergency Shelter and Supportive Housing Project at 190 Mill Street; and
WHEREAS, on January 2, 2019, the City responded to Homeward Bound
of Marin, advising Homeward Bound that the request for a fee waiver would be
processed along with other the project entitlements; and
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2020, the City Council held a duly noticed public
hearing on the proposed project, accepting and considering all oral and written
public testimony and the written report of the Department of Community
Development; and
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2020, by adoption of a separate resolution, the
City Council adopted the IS/MND and approved a Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program (MMRP); and
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the San Rafael City Council
does hereby waive the requirement for payment of Planning Division appli cation
fees associated with the Homeward Bound of Marin Emergency Shelter and
Supportive Housing Project at 190 Mill Street with the finding that the waiver is
consistent with the requirements of Resolution No. 1 1025 establishing policies for
consideration of fee waivers in that:
1.Homeward Bound of Marin is a non-profit organization;
2.Homeward Bound of Marin operates the only permanent
emergency shelter for homeless adults at 190 Mill Street, which
provides much needed emergency shelter for the County’s
homeless population;
3.The proposed new facility will expand the number of emergency
shelter beds and provide 32 permanent supportive housing units
and services for high-needs people experiencing homelessness;
4.The 32 permanent supportive housing units will be a vailable in the
extremely low-income housing category;
I, Lindsay Lara, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting
of the San Rafael City Council held on the 6th day of April 2020, by the following
vote to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk