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In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, March 5, 2019
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: Jeff Kent
Stewart Summers
Don Blayney, Alternate
Larry Paul
Eric Spielman
Aldo Mercado, PC Liaison
Absent: None
Also Present: Steve Stafford, Senior Planner
Alicia Giudice, Senior Planner
STAFF COMMUNICATION
BOARD COMMUNICATION
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Minutes, February 20, 2019
Jeff Kent moved and Eric Spielman seconded to approve Minutes as presented. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Jeff Kent, Don Blayney, Alternate, Larry Paul, Eric Spielman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Stewart Summers
ABSENT: None
CONSENT
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2. 1201 Fifth Avenue – Request for a Use Permit and Environmental and Design Review
Permit to allow demolition of a 12,000 square foot bank building located on a 28,719
square foot lot and construction of a 70,000 square foot, 140-room hotel building with 87
on-site parking spaces and associated guest amenities. A Use Permit is required to allow
hotels in the 5/M R/O zoning district and to allow a height bonus of 12 feet above the
allowable height of 42 feet. Environmental Design Review is required for all major
projects; APNS: 011-212-03; Fifth/Mission Residential/Office District (5/M R/O) Zoning
District; Geoff Forner, Applicant; 1201 Fifth Avenue, LLC, Owner; Downtown
Neighborhood. Project Planner: Alicia Giudice
Staff Report
Larry Paul moved and Jeff Kent seconded to continue review of the item to a date certain. The Board
gave the following consensus recommendations:
• The project design is greatly improved though the building’s end conditions need greater
refinement, greater articulation;
• The project design should explore incorporating a drop-off area at the building entrance; and
• The site landscape design needs to be re-evaluated to provide greater landscaping along the
Fifth Ave. and B St. frontages and plant species should be compatible within the bioretention
planters. Explore the use of permeable pavers to reduce the amount of bioretention planters.
Explore preserving the existing mature street trees rather than remove and replace.
AYES: Jeff Kent, Stewart Summers, Don Blayney, Alternate, Larry Paul, Eric Spielman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF_______, 2019
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Stewart Sumemrs, Chair