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IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, May 22, 2018
Regular Meeting
San Rafael Design Review Board Minutes
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CALL TO ORDER
Present: Jeff Kent
Cheryl Lentini
Stewart Summers
Bob Huntsberry
Don Blayney, Alternate
Absent: Eric Spielman, Chair
Also Present: Steve Stafford, Senior Planner
Alicia Giudice, Senior Planner
STAFF COMMUNICATION
BOARD COMMUNICATION
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Minutes, May 8, 2018.
Jeff Kent moved and Cheryl Lentini seconded to approve Motion to approve Minutes as presented. The
vote is as follows:
AYES: Jeff Kent, Cheryl Lentini, Bob Huntsberry, Don Blayney, Alternate
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Stewart Summers
ABSENT: Eric Spielman, Chair
CONSENT
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2. 1650 Los Gamos Drive (Kaiser Permanente Medical Office Building) – Request for Planned
Development (PD) Amendment, Master Use Permit, Environmental and Design Review
Permit and Sign Program Amendment for a project proposing the conversion of an
existing office building to medical office uses and construction of new 476-stall, three-
level, plus upper ramp parking structure on the western parcel. APNs: 165-220-12 &-13;
PD (1950) District Zone, Kaiser Permanente, owner and applicant; Case Number(s): UP17-
005, ZC17-001, SP17-002, NM17-001, IS17-001, ED17-001. Project Planner: Sean Kennings
Staff Report
Cheryl Lentini moved and Jeff Kent seconded to approve Motion to continue project. The Board made
the following comments on the project:
Submittal needs to include details for both the proposed Sign Program Amendment and the change in
use from general office to medical office.
Submittal needs to include a summary of Board’s comments and identify how the design revisions
respond to each comment.
Submittals needs to include full-size (24” x 36”) plan sets in addition to reduced plan sets.
Plans shall show greater details and dimensions throughout, particularly in the cross-sections.
Project needs greater sensitivity to the neighbors located upslope by reducing off-site light and glare from
vehicle windshields, solar canopies and the brightness of the parking deck itself. Explore green roofs.
Project shall reduce the bulk and mass by eliminating the ramp level parking and lowering the structure
so that ground level grade is closer to sidewalk grade.
Project shall add more material shielding along the frontage to reduce or eliminate headlight and,
generally, to make it look less like a parking garage.
Show and provide light standard details. Provide a photometric plan.
The northeast corner stairwell need better articulation and the southeast corner stairwell needs less glare
expression.
AYES: Jeff Kent, Cheryl Lentini, Stewart Summers, Bob Huntsberry, Don Blayney, Alternate
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Eric Spielman, Chair
3. FAIR DRIVE LOT 16 – Request for Environmental and Design Review to allow
development of a 2,237 square-foot single-family residence with a 497 square-foot garage
on a vacant hillside lot (Lot 16); APN: 011-023-16; Single-family Residential-Hillside
Overlay (R5-H) District; Fair Drive Partners, LLC, Owner; Jared West, Applicant File No.:
ED18-017. Project Planner: Alicia Giudice
Staff Report
Jeff Kent moved and Stewart Summers seconded to approve Motion to approve project with the following
recommended conditions:
Bring back the dormer feature along the frontage.
Recess or setback the entrance gate.
AYES: Jeff Kent, Cheryl Lentini, Stewart Summers, Bob Huntsberry, Don Blayney, Alternate
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Eric Spielman, Chair
4. 10 Elda Court - Request for Variance and Environmental and Design Review to legalize a
fence/retaining wall structure that has been built over the height limit and is located within
the street side yard setback area The fence/wall structure has been built on the property
line and has a combined height of 11.75 feet, which exceeds the maximum allowable
combined height by 6.75 feet; APN: 175-234-03; Single-family Residential (R7.5) District;
Abby Emadzadeh owners/applicant; File No(s).: ED18-031/V18-007. Project Planner:
Alicia Giudice
Staff Report
Stewart Summers moved and Jeff Kent seconded to approve Motion to approve project with the following
recommended conditions:
Bulk and mass of project shall be mitigated by additional landscape plantings, both upright and cascading
plant species, along the street side elevation.
The keystone wall shall incorporate finishing pieces to smooth out the rough edges of the retaining wall
construction.
AYES: Jeff Kent, Stewart Summers, Don Blayney, Alternate
NOES: Cheryl Lentini, Bob Huntsberry
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Eric Spielman, Chair
ADJOURNMENT
II. Next Scheduled Meeting: June 5, 2018
III. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on Friday, May 18, 2018, I posted a notice of the May 22,
2018 Design Review Board meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board.
III. PC Liaison: Commissioner: Robertson
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS_____DAY OF_______, 2018
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JEFF KENT, Chair