HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB 2011-06-07 Minutes IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, June 7, 2011 Regular Meeting San Rafael Design Review Board For a complete video of this meeting, go to http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/meetings. CALL TO ORDER Present: Mohit Garg,Chair Bob Huntsberry Jeff Kent Cheryl Lentini Absent: John (Jack) Robertson (Alternate Stewart Summers Also Present: None STAFF COMMUNICATION BOARD COMMUNICATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES CONSENT ITEMS OLD BUSINESS 2. 350 Los Ranchitos Road (Guide Dogs for the Blind) - Request for an Environmental and Design Review Permit and a Use Permit to demolish an existing 22,560-sq. ft. residential hall and rebuild it as a 26,626-sq. ft. structure (this application would amend a previously approved Environmental and Design Review Permit (ED10-001) and Use Permit (UP10-002) for this facility); APN: 175-250-03; Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP) District; Guide Dogs for the Blind, owner; Phred Starkweather, applicant; File Nos.: ED11-017 and UP11-024. Project Planner: Sarjit Dhaliwal Staff Report 350 Los Ranchitos Rd_DBR06-07-11 Bob Huntsberry moved and Jeff Kent seconded to Approve Motion to approve project with the exception that the applicant pursue the issue regarding watering of the redwood trees with potable water to a higher level with MMWD in order to address the issues raised by the Board Member Kent AYES: Mohit Garg,Chair, Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Cheryl Lentini NOES: None ABSENT: John (Jack) Robertson (Alternate, Stewart Summers NEW BUSINESS 3. 350 Northgate One Shopping Center - Request for a Sign Program Amendment to allow the construction of a new 15 square foot sign mounted on the front of the courtyard entrance arch beam. The sign would be illuminated and designed to slowly fade from one color hue to another across the color spectrum; APN: 175-321-37; General Commercial (GC) Zoning District; Northgate Properties, LP, owners; Scott Blair, Blair Sign Programs, applicant; File No.: SR11-003. Project Planner: Caron Parker Staff Report 350 Northgate One_DBR06-07-11 Jeff Kent moved and Cheryl Lentini seconded to Approve Motion to approve project without the proposed rotating color scheme, with white color halo lit only AYES: Mohit Garg,Chair, Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Cheryl Lentini NOES: None ABSENT: John (Jack) Robertson (Alternate, Stewart Summers OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT: I. Next Meeting: June 21, 2011 II. Marlena Hart, hereby certify that on Friday, June 3, 2011, I posted a notice of the June 7, 2011 Planning Commission meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board. III. PC Liaison: Charlie Pick 2 ___________________________________ ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III APPROVED THIS_____DAY____OF_______, 2011 _____________________________________ MOHIT GARG, Chair