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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning Commission 2019-02-12 Agenda Packet AGENDA SAN RAFAEL PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, February 12, 2019, 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 1400 FIFTH AVENUE SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA • Sign interpreters and assistive listening devices may be requested by calling 415/485-3085 (voice) or 415/ 485-3198 (TDD) at least 72 hours in advance. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request. • Public transportation to City Hall is available through Golden Gate Transit, Line 20 or 23. Paratransit is available by calling Whistlestop Wheels at 415/454-0964. • To allow individuals with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity to attend the meeting/hearing, individuals are requested to refrain from wearing scented products. Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Agency Board less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall be available for inspection in the Community Development Department, Third Floor, 1400 Fifth Avenue, and placed with other agenda-related materials on the table in front of the Council Chamber prior to the meeting. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL TAKE UP NO NEW BUSINESS AFTER 11:00 P .M. AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS. THIS SHALL BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT NO AGENDA ITEM OR OTHER BUSINESS WILL BE DISCUSSED OR ACTED UPON AFTER THE AGENDA ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION AT 11:00 P.M. THE COMMISSION MAY SUSPEND THIS RULE TO DISCUSS AND/OR ACT UPON ANY ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEM(S) DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT.APPEAL RIGHTS: ANY PERSON MAY FILE AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S ACTION ON AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS (NORMALLY 5:00 P.M. ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY) AND WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS OF AN ACTION ON A SUBDIVISION. AN APPEAL LETTER SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK, ALONG WITH AN APPEAL FEE OF $350 (FOR NON -APPLICANTS) OR A $4,476 DEPOSIT (FOR APPLICANTS) MADE PAYABLE TO THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, AND SHALL SET FORTH THE BASIS FOR APPEAL. THERE IS A $50.00 ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR REQUEST FOR CONTINUATION OF AN APPEAL BY APPELLANT. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES URGENT COMMUNICATION Anyone with an urgent communication on a topic not on the agenda may address the Commission at this time. Please notify the Community Development Director in advance. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes 01/15/19 PUBLIC HEARING 2. 1628 Fifth Avenue (Proposed Development Site) and 1634 Fifth Avenue (Site Ceding 745.5 sq. ft. for Lot Line Adjustment) – Request for an Environmental and Design Review, Lot Line Adjustment, and Tentative Map to add 745.5 sq. ft. to an existing 9,800 sq. ft. vacant lot to construct a new 14,536 sq. ft., 9-unit multi-family residential project; APN: 011-193-06; High Density Residential (HR1.5) District; Vincent and Joseph O’Flynn, owners; Scott Myers for Crome Architecture, applicant; File Nos.: ED18-058, LLA18-004, & TS18-002. Project Planner: Alan Montes DIRECTOR’S REPORT COMMISSION COMMUNICATION ADJOURNMENT I. Next Meeting: February 26, 2019 II. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on Friday, February 8, 2019, I posted a notice of February 12, 2019 Planning Commission meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board. In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, January 15, 2019 Regular Meeting San Rafael Planning Commission Minutes For a complete video of this meeting, go to http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/meetings CALL TO ORDER Present: Jack Robertson Barrett Schaefer Berenice Davidson Sarah Loughran Aldo Mercado Mark Lubamersky Absent: Jeff Schoppert Also Present: Raffi Boloyan, Planning Manager Caron Parker, Associate Planner PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES URGENT COMMUNICATION CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes 12/11/18 Mark Lubamersky moved and Jack Robertson seconded to approve Minutes as presented. The vote is as follows: AYES: Jack Robertson, Barrett Schaefer, Sarah Loughran, Aldo Mercado, Mark Lubamersky NOES: None ABSTAIN: Berenice Davidson ABSENT: Jeff Schoppert PUBLIC HEARING 2. 104 Windward Way (Toyota of Marin) – Request(s) for Environmental and Design Review Permit and Use Permit to allow the storage of 150-160 Toyota vehicles on the existing 1- acre vacant lot, with a proposed 5-year lease. This is an expansion to and amendment of the previously approved adjacent Toyota storage lot approved by the Planning Commission in 2015 (UP15-033). The project also proposes to install seven (6) security lights (20 feet in height), an 8-foot high perimeter cyclone fence, and new landscaping around the perimeter of the property; APN: 009-330-01; Multifamily Residential (MR2) District; Universal Portfolio, Ltd, owner; Christian Oakes; applicant; File No(s).: ED18 - 108/UP18-041. Project Planner: Caron Parker Staff report Mark Lubamersky moved and Barrett Schaefer seconded to adopt resolution approving project with one modification to Design Review Permit Condition of Approval #10 to add the following language to the end of the draft language: "During the 90-day review period, staff has the ability to modify lighting through requiring modifications to eliminate any hot spots, require investigation of motion sensor technologies to be added to the lights and requiring motion sensors on all lights, or require sensors on some lights, as deemed necessary to mitigate any off-site lighting impacts." The vote is as follows: AYES: Jack Robertson, Barrett Schaefer, Berenice Davidson, Sarah Loughran, Aldo Mercado, Mark Lubamersky NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Jeff Schoppert 3. Annual Meeting of Planning Commission for 2019 to include: a) election of officers; and b) review of Planning Commission “Rules and Procedures”; and c) selection of liaisons to DRB meetings Staff Report Mark Lubamersky moved and Barrett Schaefer seconded to nominate Commissioner Loughran to serve as Chair and Commissioner Schoppert to serve as Vice Chair for 2019. The vote is as follows: AYES: Jack Robertson, Barrett Schaefer, Berenice Davidson, Sarah Loughran, Aldo Mercado, Mark Lubamersky NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Jeff Schoppert Aldo Mercado moved and Jack Robertson seconded to accept the current Rules and Procedures for 2019 with no changes. The vote is as follows: AYES: Jack Robertson, Barrett Schaefer, Berenice Davidson, Sarah Loughran, Aldo Mercado, Mark Lubamersky NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Jeff Schoppert PC Liaisons to the Design Review Board were selected for 2019 DIRECTOR’S REPORT COMMISSION COMMUNICATION ADJOURNMENT ___________________________________ ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF_______, 2019 _____________________________________ Berenice Davidson, Chair