HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB 2016-09-07 Agenda AGENDA
SAN RAFAEL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, September 7, 2016 7:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 1400 Fifth Avenue
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
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CALL TO ORDER
STAFF COMMUNICATION
BOARD COMMUNICATION
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Minutes, August 16, 2016
NEW BUSINESS
2. 350 Los Ranchitos (Guide Dogs for the Blind) – Request for Environmental and Design Review
Permit to allow the demolition of existing training offices, two kennels, maintenance offices,
maintenance storage and puppy socialization buildings and the construction of a new Puppy center
consisting of a 20,055 square foot building and 8,706 square feet of covered yards. The project would
not increase dog, staff or volunteer intensity on campus. The proposed new building is located to the
east of the new residence hall building approved by the Planning Commission in June 2011; APN:
175-250-03; Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP) Zoning District; Guide Dogs for the Blind, Owner; Brent
Davies, Dreyfuss + Blackford Architects, applicant; File No: ED16-043. Project Planner: Caron
Parker
3. 4136 Redwood Highway: Request for Environmental and Design Review Permit to review exterior
changes to building color and materials, and minor landscaping enhancements for the existing 14,222
square foot, two-story multi-tenant building on the 27,532 square foot project site. The interior spaces
would be remodeled from the existing ground floor retail space to a mix of retail/office use. The
second floor space would remain as office use; APN: 155-074-02; GC (General Commercial) Zoning
District; Chris Dolan, owner/applicant; File No.: ED16-047. Project Planner: Caron Parker
4. 454 DuBois Street (Verizon Wireless Antenna Facility) – Request for Environmental and Design
Review of an unmanned wireless communications antenna facility consisting of a tower extension to
an existing 98-foot tall PG&E lattice transmission tower located in the Andersen Drive right of way, with
overall new height of 103’ supporting six new 6’-tall panel antenna and related equipment including
RRU and RRH boxes placed on the tower and coaxial cable run from the antennae to new at-grade
equipment enclosure (10’ wide by 17’ long by 6’ tall) placed within the existing paved parking lot of 454
Du Bois Street industrial complex; APN: 018 014 46; Industrial (I) District; PG&E and Stephen Ind.
Ptnrs, owners; CWC for Verizon, applicant; File No: ED16-055 and UP16-026. Project Planner: Raffi
Boloyan
ADJOURNMENT
I. Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
II. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on Friday, September 2, 2016, I posted a notice of the September 7, 2016
Design Review Board meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board.
III. PC Liaison: Commissioner Davidson
Board Members:
Bob Huntsberry
Jeff Kent
Stewart Summers
Eric Spielman
Cheryl Lentini
Alt.: Don Blayney