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FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting: March 21, 2022
Disposition: Accepted Report
Agenda Item No: 6.b
Meeting Date: March 21, 2022
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: Community Development
Prepared by: Ali Giudice, CD Director
Jacob Noonan, Housing Program Manager
Alexis Captanian, Housing Analyst
City Manager Approval: ______________
TOPIC: ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (APR) ON HOUSING AND UPDATE ON CITY
COUNCIL HOUSING POLICY PRIORITIES
SUBJECT: ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (APR) ON RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
APPROVED AND BUILT IN 2021 AND IMPLEMENTING HOUSING ELEMENT
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS IMPLEMENTING CITY
COUNCIL HOUSING POLICY PRIORITIES. CASE NO. P21-003
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
a.Open the public hearing and accept comments; and
b.Accept report.
BACKGROUND:
Government Code Section 65400 requires local jurisdictions to prepare an Annual Progress Report
(APR) on the status of the City’s Housing Element and the City’s progress in meeting its share of regional
housing needs. A copy of the report must be submitted to both the Governor’s Office of Planning and
Research (OPR) and the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1st
for the previous calendar year (January 1-December 31). Prior to submitting the report to HCD, the City
is required to hold a public hearing on the APR to allow for public comment. Included with this report,
staff has also provided an update on progress made towards implementing the City Council’s housing
policy priorities as Attachment 2.
The APR is reported on forms prescribed by HCD. Prior to the 2018 reporting year, the APR forms were
simpler, requiring the reporting of housing units approved (entitled) in the reporting calendar year, and
progress on the implementation programs contained in the Housing Element. However, in response to
changes in State housing laws, in 2020 the forms became far more complex. The APR now requires that
the local jurisdictions itemize and report the number of housing units: a) submitted and deemed complete;
b) approved/entitled; c) issued building permits; and d) built and issued final inspections for occupancy.
Further, the APR requires reporting the type of housing unit and the level of affordability. As noted above,
the APR also requires listing all housing programs outlined in the Housing Element and status of
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implementation of these programs. Lastly, the recent changes to the APR require that local jurisdictions
report on housing development processed using the by-right housing approval process prescribed by
Senate Bill 35 (SB 35). The APR now contains nine (9) reporting tables briefly described as follows:
1. Table A – Housing Development Applications Submitted. An “application” is a formal permit
application submittal of a project for approval. This application is either for a discretionary
entitlement (e.g., Environmental and Design Review, Use Permit), or where a ministerial process
is solely required, such as an application for a building permit.
2. Table A2 – Annual Building Activity Report Summary. This table requires reporting all new
housing construction, approved/entitled units, building permits issued, and built units issued a
Certificate of Occupancy/final inspection.
3. Table B – Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress. This table tallies the reporting year and
prior year(s) of building permits issued for housing units under the current Regional Housing Need
Allocation (RHNA) Planning Cycle (current cycle is 2015-2023). Permitted housing units are
reported by their affordability (e.g., low-income, above moderate income/market rate). This table
tracks the local jurisdiction’s progress towards meeting the RHNA. Table B contains the RHNA
by income level and compares that number with total annual new housing units and housing units
to date.
4. Table C – Properties Rezoned to Accommodate a Shortfall of Housing Need. State housing law
requires that if the local jurisdiction approves a housing development on a housing opportunity
site that results in fewer units than the number estimated for the site in the Housing Element, the
shortfall of units must be made by rezoning another site to accommodate the shortfall. For the
2021 reporting year, the City was not required to rezone any site(s) to accommodate a shortfall
of housing need.
5. Table D – Housing Element Program Implementation. This table requires that all Housing
Element programs be listed and accompanied by a report on the progress of program
implementation.
6. Table E – Commercial Development Bonus. This table allows for reporting of commercial
development bonus for applications that include an agreement for partnered housing that
contributes affordable housing through a joint project or two separate projects encompassing
affordable housing. For the 2021 reporting year, the City did not approve any project involving a
commercial development bonus.
7. Table F – Housing Units Rehabilitated, Converted from Non-affordable to Affordable and
Preserved. This table allows the local jurisdiction to report housing units that have been
substantially rehabilitated, converted from non-affordable to affordable by acquisition, and
preserved. For the 2021 reporting year, there were no housing units approved/built that meet this
criterion.
8. Table G – City-owned Properties Sold, Leased or Otherwise Disposed. This table requires the
local jurisdiction to identify any City-owned property that has been included in the Housing
Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of during the reporting
year. The City did not dispose of any such property during the 2021 reporting period.
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9. Summary Table. This table tallies the data from several of the tables listed above. The summary
data focuses on the total of all permits issued and all applications submitted and approved for the
2021 reporting period.
ANALYSIS:
Staff has completed the APR for the 2021 calendar year. The APR tables are attached (Attachment 1).
Staff will submit the report to HCD by April 1, 2022. The following is a summary of the City’s progress on
housing approvals/entitlements, building permits issued and housing units completed for occupancy.
As reported in Table A, a total of 22 housing development applications were submitted to the City
and deemed complete in 2021. These completed applications included: 14 Accessory Dwelling Units
(ADUs); seven (7) Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs); and one (1) four-unit development. The
7 JADUs and 5 of the ADUs qualified as low-income units due to size, as HCD allows accessory units
that are less than 500 square feet in area to be reported for low-income (non-deed restricted) as
rental prices for these units fall within the low-income rental rates.
Table A2 data includes the following report for 2021:
a. Housing Units Entitled: 12 units
b. Building Permits Issued: 66 units
c. Units Built and Granted Final Occupancy: 103 units
d. Units Lost: 0 units
RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) progress is presented in Table B (below):
Income Level
RHNA
Allocation
by Income
Level
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total
Units to
Date
Very Low
Deed Restricted
240
2
-
-
1
-
4
- 39 Non-Deed
Restricted
-
-
-
-
-
-
32
Low
Deed Restricted
148
10
5
-
1
-
2
1 76 Non-Deed
Restricted
4
-
7
22
6
7
11
Moderate
Deed Restricted
181
-
-
-
-
-
-
- 11 Non-Deed
Restricted
10
-
-
1
-
-
-
Above
Moderate
438
94
21
20
14
22
69
22 262
Total RHNA
1,007
Total Units
120
26
27
39
28
82
66 388
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Note: Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income permitted unit totals.
As mentioned above, the tables use building permit issuance for the purposes of determining
progress towards RHNA. The 66 units that were issued building permits in 2021 include the 32 units
of permanent supportive housing currently under construction at 190 Mill Street. The development
at 190 Mill Street is recorded as very low-income units, but were in fact approved as extremely low-
income units. Please note that housing projects that have been approved/entitled are not necessarily
reflected in the RHNA progress if they did not also receive a building permit. Those units will be
counted in future reporting periods once building permits are issued. Entitlements were granted for
the following key housing projects in 2019 and 2020, but are not yet counted toward the RHNA
number as building permits for these projects were not issued in 2021:
• 703 Third Street (138 multi-family apartment units)
• 999 Third Street (BioMarin R&D + Whistlestop/EDEN Housing Senior Center and Housing –
68 low-income housing units for older adults)
• 350 Merrydale Road (45 townhome units)
• Northgate Walk (136 units)
Additionally, in early 2022 the City granted entitlement for a project of 192 residential units at Los
Gamos Drive. Staff anticipates issuing building permits for these five projects in 2022 and 2023. While
Table B only shows credit for 66 units, the City received completed applications for 25 units in 2021,
getting us closer to reaching our RHNA goals.
As reported in Table D, there are a number of Housing Element programs that are ongoing and serve
to streamline housing development within the City and provide housing protections to vulnerable
communities. The following are some key Housing Element programs that were part of the 2021
reporting period:
• H11-b. & H16-a. Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. In
2021, the City entitled and/or issued building permits for 21 ADUs/JADUs. The City completed
final building inspections for 31 ADUs/JADUs. In late 2021, the City adopted a new ordinance
applicable to both ADUs and JADUs and in compliance with recent changes in state law.
• H-5a. Fair Housing Program. In 2021, the City adopted temporary rent caps and initiated
eviction protections to protect vulnerable tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic. In summer
2021, City staff distributed flyers to community members in two census tracts, informing them
of renter protections that were in place and advising them of ways to seek rental assistance
and legal advice around housing-related issues.
• H-6a. Funding Sources. The City continues to collect affordable in lieu fees for new
residential and non-residential (commercial linkage fee) development, and the collected fees
are held in an Affordable Housing Trust Fund. In late 2021, the City released a Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) and is hoping to fund four affordable housing projects in 2022.
• H-7b. Preserving Existing Rental Housing Affordable to Low Income Households At
Risk of Conversion. In 2021, the City Council entered into a ground lease agreement with
an affordable housing developer that extended the affordability terms of a property at 855 C
street for a period of 99 years. While this property was not at risk of converting in the near
term, this ground lease agreement allowed the developer to apply for state and local funding
for rehabilitation of the property and ensure long term affordability of this site and extended
the term of affordability to 99 years.
• H-9d. Housing for Extremely Low-Income Households. In 2021, the City issued a building
permit and construction began for the redevelopment of the Homeward Bound emergency
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shelter at 190 Mill Street. The redevelopment includes 32 extremely low-income transitional
housing units.
• H-13a. Assisted Living. In 2018, the City Council directed staff to complete a study of
residential care and assisted living facilities to: a) determine their impact on the community
(an aging community); and b) identify appropriate measure for affordable and/or inclusionary
housing requirements. This study was initiated in 2021 and will be completed in 2022.
• H-15a. Downtown Station Area Plan. In 2021, the City adopted General Plan 2040 and the
Downtown Precise Plan, which covers an area that is generally 1/2-mile around the Downtown
SMART commuter rail station. The intent and goal of the Downtown Precise Plan is to develop
and incorporate a form-based code as a tool to streamline the environmental and development
review process for Downtown projects, particularly for new housing development. This
Precise Plan incorporates the recommendations of the Downtown Station Area Plan and the
Downtown Parking & Wayfinding Study. The latter study includes creative measures for
reducing parking and parking cost. This Precise Plan includes, among others, the
recommendation of the Parking & Wayfinding Study relative to non-residential parking
standards, reduced parking standards for new residential development, and expansion of the
existing Downtown Parking District.
• H-18a. Inclusionary Housing Nexus Study. In 2021, the City adopted revisions to the
inclusionary housing requirements in an effort to stimulate housing construction. Changes
include reducing the requirement for market rate housing projects from 20% to 10%. The City
also partnered with the County of Marin and other cities/towns in Marin County to complete a
study of the affordable housing in-lieu fee for new residential and non-residential (commercial
linkage fee) projects. The study was completed in 2021 and the City will consider adjustments
to the in-lieu fee in 2022.
City Council Adopted Policy Changes in 2021
On August 20, 2018, the City Council received an informational report on housing and directed staff to
follow up on four specific topics and issues: renter regulations, short-term rentals, housing for an aging
population, and challenges to the approval and development of housing. On September 3, 2019, the City
Council received an additional informational report on the challenges to housing development. This
second report presented 11 challenges and identified 13 potential solutions. On September 3, 2019, City
Council directed staff to host public workshops on the recommendations in the report and to return with
the input received from the community. The workshops were held on November 3 and November 14,
2019. Following the workshops, the City Council received informational reports on the challenges to
approving and developing housing on January 21, 2020, September 8, 2020, September 21, 2020, and
December 7, 2020. The City Council directed staff to proceed with drafting code amendments and policy
documents that serve to remove barriers to housing development. The City Council identified key areas
for staff to focus on. Attachment 2 provides an update on the status of those areas of focus, as well as
description of additional policies and ordinances that address housing and renter protections that were
adopted since the December 2020 report.
On February 16, 2021, the City Council adopted an amendment to the Affordable Housing Ordinance
1990 and associated Resolutions 14890 and 14891. The amendment adjusted the affordable housing
obligation for residential projects and updated the City’s density bonus regulations to align with state law.
These changes contribute to the City Council’s overarching goal to remove barriers to housing
development and will be evaluated over time to determine effectiveness in measurably increasing
housing development within the City. The changes to the affordable housing obligation allowed for a
reduction in the total affordable housing obligation from 20% down to 10% of total market rate units and
allowed housing development projects of over 15 units the option to pay an in-lieu fee as an option to
meeting 5% of the required units. The ordinance allowed applicants with approved projects at the time
of adoption of the ordinance an opportunity to request a modification of the affordable housing
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requirements to allow payment of in lieu fee. Since that time the city has received a request for
modification to the affordable housing obligation for the project at 350 Merrydale. This project requested
approval to pay the in-lieu fee instead of constructing 2.5 of the required units. This resulted in an
obligation to pay $859,922.50
Through the 2021 Affordable Housing NOFA, which was the most recent funding award to affordable
housing developers, the City has been able to fund affordable housing at an average rate of $37,936
per unit. This was possible since the City funds were leveraged by the non-profit housing developers to
attain state and federal tax credit and bond financing, and other funding including loans and grants from
HCD, the County of Marin, and private funds. Therefore, the loss of 2.5 affordable housing units on the
Merrydale project will allow the City to use the in-lieu funds to fund approximately 22.5 affordable
housing units within the City, assuming non-profit project sponsors continue to be successful in
attracting the necessary additional capital and sites for future affordable housing projects are available.
Summary Table. The Summary Table tab includes a summary of building permits issued in 2021
according to their affordability (from Table A2), which is the most relevant table for tracking RHNA
progress. As shown below, a total of 66 units were issued building permits in the 2021 reporting
period. This is also the total number of units that count toward the City’s RHNA goals.
Building Permits Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level Current Year
Very Low Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 32
Low Deed Restricted 1
Non-Deed
Restricted 11
Moderate Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Above Moderate 22
Total Units 66
Note: Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income permitted units
totals.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
As required by State law (California Environmental Quality Act), review and action on the APR must be
reviewed to determine if it is subject to environmental review. As the APR is an informational report, it
will have no physical impact on the environment. The APR is classified as a planning study, which
qualifies for a Statutory Exemption from the provisions of the CEQA Guidelines under 14 CRR Section
15262.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
Notice of the public hearing was conducted in accordance with the public review period and noticing
requirements contained in Chapter 14.29 of the San Rafael Municipal Code. Notice of public hearing was
mailed to all neighborhood associations and stakeholders including the San Rafael Chamber of
Commerce and housing advocacy groups.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the completion and submittal of the 2021 APR.
OPTIONS:
1. Accept the APR as presented by staff;
2. Accept the APR with modifications; or
3. Reject the APR and direct staff to return with additional information.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the APR as presented by staff.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2021 HCD Annual Progress Report Tables
2. Update on City Council Priority Policies
3. Public Hearing Notice
Attachment 1
2021 HCD Annual Progress Report Tables
URL for above hyperlink:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pd01oms6xlp6rhs/2.%20Housing
%20Element%20Annual%20Progress%20Report%20for%20CY2
021.xlsm?dl=0
ATTACHMENT 2
On August 20, 2018, the City Council was presented a comprehensive, informational report on
housing. In response to the housing report information, the City Council directed staff to follow -
up on four specific housing topics and issues: renter regulations, Short-Term Rentals, housing for
an aging population, and challenges to the approval and development of housing.
On September 3, 2019, City staff presented an informational report on challenges to housing
development. The report presented 11 key challenges pertaining to the approval and
development of housing in San Rafael. Moreover, this report identified 13 recommended
measures to address these challenges. Also, at the September 3rd City Council meeting, staff
was directed to host public housing workshops on proposed policies to address challenges to
approving and developing housing. The purpose of these workshops was to gain a better
understanding of the public’s view on the housing crisis, as well as to get feedback on the
prioritization of the proposed policy actions. The City hosted two housing workshops, which were
attended by the City Council and the public. These workshops exposed the public to issues
surrounding the housing crisis and generated feedback from both the public and City Council.
On January 21, 2020, the City Council was presented an informational report on staff
recommendations for prioritization, timing, and future City Council actions on these proposed
policy actions to address challenges to approving and developing housing.
The purpose of this informational report is to provide an update on these housing policy actions.
Since January 21st, 2020 staff has completed the following policy actions:
Summary Status
Completed Policy Actions
Policy 1 "Planning Commission
First" Review
Maintain current policy of a Planning
Commission study session as first
public forum on development
projects, rather than the Design
Review Board.
In effect.
Policy 2 Form-Based Code for
Downtown Precise Plan
Support the direction of a form-based
code for the Downtown Precise Plan
Downtown Precise Plan draft
released Q1 2021, Adopted Q2
2021
Policy 3 Streamline CEQA/
Environmental Review
Continue the practice of using the
CEQA exemptions, where
appropriate and practical, to
streamline the CEQA/ environmental
review process for housing projects
In effect.
Policy 4 Reduce Requirements for
Technical Studies
Continue to minimize requirements
for the preparation of technical
studies when appropriate and
warranted
In effect.
Policy 5 Streamlined Pre-
Application "Concept"
Review Process
Continue with streamlined, Pre-
Application “concept review” process
for housing projects with no fee
In effect.
Policy 6 Affordable Housing Trust
Fund Administration
Policy resolution establishing policies
and procedures for awarding trust
fund monies
In effect.
Policy 7
& 8
Adopt Changes to
Inclusionary Housing
Requirements & Adopt
Changes to Affordable
Housing In-lieu Fee
Amendments reducing the City's
Inclusionary Housing Requirement
and allowing developers flexibility in
meeting the requirement, including
paying an in-lieu fee for a portion of
the requirement.
On September 21, 2020, City Council
directed staff to move forward with a
reduced requirement meeting 10%
below market rate (BMR) equivalent
option. Planning Commission
recommended moving forward with
ATTACHMENT 2
this option at the November 17, 2020
meeting.
Policy
11
Update “Density Bonus”
Ordinance
Aligning the City's Density Bonus
Ordinance with the State Density
Bonus Law (SDBL)
On September 21, 2020, City Council
directed staff to move forward with a
amendments aligning the SRMC with
the SDBL. Planning Commission
recommended moving forward with
this option at the November 17, 2020
meeting.
Policy
10
New Accessory Dwelling
Unit (ADU) Ordinance
Adopt a new ADU ordinance
compliant with recently passed State
Legislation
Completed Q4 2021.
City Council has received informational reports specific to the following policies and
corresponding ordinances and policy resolutions are ready for final City Council consideration at
a future meeting:
Summary Status
Ready for Council Consideration
Policy 12 Consider Changes to
Design Review Board
(DRB)
Amendments changing the
structure and role of the DRB to
one that is more informal and
advisory.
On September 21, 2020, City
Council directed staff to work with
the DRB to move forward with the
following:
⚫ “Pilot” a Less Formal
Design Review Advisory
Committee (DRAC);
⚫ Include Public Noticing
Procedures & Measures similar
to Zoning Administrator Meeting
Format.
Policy 8 Adopt Changes to
Affordable Housing
In-lieu Fee
Update fee consistent with the
proposed fee amount
developed collaboratively with
neighboring cities and the
county.
The County has completed a
collaborative in-lieu fee study for
southeastern Marin County. The
recommended fee schedule is
available for consideration and
adoption.
Staff is currently working on follow-up actions for the following policy actions:
Summary Status
Under Development
Policy 9 “By-Right” Zoning for
Affordable Housing
Projects
Resolution establishing a "by right"
planning process for affordable housing
projects
Aligning process with the
Objective Design Guidelines
required by SB35. Draft
Guidelines expected to be
completed by Q4 2022.
Policy 13 Changes to Payment
of Development Impact
Fees
Resolution changing the timing of fee
payments for development impact fees
Informational Report on potential
changes to the payment of
development impact fees
expected late 2022.
ATTACHMENT 2
Policy 14 Support City/Developer
Partnerships
Conduct an in-depth assessment of air
rights use of the seven City-owned
parking lots for development potential.
Informational Report assessing
air rights use of the seven City
parking lots and recommended
next steps expected late 2022.
On-Hold
Policy 15 Raise Appeal Fee
and/or Change Appeal
Process
Appeal fee to be studied as part of the
Citywide Master Fee Schedule Update
No further action
Since the January 21, 2020 City Council meeting, staff has identified the following new policy
actions:
Summary Status
New Policy Actions
New Policy Expanded Renter
Relocation
Assistance for
Opportunity Zone
Expansion of Renter Relocation Assistance
for households displaced due to a no-fault
eviction in the City’s federally designated
Opportunity Zone.
Completed. On November 2,
2020, City Council directed
staff to move forward with
amendments expanding
protections to Opportunity
Zone.
New Policy Allow Developer
Buy-out of New
Construction
projects
Allow entitled development projects to buy-
out half of the required onsite below market
rate units under certain conditions.
In effect. On September 21,
2020, City Council directed
staff to move forward with
allowing Buy-outs. No further
action necessary, any
requested buy out will require
City Council approval
New Policy Minor Streamlining
Amendments
Minor amendments to streamline the
permitting process including changes to
Appeals scheduling, development on small
lots, changes to the City's Height Bonus,
and align the hillside exception process
within similar exception permits.
On September 21, 2020, City
Council directed staff to move
forward with amendments
aligning the SRMC with the
SDBL. Planning Commission
recommended moving forward
with this option at the
November 17, 2020 meeting.
New Policy Priority
Development Area
(PDA) Designation
Designate Northgate and Canal
Neighborhoods as PDA's for the Plan Bay
Area 2050 process allowing access to
funding for a Specific or Precise Plan
process.
Will begin when funding
available. City’s application
was not funded in the first
round. Will continue to apply
as funding is available. PDAs
approved by ABAG/MTC.
New Policy Housing
Development
Incentive Pilot
Program
Development of a "Pilot" incentive program
providing developers additional height,
density, and parking reductions if specific
community benefits are provided.
Feedback received during
Inclusionary Housing policy
outreach indicated interest in a
pilot program but further
analysis is needed.
New Policy Canal Policy
Working Group
Collaborative policy working group aimed
at identifying policy actions to address the
impacts of COVID-19 on households in the
Canal Neighborhood
In Progress. Follow-up
actions to be identified
through the Canal Policy
Working Group.
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Notice is hereby given that the San Rafael City Council will hold an online public hearing on the following project:
MEETING DATE/TIME/LOCATION:
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In response to Assembly Bill 361, the City of San Rafael is offering teleconference without complying with the procedural
requirements of Government Code section 54953(b)(3). This meeting of the San Rafael City Council on March 21, 2022 will
not be physically open to the public. The meeting will be streamed live to YouTube at
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (APR) ON HOUSING Per State law, the City of San Rafael is
required to complete and submit an Annual Progress Report (APR) on housing to the State of California Department of
Housing and Community Development. The APR includes data on the number of housing units submitted and approved in
2021, and an update on the progress of implementing programs in the City 's Housing Element. Further, State law requires
that the City conduct a public hearing on the APR to solicit public comments. File No.: P21-003.
As required by State law (California Environmental Quality Act), review and action on the APR must be reviewed to
determine if it is subject to environmental review. As the APR is an informational report, it will have no physical impact on
the environment. The APR is classified as a planning study, which qualifies for a Statutory Exemption from the provisions
of the CEQA Guidelines under 14 CRR Section 15262.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN: You may comment on the project online. The City Council will consider public comment/testimony
and decide whether to accept the APR.
IF YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE: You may send a letter to Lindsay Lara, City Clerk, City of San Rafael, 1400 5th Ave, San
Rafael, CA 94901 or via email Lindsay.Lara@cityofsanrafael.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Alexis Captanian, Housing Analyst at (415) 458-2392 or
alexis.captanian@cityofsanrafael.org. You can also view the staff report after 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the meeting
at http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/meetings.
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