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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1502 (Establish Organization of DRB)CLERK'S CERTIFICATE I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, and Ex -officio Clerk of the Council of said City, do hereby certify that the foregoing Charter Ordinance No. 1502 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING TITLE 14, ZONING, OF THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE, CREATING SECTION 14.11.10, ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGAN- IZATION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD" is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of said City and was introduced at a Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on the Fifteenth day of April , 19 85, published as required by City Charter in the Independent Journal a newspaper published in the City of San Rafael and passed and adopted as an ordinance of said City at a Regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the Sixth day of May 19 85, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave, Russom & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of San Rafael this Ninth day of May , 1985. JEA hi- LEONCINI ,ityerk ORDINANCE NO. 1502 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING TITLE 14, ZONING, OF THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE, CREATING SECTION 14.11.10, ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGAN- IZATION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: DIVISION 1. Title 14 (Zoning) of the San Rafael Muni- cipal Code, Section 14.11.10 is hereby established to read as follows: CHAPTER 14.11 ENVIRONMENTAL AND DESIGN REVIEW SECTIONS: 14.11.01 Purpose 14.11.02 Matters subject to review 14.11.03 Matters exempt from review 14.11.04 Required information 14.11.05 Criteria for approval of applications 14.11.06 Approval, conditions and guarantees 14.11.07 Dedication and improvement 14.11.08 Noncompliance 14.11.09 Revocation, expiration and extension of approval 14.11.10 Establishment and organization of the Design Review Board 14.11.10 ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD A. Purpose and Authority: The Design Review Board shall serve as an advisory body to the City for the purpose of reviewing and formulating recommendations on development projects requiring environmental and design review permits and on other design matters referred to the Board by the City Council, Planning Commission, or Planning Director. B. Membership of the Design Review Board: The Design Review Board shall consist of a total of five members appointed by the City Council. The Design Review Board members shall be qualified as follows: -1. At least two members shall be licensed architects or licensed building designers. -2. At least two members shall be licensed landscape architects. -3. At least one of the five members shall have background or experience in urban design. -4. All Board members shall reside in San Rafael. In addition to the five Council -appointed Board members, one Planning Commissioner shall attend Board meetings. This liaison Planning Commis- sioner shall be appointed by the Commission Chairperson. An additional Commissioner shall be appointed to serve as an "alternate liaison" in case of absence. The Planning Commission liaison should be present at all Design Review Board meetings to offer advice and direction to the Board on matters of Commission concern. C. Terms of Office: The term of office for each Design Review Board member shall be four years. Of the members of the Board first appointed, one shall be appointed for the term of one year; one for the term of two years; one for the term of three years; and two for the term of four years. D. Removal or Vacancy of Membership: Any member of the Board can be removed at any time by a majority vote by the City Council. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. ORDINANCE NO. 1502 E. Meetings and Quorum of the Design Review Board: -1. At least one regular Design Review Board meeting shall be held each month on a date selected by the Board, unless there is no business to conduct. -2. Three of the appointed members of the Board shall be required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Board and the affirmation vote of a majority of those present is required to take any action. F. Compensation of the Design Review Board: All members of the Board shall serve as such without compensation. DIVISION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining por- tions of this Ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. DIVISION 3. This ordinance shall be published once in full before its final passage, in a newspaper of general circula- tion, published and circulated in the City of San Rafael, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage. Attest: JE NE . LE`CICiit Clerk X, Y 20-21 B/11 LAWRENCE E . M YI IAN, ayor - 2 - rn b ORDINANCE NO. 150,, The foregoing Ordinance No. 1502 was read and intro- duced at a Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on the 15th day of April , 1985, and ordered passed to print by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:Breiner, Frugoli, Nave, Russom & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:None and will come up for adoption as an Ordinance of the City of San Rafael at a Regular meeting of the Council to be held on the Sixth day of Mav , 1985. 20-21 B/13 JE M. LEAI(1 �,\C�itylerk - 3 -