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City Council
Downtown San Rafael
Precise Plan
July 15th, 2019
Downtown San Rafael Precise Plan | City Council Study Session | July 15th, 2019
Contents
01Introduction
02Progress to Date
03Charrette Results
04Feedback + Direction
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01. Introduction
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Downtown Precise Plan
The Precise Plan is a continuation of
previous and ongoing Downtown planning
efforts including:
§Downtown Station Area Plan (2012)
§Good Design Guidelines for Downtown
(2017)
§San Rafael Bicycle & Pedestrian Master
Plan (2018)
§Downtown Parking and Wayfinding
Study (2018)
§San Rafael Transit Center Replacement
Project (ongoing)
§Third Street Rehabilitation Project
(ongoing)
What is the Precise Plan?
§A 16-month planning effort led by City staff to develop
a 2040 Vision for Downtown San Rafael, guided by
active community input at all key stages.
What will the Precise Plan do?
§Assess previous planning efforts.
§Analyze current Downtown conditions and identify
development opportunities.
§Establish a Downtown Vision for the next 20 years with
zoning-level development standards and design
direction for architectural quality, streetscape design,
and historic preservation.
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Precise Plan Study Area
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3rd Street
2nd Street Lincoln Ave.LindaroStreetThe Precise Plan project area covers
approximately 265 acres and includes most
of the Downtown PDA, the West End Village
and the Montecito Commercial Area.
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Precise Plan Timeline
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02. Progress to Date
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Precise Plan Milestones to Date
January 30th 2019
March 13th 2019 +
April 10th 2019
April 12th 2019
May 2nd 2019 +
May 8th 2019
May 8th –11th 2019
June 10th 2019
Project Kick-Off
General Plan Steering Committee Presentations:
Visioning + Prioritization Exercises
Visioning Pop-Up Workshop at 2nd Friday Art Walk
Focus Groups: Historic Resources, Downtown
Merchants, Developers, Employers, Service Providers
Multi-Day Design Charrette: Opening + Closing
Presentations, Brown Bags, Open Studio
Downtown Profile Report
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Charrette Summary: May 8th-11th
§Downtown Walking Tour with
30+ participants
§Opening Presentation + Map
Exercise with 65+ participants
§Midpoint Pinup, Transportation
Discussion with 25+attendees
§Brown Bag Lunches on Historic
Resources and Economics, 30+
attendees at each
§11+ hours of Open Studio with
100+ visitors, 285+comments
§Closing Presentation with 50+
participants
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Downtown Area Profile Report
A summary of existing conditions and
key findings on relevant topics to guide
the Precise Plan.
§Historic Resources
§Demographic Profile
§Economic Conditions
§Urban Design
§Transportation Network
§Utility Infrastructure
§Natural Hazards
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03. Charrette Results
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Community Feedback: Key Takeaways
Community Support for:
§Infill and Reinvestment in
Downtown, Focusing on Key
Opportunity Sites such as the
Bettini Transit Station Area
§Encouraging Residential Mixed-
Use Development
§Maintaining Existing and
Creating New Public Space
§Preserving and Integrating
Important Historical Buildings
such as Whistlestop
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Design Principles
1.Focus Development at Key Nodes to Establish a Distinct Downtown Experience and
Identity
2.Reinforce Gateways and Design the Transit Station Area to Create a Sense of Arrival
3.Strengthen Multimodal Connectivity, Prioritizing Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and
Access
4.Create a Cohesive Public Realm Through an Interconnected Network of Civic Spaces
5.Generate a Development Program and Policies that Support City Goals Related to TOD,
Mixed-Use Development, Affordable Housing, and Jobs-Housing Balance
6.Recommend Growth and Adaptation Strategies that are Resilient to Climate Change, in
Particular Sea-Level Rise
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3rd Street
2nd Street Lincoln Ave.LindaroStreet1. Focus Development at Key Nodes
Downtown Nodes C Street5th Ave.Tamalpais Ave.Grand Ave.E StreetD Street
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3rd Street
2nd Street Lincoln Ave.LindaroStreet2. Reinforce Gateways + Sense of Arrival
Existing Public Open Space
Bike-Ped Network
Vehicular Network
Potential Gateways
5th Ave.D StreetGrand Ave.
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3. Strengthen Multimodal Connectivity
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1C StreetA Street4th Street
3rd Street
2nd Street HethertonStreetLindaroStreetD StreetE Street5th Ave.
4th Street
•Grand Ave.Lincoln Ave.Irwin StreetB StreetExisting Public Open Spaces
Circulation Network
Barriers to Connectivity
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4. Create a Cohesive Public Realm
Bike-Ped Priority Network
Community/ Civic/ Religious
Institutions
Existing Public Open Spaces
Potential New Public/ Publicly
Accessible Open Spaces
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3rd Street
2nd Street HethertonStreetLindaroStreetD StreetE Street5th Ave.
4th Street
•Grand Ave.Lincoln Ave.TamlapaisAve.B Street
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5. Development Program + Policies
A Development Program
that Supports:
§Transit-Oriented
Development
§Mixed-Use Downtown
§Housing Access and
Affordability
§Improving City’s Jobs-
Housing Balance
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6. Climate Change + Sea Level Rise
Development Strategies
that Support:
§Adaptation to Climate
Change
§Development Standards
for Resiliency and Sea
Level Rise
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1E StreetA StreetC Street4th Street
3rd Street
2nd Street
Lincoln Ave.LindaroStreetTamalpais Ave.Street Framework + Prioritization
Auto Priority
Transit Priority
Bike Priority
Pedestrian Priority
Transit Facilities
Intersection Improvements B Street5th Avenue HethertonStreetD StreetIrwin StreetGrand Ave.
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Downtown Sub-Areas: Illustrative Plan
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1E St.A St.CSt.4th St.
3rd St.
2nd St.Lincoln Ave.LindaroSt.III. West End
Village
II. Downtown Core B St.5th Ave.
I. Transit Station Area
IV. Montecito
CommercialDSt.4th St.
3rd St.Tamalpais Ave.Grand Ave.
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I. Transit Station Area (existing)
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I. Transit Station Area (future)
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II. Fourth Street (existing)
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II. Fourth Street (future)
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III. West End Village (existing)
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III. West End Village (future)
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04. Feedback + Direction
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Council Feedback
Feedback and Design Direction is requested from Council on:
§Design Principles
§Street Framework and Prioritization
§Key Takeaways
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Thank you!