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SAN RAFAEL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 7:00 PM
Council Chamber, CITY HALL, 1400 Fifth Avenue
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
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CALL TO ORDER
STAFF COMMUNICATION
BOARD COMMUNICATION
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes 11/19/19
OLD BUSINESS
2. 248 Laurel Place – Environmental and Design Review Permit and Variance to demolish an existing
one-car garage, stone retaining wall and entry gate located along the front property line, and replace
it with a three car-garage, retaining wall and entry gate; APN: 011-173-34; Single Family Residential
(R5) Zoning District; Laura Ackley and Sander Temme, Owner/Applicants; Lincoln-San Rafael Hill
Neighborhood. Project Planner: Caron Parker
NEW BUSINESS
3. 104 Shaver St. – Request for a Use Permit, an Environmental and Design Review Permit and a
Variance to allow the construction of a new, 7-unit, multifamily residential apartment building with
associated site improvements (drainage and landscaping) on a 6,264 sq. ft. site. The proposed
Variance would reduce the front (Shaver St.) setback, from 20’ to 15’, and the interior side setback,
from 5’ to zero. The project also requests a Parking Modification to reduce the required on-site
parking, from 8 parking spaces to 7 parking spaces. The project further requests 2 concessions,
under the State Density Bonus law, to increase the maximum allowable lot coverage, from 60% to
65%, and to decrease the required street side setback, from 10’ to 8’; APN: 011-245-40; Multifamily
Residential (HR1) District Zone; Mike Larkin for Larkin Architecture, Applicant; Stevan Fontana for
Vantana LLC, Owner; Downtown Neighborhood. Project Planner: Steve Stafford
ADJOURNMENT
II. Next Scheduled Meeting: Tuesday, January 7, 2019
III. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on Friday, December 13, 2019, I posted a notice of the December 17, 2019,
Design Review Board meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board.
III. PC Liaison: Commissioner: Samudzi
Board Members:
Jeff Kent
Stewart Summers
Larry Paul
Sarah Rege
Samina Saude
Alt.: Don Blayney