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IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, JUNE 19, 2012
Regular Meeting
San Rafael Design Review Board Minutes
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CALL TO ORDER
STAFF COMMUNICATION
Staff gave its communication.
BOARD COMMUNICATION
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CONSENT
1. Minutes, June 5, 2012
Bob Huntsberry moved and Stewart Summers seconded to approve the Minutes as presented.
AYES: Mohit Garg, Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Chair, Stewart Summers
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Serge Fedorov
ABSENT: Cheryl Lentini
OLD BUSINESS
2. 220 Shaver Street (AT&T Telecommunications Facility Building Addition) - Request for
Environmental and Design Review Permit to allow construction of a 1,496 square foot, 27-
foot tall building addition for a new mechanical room on the south side of an existing
multi-story telecommunications building; along with parking lot, land scaping and fencing
modifications and improvements; APN: 011-245-38; High Density Residential (HR1)
District; AT&T, owner/applicant. Downtown/West End environs. Project Planner: Kraig
Tambornini
Bob Huntsberry moved and Stewart Summers seconded to approve project with the following stipulations:
1) Enclose the east side of the addition rooftop parapet.
2) Close in the ends of the new awnings.
3) The pilasters must be a minimum of 16" dimension with the cap and base designed to overhang.
4) The planter on the north of the building shall be widened per the recommendation of staff.
5) The site shall connect the site runoff to the City storm drain, as proposed.
6) The white color is too bright. Revise the colors to match the rendering on Sheet A2.1.
7) Install the sound panels per the noise study.
8) Add 2 column pilasters alongside the north entry gate to match the south gate.
9) Provide the screening material needed to allow concealment of antennas on the fascia.
10) A paint out shall be provided before final color selection is made to verify that it achieves the intent of
the rendering.
11) Provide an ongoing landscape maintenance program.
AYES: Mohit Garg, Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Chair, Stewart Summers, Serge Fedorov
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Cheryl Lentini
NEW BUSINESS
3. Lucas Valley Area (ExteNet Systems DAS Network) - Use Permit, Environmental and
Design Review and Exception for installation of 2'2" tall by 16" diameter omni-antenna on
4" by 4" by 6' tall post extensions attached to the top of existing 39' to 48' tall joint utility
poles, and associated ground mounted equipment cabinets located within the public
rights-of-way at five locations in north San Rafael, as part of a distributed antenna system
("DAS") public telephone infrastructure project implemented by ExteNet Systems; APN:
n/a, site locations near 1959 Las Gallinas Ave, 873 Del Ganado Rd, 714 Penny Royal Ln, 7
Montevideo Way, and 459 Hibiscus Way; R5, R7.5, R10, R20, PD and R5-EA Zone Districts;
Rick Hirsch, Applicant; ExteNet Systems, LLC Owner; Terra Linda/Santa Margarita and
Mont Marin/San Rafael Neighborhoods. Project Planner: Kraig Tambornini
Stewart Summers moved and Mohit Garg seconded to continue item to allow the applicant to respond to
the consensus items as follows:
1) Provide a stealth design solution to conceal the post support and cabling to more seamlessly match
the existing utility pole width and appearance
2) Underground the cabinets proposed at Hibiscus Way and Penny Royal Lane
3) Move cabinets at the other median strip locations to the center of the medians and provide landscape
screening
4) Provide an ongoing maintenance program for landscaping and graffiti removal
AYES: Mohit Garg, Bob Huntsberry, Jeff Kent, Chair, Stewart Summers, Serge Fedorov
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Cheryl Lentini
ADJOURNMENT:
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS_____DAY____OF_______, 2012
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JEFF KENT, Chair