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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB 2014-10-07 Minutes IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, October 7, 2014 Regular Meeting San Rafael Design Review Board Minutes For a complete video of this meeting, go to http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/meetings. CALL TO ORDER Present: Cheryl Lentini, Chair Stewart Summers, Vice Chair Bob Huntsberry Eric Spielman Serge Fedorov, Alternate Barrett Schaefer, PC Liaison Absent: Jeff Kent Also Present: Kraig Tambornini, Senior Planner Steve Stafford, Associate Planner STAFF COMMUNICATION Staff provided brief communications. BOARD COMMUNICATION None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Minutes, September 16, 2014 Bob Huntsberry moved and Stewart Summers, Vice Chair seconded to approve minutes as presented. The vote is as follows: AYES: Cheryl Lentini, Chair, Stewart Summers, Vice Chair, Bob Huntsberry, Eric Spielman, Serge Fedorov, Alternate NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Jeff Kent NEW BUSINESS 2. 5800/6000 Northgate Mall Drive (Northgate Mall / Home Goods Sign Program Amendment) - Northgate Mall Sign Program Amendment to allow two (2) 3'6" wall signs along the interior walls of the Home Goods pad building, in addition to an existing permitted 4' tall primary wall sign and a 3'6" frontage sign; APN: 175-060-061; GC Zone; Scott Marcum of J&S Signs for TJX Co, Applicant; Macerich Co, Owner; Northgate Activity Center Neighborhood; File No.: SP14-005. Project Planner: Kraig Tambornini Bob Huntsberry moved and Stewart Summers, Vice Chair seconded to approve project as presented. The vote is as follows: AYES: Cheryl Lentini, Chair, Stewart Summers, Vice Chair, Bob Huntsberry, Eric Spielman, Serge Fedorov, Alternate NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Jeff Kent 3. 1700 Fourth Street (G Street Mixed Use) - Environmental and Design Review Permit and Use Permit for a new three-story mixed-use development with 10 apartment units, 750 square feet of ground floor retail space and 14 on-site parking spaces located on a 7,500 square foot parcel in the West End downtown area. APN: 011-192-07; WEV Zone; Ralph Epstein, Epstein Properties, LLC, Applicant; Hanna Anki, Owner; West End Neighborhood; File No's.: ED14-068 & UP14-020. Project Planner: Kraig Tambornini Bob Huntsberry moved and Eric Spielman seconded to approve project as presented. The vote is as follows: AYES: Cheryl Lentini, Chair, Stewart Summers, Vice Chair, Bob Huntsberry, Eric Spielman, Serge Fedorov, Alternate NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Jeff Kent 4. 4. 1600 Mission Avenue (Marin Academy) - Environmental and Design Review Permit and Use Permit Amendment to allow the construction of a new, 17,940 square foot, "Science and Innovation Center" building and associated parking, circulation, drainage and landscaping modifications and to allow an increase in maximum enrollment, fro m 400 to 450 students. The new science building is proposed to be located north of Thatcher Hall (current science building), south of the 'old' gymnasium, west of the athletic fields, and east of Foster Hall (classrooms); APNS: 011-161-13, 011-154-01, 011-193-04, 011-195-06 & 011-202-05; Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP), Duplex Residential (DR) & Fifth/Mission Residential/Office (5/M R/O) District Zones; Ted Lieser for Equity Community Builders, LLC, Applicant; Mike Joyce for Marin Academy, Owner; Fairhills Neighborhood; File No.'s: ED14-048 & UP14-013. Project Planner: Steve Stafford DISCUSSION ITEMS Serge Fedorov, Alternate moved and Bob Huntsberry seconded to approve project as presented. The vote is as follows: AYES: Cheryl Lentini, Chair, Stewart Summers, Vice Chair, Bob Huntsberry, Eric Spielman, Serge Fedorov, Alternate NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Jeff Kent 5. Review of DRB Rules and Procedures adopted for 2014 This item was continued. 6. Discussion of DRB Minutes and Motions This item was continued. ADJOURNMENT I. Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 II. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on Friday, October 3, 2014, I posted a notice of the October 7, 2014 Design Review Board meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board. ___________________________________ ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III APPROVED THIS_____DAY____OF_______, 2014 _____________________________________ Cheryl Lentini, Chair