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In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, January 8, 2019
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: Jeff Kent
Stewart Summers
Don Blayney, Alternate
Eric Spielman
Absent: Larry Paul
Also Present: Steve Stafford, Senior Planner
Alicia Giudice, Senior Planner
STAFF COMMUNICATION
BOARD COMMUNICATION
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Minutes, December 18, 2018
Jeff Kent moved and Eric Spielman seconded to approve Minutes as presented. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Jeff Kent, Stewart Summers, Don Blayney, Alternate, Eric Spielman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Larry Paul
CONSENT
2. 1628 Fifth Avenue (9-Unit Multi-family Residential Project) – Request for an Environmental
and Design Review Permit, Tentative Map and Lot Line Adjustment for a new 14,536
square-foot, 9-unit multi-family residential project on a vacant 10,546 square-foot lot; APN:
011-193-06; High Density Residential (HR1.5) District; Vincent and Joseph O’Flynn,
owners; Scott Myers of Crome Architecture, applicant; File Nos.: ED18-058, TS18-002,
LLA18-004. Project Planner: Alicia Giudice/Alan Montes ***Continued from the
December 4, 2018 Design Review Board Meeting***
Staff Report
This item as taken off as New Business and designated as a Consent Item.
Eric Spielman moved and Don Blayney, Alternate seconded to approve project as presented. The vote is
as follows:
AYES: Stewart Summers, Don Blayney, Alternate, Eric Spielman
NOES: Jeff Kent
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Larry Paul
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
3. 1075 Francisco Blvd. E. (Home2 Suites and Hampton Inn & Suites Hotel) – Conceptual
Design Review of a project proposing to develop a vacant lot with a new 107,487 sq. ft.
hotel containing 184 rooms and miscellaneous site improvement including parking,
drainage, and landscaping; APNs: 009-191-02/03/04/09/10; General Commercial (GC)
Zoning District; Marin Hospitality INC., owner; Stephan Allen, applicant; File No.: CDR18-
007. Project Planner: Alicia Giudice/Alan Montes
Staff Report
This was a Conceptual Review, so there was no vote. The Board made the following comments:
• Design needs to address street better (Increase setback, increase bulk, redesign and/or relocate
glass stair tower).
• Tree selection needs rethinking. No Lombardy Poplar or London Plane Trees.
• Landscape plan should include additional ‘finger’ planters throughout the parking areas.
• Need to know how the ‘knob’ portion of the site, along Castro St., fits into the project.
• Landscaping quality should be consistent throughout the site, including the ‘knob’ portion).
• Need submittal of photometric plan with site lighting levels in formal application.
4. Annual Meeting of the Design Review Board for 2019
Jeff Kent moved and Eric Spielman seconded to adopt Rules and Procedures as presented. The vote is
as follows:
AYES: Jeff Kent, Stewart Summers, Don Blayney, Alternate, Eric Spielman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Larry Paul
ADJOURNMENT
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF_______, 2019
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Stewart Summers, Acting Chair