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In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, November 19, 2019
Regular Meeting
San Rafael Design Review Board Minutes
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CALL TO ORDER
Present: Stewart Summers
Don Blayney, Alternate
Jeff Kent
Samina Saude
Absent: Sarah Rege
Larry Paul
Also Present: Steve Stafford, Senior Planner
Alicia Giudice, Senior Planner
STAFF COMMUNICATION
BOARD COMMUNICATION
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes 10/22/19
Jeff Kent moved and Don Blayney, Alternate seconded to approve Minutes as presented. The vote is as
follows:
AYES: Stewart Summers, Don Blayney, Alternate, Jeff Kent
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Samina Saude
ABSENT: Sarah Rege, Larry Paul
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2. 52-54 Fremont – Request for a Lot Line Adjustment for property line adjustment and
Exception and Environmental and Design Review for a new 3,531 square-foot, single-
family residence on the newly created vacant lot and reversion of portions of existing
hardscape on the developed lot to natural state; APN: 012-043-11 and -12; Single-family
Residential – Hillside Overlay (R10-H) Zoning District; CKD Enterprises, applicant/ Private
Money Management Group LLC-Orange Beacon Mkt., owners; File No(s).: LLA18-
005/ED18-066/EX19-010. Project Planner: Alicia Giudice
Staff Report
Jeff Kent moved and Don Blayney, Alternate seconded to Continue item to date uncertain. The Board
made the following consensus comments:
• General design (architecture, colors and materials) is appropriate
• The visual scale of the retaining walls along frontage should be reduced by breaking the single
wall plane into a series of smaller wall planes which step back, add treatment to either clad or
color in an earthtone/woodtone, and add landscaping at the base of the retaining walls and/or
above.
• Landscaping should be all native species with an irregular, more natural planting configuration.
• Replace the proposed California Buckeye tree species with a more appropriate alternative.
• Replace proposed 5-gallon tree sizes with larger container size trees.
• Incorporate greater stepback along the frontage; the applicant is encouraged to explore pursuing
a front setback waiver to help achieve greater stepback.
• The applicant is encouraged to investigate and respect the historic drainage pattern on the sites
and the potential presence of an underground spring on the sites.
• The Board has difficulty supporting the findings for the proposed Exceptions to both Natural State
and Gross Building Square Footage; the applicant is encouraged to reduce the size of the project
and/or the configuration of the LLA to eliminate the required Exceptions.
ADJOURNMENT
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF_______, 2019
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Stewart Summers, Chair