HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB 2017-01-18 #1SAN RAFAEL
THE CITY WITH A MISSION
Community Development Department— Planning Division
DATE: January 18, 2017
INTER -DEPARTMENTAL
MEMORANDUM
TO: Jeff Kent, Chair, and Design Review Board Members
FROM: Caron Parker, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: 200 Northgate Drive (Northgate One Shopping Center) — Revisions to existing
approved bollards at central driveway (ED16-068)
The Design Review Board (DRB) previously reviewed a bollard replacement proposal on August
9, 2016. The project had been on consent, but was taken off consent and discussed. At that
time, the applicant proposed to replace the existing lighted decorative bollards at the end of the
central driveway with a new 2' 3" high concrete wall. The applicant stated that the existing
bollards are in need of regular replacement due to damage, have been expensive to replace
and are now no longer manufactured. The DRB expressed concern about the design of the
proposed concrete wall, and the lack of consistency with the previous design approval. The
DRB voted unanimously to continue the item, and the consensus was that the applicant return
to the Board with a more robust bollard design, rather than the proposed concrete seating wall.
The existing bollards were approved by the Planning Commission, with DRB recommendation,
in April 2009 (ED08-112) as part of site parking lot/landscaping updates.
The applicant has submitted a revised plan and is proposing 13 new 3 foot tall x 10 % inch
diameter steel bollard with a decorative concrete sleeve in a "dark granite" (grey) color. The new
bollards would not be illuminated. The revised plans show 13 proposed bollards, although the
existing site has 11 bollards. Staff is seeking the DRB's input on the following:
1. Whether the new bollards should be illuminated, to "soften" the steel barrier aesthetic
and to be consistent with the previously approved illuminated bollards.
2. Choice of the dark granite color. The existing color palette on site is a light tan and
the darker grey is not consistent with the lighter exterior color palette on the site.
3. Total number of bollards on site. There are currently 11 bollards on-site and the
proposed plans show a total of 13 new bollards.
Subsequent to the Board's recommendation, the proposed Design Review Permit would be
processed as a staff level Administrative Design Review Permit.
Attachments:
Revised 11" x17" site plan
Sample Bollard photo
Previous plans reviewed by the Board on August 9, 2016
DARK GRANITE
10' DIAMETER STEEL BOLLARD WITH DECORATIVE BOLLARD SLEEVE
"CINCO" STYLE IN DARK GRANITE FROM BOLLARDS AND SLEEVES, LLC 800.914.4771
MICHAEL PETTIT Proposed Courtyard Ballard
archi%ct Northga$e one San Rafael, CA
18678 Brower Road Gras Valley. (A. 95949 Howard Properties 355 Hayes St. S.F. CA. 94102
415.310.6165 mp2a@mac.com N.T.S. 27 October 2016
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