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In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, January 22, 2020
Regular Meeting
San Rafael Design Review Board Minutes
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CALL TO ORDER
Present: Jeff Kent
Don Blayney, Alternate
Samina Saude
Larry Paul
Absent: Stewart Summers
Sarah Rege
Also Present: Steve Stafford, Senior Planner
STAFF COMMUNICATION
BOARD COMMUNICATION
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes 01/07/20
Jeff Kent moved and Larry Paul seconded to approve Minutes as presented. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Jeff Kent, Samina Saude, Larry Paul
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Don Blayney, Alternate
ABSENT: Stewart Summers, Sarah Rege
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2. 7 Bellevue Ave; (Interim Address) – Request for an: Environmental and Design Review
Permit to allow the construction of a new, 4,478 sq. ft., single-family residence and
associated site (driveway, parking areas and retaining walls), drainage and landscaping
improvements on a vacant 20,012 sq. ft. hillside parcel; APN: 016-213-08; Single-Family
Residential (R20) District; Gary Armor, owner/applicant; File No: ED18-038. Project
Planner: Steve Stafford
Staff Report
Jeff Kent moved and Don Blayney seconded to continue item to date uncertain with the following
consensus recommendations:
• Architectural design of new residence is appropriate.
• Eliminate two of the four proposed uncovered parking spaces, which are intended to meet the
required parking when the adjacent lot is proposed for development.
• The tree removal plan shall be updated to more accurately identify the number and location of
trees proposed for removal and these trees shall be marked for easy identification on the site.
• The revised landscape plan shall be re-evaluated to: 1) Increase the size of plantings as much as
possible; from 24”-box to 36”-box and from 5-gallon to 15-gallon; 2) Identify the plant species
proposed for the bio-retention planters: 3) Eliminate understory plantings beneath canopies of
new Oak trees.; 4) Re-examine the appropriateness of the proposed plant species in their
proposed location, particularly ‘Bloodgood’ maple trees and flannel bush; and 5) Reassess the
appropriateness of the language within the Vegetation Management Plan Narrative.
The vote is as follows:
AYES: Jeff Kent, Don Blayney, Alternate, Samina Saude, Larry Paul
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Stewart Summers, Sarah Rege
ADJOURNMENT
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF_______, 2020
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Samina Saude, Vice-Chair