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In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, January 28, 2020
Regular Meeting
San Rafael Planning Commission Minutes
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CALL TO ORDER
Present: Shingai Samudzi
Sarah Loughran
Jeff Schoppert
Mark Lubamerksy
Berenice Davidson
Absent: Barrett Schaefer
Aldo Mercado
Also Present: Raffi Boloyan, Planning Manager
Sean Kennings, Contract Planner
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT
APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS
The Commission moved Agenda Item #3 (190 Mill Street) to Agenda Item #2
Mark Lubamerksy moved and Berenice Davidson seconded to Continue Item to the Planning
Commission Meeting of 2/11/20. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Shingai Samudzi, Sarah Loughran, Jeff Schoppert, Mark Lubamerksy, Berenice
Davidson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES
URGENT COMMUNICATION
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes, January 14, 2020
Mark Lubamerksy moved and Sarah Loughran seconded to approve Minutes as presented. The vote is
as follows:
AYES: Shingai Samudzi, Sarah Loughran, Jeff Schoppert, Mark Lubamerksy, Berenice
Davidson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado
PUBLIC HEARING
2. 999 3rd Street (BioMarin R&D buildings / Whistlestop Senior Center / Senior Housing) –
Request for General Plan Amendment, Planned Development (PD) Rezoning,
Environmental and Design Review Permit , Master Use Permit and Sign Program
amendment for the development of two 72-foot tall, four-story Research and Development
buildings on a 3.05-acre parcel, currently developed as a vacant lot, and a 67-unit, 70-foot
tall, six-story senior center and affordable senior housing building on a 15,000 sq. ft.
portion of the northwestern corner of the parcel; APN’s: (APN ’s: 011-265-01, 013-012-38
and -39 and 013-021-50, -51, -52 -53, -54, -55) ; Second/ Third Mixed Use (2/3 MUE) &
Planned Development (PD1936) Districts; Shar Zamanpour, Applicant; BioMarin / CCCA,
LLC, Owner; Downtown Activity Center neighborhood area; GPA18-001/, ZO18-003/ZC18-
002/ ED18-087/UP18-034/SP18-006/IS18-001/DA19-001. Project Planner: Sean Kennings
Staff Report
Mark Lubamerksy moved and Berenice Davidson seconded to adopt resolution certifying the FEIR with
changed to address Mitigation Measure Trans 1. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Shingai Samudzi, Sarah Loughran, Jeff Schoppert, Mark Lubamerksy, Berenice
Davidson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado
Shingai Samudzi moved and Mark Lubamerksy seconded to adopt resolution 2.b (Findings of
Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations/Approving MMRP with changes to address Mitigation
Measure Trans 1. The changes are:
1) add a "Whereas" to state that the PC was making a change to Mitigation Measure Trans -1 to clarify
that the 15% reduction is required in perpetuity and that the annual reporting can be reduced to every
three years, after 3 consecutive years of demonstration that they have achieved the reduction.
2) Update #7 on page 2b - 28 and
3) Update Exhibit 2b Attachment 8
The vote is as follows:
AYES: Shingai Samudzi, Sarah Loughran, Jeff Schoppert, Mark Lubamerksy, Berenice
Davidson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado
Mark Lubamerksy moved and Shingai Samudzi seconded to adopt resolution #2c approving the General
Plan Amendment as presented. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Shingai Samudzi, Sarah Loughran, Jeff Schoppert, Mark Lubamerksy, Berenice
Davidson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado
Sarah Loughran moved and Berenice Davidson seconded to adopt resolution #2d - Zoning Ordinance
Text Amendment as presented. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Shingai Samudzi, Sarah Loughran, Jeff Schoppert, Mark Lubamerksy, Berenice
Davidson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado
Berenice Davidson moved and Shingai Samudzi seconded to adopt Resolution #2f - Development
Agreement - with deletion of item #2 under the city obligations that proposed to eliminate the previous
requirement to install a path on the backside of the 788 Lincoln Ave parking garage to create a new publ ic
connection from Lincoln Ave to Second Street
AYES: Shingai Samudzi, Sarah Loughran, Jeff Schoppert, Mark Lubamerksy, Berenice
Davidson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado
Berenice Davidson moved and Mark Lubamerksy seconded to adopt resolution #2G - Design Review,
Use permit for Small Subdivision and Sign Program Amendment with change to Use Permit condition #13
to clarify that the 15% reduction in perpetuity and that the annual reporting can be reduced to every three
years, after 3 consecutive years of demonstration that they have achieved the reduction. The vote is as
follows:
AYES: Shingai Samudzi, Sarah Loughran, Jeff Schoppert, Mark Lubamerksy, Berenice
Davidson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado
3. 190 Mill Street– Request for General Plan (GP) and Zoning Map Amendment and Use
Permit (UP) and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. The site currently has a light
industrial (LI/O-GP & CCI/O zoning) classification. The amendments would extend the
existing High Density Residential (HDR) GP Land Use Classification and High Density
Residential (HDR1) Zoning district boundary to include this site. The project also includes
construction of a 24,042 square foot building to accommodate expansion of the existing
emergency shelter to allow 60-beds and add 32 permanent supportive housing units. APN:
014-192-12;Core Canal Industrial/Office (CCI/O) District; Homeward Bound
owners/applicant; File No(s).: GPA19-001/ZC19-001/UP19-001 (THIS ITEM IS
CONTINUED TO A DATE CERTAIN OF FEBRUARY 11, 2020)
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF_______, 2020
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Jeff Schoppert, Chair