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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning Commission 2012-09-11 Agenda AGENDA SAN RAFAEL PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, September 11, 2012, 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 1400 FIFTH AVENUE SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA • Sign interpreters and assistive listening devices may be requested by calling 415/485-3085 (voice) or 415/ 485-3198 (TDD) at least 72 hours in advance. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request. • Public transportation to City Hall is available though Golden Gate Transit, Line 20 or 23. Paratransit is available by calling Whistlestop Wheels at 415/454-0964. • To allow individuals with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity to attend the meeting/hearing, individuals are requested to refrain from wearing scented products. Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Agency Board less that 72 hours before the meeting, shall be available for inspection in the Community Development Department, Third Floor, 1400 Fifth Avenue, and placed with other agenda-related materials on the table in front of the Council Chamber prior to the meeting. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL TAKE UP NO NEW BUSINESS AFTER 11:00 P .M. AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS. THIS SHALL BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT NO AGENDA ITEM OR OTHER BUSINESS WILL BE DISCUSSED OR ACTED UPON AFTER THE AGENDA ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION AT 11:00 P.M. THE COMMISSION MAY SUSPEND THIS RULE TO DISCUSS AND/OR ACT UPON ANY ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEM(S) DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT.APPEAL RIGHTS: ANY PERSON MAY FILE AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S ACTION ON AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS (NORMALLY 5:00 P.M. ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY) AND WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS OF AN ACTION ON A SUBDIVISION. AN APPEAL LETTER SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK, ALONG WITH AN APPEAL FEE OF $350 (FOR NON-APPLICANTS) OR A $4,476 DEPOSIT (FOR APPLICANTS) MADE PAYABLE TO THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, AND SHALL SET FORTH THE BASIS FOR APPEAL. THERE IS A $50.00 ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR REQUEST FOR CONTINUATION OF AN APPEAL BY APPELLANT. Members of the public may speak on Agenda items. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES URGENT COMMUNICATION Anyone with an urgent communication on a topic not on the agenda may address the Commission at this time. Please notify the Community Development Director in advance. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes, June 6, 2012 2. Minutes, July 24, 2012 3. Minutes, August 14, 2012 4. 409 Third St. (Montecito Plaza) – Request Sign Program Review approval for the installation of a 64 sq. ft., “architectural feature” wall sign at Montecito Plaza for tenant ‘Pier 1 Imports’. The existing Sign Program limits “architectural feature” signs to a maximum of 50 sq. ft. without Planning Commission review. The project proposes 36”, internally-illuminated, individual channel letters; APN: 014-151-14; Marine-Canalfront Review Overlay (M-C) District Zone; Courtney Nicholas for Imageone Industries, Applicant; Montecito Market Place Associates, Owner; Case Number: SP12-004. Project Planner: Steve Stafford OLD BUSINESS 5. 37 Perry Walk – Appeal of Zoning Administrator approval of an Environmental and Design Review Permit to demolish an existing 892-sq. ft. 2-story single family residence and construct a new 3,206-sq. ft. 3-story single family residence above a basement; Exception to provide the required guest parking spaces in the driveway; and Variance to encroach 20 feet into the required 20-ft. front yard setback and to encroach 10 feet into the required 10-ft. side yard setback and to construct a retaining wall over 4-ft. high for access steps, located on a 15,161+sq. ft. lot with an approximately 55.0% slope; APN: 013- 133-04; Single Family Residential District (R10); Rafael Ruiz, owner; James Bradanini, applicant; appellants, Amy Koenig and Joanne Brauman; Case File Nos.: ED11-078; V11-003 (Continued from July 24, 2012). Project Planner: Sarjit Dhaliwal. NEW BUSINESS 6. 195 North Redwood Drive [Marin Covenant Church] – Request for amendments to a previously approved Design Review Permit (ED83-123) and Use Permit (UP82-35), to allow the construction of a 10,446 square foot addition to the existing 20,925 square foot church building. The addition would enclose an existing ground level and upper patio area, creating a new entrance lobby, would increase the size of the worship center and create a new 2,731 square foot building for a youth center. The project also proposed a lot consolidation between Lot 6, Lot 7 and the common area parcel (Lot 11); APN: 155- 271-09, 155-271-10, 155-271-11; Office (O) Zoning District; Brad Oldenbrook, applicant; Marin Covenant Church, owner; Smith Ranch Homes NA; File Nos. ED12-013/UP12-007/LLA12-001. Project Planner: Caron Parker DIRECTOR’S REPORT COMMISSION COMMUNICATION ADJOURNMENT: I. Next Meeting: September 25, 2012 II. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on September 7, 2012, I posted a notice of the September 11, 2012 Planning Commission meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board.