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AGENDA
SAN RAFAEL PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, March 26, 2019, 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 1400 FIFTH AVENUE
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
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CALL TO ORDER
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RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT
APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES
URGENT COMMUNICATION
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CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes, March 12, 2019
PUBLIC HEARING
2. 4000 Civic Center – Request for Use Permit Amendment to UP03-028 to allow a reduction in the
parking requirement and allow the conversion of 38,190 sq.ft. of existing office space to medical office
use. No change in building square footage or number of parking stalls is proposed. APN: 180-124-
13 and 180-124-16; Office (O) Zoning District; Theresa Krueger, PSAI Realty, Applicant; SFF MEC
LLC, Owner; UP18-038. Project Planner: Caron Parker
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT
I. Next Meeting: April 9, 2019
II. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on Friday, March 22, 2019, I posted a notice of the March 26, 2019 Planning
Commission meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board.
In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, March 12, 2019
Regular Meeting
San Rafael Planning Commission Minutes
For a complete video of this meeting, go to http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/meetings
CALL TO ORDER
Present: Barrett Schaefer
Aldo Mercado
Sarah Loughran
Berenice Davidson
Jeff Schoppert
Jack Robertson
Mark Lubamersky
Absent: None
Also Present: Raffi Boloyan, Planning Manger
Steve Stafford, Senior Planenr
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT
APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES
URGENT COMMUNICATION
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes, February 26, 2019
Mark Lubamersky moved and Jack Robertson seconded to approve Minutes as presented. The vote is
as follows:
AYES: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado, Sarah Loughran, Berenice Davidson, Jeff Schoppert,
Jack Robertson, Mark Lubamersky
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC HEARING
2. 999 3rd Street (BioMarin R&D building & Whistlestop Senior Center/Senior Housing) –
Scoping hearing for the Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to
assess the impacts of two, approximately 70-foot tall, four-story Research and
Development buildings on a 133,099 SF parcel, currently a vacant lot, and a 70-foot tall,
six-story senior center and affordable senior housing building with 67 senior units on a
15,000 SF portion of the northwestern corner of the parcel; APN: 011 -265-01; Second/Third
Mixed Use (2/3 MUE) Zone; Shar Zamanpour, Applicant; BioMarin / CCCA, LLC, Owner;
Downtown Activity Center neighborhood area. Case Number(s): ED18 -087, ZO18-003,
ZC18-002, UP18-034, SP18-006, S18-001, DA18-001. Project Planner: Sean Kennings
Staff Report
Jeff Schoppert moved and Barrett Schaefer seconded to direct staff to prepare an Draft Environmental
Report and take into consideration the written and verbal com ments taken in during the scoping
session. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Barrett Schaefer, Aldo Mercado, Sarah Loughran, Berenice Davidson, Jeff Schoppert,
Jack Robertson, Mark Lubamersky
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
3.
1200 Irwin St. (“Dominican Townhomes”) – Appeal of Planning staff’s December 7, 2018
denial without prejudice of an Environmental and Design Review Permit (ED17-073)
proposing to legalize and modify miscellaneous design changes incorporated into an
existing approved, constructed and occupied 15-unit multifamily residential development;
APN: 011-013-05; Multifamily Residential – Medium Density (MR2) District; 524 Mission
Street, LLC, owner; Casey Clements for Thompson Development, Inc., applicant and
appellant; File No.: AP18-004 and ED17-073. Project Planner: Steve Stafford
1200 irwin
Jack Robertson moved and Mark Lubamersky seconded to continue item to April 9, 2019 Planning
Commission meeting. The Commission directed staff to work with applicant on the following consensus
items:
1) Change Base material and build up thicker as approved.
2) Change to paving color as approved.
3) Change to trellis as was approved.
4) Add trash enclosure around trash bin to match design of building.
5) OK to leave changes made to window color and white color on top of building
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF_______, 2019
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Sarah Loughran , Chair