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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning Commission 2011-09-27 Agenda AGENDA SAN RAFAEL PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011, 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 14, 2011 2. Minutes, June 28, 2011 3. Minutes, August 9, 2011 OLD BUSINESS 4. 350 Northgate One Shopping Center – Request for a Sign Program Amendment to allow the construction of a new 14 square foot sign mounted on the front of the existing arch beam above the entrance to the courtyard area. The sign would be illuminated and designed to slowly fade from one color hue to another across the color spectrum; APN: 175-321-37; General Commercial (GC) Zoning District; Northgate Properties, LP, owners; Scott Blair, Blair Sign Programs, applicant; File No.: SR11-003. (Continued from meeting of August 9, 2011) Project Planner: Caron Parker NEW BUSINESS 5. 3040 Kerner Blvd. (Gym World) – Request for a Use Permit modification for a previously approved gymnastics school in a 5,499 sq. ft. area of an 8,326 sq. ft. light industrial/office building that was also granted a reduction in the number of parking spaces from 22 required spaces to 11 spaces. The amendment would allow the expansion of the 5,499 sq. ft. unit to 5,849 sq. ft. through the addition of a 350 sq. ft. mezzanine and a reduction in the number of parking spaces from 23 required spaces to 11 spaces; APN: 009-121-20; Light Industrial/Office (LI/O)District; Victoria Yelensky, applicant ; John Hynes, owner; Case Number: UP11-040. Project Planner: Sarjit Dhaliwal DIRECTOR’S REPORT COMMISSION COMMUNICATION: ADJOURNMENT: I. Next Meeting: October 11, 2011 II. I, Marlena Gallegos, hereby certify that on Friday, September 23, 2011, I posted a notice of the September 27, 2011 Planning Commission meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board.