HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB 2014-10-07 Agenda (2) AGENDA
SAN RAFAEL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday October 7, 2014, 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 1400 FIFTH AVENUE
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
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CALL TO ORDER
STAFF COMMUNICATION
BOARD COMMUNICATION
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Minutes, September 16, 2014
NEW BUSINESS
2. 6000 Northgate Mall Drive (Home Goods) – Request for a Major Sign Program Amendment to the
Northgate Mall Sign Program (SR07-91 & SP14-001) to allow a 60” tall main building wall sign plus two
additional wall signs on the interior facing walls exceeding the 36” approved letter height, for a total of four
wall signs placed on the Home Goods pad building located along Los Ranchitos Road (on the east side of
the Northgate Mall regional shopping complex site); APN: 175-060-61; General Commercial (GC) District;
S Signs & Services for TJX & Co. Applicant, Macerich, Owner; File No: SP14-005 Project Planner: Kraig
Tambornini
3. 1700 Fourth St (G Street Mixed Use) – Requests for Environmental and Design Review and Use Permit
approvals to redevelop an existing 7,500sf commercial site with a three-story mixed-use building
containing 14 covered parking spaces, 750sf of ground floor retail, and 10 two-level townhouses including
8 1-bed and 2 2-bed units. A three unit density bonus is requested for providing a very low income unit.
The use permit is required to approve a six-foot height bonus above the 30 foot standard height
allowance. Two tandem parking spaces are also proposed consistent with City and State affordable
housing regulations. An additional two-foot height increase is also requested for a tower architectural
feature at the corner of the building; APN: 011-192-07; West End Village (WEV) District; Hanna Anki,
owner; Epstein Properties, applicant; File No’s.: ED14-068 & UP14-020. Project Planner: Kraig
Tambornini
4. 1600 Mission Avenue (Marin Academy) – Request for an Environmental and Design Review Permit
and Use Permit Amendment to allow the construction of a new, 18,340 square foot, “Science and
Innovation Center” building and associated parking, circulation, drainage and landscaping
improvements and to allow an increase in maximum enrollment, from 400 to 450 students. The new
science building is proposed to be located north of Thatcher Hall (current science building), south of the
‘old’ gymnasium, east of the athletic fields, and west of Foster Hall; APNS: 011-161-13, 011-154-01,
011-193-04, 011-195-06; Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP) District; Ted Lieser for Equity Community
Buildings, applicant; Mike Joyce for Marin Academy, owner; File No.: ED14-048; UP14-013. Project
Planner: Steve Stafford
ADJOURNMENT
I. Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
II. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on Friday, October 3, 2014, I posted a notice of the October 7,
2014 Design Review Board meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board.
III. PC Liaison: Commissioner: Schaefer
Board Members:
Cheryl Lentini, Chair
Stewart Summers, Vice-chair
Bob Huntsberry
Jeff Kent
Eric Spielman
Alt.: Serge Fedorov