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Design Review Board
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE
In response to Assembly Bill 361, the City of San Rafael is offering teleconference
without complying with the procedural requirements of Government Code section
54953(b)(3). This meeting will be held virtually using Zoom.
How to participate in the meeting:
• Submit public comments in writing. Correspondence received by 10:00 p.m. the
Tuesday the week before the meeting will be provided with the agenda materials
provided to the Board. Correspondence received after this deadline but by 12:00
p.m. the day before the hearing will be conveyed to the Board as a supplement.
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94901.
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resolving reasonable accommodation requests.
Present: Chair Rege
Vice Chair Kovalsky
Board Member Blayney
Board Member Kent
Board Member Paul
Board Member Summers
Absent : None
Also Present: Leslie Mendez, Planning Manager
Jeff Ballantine, Senior Planner
Steve Stafford, Senior Planner
Shingai Samudzi, Planning Commission Liaison
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Rege called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. She then invited Senior Planner Jeff
Ballantine to call the roll. All board members were present.
APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS
Member Paul requested pulling Item 2. 558 Fairhills Drive from the Consent Calendar.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES
Chair Rege invited Senior Planner Jeff Ballantine who informed the community that
members of the public would provide public comment either on the telephone or through
Zoom. He explained the process for community participation on the telephone and Zoom.
Chair Rege reviewed the procedures for the meeting.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
Member Paul requested pulling Item 2. 558 Fairhills Drive from the Consent Calendar.
Chair Rege invited public comment; however, there was none.
Member Kovalsky moved and Member Kent seconded to accept the Minutes as submitted.
1. Approval of the Design Review Board Meeting Minutes of January 19, 2022
Approved minutes as submitted
AYES: Members: Blayney, Kent, Kovalsky, Paul & Chair Rege
NOES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: None
ABSTAIN: Members: Summers
Motion carried 5-0-1
2. 558 Fairhills Drive
Proposed three-foot (3’), 23-square-foot setback encroachment into the minimum 12.5-
foot side yard setback to allow a kitchen and dining room expansion of an existing
single-family hillside residence; APN: 010-101-01; Single-Family Residential-Hillside
Development Overlay (R20-H) District; Darin Stroop, applicant; Jacob and Bridget
Peterson, Owners.
Project Planner: Steve Stafford steve.stafford@cityofsanrafael.org
This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar.
Member Paul voiced his concern as to why he wanted the item pulled.
Leslie Mendez, Planning Manager responded to Member Paul’s concern.
Discussion among the Members regarding Member Paul’s concern.
Leslie Mendez, Planning Manager introduced the project.
Applicant provided comments regarding Member Paul’s concern.
Applicant provided comments regarding the project.
Chair Rege invited public comment; however, there was none.
Applicant responded to questions from the Members.
Members provided comments.
Member Summers moved and Member Blayney seconded to approve the project as
submitted.
Members discussed the motion.
Member Summers moved and Member Blayney seconded to approve the project as
submitted with the caveat that the applicant revise his plans to make sure the words
“architect” “architectural” are off the plans and he corrects the city on the title block.
AYES: Members: Blayney, Kent, Kovalsky, Summers & Chair Rege
NOES: Members: Paul
ABSENT: Members: None
ABSTAIN: Members: None
Motion carried 5-1
ACTION CALENDAR
3. 300 Smith Ranch Rd. (Las Gallinas Valley Sanitation District)
Conceptual Design Review of a proposal to construct a new three-story, approx.
15,000 sq. ft. Operations Control Center (OCC) for Las Gallinas Valley Sanitation
District (LGVSD) including operations control for the wastewater treatment plant, a
laboratory, administrative offices, conference rooms, and multi-function classrooms for
public use. The proposal also includes the creation of a new Corporation Yard with the
construction of a new one-story, 3,000 sq. ft., carport maintenance building providing a
secured surface parking lot for LGVSD vehicles. The new OCC would replace an
existing Administration Building and the new Corporation Yard would replace an
existing carport structure; APNS: 155-121-20, -27 & -29; Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP)
District Zone; Michael P. Cortez, Applicant; Las Gallinas Valley Sanitation District,
Owner.
Project Planner: Steve Stafford steve.stafford@cityofsanrafael.org
Recommended Action – Accept report and provide feedback
Leslie Mendez, Planning Manager introduced the project.
Applicant gave a presentation.
Chair Rege invited public comment; however, there was none.
Members provided comments.
Applicant provided comments.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Jeff Ballantine, Senior Planner and Leslie Mendez, Planning Manager reported on the
following items:
• City Council approved the Los Gamos Project on February 7.
• Housing Element update at the Planning Commission meeting to be held on February 15.
BOARD COMMUNICATION
• Next Design Review Board meeting to be held on February 23.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Rege adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2022
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SARAH REGE, Chair