Design Review Board (Revised) – October 19, 2021
7:00 pm
Design Review Board
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 7:00 P.M.
AGENDA (REVISED)
Virtual Meeting
Watch on Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/drb-2021-10-19
Telephone: (669) 900-9128
Meeting ID: 835-3174-3214#
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE In response to Executive Order N-29-20, the City of San Rafael will no longer offer an in-person meeting location for the public to attend. This meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. How to participate in the meeting: * Submit public comments in writing. Correspondence received by 5:00 p.m. the Wednesday before this public hearing will be provided with the agenda materials provided to the Board. Correspondence received after this deadline but by 5:00 p.m. the day of the hearing will be conveyed to the Board as a supplement. Send correspondence to the project planner and city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org. Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk (email city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or phone at 415-485-3066) who will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests. |
Members of the public may speak on Agenda items.
CALL TO ORDER
RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT
APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Remarks are limited to three minutes per person and may be on anything within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. Remarks on non-agenda items will be heard first, remarks on agenda items will be heard at the time the item is discussed.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar allows the Board to take action, without discussion, on Agenda items for which there are no persons present who wish to speak, and no Board members who wish to discuss.
1. Approval of the Design Review Board Meeting Minutes of October 5, 2021
Recommended Action – Approve minutes as submitted
Minutes
ACTION ITEMS
2. 1580 Lincoln Avenue (San Rafael Inn)
ED21-008; EX21-011; SE21-004; UP21-003; V21-002 for demolition of a non-operational garden center and construction of a new, four-story, 46-room boutique hotel with 38 parking spaces, and guest amenities including a café located at the intersection of Lincoln Ave/Grand Ave. The project is requesting Variances to reduce the minimum front and street side setbacks, reduce the minimum landscaping requirements, and reduce parking stall dimensions. In addition, the project requests an Exception to exceed the maximum lot coverage, and a Sign Exception to exceed the maximum allowable sign area; APN: 011-075-13; Multi-Family Residential (HR1) Zone; Robert Sauvageau of RYS Architects, Inc., Applicant; 1580 Lincoln, LLC, Owner; Lincoln/San Rafael Hill Neighborhood.
Project Planner: Krystle Rizzi, Consulting Planner
Krystle.Rizzi@cityofsanrafael.org
Recommended Action – Review and recommend approval of site and building design
Staff Report
Correspondence
Correspondence
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT
Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Commission less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall be available for inspection online. Sign Language interpreters may be requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or using the California Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request.
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