Planning Commission – January 11, 2022
7:00 pm
Planning Commission
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
Virtual Meeting
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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 5:00 p.m. the Wednesday before this public hearing will be provided with the agenda materials provided to the Commission. Correspondence received after this deadline but by 5:00 p.m. the day of the hearing will be conveyed to the Commission as a supplement. Send correspondence to the project planner and to planningpubliccomment@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 Commission to take action, without discussion, on Agenda items for which there are no persons present who wish to speak, and no Commission members who wish to discuss.
1. Approval of the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 14, 2021
Recommended Action – Approve minutes as submitted
Minutes
2. Tiscornia Marsh Restoration Project, North of Canal Street
Request for a Use Permit and Environmental and Design Review Permit to approve the Tiscornia Marsh Restoration Project. The Tiscornia Marsh Restoration Project proposes to restore the 23-acre tidal marsh/mudflats and shoreline levee located north and outboard of Canal Street, as well as the five-acre, City-owned diked marsh located north of the Albert J. Boro Center/Pickleweed Park Playfields. APNs: 009-142-01, 009-032-08 and -09; Planned Development- Wetland Overlay (PD-WO) and Parks/Open Space-Wetland and Canalfront Review Overlay (P/OS-WO-C) Districts. Applicant: Marin Audubon Society; Property Owners: Marin Audubon Society and City of San Rafael.
Project Planner: Leslie Mendez Leslie.mendez@cityofsanrafael.org
Recommended Action – Adopt a resolution certifying the Tiscornia Marsh Restoration Project Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR); Adopt a resolution adopting CEQA Findings of Fact and approving a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and Adopt a resolution approving Use Permit UP21-001 and Environmental and Design Review Permit ED21-002
Staff Report
ACTION ITEMS
3. Northgate Mall Redevelopment Project (5800 Northgate Drive)
Scoping meeting for the Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a Rezone to the Planned Development (PD) zone, a Use Permit, an Environmental and Design Review Permit, and a Tentative Map to allow the comprehensive redevelopment of the existing Mall into a new, phased mixed-use development with retail and approximately 1,443 residences on a 44.76-acre site. APNs: 175-060-12, -40, -59, -61, -66 &-67; General Commercial (GC) District; MeloneGeier Partners, owner/applicant; File Nos: ZC21-001, UP21-007, ED21-024, TS21-002, IS21-002 & DA21-001
Project Planner: Tricia Stevens Tricia.Stevens@cityofsanrafael.org
Recommended Action – Accept public comment and direct staff to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)
Staff Report
Correspondence
Correspondence
4. Annual Meeting 2022
Annual Meeting of Planning Commission for 2022 to include: a) election of officers; and b) review of Planning Commission “Rules and Procedures”; and c) selection of liaisons to DRB meetings
Project Planner: Leslie Mendez Leslie.mendez@cityofsanrafael.org
Recommended Action – Elect a new Chair and Vice Chair for 2022; Consider and accept any proposed changes to the Planning Commission “Rules and Procedures;” and Select Planning Commission liaisons to the DRB for 2022
Staff Report
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.
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.