Planning Commission – June 23, 2020
7:00 pm
AGENDA
SAN RAFAEL PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, June 23, 2020, 7:00 P.M.
Virtual Meeting
(669) 900-9128
Meeting ID: 883-6544-9148#
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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 May 12, 2020
PUBLIC HEARING
2. 2130 Fourth Street – Request for a Use Permit allow a Parking Modification of the required on-site parking to support of a proposed 290 sq. ft. expansion of the Miracle Mile Café indoor dining area. On-site parking is currently ‘legal nonconforming’, providing a total of 23 parking spaces (13 dedicated spaces in a lower parking area and another 10 parking spaces on an upper gravel parking area off Alexander Ave.), where 33 parking spaces are required. The City’s parking standards would require the proposed project to provide an additional six (6) parking spaces. The project has submitted a parking study which proposes the additional parking demand from the restaurant expansion may be accommodated by public parking in the vicinity of the site; APN: 010-277-11; Commercial/Office (C/O) District; Charles and Susan E. Pick Revocable Trust, owners and applicants; West End Neighborhood. Project Planner: Steve Stafford
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT
I. Next Meeting: July 14, 2020.
II. I, Anne Derrick, hereby certify that on Friday, June 19 2020, I posted a notice of the June 23, 2020, 2020 Planning Commission meeting on the City of San Rafael Agenda Board.
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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.