Planning Commission – November 15, 2022

Nov 15 2022

Planning Commission
Regular Meeting

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 7:00 P.M.
AGENDA

Participate In-Person:
San Rafael City Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
or
Participate Virtually:
Watch on Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/pc-2022-11-15
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael
Telephone: 1 (669) 444-9171
Meeting ID: 897 4566 6511#
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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 in-person, virtually using Zoom and is being streamed to YouTube at www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael.

How to participate in the meeting in-person:

  • Stay home if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
  • Face coverings are recommended for attendees
  • Use the sign-in sheet (optional) which allows notification of potentially exposed individuals if contact tracing reveals COVID-19 transmission may have occurred in a given meeting
  • Attendance will be limited to 50 percent of room capacity (no more than 90 persons) and all in-person attendees should socially distance as recommended by public health authorities. If the Chambers are 50% occupied, please participate online instead or utilize the audio feed in the lobby.
  • All attendees are encouraged to be fully vaccinated.

How to participate in the meeting virtually:

  • Submit public comment in writing before 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting to PlanningPublicComment@cityofsanrafael.org.
  • Join the Zoom webinar and use the ‘raise hand’ feature to provide verbal public comment.
  • Dial-in to Zoom’s telephone number using the meeting ID and provide verbal public comment.

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 September 13, 2022
Recommended ActionApprove minutes as submitted
Minutes

ACTION ITEMS

2.  Aldersly Retirement Community Phased Development, 326 and 308 Mission Avenue.
PLAN21-041, ZC20-001, UP20-022, ED 20-051
State Clearinghouse #2021110398
Recommendations to City Council for Certification of Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Planned Development (PD) Zoning Amendment, Master Use Permit, and Environmental and Design Review Permit for the Aldersly Retirement Community Project; APNs: 014-054-31 and -32; Planned Development (PD-1775) Zoning District; Applicant: Peter Lin, Greenbriar Development; Peter Schakow, Owner.
Project Planner: Jayni Allsep, Contract Planner, jayni.allsep@cityofsanrafael.org
Recommended ActionAdopt resolutions recommending City Council certify the Final EIR, adopt the Zoning Amendment, and Approve the Use Permit, Environmental and Design Review Permit, and Mitigation Monitoring and reporting Program for the project.
Staff Report
Correspondence

3.  Public Meeting on the San Rafael 2023-2031 HCD Draft Housing Element
GPA22-002 & P21-006
Staff will provide a presentation on the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element.  An opportunity for Planning Commission and public comment will be provided. The Planning Commission is being asked to recommend that the City Council approve submittal of this Draft to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review.
Project Planner: Ali Giudice, CDD Director (415) 485-3092, and,
Barry Miller, Consultant
Liz Darby, Consultant
Alexis Captanian, Housing Programs Analyst
Recommended Action Make recommendation that the City Council approve submittal of the Working Draft Housing Element to the State Department of Housing and Community Development for their initial 90-day review.
Staff Report
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.

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.

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Micah Hinkle
Community & Economic Development Director

1400 Fifth Avenue, Top Floor
San Rafael, CA 94901
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