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Across California, jurisdictions are looking to reduce energy use in buildings, which are our second-highest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in our local GHG inventories. Additionally, the State of California is heading towards an all-electric future. Using electric appliances in homes improves indoor air quality, reducing GHG emissions, and saves residents money on utility...

The budget is a tool the City uses to establish its priorities for the fiscal year to come. Key community goals are identified through the spending plan in the City Budget.  The City Council and City staff respond to the community's needs in part through the budget which is intended to balance not only revenues and costs but...

Request for Qualifications City of San Rafael On-Call Planning and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Services  RFQ ISSUED: MAY 27, 2025 The City of San Rafael’s Community and Economic Development (CED) Department is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify qualified consultants to provide the following on-call services: Land Use Entitlement Processing; and California...

The 15-person Steering Committee is instrumental in guiding the project team regarding engaging the community and reviewing content before releasing the Master Plan to a broader audience. The project team will meet with this group 5-7 times throughout the process. Each meeting will focus on presenting the project team’s research, exploring the City’s history of...

190 MILL STREET - HOMEWARD BOUND Emergency Shelter & Supportive Housing   Address: 190 Mill Street Project No: GPA19-001/ZC19-001/UP19-014 Applicant: Homeward Bound https://hbofm.org/homeward-bound-proposes-housing-and-shelter-complex/  Contact: Pat Cousens Project Planner: Ali Giudice, Principal Planner (415) 485-3092 Alicia.giudice@cityofsanrafael.org Project Description (haz clic aqui para información en Español) This project is a request by Homeward Bound for a General...

Captain Dollar was born in 1844 in Falkirk, Scotland and became very wealthy, first through the timber industry and later in the shipping business. He founded the Dollar Steamship Company, established trade with the Orient, and began the first regularly scheduled round-the-world passenger/freight line. Captain Dollar is often credited with founding the Merchant Marine. An...

The city has adopted general Residential and Non Residential Design Guidelines to assist design professionals and homeowners in planning out projects. In addition to these guidelines, we also offer additional tools for people designing projects in areas that have more standards to meet based on either the overlay zoning district (Hillside, canalfront), the use (Promenade Plan, Station...

Zoning Amendments An applicant may initiate rezoning for a property to another district that is consistent with the City of San Rafael General Plan 2020 Land Use Map, or an amendment to zoning text. Zoning amendments are a legislative action that requires a favorable recommendation by a super-majority of the Planning Commission and adoption of...

General Information General Plan 2020 EIR Draft EIR (2004) Response to Comments Part One (2004) Response to Comments Part Two (2004) Response to Comments Part Three (2004) EIR City Council Resolution (2004) Metropolitan Transportation Commission Grant Metropolitan Transportation Commission Resolution 3434 Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Environmental Impact Reports San Rafael General Plan 2020 San...

Building off the work from the 2012 Downtown Station Area Plan vision for the ½ mile radius around the Downtown SMART Station, the goal of this Downtown Parking & Wayfinding study is to develop policy goals to support a vibrant, gateway area through parking and wayfinding in anticipation of our future needs related to SMART....