The City Hall building will be closed to the general public on Fridays from June 6, 2025 through August 29, 2025. San Rafael Community Centers, Libraries, Al Boro Parking Services, and all Public Safety services will remain open and maintain normal Friday hours.
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: Plan Check Review; and Building Inspections. Respondents may choose to provide services in one or both areas. Respondents for plan check review should demonstrate a capacity to … Continued
Planning Commission Approves New Housing at 930 Irwin Street On May 13, 2025, the San Rafael Planning Commission approved a proposal to build new housing at 930 Irwin Street, at the corner of 4th Street and Irwin Street. The Planning Commission found the project to be consistent with the City’s Downtown Precise Plan, Zoning Ordinance, … Continued
A proposal to build 200 new affordable homes at 555 Northgate Dr. has been resubmitted to the City of San Rafael on April 2, 2024. Following an initial determination that the application was incomplete in fall 2023, the developer resubmitted the application on April 2, 2024. City staff have completed their second review of the … Continued
Public Hearing Notice for 930 Irwin Street NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SAN RAFAEL PLANNING COMMISSION Date: May 13, 2025 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 The San Rafael Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a proposed new residential development at … Continued
Northgate Town Square redevelopment project has officially received the green light from the San Rafael City Council after the approval of key land entitlements, marking a major milestone for the City’s ongoing efforts to revitalize the Northgate area. This significant development is expected to transform the former mall location into a pedestrian friendly hub with … Continued
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL On December 2, 2024 the City Council will hold public hearing to consider and possibly take an action on (1) A Resolution of the City of San Rafael City Council certifying an Environmental Impact Report, ( 2) An ordinance of the City of San … Continued
Northgate Town Square Schedule Update: At the September 24th Study Session, staff presented a tentative public hearing schedule showing November 18th as the first City Council hearing. That date has since been updated. A hearing on the first reading of the rezoning Ordinance and all other entitlements is now planned to be held on December 2nd … Continued
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SAN RAFAEL PLANNING COMMISSION On October 29, 2024, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council about [1] whether to adopt the Final Environmental Impact Report for the comprehensive redevelopment of the existing Northgate Mall at 5800 Northgate … Continued
Northgate Town Square Environmental Impact Report Update Final Environmental Impact Report is available today! The Northgate Final Environmental Impact Report was released today, October 18, 2024. It can be found here. Background: The Final EIR document has been prepared to respond to comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the … Continued
Since the last incompleteness determination was made, the applicant submitted additional information to staff and withdrew their request for a density bonus. At that point, staff was able to determine that the project is now complete pursuant to the Permit Streamlining Act and the applicant withdrew their appeal of the staff determination that the project … Continued