Planning Commission – January 13, 2026

Jan 13 2026

7:00 pm City Hall

1400 5th Ave, San Rafael, CA, United States,

Planning Commission Regular Meeting
January 13, 2026 – 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA

Participate In-Person:
San Rafael City Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901

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This meeting will be held in-person. This meeting is being streamed to YouTube at www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael.

How to participate in the meeting:

• You are welcome to come to the meeting and provide public comment in person. Each speaker will have 2-minutes to provide public comment.
• Submit your comments by email to: PlanningPublicComment@cityofsanrafael.org by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.

If you experience technical difficulties during the meeting, please contact
PlanningPublicComment@cityofsanrafael.org.

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT

C. APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS

D. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES

E. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

Remarks are limited to two 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.

F. 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. None

G. ACTION ITEM

  1. 700 Irwin Street – New Mixed-Use Building. Request under SB330, the California State Density Bonus Law, and AB 130 for an Environmental and Design Review Permit for a new mixed-use 17-story building proposed with 200 units, 30 of which are Below Market Rate; APN: 014-132-18; T5N 50/70 Zoning District; Irwin Street Partners, LLC, applicant.

Project Planner:   Christina Ratcliffe, Contract Planner

Recommended Action

It is recommended that the Planning Commission approve the Environmental and Design Review application, subject to findings and conditions of approval.

STAFF REPORT

ATTACHMENT 1

DRAFT RESOLUTION AND DRAFT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL

EXHIBIT 1

EXHIBIT 2

ATTACHMENT 2

CEQA AB 130 STATUTORY EXEMPTION CHECKLIST

ATTACHMENT 3

EXHIBIT 1

EXHIBIT 2

EXHIBIT 3

EXHIBIT 4

ATTACHMENT 4

PUBLIC COMMENT

H. DIRECTOR’S REPORT

I. COMMISSION COMMUNICATION

J. 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.

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Micah Hinkle
Community & Economic Development Director

1400 Fifth Avenue, Top Floor
San Rafael, CA 94901
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