Planning Commission – January 26, 2021

Jan 26 2021

San Rafael Planning Commission
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at  7:00 P.M.

Virtual Meeting
Watch on Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/pc-2021-01-26
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael
Telephone: (669) 900-9128
Meeting ID: 897-5534-1830#

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE

In response to Executive Order N-29-20, the City of San Rafael will no longer offer an in-person meeting location for the public to attend. This meeting will be streamed using a video conference Webinar, and streamed to YouTube Live at www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael. Comments submitted via YouTube Live must be submitted according to the directions located on the YouTube video description. The City is not responsible for any interrupted service. To ensure the Planning Commission receives your comments, submit written comments to Alicia Giudice, Planning Manager (alicia.giudice@cityofsanrafael.org), prior to the meeting. For more information regarding real-time public comments, please visit our Live Commenting Pilot page at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/live-commenting-pilot/.

Want to listen to the meeting and comment in real-time over the phone? Call the telephone number listed on this agenda and dial the Meeting ID when prompted. Feel free to contact the City Clerk’s office at 415-485-3066 or by email to lindsay.lara@cityofsanrafael.org if you have any questions.

Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk (email lindsay.lara@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

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. Approval of the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2021
Recommended Action – Approve as submitted
Minutes

PUBLIC HEARING

2. Public Hearing on Draft Downtown San Rafael Precise Plan
The Planning Commission will conduct its second public hearing on the Draft Downtown Precise Plan on January 26. An initial hearing on Chapters 1-8 of the Plan took place on January 12. The hearing on January 26 will focus on Chapter 9, which is the Draft Form Based Code. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments on the Draft Form Based Code and discuss the Code’s recommendations. Continued public comment on Draft General Plan 2040 also may occur at these meetings.
Case Nos.: GPA16-001 & P16-013
Project Planner: Barry Miller
Recommended Action – Accept report, provide comments and continue hearing to February 9, 2021, for a wrap up discussion
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 Lindsay.lara@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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Margaret Kavanaugh-Lynch
Planning Manager

1400 Fifth Avenue, Top Floor
San Rafael, CA 94901
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am - 4pm. Lunch break from 12-1.
Friday: closed to the public but available through phone or email.
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