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Planning Commission – June 24, 2025

Jun 24 2025

7:00 pm City Hall

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

Planning Commission
Regular Meeting

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA

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

Watch Online:
Watch on Zoom Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/2025-PC-Meeting
Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael
Listen by phone: 1 (669) 444-9171
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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. Draft Minutes of June 10, 2025
2. Draft Minutes of May 27, 2025

G. ACTION ITEM

1.38 Miraflores Avenue (APN 012-052-04) Major Environmental and Design Review Permit with an Exception to specified Hillside Development Standards and a Variance for a new attached elevated deck and detached parking deck with associated access pathways and landscaping; CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).

Project Planner: Renee Nickenig, Associate Planner
reneenickenig@cityofsanrafael.org

Recommended Action – It is recommended that the San Rafael Planning Commission receive staff’s report and public input on the Project and adopt the Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve the requested Variance and Major Environmental and Design Review with Exception to the Hillside Development Standards.

STAFF REPORT

H. DIRECTOR’S REPORT

I. COMMISSION COMMUNICATION

I. 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 $5,000 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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June 18, 2025
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Micah Hinkle
Community & Economic Development Director

1400 Fifth Avenue, Top Floor
San Rafael, CA 94901
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