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City of Belvedere Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – 6:30 PM NOTICE: Members of the public may attend the meeting in-person at City Hall Council Chambers at 450 San Rafael Avenue. City Hall and the Council Chambers will be open to members of the public 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. The public may also attend via Zoom by visiting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89294361832 Or by phone 1-888-788-0099 (Toll Free) or 1-833-548-0276 (Toll Free). Enter Webinar ID: 892 9436 1832 If you have called into the meeting and wish to speak, please press *9. At each meeting, the public has the opportunity to address the Planning Commission on items appearing on the agenda and items not appearing on the agenda, but within the purview of the Planning Commission. Public Comment may be made live during the meeting in-person, via Zoom or through written comment. The public may also submit comments in advance of the meeting by emailing the Director of Planning & Building at: rmarkwick@cityofbelvedere.org Please write “Public Comment” in the subject line. Comments submitted one hour prior to the commencement of the meeting will be presented to the Planning Commission and included in the public record for the meeting. Written public comments will not be verbally read out loud. The Planning Commission will not entertain comments made in the chat function. Please be advised that those participating in the meeting remotely via Zoom do so at their own risk. The Planning Commission meeting will not be cancelled if any technical problems occur during the meeting. A. CALL TO ORDER OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION B. OPEN FORUM This is an opportunity for any citizen to briefly address the Planning Commission on any matter that does not appear on this agenda. Upon being recognized by the Chair, please state your name, and limit your oral statement to no more than three minutes. Matters that appear to warrant a more-lengthy presentation or Commission consideration will be agendized for further discussion at a later meeting. C. REPORTS The Reports agenda item consists of any oral reports from standing Planning Commission committees (if any), an individual member of the Planning Commission, and staff. D. CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar consists of items that the Planning Commission considers to be non-controversial. Unless any item is specifically removed by any member of the Planning Commission, staff, or audience, the Consent Calendar will be adopted by one motion. Items removed will be considered in the sequence as they appear below. If any member  of the audience wishes to have an item removed, follow the remote meeting procedures referenced above. If you do not have access to the Zoom meeting platform, please email the Director of Planning and Building, Rebecca Markwick at rmarkwick@cityofbelvedere.org. Please indicate that you would like to remove a consent calendar item and identify the item. After removing the item, the Planning Commission will call for comment at the appropriate time. 1. Draft Minutes of the September 19, 2023, regular meeting of the Planning Commission. 2. Extension of Design Review approval application for the property located at 345 Golden Gate Avenue (060-202-21). The project received Planning Commission approval on February 19, 2019, for a residential addition and remodel, pool house, and other associate site improvements. This application does not propose to modify the approved plans. The project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 (1)(1) Existing Facilities. Applicant: Carl Baker. Property Owner: 345 Golden Gate LLC • 345 Golden Gate Avenue Staff Report • 345 Golden Gate Avenue Plans E. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. Design Review and Revocable License applications for the property located at 43 Peninsula Road (APN: 060-051-31) to add 521 square-feet to the residence, consisting of a 508 square-foot first story addition and 13 square-foot living room expansion. The project would replace the 12-foot-tall roof above the living room to 14- feet. The project would replace exterior windows and doors, repaint exterior walls, and replace the swimming pool. A Revocable License is requested for improvements in the Peninsula Road right-of-way. The project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15301(l)(1) Existing Facilities. Applicant: Marshall Schneider (architect). Property Owners: David Ross and Helen Werngren. (Item to be Continued). 4. Design Review and two Variance applications for the property located at 49-51 Alcatraz Avenue (APN: 060-102-54) to construct a two-car parking area with metal and cable guardrails. The project proposes new concrete stairs, landscaping, and a 7- foot-tall retaining wall. A Variance is requested to allow the parking area to be less than 3 feet from the improved street line. A second Variance is requested to allow a retaining wall taller than 4-feet in height within the side yard setback. The project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15303(a) New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. Applicant: David Thompson (architect). Property Owner: Petra Hansen. • 49-51 Alcatraz Avenue Staff Report • 49-51 Plans 5. Design Review for the property located at 31 Cove Road (APN: 060-082-21) to remove one Poplar tree and two tree stumps within the private alleyway adjacent to Cove Road. The project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land. Applicant: Holscher Architecture. Property Owners: Peter and Jennifer Daly. • 31 Cove Road Staff Report HEARING PROCEDURE The Planning Commission will follow the following procedure for all listed public hearing items: Page 2  1) The Chair will ask for presentation of the staff report; 2) The Commissioners will have the opportunity to question staff in order to clarify any specific points; 3) The applicant and project representative will be allowed to make a presentation, not to exceed 10 minutes for large, or 5 minutes for small, projects, as total for the applicant’s design team; 4) The public hearing will be opened; 5) Members of the audience in favor or against the proposal will be allowed to speak, for a maximum of 3 minutes per speaker; 6) The applicant will be given an opportunity to respond to comments made by the audience, for a maximum of 5 minutes total for the applicant’s design team; 7) The public hearing will be closed; and 8) Discussion of the proposal will return to the Commission with formal action taken to approve, conditionally approve, deny or continue review of the application. APPEALS: The Belvedere Municipal Code provides that the applicant or any interested person may appeal the action of the Planning Commission on any application. The appeal must be in writing and submitted with a fee of $1026.00 (applicant) or $776.00 (non-applicant) not later than ten (10) calendar days following the date of the Planning Commission action. Appeals received by City staff via mail after the tenth day will not be accepted. Please note that if you challenge in court any of the matters described above, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described above, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the above-referenced public hearing. [Government Code Section 65009)b)(2)]. *********************** THIS MEETING WAS PROPERLY NOTICED AND POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICING STANDARD REQUIREMENTS The City of Belvedere website – www.cityofbelvedre.org City Hall Newsletter, 450 San Rafael Avenue, Belvedere CA NOTICE: WHERE TO VIEW AGENDA MATERIALS Staff reports and other materials distributed to the Planning Commission are available for public inspection at the following locations: • Online at www.cityofbelvedere.org • Belvedere City Hall, 450 San Rafael Avenue, Belvedere. (Writings distributed to the Planning Commission after the posting date of this agenda are available for public inspection at this location only.) • Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon. To request automatic mailing of agenda materials, please contact the City Clerk at clerk@cityofbelvedere.org or (415) 435-3838 NOTICE: AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT The following accommodations will be provided, upon request, to persons with a disability: agendas and/or agenda packet materials in alternate formats and special assistance needed to attend or participate in this meeting. Please make your request at the Office of the City Clerk or by calling (415) 435-3838. Whenever possible, please make your request four working days in advance. Items will not necessarily be heard in the above order, not, because of possible changes or extenuating conditions, be heard. For additional information, please contact City Hall, 450 San Rafael Ave, Belvedere CA 94920. (415) 435-3838. Page 3