From: Nancy Hall Bennett
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 3:38 PM
To: Margaret Kavanaugh-Lynch <[email protected]> Cc: Micah Hinkle <[email protected]>; Renee Nickenig <[email protected]>; Maribeth Bushey <[email protected]>; Matt Bennett
Subject: Re: 287 Mountain Avenue - City Council Hearing Margaret,
I am sorry we were unable to connect today. I did speak with Renee and she was very helpful.
Looking at the agenda and seeing that this item is late, I thought I would share comments with you now in addition to in-person. Once again, I am ccing our representative on Council, Councilmemmbr Bushey.
Thank you for all your help. Much appreciated.
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Together, my wife Nancy and I are the owners and residents of from this project. We have lived here since 2011 with our two children. We are very pleased to see that plans are underway to develop the land after the landslide of 2017. We look forward to welcoming new neighbors across the street.
We understand that the project at 287 Mountain View is proposing adjustments to parking.
With that said, we appreciate that this allows us the opportunity to share our concerns about parking on Mountain View Ave.
Today, we learned from Planning Staff that the project at 287 Mountain View now has a recommendation to Council to move forward with a revised condition requiring an encroachment permit which will be managed by Public Works. While we support this recommendation, we hope that the proposed Public Works encroachment permit will follow the recommendations of San Rafael Safe Parking and Parking Box Program passed by council in 2021. Within the city of San Rafael website there is a tab that specifically calls out plans for management in the Dominican/Black Canyon: Details can be found online, but essentially, we hope to see parking restricted to one side of the street, red curbs, and signage informing motorists.
While we welcome our new neighbors, we also hope that parking is managed appropriately, and safely, during the construction phase of the new build and prior to the implementation of the Safe Parking Program.
Thank you
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https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/sanrafaelca/uploads/2022/09/DominicanParking-Signage-Changes.pdf On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM Margaret Kavanaugh-Lynch <Margaret.Kavanaugh[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Ms. BennettI just tried to call you, but for some reason the call will not go through. I want to share with you that we have drafted a revised condition that will be presented to the City Council and proposed to be included in the draft conditions of approval, that more fully explains the purpose of a minor temporary encroachment permit:
A minor temporary encroachment permit is required from the Department of Public Works prior to conducting any work within or any time the Public Right-of-Way (ROW) is restricted. This includes placing debris boxes, material delivery/storage, and or contractor vehicle parking that limits emergency vehicle access within the ROW. The submitted information for the encroachment permit shall include the construction management details on the proposed location and duration of debris boxes, material delivery/storage, and contractor vehicle parking. Encroachment permits can be applied for online on the city of San Rafael
website:https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/encroachment-permits Please let me know if you have any questions,
Margaret Kavanaugh-Lynch (she/her) | City of San Rafael Planning Manager, Community Development Department
1400 5th Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-3095
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Nancy Hall Bennett