Planning Commission: November 21, 2024
This meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in person at the Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Road, Fairfax, CA. The meeting is also being held virtually on Zoom. It will be broadcast on Channels 27 and 99, and livestreamed on https://www.townoffairfax.org/watch-live-2/ or https://www.cmcm.tv/27.
How to participate in the meeting virtually
- Join the Zoom webinar and use the “raise hand” feature to provide verbal public comment.
- On Zoom: Webinar ID: 889 4332 9232 or join https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88943329232
- By telephone: 1 (669) 900 6833 or 1 (346) 248-7799 and use Webinar ID above. If you receive a busy signal, call +1 (346) 248-7799 (Press *67 before dialing to hide your phone number). To speak during the public comment time press *9 and you will be added to the queue and unmuted when it is your turn to speak.
Before 2:00 pm on the day of the meeting you may e-mail written comments to the Planning Commission at Planning@townoffairfax.org. Comments will be provided to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting and will become part of the meeting record but will not be read out loud.
7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL (Commissioner Newton will participate via teleconferencing from 16 Ledge Rd. #72, Blue Hill, Maine, 04614)
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MEETING PROTOCOL
The Chair shall maintain order at the meetings in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order and the Planning Commission has the responsibility to be a model of respectful behavior in order to encourage community participation and citizen input at Planning Commission meetings. The Planning Commission and the audience are expected to refrain from using profane language and/or ridiculing the character or motive of Planning Commission members, staff, or members of the public and to maintain the standards of tolerance and civility.
Conduct: All interested persons are invited to participate in public hearings. In order to give all interested persons an opportunity to be heard and to ensure the presentation of all points of view, members of the audience should: (1) Limit their presentation to three minutes; (2) Provide their comments by e-mail as described above; (3) State their view and concerns succinctly; and, (4) Submit any new documents to the Planning Staff, first, directly, or via e-mail at Planning@townoffairfax.org to be entered into the record.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Anyone who wishes to address the Planning Commission on matters not on the agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission, must do so by e-mail, in person, or via Zoom in the manner described above. Presentations will be limited to three minutes, or as otherwise established by the Planning Commission Chair.
CONSENT CALENDER
There are no items on the consent calendar.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Request for a Conditional Use Permit, Design Review Permit, Variance to Allow Parking in a Required Side Yard, and Tree Removal Permit to construct an approximately 1,997 square foot single-family residence, an approximately 711 square foot Accessory Dwelling Unit, and an approximately 402 square foot detached garage; Assessor’s Parcel No. 002-082-10; RD 5.5-7 Residential Zone; Sandy Chan, applicant; Christine Ho, owner; CEQA categorically exempt, §§ 15303(a) & (e).
Continued consideration of a request for a Hill Area Residential Development Permit, Excavation Permit, Design Review Permit and Variance to construct a 2,064 square-foot, single-family residence and a 551 square-foot garage/accessory dwelling unit. The Front-yard Setback Variance and Fence Height Variance requested at the previous hearing are no longer required due to a project redesign; Assessor’s Parcel No. 002-081-02; RS-6 Single-family Residential Zone; Sutton Cunningham, applicant; Steve and Kim Smith, owners; CEQA categorically exempt, § 15303(a) and (e) and 15305(a).
Request for a Design Review Permit and an Excavation Permit to remodel and expand a 1,523 square-foot, one-story, single-family residence into a 2,676 square-foot, two story single-family residence and to replace the irregularly shaped swimming pool with a smaller rectangular swimming pool; Assessor’s Parcel No. 001-261-79; RS 7.5 Single-family Residential Zone; Gregor Syben, applicant/designer; Jeff and Melissa Garon, owners; CEQA categorically exempt, § 15301(e)(1), 15303(e) and 15304(b).
DISCUSSION ITEMS (There are no written reports for the items below.)
- Update on progress of 10 Olema Road application submittal.
- Report on signage in front of St. Rita’s Church and Ross Valley Charter School.
MINUTES
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/REQUESTS
ADJOURNMENT
Staff reports: Staff reports and associated materials will be available for public review on the Town website at www.townoffairfax.org the Saturday before the meeting.
Court Challenges: If you challenge the matter(s) described above in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence delivered at, or prior to the above referenced public hearing [Govt. Code section 65009(b)].
If an item is continued to a date certain, it is the responsibility of interested parties to note the new meeting date. Notices will not be sent out for items continued to a specific hearing date.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Planning Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection on the Town’s website at “townoffairfax.org“, subject to the staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
Accommodation: If you need accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting due to a disability, please contact the Town Clerk at (415) 453-1584 or cfoster@townoffairfax.org a minimum of 48 hours prior to the meeting.