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Home My WebLink AboutTC Digest 2013-07-19TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST Week of July 15 -19, 2013 Tiburon 1. Letter — Marin Housing — BMR Program Activity 2012 -2013 — Fiscal Year -End Agendas & Minutes 2. Agenda — Design Review Board — July 18, 2013 3. Agenda — Planning Commission — July 24, 2013 Regional a) Notice of Availability - Draft EIR — Mill Valley 2040 General Plan b) Annual Report 2012 — Marin Conservation League * c) Invitation — Hotbed — Art by the Bay - Drever Family Foundation d) Notice — Public Meeting to Review the Final EIR — 2008 Easton Point Residential Development Agendas & Minutes e) None * Council Only July 1, 2013 Margaret Curran, Town Manager Town of Tiburon 1505 Tiburon Blvd. Tiburon, CA 94920 REC 1V , w_ JUL 16 2013 TOWN MANAGERS r err;, TOWN OF TIBURON RE Fiscal year- end reporting on BMR Program Activity 2012 -2013 Dear Ms. Curran: • N"RoktrN HOUSING Making Housing More Affordable 4020 Civic Center Drive San Rafael, CA 94903 -4173 Enclosed please find a copy of the Annual BMR Activity Report for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 and the invoice for our BMR Program Management Services per our contract for the current fiscal year commencing July 1, 2013. The report lists services performed by property in accordance with the terms of our agreement including resale / refi price calculations, sales, refis, assessments of capital improvements, homebuyer education, down payment assistance, Mortgage Credit Certificates, rehab of optioned units, occupancy monitoring of 1/3 of the units in the BMR portfolio, default mitigation counseling and exercises of option to purchase. In addition, several workshops were given to current BMR owners as well as prospective BMR owners on our applicant lottery list. The Estate Planning Seminar presented by attorney David Hellman covered wills, trusts, health care directives and powers of attorney. Several first time homebuyer education workshops were presented as well, in conjunction with Northbay Family Homes, covering such topics as preparing to be a homeowner, benefits of homeownership, available mortgage financing and the loan application process, credit analysis and remediation, HOA's and homeowner responsibilities. By far, though, the most exciting event this year has been the inauguration of the CalHome Mortgage Assistance Program. We submitted a successful application to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) CalHome Program which targets state resources to communities making progress in addressing their share of the regional housing needs. This is the first such grant in Marin County and will provide $ 1 million in down payment assistance to low- income, first -time homebuyers. It will bridge the gap between the purchase price and 80% loan to value thereby eliminating the need for mortgage insurance and allowing lower income homebuyers to qualify for financing. We are extremely pleased to be able to offer this program to our BMR buyers. 415/491 -2525 (FAX) 415/472 -2186 (TDD) 1- 800 - 735 -2929 www.marinhousing.org Another enhancement under consideration at this time is the intent to modify the BMR lottery process to give preference to Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Program participants as well as public housing residents who could utilize the Section 8 Homeownership and CalHome Programs to qualify for the purchase of a BMR unit. This could help to alleviate the effects of sequestration and federal budget cuts which are threatening the housing options of our most vulnerable clients. By coordinating the efforts of both programs (BMR and Section 8 Homeownership) Marin Housing could provide long -term housing stability to people who otherwise would not be able to purchase a home in Marin County. We have completed several of these BMR sales in the past and they have proven to be very successful. Please let me know if you have any questions concerning this current overview of the BMR Program or would like any further information. I value our continued collaboration in providing these valuable homeownership opportunities to low and moderate income first -time homebuyers in Marin County and look forward to continuing to provide quality management of your BMR portfolio. Your prompt payment of the enclosed invoice will allow us to do so. Sincerely, op(&5m� Carmen Hall Soruco Interim Homeownership Programs Supervisor csoruco @marinhousing.org Enc/ Annual BMR Activity Report 2012 -2013 FY 2013 -2014 Invoice for Services TOWN OF TIBURON Tiburon Town Hall 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 �l U�T Regular Meeting 4;Z% Design Review Board July 18, 2013 7:00 P.M. TIBURON DESIGN REVIEW BOARD CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Emberson, Vice Chair Chong, Boardmembers Cousins, Kricensky and Tollini ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Persons wishing to address the Design Review Board on any subject not on the agenda may do so under this portion of the agenda. Please note that the Design Review Board is not able to undertake extended discussion, or take action on, items that do not appear on this agenda. Matters requiring action will be referred to Town Staff for consideration and/or placed on a future Design Review Board agenda. Please limit your comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Any communications regarding an item not on the agenda will not be considered part of the administrative record for that item. STAFF BRIEFING (if any) ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE -CHAIR OLD BUSINESS 1. 510 RIDGE ROAD: File No. 21304; Paul Wong and Julie Huh, Owners; Site Plan and Architectural Review construct a new single - family dwelling, with Variances for reduced front yard setback and excess lot coverage. The new two -story dwelling would result in and a total floor area of 4,002 square feet and lot coverage of 16.2% which is greater than the 15.0% maximum lot coverage in the RO -2 zone. The house would extend to within 27 feet, 6 inches of the front property line, which is less than the 30 foot front yard setback required in the RO -2 zone. Assessor's Parcel No. 059- 091 -24. [DW] 2. 545 SILVERADO DRIVE: File No. 713029; Brian and Sue Peery, Owners; Site Plan and Architectural Review to construct additions to an existing single- family dwelling. Additions would be made to the upper and ground levels of the house, with raised rooflines and a new garage at the front of the property. The floor area of the house would be increased by 564 square feet, resulting in a total floor area of 2,222 square feet, with an additional 504 square feet of garage space, and would increase the lot coverage on the site by 561 square feet to 2,118 square feet (19.3 %). Assessor's Parcel No. 055- 082 -23. [DW] Design Review Board July 18, 2013 Page 1 3. 1877 CENTRO WEST STREET: File No. 21314; Steven and Jennifer Lamar, Owners; Site Plan and Architectural Review to legalize as -built construction of walls for an existing single- family dwelling, with a Variance for excess wall height. The walls that have been constructed around the perimeter of the site have a maximum measured height of 13 feet, which is taller than the 6 foot maximum wall height allowed in the R -2 zone. Assessor's Parcel No. 059 - 071 -16. [DW] PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NEW BUSINESS 4. 6 JUNO ROAD: File No. 71' )051; Pensco Trust Company, Owner; Site Plan and Architectural Review for construction of a fence for an existing single - family dwelling, with a Variance for excess fence height. A new 8 foot tall wooden fence would be constructed along the rear of the property. The proposed fence would be taller than the 6 foot maximum wall height allowed in the R -1 zone. Assessor's Parcel No. 034 - 272 -04. [KO] 5. 26 APOLLO ROAD: File No. 713039; Suzanna and Nikita Bell, Owners; Site Plan and Architectural Review for construction of a new single - family dwelling. The new two - story house would include four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, family room and a one -car garage. The project would increase the floor area by 1,901 square feet to a total of 2,861 square feet of living space. The lot coverage would increase to 2,421 square feet (28.1 %) of the site. Assessor's Parcel No. 034 -271 -13. [KO] 6. 65 REED RANCH ROAD: File No. 713043; Andrea Hong and James Parsons, Owners; Dan Mihalovich and Judy Stern, Appellants; Appeal of Planning Staffs decision to conditionally approve a Site Plan and Architectural Review application for construction of a fence for an existing single- family dwelling. A new 6 foot tall wooden fence would be constructed along the west side property line on property. Assessor's Parcel No. 038- 301-35. [DW] MTV TTF0, 7. Regular Meeting of June 20, 2013 ADJOURNMENT Design Review Board July 18, 2013 Page 2 TOWN OF TIBURON Tiburon Town Hall 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 AGENDA DIGEST Agenda - Regular Meeting Tiburon Planning Commission July 24, 2013 — 7:30 PM TIBURON PLANNING COMMISSION CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Present: Vice Chair Weller, Commissioner Corcoran, Commissioner Welner Absent: Chair Tollini ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Persons wishing to address the Planning Commission on any subject not on the agenda may do-so under this portion of the agenda. Please note that the Planning Commission is not able to undertake extended discussion, or take action on, items that do not appear on this agenda. Matters requiring action will be referred to Town Staff for consideration and /or placed on a future Planning Commission agenda. Please limit your comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Testimony regarding matters not on the agenda will not be considered part of the administrative record COMMISSION AND STAFF BRIEFING Commission and Committee Reports Director's Report OLD BUSINESS 1. 110 SOLANO STREET: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION PARTIALLY GRANTING AN APPEAL OF APPROVAL OF A SEASONAL RENTAL UNIT PERMIT TO OPERATE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING TWO - FAMILY DWELLING AS A SEASONAL RENTAL UNIT; FILE NO. SRU- 2013 -01 Courtney and Sandy Anderson, Owners and Applicants; Joe and Cathy Haraburda, Appellants; Assessor's Parcel No. 059- 143 -35 [DW] MWI TTFS 2. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES — Regular Meeting of July 10, 2013 ADJOURNMENT a071013 Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda July 24, 2013 Page 1 E ST a� All Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Mill Valley 2040 General Plan - Notice of Availability - Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 To: Public Agencies and Interested Parties From: Mike Moore, Director of Planning & Building, City of Mill Valley Subject: Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Mill Valley 2040 (MV 2040) General Plan, including the 2009 -2014 Housing Element As lead agency, the City of Mill Valley has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Mill Valley 2040 General Plan, including the 2009 -2014 Housing Element (described below), in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State CEQA guidelines. The project description, location, public review period and possible significant environmental impacts of the Mill Valley 2040 General Plan, including the 2009 -2014 Housing Element are summarized below. Proiect Location: The designated planning area for the MV 2040 General Plan area consists of the existing Mill Valley city limits. The City of Mill Valley is generally bounded by Mount Tamalpais State Park (west); Corte Madera (north); US 101 and Strawberry (east); and the unincorporated communities of Homestead and Almonte (south). See map for details. F� S-4��-t MVNIM 0 Mill Valley 2040 General Plan Notice of Availability City of Mill Valley Draft Environmental Impact Report Proiect Description: The City of Mill Valley is undertaking an update of its General Plan, including the state - mandated Housing Element for the current Housing Element cycle (2009 - 2014). The planning horizon for the updated General Plan (except for the Housing Element) is 2040 (hence the "2040 General Plan" title). The 2040 General Plan contains the following elements: • Land Use • Hazards and Public Safety • Mobility • Noise • Community Vitality • General Plan Administration • Natural Environment • Housing (Under Separate Cover) • Climate Action Each element begins with a purpose statement and a summary of existing conditions, followed by goals, policies and programs for action. Potential Environmental Effects: The Draft EIR for the MV2040 General Plan is a "Program EIR ". Section 15168 of the CEQA Guidelines defines a "Program EIR" as "an EIR which may be prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project and are related either geographically, are logical parts in the chain of contemplated actions or in connection with issuance of ... plans." A program EIR focuses on "broad policy alternatives and program -wide mitigation measures ... that apply to the program as whole" (in this case, the update of the General Plan and Housing Element). In addition, the program EIR can identify those probable environmental effects that can be identified, but allows the lead agency to defer more specific environmental analysis to later, site - specific projects or program implementation. The Draft EIR evaluates whether the proposed project may potentially result in one or more significant environmental effects. The topics listed below were analyzed in the EIR. • Aesthetics, Light, and Glare • Hydrology and Water Quality • Air Quality /Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Land Use • Biological Resources • Noise • Cultural Resources • Public Services /Recreation/Utilities • Geology, Soils, and Seismicity • Transportation • Hazards and Hazardous Materials The proposed project would result in the following significant unavoidable impacts: • Exposure of Persons to Excessive Noise: Development and land use activities contemplated by the City of Mill Valley 2040 General Plan may expose residential land uses to excessive exterior noise as a result of additional vehicle trips on local roadways. Although the General Plan contains policies requiring new residential uses to comply with California Building Standards Code requirements for interior noise attenuation, there is no feasible mitigation to reduce exterior noise levels at new residential development sites along major roadways to "normally acceptable" levels due to existing noise levels; therefore, the residual significance of this impact is significant and unavoidable. Permanent Increase in Ambient Noise Levels: Development and land use activities contemplated by the City of Mill Valley 2040 General Plan may expose residential land uses adjacent to major roadways to a permanent increase in ambient noise levels as a result of additional vehicle trips on local roadways. Although the General Plan contains policies requiring new residential uses to comply with California Building Standards Code requirements for noise attenuation, it would not fully reduce the impact to a level of less than significant. Mill Valley 2040 General Plan Notice of Availability City of Mill Valley Draft Environmental Impact Report Public Review Period: Your comments on the Draft EIR are welcome anytime during the 45 -day public review period from July 10 to August 26, 2013. The Draft EIR, the Draft MV2040 General Plan and the Draft 2009 -2014 Housing Element may be viewed and downloaded online at www.cityofmillvalle y�org/ eg neralplan or reviewed at Mill Valley City Hall (26 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley, CA) or the Mill Valley Public Library Reference Desk (375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA) during normal business hours. (Note: Mill Valley City Hall is closed every other Friday and from 12 -lpm every day). Public hearings on the Draft MV 2040 General Plan, including the 2009 -2014 Housing Element and the Draft EIR will be held by the Mill Valley Planning Commission during this public comment period. See the schedule of Planning Commission public hearings below: Hearing Date & Time Topics Location Monday, July 22, 2013: Introduction and overview of the 7:00 pm Draft EIR and MV2040 General Plan; MV2040 (Community Vitality, Natural Environment, Climate Action and Noise Elements) Mill Valley City Hall Wednesday, July 24, 2013: Draft EIR; MV2040 (Mobility, 7:00 pm Hazards and Public Safety Council Chambers Elements); and follow -up as 26 Corte Madera Avenue needed Mill Valley, CA All of the scheduled public Thursday, July 25, 2013: Draft EIR; MV2040 (Land Use and 7:00 pm 2009 -2014 Housing Element); and hearings can be viewed online on follow -up as needed the City's webcast page: http://www.cilyoftnilIva]Iey.orjz/ln Monday, July 29, 2013: Draft EIR; and follow -up as needed dex.aspx ?page =1167 7:00 pm Monday, August 26, 2013: Consider a resolution to 7:00 pm recommend that City Council certify the MV2040 General Plan Final EIR and adopt the MV2040 General Plan, including the 2009- 2014 Housing Element If you are unable to attend any of the public hearings listed above, you may submit written or electronic comments on the Draft EIR by or before 3pm August 26, 2013. Address your written comments to: Danielle Staude, Senior Planner Planning and Building Department City of Mill Valley 26 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley, CA, 94941 or via e-mail at dstaude@cityofmillvalley.org For More Information: Contact Danielle Staude at (415) 388 -4033 or dstaude@cityofmillvalley.org with an questions or comments regarding the General Plan project, or visit the project website at www.cityofmillvalley.org/generalplan. ECEIV RECEIVED do JUL 2013 JUL 15 2013 TOWftMANA (NItIt' DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO MANAGE OFFICE TQ�VN qF u O�qN :..:• • ....:... ....:.... TO.WN.QF TIBU... N ................................... ..._..................N G.... V.. S. ..N............................ COUNTY OF MARIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO REVIEW THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE 2008 EASTON POINT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Marin County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, July 22, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. to review the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the 2008 Easton Point Residential Development Project. The Martha Company has submitted an application in reliance on a U.S. District Court decision resulting from a 1975 lawsuit that determined development of the project site with a minimum of 43 single - family residential units on minimum one -half acre lots. The application seeks to subdivide the 110 -acre property into 43 single - family residential lots, 2 public open space parcels, and 1 Marin Municipal Water District water tank parcel. Specific home designs have not been submitted as part of the application, and therefore, would be subject to future Design Review approval. However, the applicant has proposed Architectural and Landscape Design Guidelines (including maximum home sizes of 5,500 to 8,750 square feet, and new building height standards) that would apply to development on the property. The subject property is located near the southeastern tip of the Tiburon peninsula, generally bounded by Paradise Drive to the east, residential neighborhoods within the Town of Tiburon to the south (Hill Haven Estates and Mar East), and public open space lands (Old St. Hilary's Open Space Preserve and the Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve) to the west. (Assessor's Parcel 059 -251- 05). Under the terms of a Settlement Agreement between the County of Marin and the Martha Company, the Planning Commission is limited to one public hearing on the Easton Point EIR. On April 25, 2011, the Planning Commission held its one public hearing on the Draft EIR and took public testimony at that hearing. All public testimony and correspondence submitted at that hearing is part of the public record and is incorporated into and responded to in the Final EIR. However, the Planning Commission public meeting on July 22, 2013, to review the Easton Point Final EIR is outside the provisions of the Settlement Agreement and therefore is not part of the formal CEQA process for the Easton Point project. Accordingly, any correspondence submitted or public testimony taken at the Planning Commission meeting to review, the Final EIR will not be part of the public record and will not be incorporated into the Final EIR. Any interested agency or person wishing to comment on the Final EIR must submit their comments in writing as provided for in the June 28, 2013, Notice of Availability of the Final EIR. A Final EIR has been completed for the project and is on file with the Community Development Agency. On June 28, 2013, a Notice of Availability of the Final EIR was issued, commencing a 30 -day public review period that will end at 4 p.m., Monday, July 29, 2013. The Planning Commission will be meeting on Monday, July 22, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in the Planning Commission Chambers (Room #328 - Administration Building), Civic Center, San Rafael, California, to review the Final EIR. No decision or recommendation will be made by the Planning Commission relative to the adequacy of the Final EIR. However, individual commissioners or the Planning Commission as a whole could decide to submit written comments on the Final EIR as provided for in the June 28, 2013, Notice of Availability. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider certification of the Final EIR at a separate public hearing on October 22, 2013.(( Curtis Havel Senior Planner Late agenda material can be inspected in the Community Development Agency between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The Community Development Agency is located in Suite 308 Marin County Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael. The Planning Commission Chambers is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require American Sign Language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or if you require this document in an alternate format (example: Braille, Large Print, Audiotape, CD- ROM), or if you require other accommodations to participate in this meeting, you may request them by calling (415) 473 -4381 (Voice) or (415) 473 -3232 (TDD/TTY) or 711 for the California Relay Service or by e- mailing disabilityaccess(a,marincount .org at least four working days in advance of the event. 3501 Civic Center Drive • Suite 308 • San Rafael, CA 94903.4157 •415 473 6269 T • 415 473 7880 F • 415 473 2255 TTY • www.marincounty.org /plan