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Notice of Public Hearing - Corte Madera Inn Rebuild Approval by Planning Commission

Corte Madera Town Hall
300 Tamalpais Drive
Corte Madera, California
June 13, 2017
7:30 PM PT
Posted by: Marin Post - June 5, 2017 - 6:15 PM PDT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CORTE MADERA INN REBUILD PROJECT

CORTE MADERA PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY JUNE 13, 2017

7:30 P.M., CORTE MADERA TOWN HALL, 300 TAMALPAIS DRIVE

CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CORTE MADERA TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (FEIR) AND APPLICATIONS BY RENESON HOTELS, INC., FOR A NEW DUAL-BRANDED MARRIOTT HOTEL, INCLUDING A 71-ROOM SPRINGHILL SUITES AND A 103-ROOM EXTENDED STAY RESIDENCE INN. APPLICATIONS INCLUDE A PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, NEW PRELIMINARY AND PRECISE PLANS (INCLUDING DESIGN REVIEW), AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Corte Madera Planning Commission will hold a Continued Public Hearing, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to review information, including modifications to the previously-proposed project and responses to Commission direction at the May 23, 2017 public hearing, receive public comments, and consider making a recommendation to the Corte Madera Town Council regarding certification of the EIR and applications by Reneson Hotels, Inc. for:

  1. 1) a General Plan amendment to create a new General Plan land use designation (Hotel/Motel Highway Commercial) allowing up to .55 FAR;
  2. 2) Zoning Ordinance amendment to create a new Zoning district (C-5) consistent with the proposed General Plan land use designation;
  3. 3) Preliminary and Precise Plans (including Design Review); and
  4. 4) Condition Use Permit

The requested approvals would facilitate a new, dual-branded Marriott hotel development at 56 Madera Boulevard (Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-031-15).

Based on modifications to the proposed project presented at the May 23, 2017 Planning Commission meeting, Reneson Hotels, Inc., is proposing to demolish the existing Corte Madera Inn, a 110-room Best Western affiliated hotel, and the adjacent restaurant (approximately 82,000 sq. ft. of floor area in total), and construct a new 175-room, approximately 128,000 sq. ft. hotel. A portion of the on-site pond (approximately 1/3 of the existing area) would be retained at the northeastern portion of the project site.

The proposed revisions to the project plans can be accessed via the following link:

http://www.townofcortemadera.org/DocumentCenter/Vi...

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the proposed project. All public comments, and the Planning Department’s responses to public comments, are included in a revised Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR).

All environmental documents and all other information regarding the Planning Commission’s prior meetings, project plans, prior staff reports and presentations can be found on the Corte Madera Inn project page here: http://www.townofcortemadera.org/531/Corte-Madera-... and at the Town of Corte Madera Planning Department, located at 300 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, California, lower level, during public hours: 8:00am – 11:30am and 1:00pm – 3:00pm Monday through Thursday.

Organization: Corte Madera Planning Commission

Contact Phone: (415) 927-5064

Website: http://www.townofcortemadera.org/531/Corte-Madera-Inn-Rebuild-Project