San Rafael council approves developer-funded EIR contract for Dominican residential proposal

Oct 7, 2025

The City Council authorized a contract with ESA for a full-scope Environmental Impact Report for the Dominican residential development, with the developer to pay the EIR costs via a required deposit. Council approved the contract 4-0 after public comment raising traffic, wildfire and deposit-timing concerns.

The full story

The San Rafael City Council on Oct. 6 approved a professional services agreement to hire ESA to prepare a full-scope Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Dominican residential development, with the developer required to deposit the estimated EIR cost before work begins.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in