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San Rafael zoning administrator conditionally approves permit for auto sales at Francisco Boulevard site

City of San Rafael Zoning Administrator · December 3, 2025
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The City of San Rafael zoning administrator conditionally approved a use permit Dec. 3 to allow motor vehicle sales and services on four adjacent parcels at Francisco Boulevard and nearby streets; approval includes hours, signage and floodplain conditions and is subject to a short appeal period.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The City of San Rafael’s acting zoning administrator, associate planner Renee Nicktonag, on Wednesday conditionally approved a conditional use permit to allow motor vehicle sales and services on four adjacent properties at 601 and 611 Francisco Boulevard, 141 Front Street and 12 Harbor Street.

The permit, approved at the zoning administrator hearing Dec. 3, includes standard conditions of approval and site-specific requirements recommended by staff. “So with that, I will conditionally approve the requested use permit for automobile sales at 601 Francisco Boulevard,” Nicktonag said during the hearing.

Michelle O’Brien, the city project manager, told the hearing the application requires a conditional use permit under the municipal code and…

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