WildCare (San Rafael City Schools) Conditional Use Permit (P5239)

The applicant requests Conditional Use  Permit (UP) approval to extend the temporary use of WildCare’s wildlife medicine teaching hospital on a portion of the Old Las Gallinas property throughout the construction (expected to be complete in October 2026) of the permanent facility at 76 Albert Park Lane in San Rafael. WildCare’s temporary facility would provide all wildlife medicine functions, including the operation of the wildlife hospital, onsite animal rehabilitation, animal caging, and minimal on-site educational programs. Once construction of the permanent facility is complete, permanent uses would consistent of auxiliary hospital caging and treatment of patients, as well as education programming.

Staffing for the temporary medicine teaching hospital use consists of 12 staff and 8 volunteers. Operational characteristics regarding the permanent auxiliary hospital caging and treatment of patients and education programming were not provided with the application materials.

Structures and improvements associated with the proposed use would include the following: three approximately 12-foot tall 960-square-foot modular buildings; two modular sheds including one 51-square-foot shed and one 150-square-foot shed; 34 animal rehabilitation cages amongst eight separate caging areas; and eight-foot-tall chain link fencing surrounding the area of temporary improvements and structures. The facility would have the following setbacks: more than 200 feet from the southern front property line; 32 feet from the eastern side property line; 121 feet from the western side property line; and more than 200 feet from the northern rear property line.

Conditional Use Permit approval is required pursuant to Section 22.48.020 of the Marin County Development Code because the project proposes a conditional use on a property subject to the development standards of the PF-RSP (Public Facility – Residential Single Family Planned) zoning district.

Land Use Info

Zoning: PF-RSP-5.8-HOD (Public Facility, Residential Single Family Planned – 4-7 du/ac2, Housing Overlay Designation) 
Countywide Plan Designation: PF-SF6-HOD (Public Facility, Low Density Residential, Housing Overlay Designation)
Community Plan (if applicable): Santa Venetia