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=================MEETINGS ARE CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26======================
Thursday February 3, 2011
REGULAR MEETING - 8:30 AM
City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 1st Floor
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
ROLL CALL:
Board members: Staff Liaison:
Clare Malone Prichard (Chair) Russ Reich, Senior Planner
Heather Young (Vice Chair)
Alexander Lew Staff:
Grace Lee Amy French, Manager of Current Planning
Judith Wasserman Alicia Spotwood, Administrative Associate
Steven Turner, Manager of Advance Planning
PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS
Please be advised the normal order of public hearings of agenda items is as follows:
Announce agenda item
Open public hearing
Staff recommendation
Applicant presentation – Ten (10) minutes limitation or at the discretion of the Board.
Public comment – Five (5) minutes limitation per speaker or limitation to three (3)
minutes depending on large number of speakers per item.
Architectural Review Board questions of the applicant/staff, and comments
Applicant closing comments - Three (3) minutes
Close public hearing
Motions/recommendations by the Board
Final vote
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. Members of the public may speak to any item not on the
agenda with a limitation of three (3) minutes per speaker. Those who desire to speak must
complete a speaker request card available from the secretary of the Board. The Architectural
Review Board reserves the right to limit the oral communications period to 15 minutes.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
January 20, 2011
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. The agenda may have additional
items added to it up until 72 hours prior to meeting time.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
BOARD AGENDA
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NEW BUSINESS:
1. 211 Quarry Road [10PLN-00398]: Request by Stanford Hospital and Clinics on behalf of The
Board of Trustees for the Leland Stanford Junior University for Architectural Review of exterior
renovations to Hoover Pavilion and construction of a new 60,000 square foot medical office
building and parking structure containing 1,088 parking spaces. These projects are components of
the Stanford University Medical Center Facilities Renewal and Replacement Project. Existing
Zone District: PF (Public Facilities).
STUDY SESSION:
2. Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass/Underpass Feasibility Study: Request by City of
Palo Alto Public Works Engineering Division for Study Session review of conceptual plans for a
year-round crossing of Highway 101 between Matadero Creek and San Antonio Road.
BOARD MEMBER BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
REPORTS FROM OFFICIALS.
SUBCOMMITTEE:
3700 Middlefield Road [10PLN-00034]: Review of proposed wall sconces related to the request by
Palo Alto Public Works Engineering for Architectural Review of a new 40,115 square foot library,
16,052 square foot community center and other site improvements conditionally approved in 2009,
and of Design Enhancement Exceptions for building encroachments beyond the daylight plane and
height limits.
STAFF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW:
Project Description: Sign program including monument signs, directional signs, building address and
tenant signs for the Palo Alto Technology Center
Applicant: Ross/Luthin Creative
Address: 1800-1850 Embarcadero, 2445-2465 Faber
Approval Date: January 19, 2011
Request for hearing deadline: February 2, 2011
Project Description: Two wireless antennas mounted to the front façade of the Hotel President
Applicant: Christopher Fowler/AT&T
Address: 488 University Avenue
Approval Date: January 20, 2011
Request for hearing deadline: February 3, 2011
Project Description: Review and approval of nine new panel antennas on an existing faux tree, up to
six equipment cabinets, and associated cables and other equipment.
Applicant: Dave Yocke of Trillium Consulting on behalf of AT&T
Address: 2675 Hanover Street
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Approval Date: January 20, 2011
Request for hearing deadline: February 3, 2011
Project Description: Minor façade renovations to an xisting 2-story commercial building
Applicant: Larry Tarter
Address: 580 College Avenue
Approval Date: January 26, 2011
Request for hearing deadline: February 8, 2011
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Posting of agenda. This agenda is posted in accordance with government code section 54954.2(a) or section
54956.Recordings. An audiotape of the proceedings may be obtained/reviewed by contacting the Planning Division at
(650) 329-2440. A videotape of the proceedings can be obtained/reviewed by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (650)
329-2571.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Architectural Review Board after
distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Planning and Community
Environment Department at 250 Hamilton Avenue, 5th floor, Palo Alto, CA. 94301 during
normal business hours.