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This agenda is posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a) or section 54956.
Thursday, December 4, 2014, Meeting
8:30 AM, Council Chambers
Call to Order
Roll Call: Vice-chair Randy Popp, Board Members Alexander Lew, Robert Gooyer, Kyu Kim, Catherine
Ballantyne
Staff: Amy French, Chief Planning Official; Russ Reich, Senior Planner; Diana Tamale, Administrative
Associate III; Jodie Gerhardt, Senior Planner; Christy Fong, Planner; Ranu Aggarwal, Contract Planner;
Oral Communications: Members of the public may speak to any item not on the agenda; three
minutes per speaker. The Architectural Review Board reserves the right to limit oral communications
period to 15 minutes.
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions: The agenda may have additional items added to it up
until 72 hours prior to meeting time.
Minutes Approval: None.
Public Hearing Items:
1. 567 Maybell Avenue [14PLN-00361]: Request by Golden Gates Homes LLC for Preliminary
Architectural Review of a 30 unit residential development including five (5) single family detached
homes on Maybell Avenue in the R-2 zone district, and 25 single family units (9 detached units
and 16 attached units) using the Village Residential zoning standards in the RM-15 zone district.
No exceptions to development standards have been indicated. Environmental Assessment: Not
a project as defined by CEQA, additional review will be done with the formal application. This
item is continued to the meeting of December 18, 2014.
2. 3421 Hillview Avenue [14PLN-00300]: Request by Form4 Architecture for Architectural
Review of Phase four of the VMware Campus project including demolition and reconstruction of
85,733 sf of office space, modifications to the previously approved CSG building including an
addition of a 10,000 s.f. fitness center, and other site modifications in the RP-5 zoning district.
Environmental Assessment: City of Palo Alto/Stanford Development Agreement and Lease
Project Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2003082103) and Exempt per
CEQA Section 15302 for replacement of existing structures.
3. 4175 Manuela Avenue [14PLN-00371]: Request by Kevin Davies, on behalf of Congregation
Kol Emeth, for Preliminary Architectural Review of a new one story, 17,852 square foot
synagogue proposed to replace an existing one story, approximately 12,300 square foot
synagogue facility, on a 1.37 acre site located in the R-1 (20000) zone district. Environmental
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Assessment: Not a project as defined by CEQA, additional review will be done with the formal
application.
Board/Staff Announcements, Updates, Reports, and Comments: Members of the public may not
speak to the item(s).
Adjournment
Subcommittee Members: Robert Gooyer and Alexander Lew SUBCOMMITTEE:
4. 601 Forest Avenue [14PLN-00431]: Request by Forest Villa HOA for minor Architectural
Review of façade improvements that include replacement of exterior wood shingles with cement
siding and window replacement for six units of an existing multi-family building in the RM-30
Zone District.
STAFF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.
Project Description: Applicant: Site improvements that include facade renovations for an existing seven-
building multi-family development Address: 1031 Colorado Avenue [14PLN-00262] Approval Date: 11/14/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/1/14 Project Description: Installation of one non-illuminated wall sign on an existing building Applicant: Tim Butler Address: 541 Cowper Street [14PLN-00418] Approval Date: 11/18/14
Request for hearing deadline: 12/2/14
Project Description: Addition of 17 new parking spaces with six duel electric vehicle charging station and
one new exterior light
Applicant: Scott McCurry
Address: 3500 Deer Creek Road [14PLN-00378] Approval Date: 11/19/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/3/14 Project Description: A new exterior wall enclosure to screen out door equipment and increase the size of an existing roof screen to accommodate new HVAC Applicant: Mr. Mohit Garg Address: 3400 Hillview Avenue, Building #5 [14PLN-00326]
Approval Date: 11/19/14
Request for hearing deadline: 12/3/14
Project Description: Landscape renovation at the Bowden Park
Applicant: City of Palo Alto
Address: 2390 High Street [14PLN-00419]
Approval Date: 11/25/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/9/14
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Sub-Committee Members: Terms:
Alexander Lew January 9, 2014 to December 18, 2014
Robert Gooyer May 1, 2014 to December 18, 2014
Randy Popp January 15, 2015 to May 7, 2015
Catherine Ballantyne January 15, 2015 to July 16, 2015 Alexander Lew May 21, 2015 to October 15, 2015
Kyu Kim July 16, 2015 to December 17, 2015
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.
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issue that is on the agenda, please complete a speaker request card located on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers, and deliver it to the Board Secretary prior to discussion of the item. You are not required to give your name on the speaker card in
order to speak to the Board, but it is very helpful.
RECORDINGS. A DVD of the proceedings may be reviewed by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (650) 329-2571.
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Hamilton Avenue during normal business hours. During the 9/80 Friday closure, materials will be available at the Development
Center, 285 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto. Please call 329-2603 to reserve a copy.
All correspondence relating to any of the agenda items or non-agenda items, which were not received by the 2:00 PM deadline for inclusion into Board packets on the Thursday preceding the meeting date, need to be received before 3:00 PM on the date of the
meeting for distribution to staff and Board members.