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This agenda is posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a) or section 54956.
Thursday, June 5, 2014, Meeting
8:30 AM, Council Chambers
Call to Order
Roll Call: Chair Lee Lippert, Vice-chair Randy Popp, Board Members Alexander Lew, Clare Malone
Prichard, Robert Gooyer.
Staff: Amy French, Chief Planning Official; Diana Tamale, Administrative Associate, Clare Campbell,
Senior Planner; Jodie Gerhardt, Senior 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: April 3, 2014, April 17, 2014 and May 1, 2014
Public Hearing Items:
Continued Business:
1. 261 Hamilton Avenue [13PLN-00267]: Request by Cody Anderson Wasney Architects for
Architectural Review and Historic Resources Board review of a Historic Rehabilitation that
includes the relocation of floor area from the existing basement to allow a 5,910 square foot
addition at the rear of the building and establishment of a 1,196 square foot Mezzanine floor for
a net zero gain in floor area for a Historic Resource located within the Ramona Street Historic
District. The project also includes a request for reclassification from a Category 3 Historic
Resource to a Category 2 Historic Resource to allow the approved Rehabilitation to generate
15,000 square feet of Transferable Development Rights. Zone District: Downtown Commercial
with Ground Floor and Pedestrian Overlay (CD-C(GF)(P)). Environmental Assessment: Exempt
from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15331 Historical Resource Rehabilitation and 15301
Existing Facilities. This item was continued from the meeting of April 17, 2014.
New Business:
2. 2555 Park Boulevard [14PLN-00161]: Request by FGY Architects, on behalf of Tarlton
Properties, for Preliminary Architectural Review of a proposal to demolish an existing 10,800 sq.
ft. two-story office building and construction of a 23,269 sq. ft. three-story office building with
one level of below grade parking and a roof terrace in the CC(2) zoning district.
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3. 3421-3431 Hillview Ave [14PLN-00086]: Request by Bob Giannini on behalf of the Board
of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for Preliminary Architectural Review of Phase
4 of the VMware Campus project including demolition and reconstruction of 85,000 sf of office
space, modifications to the previously approved CSG building including addition of a 10,000 sf
fitness center, and reconstruction of the entrance drop off area in the RP-5 zoning district.
4. 250 Hamilton Avenue [14PLN-00053]: Request by Philip Ciralsky of the City of Palo Alto
Department of Public Works for Architectural Review of a Master Sign Program with Sign
Exceptions to allow the installation of way finding signage at City Hall. Zone District: Public
Facilities (PF). Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Section 15311. This study session was
advertised for this date but will be postponed to the ARB meeting of July 17, 2014.
Study Session:
5. Downtown DAS Project [14PLN-00175]: Request by Crown Castle for ARB Study Session
regarding conceptual designs for a downtown DAS (distributed antenna system) installation of
approximately 17 units located on existing light poles and street-signal light poles along
University Avenue, Lytton Avenue, and Hamilton Avenue, for Verizon Wireless. Poles are located
near the following addresses: 135, 180, 240, 281, 338, 383 University Avenue; 496, 300, 250,
180, 136 Hamilton Avenue; 401, 245, 251, 305, 325, 451 Lytton Avenue. This study session
was advertised for this date but will be postponed to the ARB meeting of June 19,
2014.
Board/Staff Announcements, Updates, Reports, and Comments: Members of the public may not
speak to the item(s).
6. Discuss Potential Topics for Council-ARB Joint Meeting of June 9, 2014
Adjournment
Subcommittee Members: Clare Malone Prichard and Robert Gooyer
SUBCOMMITTEE: None. STAFF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Project Description: Installation of two new non-illuminated signs for General Catalyst Applicant: Richard Valle Address: 564 University Avenue [14PLN-0125] Approval Date: 5/14/14 Request for hearing deadline: 5/27/14
Sub-Committee Members: Terms:
Alexander Lew January 9, 2014 to May 15, 2014
Robert Gooyer May 1, 2014 to August 21, 2014
Clare Malone Prichard June 5, 2014 to October 16, 2014
Lee Lippert September 4, 2014 to October 16, 2014
Randy Popp November 6, 2014 to March 19, 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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Center, 285 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto. Please call 329-2603 to reserve a copy.
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