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Home My WebLink About12-17-15 City of Palo Alto Page 1 ===============MEETINGS ARE CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26================= This agenda is posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a) or section 54956. Thursday, December 17, 2015, Meeting 8:30 AM, Council Chambers Call to Order Roll Call: Chair Robert Gooyer; Vice Chair Alex Lew, Board Members: Kyu Kim, Wynne Furth, Peter Baltay Staff: Jodie Gerhardt, Current Planning Manager; Diana Tamale, Administrative Associate III; Amy French, Chief Planning Official; Sheldon Ah Sing, Contract Planner; James Allen, Water Quality Control Plant Manager; Clare Campbell, Senior Planner; Rebecca Atkinson, 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 Approvals: November 19, 2015 PUBLIC HEARINGS: Continued Business: 1. 180 El Camino Real [15PLN-00355]: Request by Jason Smith, on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, for Major Architectural Review of façades and signage for The North Face in Building CC at Stanford Shopping Center. Zoning District: Community Commercial (CC). Environmental Assessment: Categorically Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guideline Section 15301. This item was continued from the meeting of November 19, 2015. Study Sessions: 2. 2501 Embarcadero Way [File 15-PLN-00371]: ARB study session to discuss Public Work’s proposal for a new two-story, 7,500 square foot, 50-foot tall building designed to handle sludge de-watering and truck load-outs, with adjacent stand-by generator, to be placed centrally on the Regional Water Quality Control Plant site, and a new outdoor equipment area next to the existing incinerator to handle sludge blending and odor control functions. The Site and Design Review application for this project has been submitted and is under review. An Environmental Analysis (Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration) will be published the week of December 14, 2015 for public review and comment and formal review by the Planning and Transportation Commission is tentatively scheduled for a January meeting. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD AGENDA City of Palo Alto Page 2 3. 2747 Park Blvd. [15PLN-00388]: Request by DES Architects and Engineers, on behalf of the Jay Paul Company, for Study Session review of a proposed 33,323 square‐foot, three‐story R&D building. The existing 4,800 square‐foot commercial building would be demolished. Zone District: GM General Manufacturing. 4. 3045 Park Blvd. [15PLN-00389]: Request by DES Architects and Engineers, on behalf of the Jay Paul Company, for Study Session review of a proposed 29,120 square‐foot, two‐story R&D building. The existing 17,756 square‐foot two‐story commercial building would be demolished. Zone District: GM(AD) General Manufacturing with Automobile Dealership overlay. Formal Review: 5. 744-750 San Antonio Road [15PLN-00314]: Request by Rashik Patel on behalf of M10 Dev, LLC for Architectural Review of a lot merger, demolition of existing structures and construction of two new hotel buildings (297 rooms in 153,580 square feet). The project includes surface parking and an underground garage, hotel amenities and other minor site improvements. Environmental Assessment: pending. Zoning District: Service Commercial CS. Board/Staff Announcements, Updates, Reports, and Comments: Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). Adjournment Subcommittee Members: Robert Gooyer and Wynne Furth SUBCOMMITTEE ITEM: 6. 180 El Camino Real [15PLN-00350]: Review responses to Condition of Approval #5 regarding the design of the south elevation wall sign and metal eyebrow for Victoria’s Secret/PINK at Building CC at Stanford Shopping Center. Sub-Committee Members: Terms: Wynne Furth July 16, 2015 to December 17, 2015 Robert Gooyer October 15, 2015 to March 17, 2016 Peter Baltay March 17, 2016 to August 18, 2016 Kyu Kim August 18, 2016 to January 2017 Alex Lew January 2017 to June 2017 STAFF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEWS: Project Description: Two non-illuminated wall signs for “Shoji Sushi” restaurant Applicant: Zitao Zheng Address: 201 University Avenue [15PLN-00443] Approval Date: 11/25/15 Request for hearing deadline: 12/8/15 Project Description: One new externally illuminated canopy sign for Morrison Foerster Applicant: Mark Lloyd Address: 755 Page Mill Road [15PLN-00433] Approval Date: 11/25/15 Request for hearing deadline: 12/8/15 Project Description: To allow façade and interior courtyard improvement for an existing office building Applicant: Poko Klein Address: 455 Sherman [15PLN-00264] Approval Date: 12/9/15 City of Palo Alto Page 3 Request for hearing deadline: 12/22/15 Project Description: New signage and entrance alterations to the existing commercial Applicant: Reza Javandel Address: 640 Emerson Street [15PLN-00413] Approval Date: 12/9/15 Request for hearing deadline: 12/22/15 Project Description: Minor Site and Design Review for modifications to an existing parking lot Applicant: Rick Cartell Address: 1730 Embarcadero Road [15PLN-00403] Approval Date: 12/2/15 Request for hearing deadline: 12/15/15 PUBLIC PRESENTATION: Applicant presentation shall have a ten (10) minutes limitation or at the discretion of the Board. Public comment shall be limited to five (5) minutes per speaker or limitation to three (3) minutes depending on large number of speakers per item. Applicant will be given a three (3) minutes limitation for closing remarks. 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. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA). The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. PUBLIC COMMENT. Members of the Public are entitled to directly address the Architectural Review Board concerning any item that is described in the notice of this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the Board on any 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. LATE RECEIVED MATERIALS. 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 Department on the 5th floor, City Hall, 250 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.