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Thursday, February 19, 2015, Meeting
8:30 AM, Council Chambers
Call to Order
Roll Call: Chair Randy Popp, Vice Chair Robert Gooyer, Board Members Alexander Lew, Kyu Kim,
Catherine Ballantyne
Staff: Amy French, Chief Planning Official; Russ Reich, Senior Planner; Diana Tamale, Administrative
Associate III; Christy Fong, Planner; Rebecca Atkinson, Planner, Margaret Netto, 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:
451 University Avenue [13PLN-00450]: The hearing of this item was continued from the February 5,
2015 ARB meeting date to this date, but has now been postponed to the March 5, 2015 ARB hearing
date.
CONTINUED HEARINGS
1. 429 University Avenue [14PLN-00222]: Request by Ken Hayes Architects, Inc. on behalf of
Kipling Post LP for Architectural Review of a proposal to demolish two existing one-story
commercial/retail buildings with a total of 11,633 sf and construct a 31,407 sf, four-story mixed
use building with two levels of underground parking providing 40 on-site spaces on an 11,000 sf
site in the Downtown Commercial (CD-C (GF)(P)) zoning district. Environmental Assessment:
Initial Study and draft Mitigated Negative Declaration public review period was November 17,
2014 through December 12, 2014. The hearing of this item was continued from the
January 15, 2015 ARB meeting to this date.
PRELIMINARY REVIEW
2. 3275 El Camino Real - 3275 El Camino Real [14PLN- 00404]: Request by Kevin DeNardi,
for Preliminary Architectural Review of a new 7,489 square foot, three-story, mixed-use
development on a 7,490 vacant lot. Zone District: Service Commercial District (CS) District.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD
AGENDA
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speak to the item(s).
Adjournment
Subcommittee Members: Randy Popp and Catherine Ballantyne
SUBCOMMITTEE ITEMS: 3. 180 El Camino Real [14PLN-00247]: Review of responses to Condition of Approval #29 for
Stanford Shopping Center Phase III sub-item d, new and replaced bicycle parking. 4. 180 El Camino Real [14PLN-00247]: Review of responses to Condition of Approval #29 for
Stanford Shopping Center Phase III continued sub-item g, the location, materials, design, and
light color temperature of the light fixtures, including light poles.
STAFF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.
Project Description: To allow changes to the front doors and windows of an eating and drinking
establishment
Applicant: Qing Li Address: 439 Waverly Street [14PLN-00405] Approval Date: 2/4/15 Request for hearing deadline: 2/17/15
Sub-Committee Members: Terms:
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
Robert Gooyer July 16, 2014 to December 17, 2014
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January 26, 2015
City of Palo Alto
Department of Planning & Community Environment
250 Hamilton Avenue, 5th floor
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Re: 429 University ARB Major Review Revisions
To Planning Staff and ARB Members:
Attached is Hayes Group Architect’s re-submittal package for 429 University Ave. for
Major ARB review. The project applicant is Hayes Group Architects on behalf of
Kipling Post LP.
On January 15, 2015 we received comments from the board that included favorable remarks
relative to the changes that were incorporated from the November hearing; however, the board
asked us to consider other ideas and modifications to improve the design regarding the balcony
and canopy above the elevator lobby as they transition to the Kipling neighborhood, the shape
of the ground floor University Ave. and Kipling corner, the transparency of the residential
balcony railings and first floor retail glazing, the alley planter treatment, and the location of the
public art.
After thoughtful consideration of the board’s comments, we are pleased to present the following
modifications to the design:
University Avenue Modifications
1.The residential railings at the third floor will have a translucent white frosting to shield any
personal property that might be stored on the balconies. Additionally, since these will be
apartments, the owner is concerned about what is stored on the balconies and will monitor
this with the tenants. The fourth floor commercial railing will have transparent glass to bring
the feel of downtown to the terrace. The ground floor retail windows will be clear glass.
Kipling Modifications
1.The residential railings at the third floor will have a translucent white frosting to shield any
personal property that might be stored on the balconies. Additionally, since these will be
apartments, the owner is concerned about what is stored on the balconies and will monitor
this with the tenant. The railings at corner balconies above the lobby will have transparent
Attachment F
glass to give the area an open feel. The ground floor retail windows will be clear glass.
2. The second floor and third floor balconies adjacent to the stair element have been pushed
away from the alley by 1.5 additional feet to make a better transition to the Kipling buildings.
Additionally, the metal canopy at the third floor elevator entrance has been pushed back
from Kipling five (5) feet and from the alley 16” to improve the transition to Kipling.
Alley Modifications
1. The railings at the alley will be transparent.
2. A new landscape report is included in the drawing set as drawing L-1. It provides details
for the plant material in the built-in planters and the new concrete containers that have
been added to demarcate the bike area instead of using bollards. The landscape report also
describes the containers and planting on the fourth floor terrace.
Public Art
We have relocated the public art placement to the exterior of the concrete stair wall near the
lobby on Kipling Street. This will make it visible to the public at all times. The art selection is
extremely preliminary but two options being considered are a colored glass collage or a metal
structure, each affixed to the exterior wall, meeting all the City’s height and depth requirements.
Other
Although we have explored alternatives for the ground floor corner on Kipling, we believe that
the positive corner is consistent with the downtown guidelines and with many retail corners in
the downtown core. My client has been a retailer, has a lifetime of retail leasing experience,
the last 20 years in Palo Alto, and understands that retailers need strong, bold corners for their
retail operations. We hope that you can find consensus on this treatment as well.
We are very excited about the changes that have been made and believe that, with your
contributions, we have a stronger project as a result. We look forward to staff’s review and our
February 19, 2015, ARB hearing so that we can proceed with the development of this project.
Please call me at (650) 365 0600 x 15 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Ken Hayes,
AIA Principal
CC: Elizabeth Wong, Kipling Post LP