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Home My WebLink About3-3-16Architectural Review Board Meeting Agenda: March 3, 2016 City Hall / City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Avenue 8:30 AM Call to Order Roll Call Oral Communications (Public Comment is Permitted. Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,2) The public may speak to any item not on the agenda. Agenda Changes, Additions, and Deletions City Official Reports 1. Future Tentative Agenda Schedule & Subcommittee Assignments 2. List of Staff Approved (Minor) Architectural Reviews Continued Business (Public Comment May Be Permitted) None New Business (Public Comment is Permitted. Applicants/Appellant Teams: Ten (10) minutes, plus ten (10) minutes rebuttal. All others: Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3) 1. 2515-2585 El Camino Real [15PLN-00170]: Request by the Hayes Group Architects on Behalf of ECRPA, LLC for Site and Design Review to Allow a New 39,858 Square Foot, 3- Story Mixed Use Building Including Retail, Office, 13 Residential Condominium Units and One Level of Underground Parking on a 39,638 square foot Lot to Replace a 9,694 Square Foot Existing Restaurant (Olive Garden). The Project Includes a Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to Exceed the 5,000 Square Foot Office for the Site by Approximately 4,835 Square Feet. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study was drafted and a Mitigated Negative Declaration was circulated on January 19, 2016. Zoning Districts: CC (2) and CN. For more information, contact Margaret Netto @ margaret.netto@cityofpaloalto.org 2. 744-750 San Antonio Road (15PLN-00314): Request for a Community Scoping Meeting to take verbal comments regarding the scope and content of the forthcoming Draft EIR. The proposed discretionary Architectural Review application is for a request by Rashik Patel on behalf of M10 Dev, LLC for Architectural Review of a lot merger, architectural review, 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: An Environmental Impact Report will be prepared. Zoning District: Service Commercial CS. For more information, contact Sheldon A. Sing @ sheldon@mplanninggroup.com 3. 355 University Avenue [15PLN-00237]: Request by Terrence Murphey of Hayes Group Architects, on behalf of Palo Alto Masonic Temple Association, for Architectural Review, Historic Review, Sign Exception, and Seismic Rehabilitation Floor Area Bonus for new façades and signage on University Avenue and Florence Street, new ground floor parking accessed from the adjacent public alley, new second story with outdoor rooftop display area, and interior modifications. )). Environmental Assessment: Categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guideline Section 15301 Existing Facilities, Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land, and Section 15311 Accessory Structures. Zoning District: Downtown Commercial (CD-C(GF)(P). For more information, contact Rebecca Atkinson @ rebecca.atkinson@cityofpaloalto.org 3. STUDY SESSION None Approval of Minutes (Public Comment is Permitted. Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3) January 21, 2016 February 18, 2016 Subcommittee Items 180 El Camino Real [15PLN-00355]: Review responses to Condition of Approval #14 regarding b) exterior lighting and f) living wall for The North Face at Stanford Shopping Center. Board Member Questions, Comments or Announcements Adjournment Palo Alto Architectural Review Board Boardmember Biographies, Present and Archived Agendas and Reports are available online: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/boards/architectural/default.asp. Call (650) 617-3168 to reserve a paper copy of the current agenda. Boardmembers: Chair Robert Gooyer Vice Chair Alex Lew Boardmember Peter Baltay Boardmember Wynne Furth Boardmember Kyu Kim Get Informed and Be Engaged! View online: http://midpenmedia.org/category/government/city-of-palo-alto or on Channel 26. Show up and speak. Public comment is encouraged. 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. Write to us. Email the ARB at: arb@cityofpaloalto.org. Letters can be delivered to the Planning & Community Environment Department, 5th floor, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Comments received by 2:00 PM the Thursday preceding the meeting date will be included in the agenda packet. Comments received afterward through 3:00 PM the day before the meeting will be presented to the Board at the dais. Material related to an item on this agenda submitted to the ARB after distribution of the agenda packet is available for public inspection at the address above. Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329-2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. 1 Spokespersons that are representing a group of five or more people who are identified as present at the Board meeting at the time of the spokesperson’s presentation will be allowed up to fifteen (15) minutes at the discretion of the Chair, provided that the non-speaking members agree not to speak individually. 2 The Chair may limit Oral Communications to 30 minutes for all combined speakers. 3 The Chair may reduce the allowed time to speak to three minutes to accommodate a larger number of speakers.