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Home My WebLink About4-21-16Joint Architectural Review Board and Historic Resources Board Meeting Meeting Agenda: April 21, 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 Deletions3 City Official Reports 1. Meeting Schedule & Sub‐Committee Assignments 2. List of Staff Approved (Minor) Architectural Reviews Action Items (Public Comment is Permitted. Applicants/Appellant Teams: Ten (10) minutes, plus ten (10) minutes rebuttal. All others: Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,4) The following item will be heard jointly by the Architectural Review Board and the Historic Resources Board. 3. Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Comprehensive Plan Update: Request for Architectural Review Board, Historic Resources Board and Public Comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) prepared for the Comprehensive Plan Update. The Draft Environmental Impact Report was published on February 5, 2016 for a 90 day public comment period that will end on May 5, 2016. For more information, contact Elena Lee at elena.lee@cityofpaloalto.org The following items will be heard by the Architectural Review Board only. 4. 4175 Manuela Avenue [15PLN‐00129]: Request by Kevin Davies, on behalf of Congregation Kol Emeth, for Architectural Review to demolish an existing one story synagogue facility totaling approximately 11,691 square feet and construction of a new synagogue facility with approximately 23,555 sf. In addition, but not specifically subject to the Architectural Review Board’s review, are requests for a Variance to exceed the maximum allowable floor area by approximately 4943 square feet for a portion of the building with a vaulted ceiling over 17 feet in height. This request is not for actual floor area, but volume space that by code is counted toward the floor area maximum and relates more toward building mass as opposed to the intensity of the proposed use. A Variance is also requested to allow the access ramp to the subterranean garage, as well as the below grade garage itself, to encroach into the special setback. Religious facilities in the residential districts are also subject to a Conditional Use Permit. The Variance and Conditional Use Permit is not the subject of the hearing, but the public may comment on these application requests. Environmental Assessment: This project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to a CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061, 15302 and 15303. Zoning District: Single Family Residential District (R‐1(20,000)). For more information, contact Ranu Aggarwal at RAggarwal@m‐group.us 5. 355 University Avenue [15PLN‐00237]: Request by Hayes Group Architects, on behalf of Palo Alto Masonic Temple Association, for Major Architectural Review, Historic Review, and Seismic Rehabilitation Floor Area Bonus for a new façade and signage, new second story with outdoor rooftop patio area, and interior modifications at 355 University Avenue, and a new façade and site improvements to the ground floor and adjacent public alley at 461 Florence Street for Design Within Reach. The project requests approval of a seismic rehabilitation floor area bonus for the addition of the new second story. 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 at rebecca.atksinson@cityofpaloalto.org Approval of Minutes (Public Comment is Permitted. Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3) None Subcommittee Items None 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: ARB HRB Chair Robert Gooyer Chair Martin Bernstein Vice Chair Alex Lew Vice Chair Margaret Wimmer Boardmember Peter Baltay David Bower Boardmember Wynne Furth Beth Bunnenberg Boardmember Kyu Kim Patricia DiCicco Roger Kohler Michael Makinen 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 limit Oral Communications to 30 minutes for all combined speakers. 4 The Chair may reduce the allowed time to speak to three minutes to accommodate a larger number of speakers.