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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5-19-16Architectural Review Board Regular Meeting Agenda: May 19, 2016 City Hall / City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Avenue 8:30 AM Call to Order / Roll Call Oral Communications Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,2 The public may speak to any item not on the agenda. Agenda Changes, Additions, and Deletions3 The Chair may limit Oral Communications to 30 minutes for all combined speakers. City Official Reports 1. Meeting Schedule & Assignments 2. List of Staff Approved (Minor) Architectural Reviews Action Items Applicants/Appellant Teams: Ten (10) minutes, plus ten (10) minutes rebuttal. All others: Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,4 3. 1700 Embarcadero Road [15PLN-00394]: Continued from May 5, 2016. Request by Deeg Snyder, on behalf of Jones Palo Alto Real Property, LLC for a Major Architectural Review to demolish the existing approximately 18,000 square feet building and construct a new approximately 62,000 square feet building for an automobile dealership. The application includes Design Enhancement Exception requests to allow deviation from the 10 feet build-to-line from Embarcadero Road and Bayshore Road. A request to apply the Automobile Dealership (AD) zoning overlay is also being considered separately by the Planning and Transportation Commission. Environmental Assessment: Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration. Zoning District: CS (D) Service Commercial and Site Design Review Combining District. For more information, contact Sheldon Ah Sing at SAhsing@m-group.us 4. 901-909 High Street [14PLN-00116]: Continued from March 17, 2016. Request by Peter Ko, Ko Architects, Inc., on behalf of Bettencourt & Santana for Architectural Review by both the Architectural Review Board and the Historic Resources Board for a 18,413 square foot mixed use building with retail, office and 14 residential units on a vacant 20,288 square foot lot in the South of First Area. Environmental Assessment: Mitigated Negative Declaration. Zoning District: RT-35 (Residential Transition District). For more information, contact Margaret Netto at margaret.netto@cityofpaloalto.org To be continued by staff to a date uncertain. New notices will be sent. 5. 429 University Avenue [14PLN-00222]: To Consider an Appeal of the Director of Planning and Community Environment’s Architectural Review Approval of a 31,407 Square-Foot, Four Story, Mixed Use Building With Parking Facilities on Two Subterranean Levels on an 11,000 Square-Foot Site. Environmental Assessment: Mitigated Negative Declaration. Zoning District: Downtown Commercial (CD-C (GF)(P)) District. For more information, contact Christy Fong at Christy.fong@cityofpaloalto.org To be continued by applicant to June 16, 2016. 6. 1925 Embarcadero Road [16PLN-00145]: Request by the City of Palo Alto Public Works, Airport Division, for the replacement of existing perimeter fencing at the City of Palo Alto Airport with new fencing and gates that meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards for security and safety. Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of CEQA per 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction). Zoning District: Public Facility with Combining District Overlay PF (D). For more information, contact Claire Hodgkins at Claire.hodgkins@cityofpaloalto.org 7. 355 University Avenue [15PLN-00237]: Request by Hayes Group Architects, on behalf of Palo Alto Masonic Temple Association, for 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 groundfloor 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 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.atkinson@cityofpaloalto.org. Study Session Public Comment is Permitted. Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3 None. Approval of Minutes Public Comment is Permitted. Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3 8. May 5, 2016 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. The ARB Boardmembers are: 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 or Board majority may modify the agenda order to improve meeting management. 4 The Chair may reduce the allowed time to speak to three minutes to accommodate a larger number of speakers.