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Regular Meeting Agenda: June 16, 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. 190 Channing Avenue [16PLN-00094]: Request by Hayes Group Architects, on behalf of
190 Channing Avenue LLC, for Preliminary Review demolition of an auto service use and
Construction of a new 8,730 square foot mixed-use building and site improvements.
Environmental Assessment: Preliminary Reviews are not a Project Under the California
Environmental Quality Act. Zoning District: RT-35; SOFA CAP II. For more information
contact project planner, Adam Petersen at APetersen@m-group.us
4. ARB Review of Council-Revised Architectural Review Approval Findings. For more
information contact Amy French at amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org
5. 450 Bryant Street [16PLN-00092]: Request by Lisa Hendrickson on behalf of Avenidas,
for Major Architectural Review of the proposed interior renovation of an existing
historic building at 450 Bryant Street, the demolition of an existing 2,592 square foot
addition and replacement with a new 10,721 square foot addition, and site
improvements on City-owned property in the Public Facilities (PF) zoning district. The
net increase in floor area at the property is 8,129 square feet. The project includes a
request for a conditional use permit for the expansion of use. Environmental Review: An
Initial Study is currently being prepared. For more information contact the project
planner Amy French at amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org
6. 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. Zoning District: Downtown Commercial (CD-C (GF)(P)) District.
Environmental Assessment: Mitigated Negative Declaration. For more information
contact project planner. Adam Peterson at Adam Peterson at APetersen@m-group.us
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
7. June 2, 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.
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manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an
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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.