HomeMy WebLinkAbout9-15-16Architectural Review Board Regular
Meeting Agenda: September 15, 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
3.1451-1459 Hamilton Avenue and 1462 Edgewood Drive [16PLN-00174]: Request by
Walker Warner Architects, Inc., on behalf of RBLKT LLC, SFRP LLC, RFBPO LLC, and
JPAWW LLC for Major Architectural Review to allow for the demolition of two single-
story houses and two two-story houses and for the construction of three single-story
houses and one two-story house on four separate lots. Basements are proposed for two
of the houses. Environmental Assessment: Categorically Exempt per CEQA Guidelines
Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction). Zoning District: Single Family
Residential (R-1(10,000)). For more information contact the planner Graham Owen at
graham.owen@cityofpaloalto.org
4.900 N California Ave [15PLN-00155]: Request by Kohler Associates Architects, on behalf
of Greg Xiong, for Architectural Review of three single-family homes to replace three
existing homes. Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt per CEQA Guidelines
Section 15303(a) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). Zoning District:
Single Family Residential District (R-1). For more information contact the planner, Adam
Petersen at APetersen@m-group.us
5.252 Ramona Street [13PLN-00431]: Request by Carrasco & Associates for Major
Architectural Review of a proposal to demolish one existing single story residence and
construct a new two story building with two residential units. This item was continued
from the April 16, 2015 ARB Hearing. Environmental Assessment: Approval of an
Exemption under Section 15303(b) of the California Environmental Quality Act. Zoning
District: Two Unit Multiple-family Residential District and Neighborhood Preservation
Combining District RMD(NP). For more information contact the planner Ranu Aggarwal
at RAggarwal@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
None
Subcommittee Items
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!
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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.