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1. Spokespersons that are representing a group of five or more people who are identified as present at the 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.
Architectural Review Board
Regular Meeting Agenda: March 16, 2017
Council Chambers
250 Hamilton Avenue
8:30 AM
Call to Order / Roll Call
Oral Communications
The public may speak to any item not on the agenda. Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,2
Agenda Changes, Additions, and Deletions
The Chair or Board majority may modify the agenda order to improve meeting management.
City Official Reports
1. Transmittal of the ARB Meeting Schedule and Attendance Record, and Administrative
Staff-Level Architectural Review Approvals
Study Session
Public Comment is Permitted. Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3
2. 1451 Middlefield Road [16PLN-00217]: Request for Review of Updated Concept
Plans for a One-Story, 14,790 Square Foot Replacement and Expansion Building for
the Junior Museum and Zoo and Reconfiguration of the Adjacent Parking Lots. The
ARB Previously Considered a Preliminary Review Application on January 19, 2017;
Applicant Requests Initial Feedback on Design Modifications in Advance of Formal
Application Review. Environmental Assessment: Pending - No Action is Taking Place
at This Meeting. Zoning District: Public Facilities (PF). For More Information Please
Contact the Project Planner Amy French at amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org.
Action Items
Public Comment is Permitted. Applicants/Appellant Teams: Ten (10) minutes, plus ten (10) minutes rebuttal. All
others: Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3
3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 240 Pasteur Drive [16PLN-00362]:
Recommendation on the Applicant's Request for approval of an Architectural Review
to Allow the Construction of the a new Biomedical Innovations Building for the
Stanford University School of Medicine. The Approximately 215,000 Square Foot
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1. Spokespersons that are representing a group of five or more people who are identified as present at the 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.
Building was Previously Entitled in 2011. The Proposed Project Includes Architectural
Modifications to Reflect Updated Internal Program Needs, Surrounding Pathways,
Heritage Trees, and the Architecture of the Adjacent Hospital. Environmental
Assessment: An Environmental Impact Report was Previously Certified for This
Project Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Zoning District:
HD
4. PUBLIC HEARING/QUASI-JUDICIAL: 475 Cambridge Avenue [16PLN-00250]: Request
for ARB Hearing of a Tentative Approval of an Architectural Review to allow a Steel
Beam Trellis Structure Over a 28,051 Square Foot Area to Support a Solar
Development on the Top Floor of an Existing City Parking Structure. Environmental
Assessment: Exempt From CEQA per Guideline Sections 21080.35, 15303, and 15301
(Existing Facilities). Zoning District: Public Facility. For more information, contact the
project planner Amy French at amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org
5. PUBLIC HEARING/QUASI-JUDICIAL: 275 Cambridge Avenue [16PLN-00278]: Request
for ARB Hearing of a Tentative Approval of an Architectural Review to allow a Steel
Beam Trellis Structure Over a 20,645 Square Foot Area to Support a Solar
Development on the Top Floor of an Existing City Parking Structure. Environmental
Assessment: Exempt From CEQA per Guideline Sections 21080.35, 15303, and 15301
(Existing Facilities). Zoning District: Planned Community (PC-4127). For more
information, contact the project planner Amy French at
amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org
Approval of Minutes
Public Comment is Permitted. Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3
6. February 16, 2017 Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes
Subcommittee Items
Board Member Questions, Comments or Announcements
Adjournment
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1. Spokespersons that are representing a group of five or more people who are identified as present at the 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.
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. The ARB Boardmembers
are:
Chair Alex Lew
Vice Chair Kyu Kim
Boardmember Peter Baltay
Boardmember Wynne Furth
Boardmember Robert Gooyer
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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