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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: May 18, 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
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
2. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 3877 El Camino Real [14PLN-00464]:
Recommendation on Applicant’s Request for Approval of a Site and Design Review
for the Demolition of the Vacant 5,860 Square-Foot Commercial Building and
Construction of a new Mixed-Use Project. The Project Includes a 4,027 Square Foot
Commercial Building and 17 Dwelling Units (Flats and Townhouses). Parking for the
Project is Provided in a Basement. The Applicant Also Requests Approval of a Design
Enhancement Exception to Allow the Basement to Encroach Into the Required Rear
Yard Setback Below Grade. Environmental Assessment: A Mitigated Negative
Declaration was circulated between March 6, 2017 and April 7, 2017. Zoning Districts:
CS and RM-30. For more Information, Contact Project Planner Sheldon Ah Sing at
SAhsing@m-group.us
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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.
3. QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER/PUBLIC HEARING. 689-693 Arastradero Road [16PLN-
00089]: Consideration of the Applicant's Request for Approval of an Architectural
Review Permit for the Demolition of Three Existing Single-Family Homes and
Construction of a New Preschool for up to 60 Children That Would Also Serve as a
Satellite Expansion of the Existing Bowman School on Terman Drive. Three new
Single-Story Structures Will Have a Combined Floor Area of 17,132 Square Feet and
Will be Used for the Preschool, Gymnasium, and Classrooms. Environmental
Assessment: A Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was Circulated
From January 19, 2017 to February 21, 2017. A Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration is available. For More Information Contact: Claire Hodgkins at:
claire.hodgkins@cityofpaloalto.org.
4. STUDY SESSION. 250 Hamilton Avenue [17PLN-00033]: Preliminary Architectural
Review of Location and Design Options for the Deployment of Verizon Small Cell
Wireless Communication Equipment on Utility Poles in the Public Right-of Way. The
Proposed 18 Small Cell Node Locations in this Preliminary Architectural Review
Application are Considered a Cluster of Nodes Within the Proposed Overall
Deployment of 92 Small Cell Locations. Environmental Assessment: Not a Project.
Formal Application will be Subject to CEQA Review. Zoning District: Varies. For More
Information, Contact the Project Planner Rebecca Atkinson at
rebecca.atkinson@cityofpaloalto.org.
Approval of Minutes
Public Comment is Permitted. Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3
5. Draft Architectural Review Minutes of May 4, 2017
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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