HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-06-15 Architectural Review Board Agendas_______________________
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: June 15, 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. 4115 El Camino Real (17PLN-00085): Request for Preliminary Architectural Review of
a Proposed Three-Story, 16,747 Square Foot Mixed-Use Development Comprised of
Ground Floor Retail, Second Floor Office and Residential, Third Floor Residential
(Seven Residential Units in Total) and Below-Grade Parking. Environmental
Assessment: Not a Project. The Formal Application Will be Subject to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review. Zoning District: CN (Neighborhood
Commercial). For More Information, Contact the Project Planner Phillip Brennan at
phillip.brennan@cityofpaloalto.org.
3. 3200 El Camino Real [17PLN-00155]: Request for Preliminary Architectural Review to
Allow the Demolition of an Existing two-Story Hotel and Construction of a new Four-
Story 97 room 53,745 Square Foot Hotel. Environmental Assessment: Not a Project.
Formal Application will be Subject to CEQA Review. Zoning District: CS. For More
Information, Contact the Project Planner Sheldon S. Ah Sing at sahsing@m-group.us.
4. QUASI-JUDICIAL. 2755 El Camino Real [16PLN-00464]: Consideration of a Site and
Design Review to Allow the Construction of a New Four-Story Multi-Family
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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.
Residential Building with 60 Units and one Level of Below-Grade Parking. This project
will also require legislative actions that are not subject to ARB review. Environmental
Assessment: An Initial Study is Being Prepared Pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Zoning District: PF (Public Facility). For More
Information, Contact the Project Planner Claire Hodgkins at
claire.hodgkins@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
5. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 567 Maybell Avenue [15PLN-00248]:
Recommendation on the Applicant's Request for Approval of a Major Architectural
Review to Allow Demolition of Four Single-Family Residences and Construction of 16
two-Story Single-Family Residences With Basements. Environmental Assessment:
Consistent with Previously Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project.
Zoning Districts: R-2 and RM-15. For More Information, Please Contact Contract
Planner Sheldon Ah Sing at sahsing@m-group.us.
Approval of Minutes
Public Comment is Permitted. Five (5) minutes per speaker.1,3
6. May 18, 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
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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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