HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-16 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 two minutes or less to accommodate a larger number of speakers.
Architectural Review Board
Regular Meeting Agenda: August 16, 2018
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 1) the ARB Meeting Schedule and Attendance Record, and 2) Tentative
Future Agenda items.
Study Session
Public Comment is Permitted. Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,3
2. 656 and 649 Lytton Avenue [18PLN-00214]: Request for Preliminary Architectural
Review of Proposed Revisions to the Facade of an Existing Multi-Family Affordable
Senior Housing Facilities and Other Minor Site Revisions. Environmental Assessment:
Not a Project. The Formal Application Will be Subject to California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Review. Zoning District: PC-2649 for Lytton Gardens I and PC-
2698 for Lytton Gardens II (Planned Community). 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: Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,3
3. PUBLIC HEARING/QUASI-JUDICIAL. 2609 Alma Street [18PLN-00074]:
Recommendation on Applicant's Request for Approval of a Major Architectural
Review to Allow the Demolition of two Existing Residential Buildings and two
Carports, and Construction of two Three-Story Buildings Comprised of Four (4)
Condominiums, Including one (1) Below Market Rate Unit. Environmental
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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 two minutes or less to accommodate a larger number of speakers.
Assessment: Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared for 14PLN-
00253. Zoning District: RM-30 (Medium Density Multiple-Family Residence District).
For More Information Contact the Project Planner Phillip Brennan,
Phillip.Brennan@cityofpaloalto.org.
4. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 429 University Avenue [18PLN-00240]:
Recommendation on the Applicant's Request for Approval of a Minor Architectural
Review Consistent With Condition of Approval #3, for a Previously Approved Mixed-
Use Building (14PLN-00222), Requiring Architectural Review Board Approval for the
Proposed West Elevation Wall Design, Landscape Details, and Exterior Building
Materials, Colors, and Craftsmanship. Environmental Assessment: Use of Mitigated
Negative Declaration Prepared for 14PLN-00222. Zoning District: CD-C(G)(P)
(Downtown Commercial with Ground Floor and Pedestrian Shopping Overlay). For
More Information Contact the Project Planner Adam Petersen at apetersen@m-
group.us
Approval of Minutes
Public Comment is Permitted. Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,3
5. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for July 5, 2018.
6. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for July 19, 2018.
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 two minutes or less 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 Wynne Furth
Vice Chair Peter Baltay
Boardmember Robert Gooyer
Boardmember Alex Lew
Boardmember Osma Thompson
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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 Noon two Wednesdays 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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