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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.
Architectural Review Board
Regular Meeting Agenda: September 20, 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.
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
2. PUBLIC HEARING: 250 Sherman Avenue [17PLN-00256]: Consideration of a Major
Architectural Review Application for a Proposed Public Safety Building to be Three
Stories Above Grade With 45,400 to 48,000 sf of Floor Area Above two Basement
Levels With Usable Floor Area Within the First Basement Level, Five Surface Parking
Spaces Within a Fenced Area and 143 Below Grade Parking Spaces (Including 12 Stalls
in Tandem Arrangement), as Well as two Operational Site Buildings Accessory to the
Public Safety Building, Landscape Improvements, and a Public Plaza. City Council
Approved the Environmental Impact Report and Public Facilities Ordinance
Amendment on June 11, 2018. Zone District: PF (Public Facilities). For More
Information Contact Chief Planning Official Amy French at
amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org.
3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 1700 & 1730 Embarcadero Road [18PLN-00186]:
Consideration of a Major Architectural Review, Site and Design Review & Design
Enhancement Exception to Allow the Demolition of an Existing 18,000 Square Foot
Vacant Restaurant Building and a 15,700 Square Foot Audi Service Building and
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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.
Construction of a new Two-Story 84,900 Square Foot Automobile Dealership That
Combines two Brands. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study is Being Prepared
in Accordance With the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Zoning Districts:
CS(D) & PC-2554. For More Information Contact the Project Planner Sheldon S. Ah
Sing at sahsing@m-group.us
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
Study Session
Public Comment is Permitted. Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,3
5. Implementing the Council Housing Work Plan: Review of Draft Rooftop Open Space
Standards
Approval of Minutes
Public Comment is Permitted. Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,3
6. Draft Architectural Review Board Minutes of August 2, 2018.
7. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for August 16, 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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