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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: December 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 / QUASI-JUDICIAL. Crown Castle/Verizon Cluster 3, Downtown
North Multiple Addresses [17PLN-00450 File Uses 250 Hamilton Address]: Request by
Sure Site (on behalf of Crown Castle to Lease to Verizon) for Six Small Cell Node Tier 3
Wireless Communication Facility Permits Poles in the Public Right of Way on Six (6)
Wood Utility Poles. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study is Being Prepared
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Zoning of Node
Locations is Public Facilities, Adjacent to These Zones: RM-30 (205 Everett/251
Emerson, 243 Hawthorne and 258 Waverley); RM-D (NP) 482 Everett and 301 Bryant;
RM-15 (201 High). For further background information, please refer to the City’s
website under the project file number 17PLN-00450). For More Information Contact
the Project Planner Rebecca Atkinson at Rebecca.atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org.
3.PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 3200 El Camino Real [18PLN-00045]
Recommendation on the Applicant's Request for Approval of a Major Architectural
Review to Allow the Demolition for the Existing 16,603 Square Foot Motel and
Construction of a new Four-Story Approximately 53,599 Square Foot Hotel. The
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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.
Applicant Also Requests a Zone Change to Remove the Existing 50 Foot Special
Setback Along Hansen Way. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study Prepared in
Accordance With the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is Circulating
Between December 5, 2018 and January 4, 2019. Zoning District: CS (Service
Commercial). For More Information Contact the Project Planner Sheldon Ah Sing at
sahsing@m-group.us.
4. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 2321 Wellesley Street [18PLN-00178]: Request
for Architectural Review of a Two-Family Residential Project. This Application Will
Also be Heard by the PTC on December 12, 2018 for a Zoning Map Amendment to
Change the Subject Property From R-1 to RMD(NP). Environmental Assessment:
Exempt from the provisions of CEQA per Section 15303 (New Construction). Zoning
District: R-1 (Single-Family Residential). For More Information Contact the Project
Planner Samuel Gutierrez (samuel.gutierrez@cityofpaloalto.org)
5. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. Vinculums/Verizon Cluster 2 in Barron Park, Palo
Alto Orchards, and Charleston Meadows Neighborhoods, and Next to Stanford
Shopping Center [17PLN-00170 File Uses 250 Hamilton Address]: Request by
Vinculums (for GTE Mobilnet dba Verizon Wireless) for Seven Small Cell Node Tier 3
Wireless Communication Facility Permits on Existing Wood Utility Poles in the Public
Right of Way. Environmental Assessment: Exempt From the Provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With Guideline Section
15303. Zoning Districts: Node Locations are Adjacent to R-1 Zones and CC Zone. R-1
Zone: 4206 Suzanne Dr, 3715 Whitsell Av, 785 Barron Av, 792 Los Robles Av, and
3993 Laguna Av; R-1(S) Zone: 4193 Wilkie Wy; CC Zone: Across from 213 Quarry Road
Next to Stanford Shopping Center Parking Structure (180 El Camino Real). Alternative
Node Locations for Three Primary Node Locations are Adjacent to R-1(S) Zone (362
Carolina Ln, Alternate for 4193 Wilkie Wy Node), R-1 Zone (4013 Amaranta Av,
Alternate for 792 Los Robles Av Node, and R-1(10,000) Zone (904 Los Robles Av,
Alternate for 3993 Laguna Av Node). For More Information Contact the Project
Planner, Rebecca Atkinson at Rebecca.atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org.
Study Session
Public Comment is Permitted. Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,3
Approval of Minutes
Public Comment is Permitted. Three (3) minutes per speaker.1,3
6. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for October 4, 2018.
7. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for October 18, 2018.
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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.
8.Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for November 1, 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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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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