HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-10-03 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: October 3, 2019
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, 2) Tentative
Future Agenda items and 3) Recent Project Decisions
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: Architectural Review Board Input on Peninsula Corridor
Electrification Project (PCEP) Paralleling Station Design and Perimeter Landscaping
for Installation Within Caltrain Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB) Right of
Way in Palo Alto. Includes Removal of Existing Trees in JPB Right of Way Adjacent to
Park Plaza and Planting of Shrubs and Vines Adjacent to the Station that Includes a
Proposed 42’ Tall Gantry Structure. Separate from the Landscaping Adjacent to the
Station Enclosure, the JPB will Evaluate the Feasibility of Planting Trees Along Alma
Street as Part of the PCEP Palo Alto Tree Mitigation Plan to Provide Screening of a
Gantry. Environmental Assessment: The JPB Certified the Final Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) and Adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) in
January 2015, Following Publication of the Draft EIR in February 2014 for Public
Comment. For More Information Contact the Chief Planning Official Amy French at
amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org.
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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.
3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 180 El Camino Real [19PLN-00110]:
Consideration of a Major Architectural Review to Allow the Demolition of the Existing
94,300 Square Foot Macy's Men's Building Located in the Stanford Shopping Center
and the Construction of (1) a Retail Building, Approximately 43,500 sf, (2) two Retail
Buildings, Approximately 3,500 sf each, and (3) a Retail Building, Approximately
28,000 sf (78,500 sf in total). Environmental Assessment: Exempt From the Provisions
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With Guideline
Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction). Zoning District: CC (Community
Commercial). For More Information Contact the Project Planner Samuel Gutierrez at
Samuel.Gutierrez@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
4. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for August 15, 2019.
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 Peter Baltay
Vice Chair Osma Thompson
Boardmember David Hirsch
Boardmember Grace Lee
Boardmember Alex Lew
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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
& Development Services 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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