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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 19, 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 / QUASI JUDICIAL. 702 Clara Drive [18PLN-00068]:
Recommendation on Applicant’s Request for Approval of a Major Architectural
Review to Allow the Demolition of an Existing 3,560 Square Foot, Four-Unit
Apartment Building and Construction of Three Detached Single-Family Homes
Totaling 5,000 Square Feet. Environmental Assessment: Exempt From the Provisions
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With Guideline
Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects). Zoning District: RM-20 (Residential
Multi-Family). For More Information Contact the Project Planner Sheldon S. Ah Sing
at sahsing@m-group.us
3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 1700 & 1730 Embarcadero Road [19PLN-00291]:
Recommendation on Applicant's Request for Approval of a Major Architectural
Review to Address Specific Issues Raised by the Architectural Review Board (ARB) for
a Previously Approved Project that Includes Two Automobile Dealerships. The Prior
Approval Through Conditions of Approval Required the Project to Come Back to the
ARB to Address Issues Related to Color, Landscaping, Parapets, Lighting,
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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.
Transportation Demand Management Plan, County Airport Land Use Commission
Review; and Floor Area Ratio. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration was Adopted for the Project on June 24, 2019. For More
Information Contact the Project Planner Sheldon S. Ah Sing at sahsing@m-group.us
4. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 250 Hamilton Avenue [19PLN-00220]:
Recommendation on Applicant’s Request for Architectural Review Approval of Three
New Bus Stops in the Public Rights-of-Way Located at 3380 Coyote Hill Road, 3223
Hanover Street and 1501 Page Mill Road and Surrounding Hardscape Improvements.
Environmental Assessment: Exempt From the Provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With Guideline Section 15311.
Zoning District: PF (Public Facility). For More Information Contact the Project Planner
Garrett Sauls at garrett.sauls@cityofpaloalto.org
Study Session/Preliminary Review
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
5. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for October 17, 2019.
6. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for November 7, 2019.
Board Member Questions, Comments or Announcements
7. North of Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP) Working Group Updates -
Boardmember Lew
Adjournment
Subcommittee Items
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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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