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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: March 5, 2020
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. 1700 & 1730 Embarcadero Road [19PLN-00291]:
Recommendation on Applicant's Request for Approval of a Major Architectural
Review to Address the Following Outstanding Issues for a Previously Approved Auto
Dealership Project: Color, Landscaping, Parapets, Lighting, Transportation Demand
Management Plan, County Airport Land Use Commission Review; and Floor Area
Ratio. Environmental Assessment: Addendum to an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration that was Adopted for the Project on June 24, 2019. Zoning District:
CS(D)(AD). For More Information Contact the Project Planner Sheldon Ah Sing at
sahsing@m-group.us
3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 180 El Camino Real [20PLN-0003]: Consideration
of an Application for Major Architectural Review to Allow the Construction of a Two-
Story Retail Building of 28,714 Square Feet Located in the Stanford Shopping Center.
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
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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.
More Information Contact the Project Planner Samuel Gutierrez at
Samuel.Gutierrez@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
4. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for January 16, 2020
5. Draft Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes for February 6, 2020
Board Member Questions, Comments or Announcements
Adjournment
Subcommittee Items
6. 180 El Camino Real [19PLN-00110]: Subcommittee Review of a Previously Approved
Project that was Conditioned to Return with a Tree Replacement Plan and Details for
the Location of New Bicycle Parking. 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). Zoning District: CC (Community Commercial). For More
Information Contact the Project Planner Samuel Gutierrez at
Samuel.Gutierrez@cityofpaloalto.org
7. 400 Channing Avenue [16PLN-00381]: Subcommittee Review of a Previously
Approved Project That is Requesting Review of Facade Modifications Made in the
Field. The Subject Site is Lot One and has a new Address of 909 Waverley Street.
Environmental Assessment: Exempt from provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Guideline Section 15303 (new construction).
Zoning District: DHS District in the SOFA I CAP. For More Information Contact the
Project Planner Danielle Condit at danielle.condit@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.
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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