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Home My WebLink About2014-12-18 Architectural Review Board Summary Minutes City of Palo Alto Page 1 ===============MEETINGS ARE CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26================= This agenda is posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a) or section 54956. Thursday, December 18, 2014, Meeting 8:30 AM, Council Chambers Call to Order Roll Call: Vice-chair Randy Popp, Board Members Alexander Lew, Robert Gooyer, Kyu Kim, absent, Catherine Ballantyne, absent Staff: Amy French, Chief Planning Official; Russ Reich, Senior Planner; Diana Tamale, Administrative Associate III; Oral Communications: Members of the public may speak to any item not on the agenda; three minutes per speaker. The Architectural Review Board reserves the right to limit oral communications period to 15 minutes. None. Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions: The agenda may have additional items added to it up until 72 hours prior to meeting time. None. Minutes Approval: None. Public Hearing Items: The below hearing item was continued from the November 20, 2014 ARB hearing to this date; the applicant requests the ARB continue the item to the ARB meeting of January 15, 2015: 429 University Avenue [14PLN-00222]: Request by Ken Hayes Architects, Inc. on behalf of Kipling Post LP for Architectural Review of a proposal to demolish two existing one-story commercial/retail buildings containing a total of 11,633 square feet (sf) of floor area and construct a 31,407 sf, four-story mixed use building with two levels of underground parking providing 41 on-site spaces on a 11,000 sf site in the Downtown Commercial (CD-C (GF)(P)) zoning district. Environmental Assessment: The draft Initial Study and draft Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for a public review comment period November 17 – December 12, 2014, in accordance with California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) requirements. Architectural Review Board Action: Board Member Lew moved seconded by Chair Popp to continue the project to a date certain on January 15, 2015. Vote: Approval, 3-0-0-2 (Kim and Ballantyne were absent) Board/Staff Announcements, Updates, Reports, and Comments: Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). Adjournment ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MINUTES City of Palo Alto Page 2 Subcommittee Members: Robert Gooyer and Alexander Lew SUBCOMMITTEE ITEMS: 1. 180 El Camino Real [14PLN-00247]: Review of responses to Condition of Approval #29 for Stanford Shopping Center Phase III, including sub-items: a, architectural details on Building BB; b, existing tenant facades; c, integration of paving patterns and materials; e, visual barriers; and f, paint colors for ground-mounted equipment. Subcommittee approved the responses to Condition of Approval #29 for Stanford Shopping Center Phase III sub-items a, architectural details on Building BB; b, existing tenant facades; c, integration of paving patterns and materials; e, visual barriers; and f, paint colors for ground-mounted equipment as reflected on supplemental plan set sheets, dated received December 15, 2014, and as modified on December 18, 2014. 2. 777 Welch Road [14PLN‐00135]: Review of responses to Condition of Approval #24 requiring subcommittee evaluation of the location of the bike parking, the depth/dimension of the first floor canopy, and the height of the first floor window, and review of revisions to address the interim landscaping. ARB reviewed all items and approved the bicycle rack location, the window treatment (approved the taller glass at first floor, and the reduced width of aluminum band) and landscape design, pathway materials and planting palette, with two additional requirements: (1) provide better landscape screening of the transformer on the back and sides and (2) install the proposed landscaping and irrigation within two months of demolition, if the phase 2 does not immediately commence. STAFF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. Project Description: Applicant: 34 electric vehicle chargers Applicant: Ms. Candice Liu Address: 3400 Hillview Avenue [14PLN-00337] Approval Date: 12/2/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/15/14 Project Description: Façade renovations Applicant: Mr. Paul Forti Address: 1651 Pagem Mill Road [14PLN-00318] Approval Date: 12/2/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/15/14 Project Description: One new wall sign and two new window signs Applicant: Jan Willey Address: 539 Bryant Street [14PLN-00229] Approval Date: 12/3/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/16/14 Project Description: Installation of one new internally illuminated wall sign Applicant: Kimberly Lin Address: 721 Colorad [14PLN-00282] Approval Date: 12/14/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/17/14 Project Description: Façade improvements to a commercial building Applicant: Wu Rowena S.S. Address: 430 Kipling Street [14PLN-00275] City of Palo Alto Page 3 Approval Date: 12/8/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/22/14 Project Description: Two internally illuminated wall signs Applicant: Steve Peterson Address: 2825 El Camino Real [14PLN-00428] Approval Date: 12/9/14 Request for hearing deadline: 12/22/14 Sub-Committee Members: Terms: Alexander Lew January 9, 2014 to December 18, 2014 Robert Gooyer May 1, 2014 to December 18, 2014 Randy Popp January 15, 2015 to May 7, 2015 Catherine Ballantyne January 15, 2015 to July 16, 2015 Alexander Lew May 21, 2015 to October 15, 2015 Kyu Kim July 16, 2015 to December 17, 2015 Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Architectural Review Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Planning and Community Environment Department at 250 Hamilton Avenue, 5th floor, Palo Alto, CA. 94301 during normal business hours. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA). The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation for this meeting or an alternative format for any related printed materials, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. PUBLIC COMMENT. Members of the Public are entitled to directly address the Architectural Review Board concerning any item that is described in the notice of this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the Board on any issue that is on the agenda, 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. You are not required to give your name on the speaker card in order to speak to the Board, but it is very helpful. RECORDINGS. A DVD of the proceedings may be reviewed by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (650) 329-2571. LATE RECEIVED MATERIALS. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Architectural Review Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Planning Department on the 5th floor, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue during normal business hours. During the 9/80 Friday closure, materials will be available at the Development Center, 285 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto. Please call 329-2603 to reserve a copy. All correspondence relating to any of the agenda items or non-agenda items, which were not received by the 2:00 PM deadline for inclusion into Board packets on the Thursday preceding the meeting date, need to be received before 3:00 PM on the date of the meeting for distribution to staff and Board members.