HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 3796ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CtT1 OF PALO ALTO
MtEN.Dl:NG CHAr'l'ER 16.4a Of!' THE PALO AL~O MUN!ClPAC C()t:f
TO CLARIFY TB8 ARCHITECTURAL REVIBW PROCESS
WHB~REAS, t.lte Council desiri)g to oodif)' certoln A.rchit~ctul:dl
Revie\.,r Boat~d polici~s ... ,r_:d proc·edur~s which th~: Ccmnc11 previously
.r.e cornrr,c nd nd ~H_; imp 1 ~~ ifl':}Ji ted; and
~·HO':Fi:.:i'\S 1 ; li<~ Count~\ l den i.~.'OH to fUl:'l:her <';liH:·i fy :il.n(J ~·\tr.·~t.HI)e~
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NO',o,J, T'!lElU:~FOJ;<L:, the CCHtncil of the City of l?alO Alto de>es
O.t:.~.lr.=.~ir1 2\~:i fr...Jl.l0Wtt;
16 .. 48 .. 040 Pr:-ocedurea of the Archite.CtJJral Review I10-s.rd.
'!'he ar.ddtectural review boar-~ shall me8t at least monthly and
shall peeuc·:.ibc bylaws, fm:ms, applic0.ti.ons:, r.uJ.es and t'(.J'Julations
fo~ the conduct of its buoiness. All meBtings of the architec
tural review boa~d shall be opan to the public. The architectural
~eview board shall send a report, not less tf~n once a year, to
the pl~nning commission and ctty council for the purpose of com
municating the concern$ of the boa~"'d with r-esp~ct to the c.i ty' z
r_:>lans,. policies, Oi:dinances and, proc~0:UJ:es as these affect. the
proje6ts which the board revie~s.
SEC~!ON 2. Secti6n l~i4S;oso (~) ~f 'th~ Palo Alto Muhicipal
code iS'~'her~'by-~mend-r~q to t'~aci: · . ·. · ·
16~•a~OSO(f) Th$ foraU~lng reqOir~m~nts ri~t~1t~atan~ing, ....
tha directoJ;" of planning ~nd·,co,rnm,lnit·.r: en\1iL'onment mi)y. i\ppr.ove. qr __ ·
disappn>ve the dasign 9f a mioor chamg~ to ~: pt"oject i_.tdch has·':
ptaviously r.<.!,·~elved desi~H'L.~pp~ovai without:'pr:·ocuting ,~ ·recomrn::en
da t~on of the archi t.:~ctura~ review b,?ard und~r.: the followi:"'g ·
circurnstancest
(1) Th• director determines that the ch•nge
requt?Stl!d Ls mi-norf of 1:\t.tle vi$~tal ,s~gnlfi~
cance and will.' not materially alter the · · ·
appe~;!,r.,.nce of pi!'ev ·,;,usly approved improve-, ·
tnen t$ r .2!. · ·
( 2) Th~ boaxd ha-~ ~~ec~mrnended to the dito~tor
that. no further arch.tt.ecturrll re\d.~w board,:_
ravi\1w i::: necessary~
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l6~4t;.(l50(h) The fo:re,~oing r:·equirements no~withstartdfng~
tl"Pll dir~cto_r or: p.1.ann1ng "na communi~y ~-nvi."v•••u~~;:ui.. ,o~:t· ~pf'~,;..;:_:~ ..., ..
· .. disappr:·ov~ th~ design .r:,f. the following sma.ll pro}~~<.:ts wH.hour,
procurtng ·a r~r.~on'm~nda t ion tr~..1m th~ a.rch i t..,,c:-!.:ura 1 review b0ard:
{1} Refa;.;e of an e:dst.i.11g oign -~f the sign }.s
within the limite of the Jign ordinance and
des.i<]r1 qa3.c3.~1 tnBs;
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(:3} :\ p!·o:)'}cf.:in<:i s:l.~.t!l ·in thG Po··Distr.ict 1.d1i.Ch
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rdnrJ.l;u· covorinq r.:tl:-uct\iCIA if t.ho siun if:. wit:n.in tlH~ limits of tii::! si(!rl (.Jrdinancc and--ch>-~d~Jfl
9 u ;i. d ~ J. 1 n e s1 ;
( 4) Restr-iping of an existing parking lot~
provided that the squa~e tcot~ge of the
li:!ndscapinq .19-not :reduced;
(5) Minor land~cape revisions to an agproved
'project if the director finds the changes to bo
o:f equivalent quality, or ~n upgr~de}. of ~n
appr<::qn~d plan;
( 6) A landscape px:oject whlch t.hG directot~
finds to. b~ an J.lpg~:aoe. ot e:d. sting. ,l~.ndacap~ng; and · ·
( 7) .. A min<Jr ptojeqt, in the dJsc~·e.t~on 9~ th~.
direct:Or:, ·which has mini·mal imp~c·t'oy\ th~ .viGua.l · ct;li!~acte~r.or f~.~otiQ.n .of· a.buiiq~n~ Of·:·!3~t:~_,: ·· ·.· ..
· includ.ing, t;>vt not limlte4 ~q~; .un,c. e_qu.tprn~nt, .
wbe.o screened from public v,ie~i '(,at<an: J.n,terio~ .. ··._
fence; {C)_ an add i t:.~ot1 of ·a .rie~ vindo;o~, (D). a ch~~H;te/of_locl\tion of an exi.-e:ting door,· (')t (FJ) .. ·
a ,sk~ligWt. · · · · ·
,While revi-~:Wi 111;;1 th•:s~ i:3mall p~::oj~c t~, · the di:~ecto~ eha l.l,.
follow t'.h'e sa'1iie d.~slgn {tllideline5 arid· r'ecordkeepfrig pt'ocadui:'~s a.s &r~1 geno:c&ll'y· reql:l'~rQd by tt~c: board whe·n tt review$ pro·jtt~cts. undel:
this chapter~ Th" dire~tor sha.ll s~nd .a repor.t,. on a t;>iarmual · .
· basis, to ttle boar~ii concern~ng t.he num9e:c anr.i type of proj~ct.
approvals he makes lJnder·, th ~ s ~.eotidn. · Nqt 'l~te:r: than .foJJr wpJi:~ ...
i ng days aft:er; <the ef fect,i ve date of the., d~·rec:tor' 6 decision and ''
action on a small_ pi:~ject., ar{y p~r~on Aggr~~nred 't}y th~ . .acti~.~n c;>f
the directo~. on. the ~~QJ~ct may file n')'Qquest fo~ revt0w cf' the . ·
pr.oject by ~h~_ hoar_cl .. · .lft'lQe-r SUCn ch~Cl!IIStancss,, the bo,a.~d ~h~ll . '
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ravtew and ma~,e a r:et.:!Oif1m~Hldat.ton on th~ d~Hlign. of the >fW\::tll.;?!'O....:
· ject in the same manrier as it reviews and m*kes cecommandetionz on
othet projects unde~ this chapter. The same appeala pc~cedo~e aet
forth in section 16~48~090 shall also apply ~o th~ sma1.1 proje~t.
SECTION 4. ·Section 16.48.060 of the P~lo r-dto f1\.mic:ip.~l Code
i~ he Fe by-amended tc retid:
16.48.0~0 A~plication. ~pplications for de3lgn ~eview
of a proj~·wt. nhaJl be tiled Iilith the pl~~~~nL1!,! depru··tJnont. alvnq
with a f.t::l~~ an !OHH:. forth in tit<--1 n!lm.\r;Jp<!ll tee ~::~:::hf1dale~ fJnlBss tJJP
<""!\pplS.<::!Hlt \.:''i (;t:l!~.::~·•:ri;':<:r not:{fl-od :!.n vJe:I.U.nq, tb·" lpn.t.C>·~tion GhaU
be deenwd comph:·te on t:.b~ thit:U.~;>J:·h C<!l(:~IHIOi'.' cUy f?.ftcn: :tL~j cec(:d.pt
by th~~ pLumin<J depa.:ctment 1 ot.:-on Uw <Lltn th;~ pr·nj~:.-ct i.s fi.J:t1~.
cot1.eider·t::d by t.h0 a.ccr.i tectur-a 1. re-..d.·ie;oJ boar·,"\,. ;.:ilici1~~V~jt~ come~!
first,, C'nce thE:! appU.ca.tion iE~ n~em;:~d ~;()ii-!$).t€t,•S; the dir·~ct0r·
s!la11T.:.;::v.~('l\li' the appl;.er..ti~m d.nd~ purBW11it tn th~1 Co!i.for.-r1:i.0.
Efivironmental Quality 1\ct (CF:()i'l).r ·:;h<Y.J.l, if the pr-oj~~ci:. i~> not
exempt from CB:Q.(\1 Ed!:hfH:' pLgf.'i.H'e -'\ noqdt.i.Vf) drv:::Lu·;c:tion or: r·e<Flil:'e
an envi~onmenLal imp~ct ~eport to be prepa~ad. It an environ
mental impact rep;Jrt iu t'BqiJirE:d 1 the p.r<>::~·ldl.lc:?-s set fot·th in th.;z:
stat-a guidel:u:es and the City cf Polo Alt.o' r~ Pr.·vcodur.~s for Tmplf'-·
mentation of the California Bnvi~onmental Quality ~ct of !910
shall be follow~d. If no environment~l impact ~ep~rt is :Bqul.~ed,
the <:1ppl! co:;; t.ton ~i.U. be pJ.t:1r::<f:'d ·~n tb~~ aqendB. of tn~ .:-1rc hi ter.: tux a l
review board no 1~-tlel::' than the fir:·~>t t'f;;·':'r.lla!' Hwetinc.l foJlowi.ncr the
· thi r. ty-f. i r st calen~ax de~y a ftec r~~e i pt ··of (!; complet:e app1 ica tion,
provided that, ftn::• go::>d ca.t~sef the dir~atot: of plal·m:tng and commu
nity en 1lirohment. shall haviJ t.he discretion to plaq~ tht:~ applirnt·...;··
tion on a lat~~ a~enda9 ·
SECTION 5. S-ection l6 .. 4B .. 065 :is hereby added ~:o. th~ Pal..:!'
AJ. to MunTci pal-Coa'e t,:(.) r~af;'l:
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16. (8 ... ~65 Public Hearing .4n!:J ~t~¢•· .For porp9ses .. 9f
thig chapt~r,·a major proj~c'tsh~ll.PfH :{~.) a.new buildj.tig or.
· bui.ld~~ntt add~t·l~n~o·f s,ooo. squa~·~ f~et ·~r. ~rei (b)· an)/ p~:oject
th~t is not ex~mpt 'uhdO:t' C~Q,~;·~ (c) any tesfd9ntial. con~~,t·ructioll
project .tha.t W(l1 tot~l.ttu:··e~'Or more unitS Wh~;r~ ~Ompletedr .. (.dJ
any ~eeidentia1.con't~utttloh proje~t'that wil~ total two or mora
UfJ i t.S When · ':Omplet.~d'' in ~-neig·hborhood pr~tB~t:y.~ t ion CO~intng
di~tcic::t. ~nder Ch$.'ptec 18.30 of t·ha Palo A1t'o' .~urdeif~lll Code 1 (e}
any pl.~O.jEIC.t Wh.ic,.l) tne· dil,:act(lr. Of pl>!Oning rilnd ~CH~'Uitunit:y ~\1Viron~
men t det'er:mines m~y bEt conttoversJ"l~ ot•· (f > any ·P~Qject which-the
<Jirec::tOt' detet·m.tne,s will ~dgriific~nfly ~lter the ch~ract~r-.cr
appe~u;ance of a building Ot" sl'te. . All pro j~ctfl. whi~h l!l'L"o&. not
~~ter.mi.ned t:d be major projoe:~t:J shall b~ clesig11~t:.ed ~8 rnJnor.
pro ject·s• M~n()r pro jevts shall incliJde sm~ll prt.Yj~cts~ us def iried
in sec:tit;m 16~'4S.050(h} above,. ,
, Notfc' of. 't;ti.e: haaitfn9 on a t11ajqr. ptoje.ct by' the-at·chite'(jt~Jral
t'lW.h:w board ~h$at •p:e given by p~l>lh:ation ·of :~,h• boa,-;d~·B; &g~r.dl.\
once in ~ lo(!a:'l·· newsi>.~ P~·~· ot· ~tmera t c:it'CI.,la.tion r\bt· ·1·-e.es· th;nt
·eight ca lend~.~ days pri¢r to tt'f~ . .dab!) ~~· the h~.tt-r;fng ..
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···.Additionally, noti.ce of· suc.h heari.ng sh~l1 be mailed at la{4st
twelve calendJ.\r dayn prio:c: · t.~~ the datP. of the boa·r..d he.q,t":l.og tQ the
applicant, to owners of reco~a of ·real prc.'l?ei..' ty wL~hin 9 ~. ~ me tat'$
(360 feet) of. the exte~ior bourtdary ot the prop~rty.involved, as ·
.. sue h owners of .rec.Qrd are sLown in t~'1e last equa 1 i. z$d assestHr:~nt·. · · ..
roil, and to owners or occupants of the p~operty within 91.4 ·
m.etet'$ (300 fe~t) as shown vn the City of Palo Alto utility
custom~r fil-t:. Complianc~; with the pro.::edt.:ros set forth in thu;;
section shall constitute a good faith effort to pcovlde notice,
and the failuce of any owner o<c occu~)ant to l-~oceiw! nc.tic:e sludl
not [J):.'·a'!8nt tlw city fror:l pr~oceo(.Hnq with tllo ho<u'.lnq ".)C f·com
taking any act;i.on ..:>r affect tb{~ validl.t~ of rillY i.lct·.}.on.
Th<.~ noti(:~~ of public heat:'inq shall contain t.hr~ foLlowing.~.
(a) The exact <lcidress of !·;he proparq', i.f knQwnJ or t:\:.~}
location of the propertyr if the exact address ~s not
knc.~wn, and the nat:urc7 r:;;r· put'puso of the applic<~tion;
(b) Tlw~ time, pi.ace, and put";··so of the hearin<;q
(c) A brief desccipt.i.on, t.hE:> cont~mt of: which ~h~ll
in the sole discretion of the city, of thG ~ttJpJ:0lJa1
sought;
(d) R~terence to the application on file for
particulars 1 and
(e) A statement that any interestt.•,,l per.son, .or ·:~gent
thereof, may appe~r and be h~•rd4
. T:fPC~l:'a.phical and/o~ ~ publi'snlrig ~rr'ors. 13hall 11ot invaJ.:id-.a.te , ,,:, ·
the notice nor ~nz; ;.ity .·~¢.t;~H'h .At t:h~ t;m~ ~nd plac0. se.t' tor su~h. •·,.
hearing, .t.hc board· sh~;lJ. , heiar .eviQence ·:e~t: .·and· agains't · the ~ppli:-: · ·
cat:l.o~l... E~:oh he.ar.ing stuilt<" Q'e op~·o .to 't;.he public. The board may
con tinuf:! ~:ny i),~.a~:,inq frow J:i Iii~ ~o t~~·~.:on ·, , ·
Not.ic.e o.r. the h.aaring o~{ ~··:m1ri~f'pro·je'ct by the. board shall
be given by publication of theag~~cy#s·of.~ogalar board meetings
once in :t local n~.wepaper· of gen.eg:~'J. ei.r:c~lat:icm. not .less .than~
four oal.undat (jays p:t.' i.:>r to th~ date yf th~ meeting .and sha 11 be
provided .to. thfi.:¢! ty .c~uncil in tne ·n$.x.t .ar1ailbible council. packet.
'Minor· prg'l~C)t!f of 'littl" vi$uttl aianli·fie.e.nee as d~siQna ted by.· H!e
di rec{for, tif: pl-~ri'ihg, ~nd CQmFtuni.t~, -en'vlronltut'n f, or pi_~oject$ Which .. , ...
. have bee.n p:;evi·~usly review~d by t.h•: :board arid· designat.~d by the'.
boatd to. retl,lrh ori the COrisent oal. .. hda.r ~. may be pl1aced cln the
boa.rct I If, con sen:~ ,()alsndo.r rio' latet' 'tn!ElO s~w·er~t.y-two hour:s prior to·
... ,the meetint;~./ ~he C·PCl'~ent ealendar. '3hal"J be VC'It',ed UPQn as ~ne
itefl,., and ·the ;vote .. sh~Jl not affect the ·vi!ilidit)r of ,the &etion
taken upon an:y. ·~ni¢h ~ndiy:ldual item. MY w.emt:?er Qf the 'bo4.Jrd may·
~equee.t that ~rl' ~ ino'i'Jidua·~ i,tet~r· t>e remov·~d f.roln the consent . . c~lend~'r,, in which qase the item shall. be eonsiq!a·red immecti~tEtl:y
after the con~an.t ·calendat: i$ vote~ 'upon. . . ' . . . '
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·sBCTlbN fi. Ga~-::tion 16.48~070 cf the l?al1' Alto M1micip"l C:ode .i~ her;b"y-amended to r·eath
. l6 .. ot8 ,~ ('70 Reo~i\'ill&nda tion of the ; 1.\rchltectur-Ai review board~· Th~ a~c·h~ter;t~~ral !.'evl~w board ·shall 0€-coll·,m~nd to the
director of plannjng and comm1.mity environment th.at.t .the desl~n of
a:nd negative d~cl.:txation, if ·apS'ltc.Sble,. for, a proj~ct be
G~proved, disapptoved or approved with madif~cetions, including
the imposition of condi t:ions, by making Un9 ings in ac(~o:cdan.,;~
\·dth the standards c:ontained in this c:h«pter, and such ddditional
standards as may be adopted and published by the city council_ from
tim~~ to time~ An app.U.cotion must b<:J act.ed upon no l~1~:et" than r:d x
mont!!~> af.t,~r. l:b.:l d<:d:.t;"! the -~lpplication L; dotdr·mi.mHi to he comp/,(::tn
pm:suont to S0:ction Hi.4l3,.060. Not.\dth;.;x,:andinq LrH?. hl.l:·•'qoin<.Jr if
an ~:mvironmcnta1 tm1_)1.wt r~pO!::t i$ requin~d to 1H~ rt:ep<H"(!n tc't' t.hn
p~:o jec t pursuant to CEQA, th~· application must b& ac t~d upon no
li:7-.t.6r thtH1 one y(JC\r afl.:€~t' the datj~ the app.U.cation in dnter:minec1
to be cornpl1~tc. pu.rsuant to Section 16.,4tL060. Howf.'vBr.l th~se tim'<':
limitD may lJo oxtf~ndf::d once for d rmriod not. to excf:(·'(l n.i.w.:.~1:y
calendar days, upo!l the consRnt of the direcl.oT and the applicant~
SECTION 7. Section 16.48.080 of the Pal.o Alto Municipal Code
i a h0k:'f.jbyi'mena~d to read:
16 ,. ~~,. C,HHl Action of the Directct' of. Planning and Community
Bnv i r.onr.ten t ..
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l':evim'i board 0 j.J recommendation on the de$ign and negative declcat'a
t 1.on, if appl_tQable, for a pro jac t;._, ~ht~ cU t·ecto.r of planning ~nd ·
community envb:onment shall take. one cf the fqllo•.ting actiuius~
with such act:ion to become effectiv.e on. the third working d,a~· · ·
folJ.ow~ng · t.he board hear~ng i
{ 1) . If t.ha ~h:ec,to~ &grqe~ with tt.e ~ecommenda t:.ion of
'·.' 'the .bo<:A~d, he ~hall act,.ac.cotdingly <Hl tl'la p!.~oject and
'negat i,ve deolara t i or~, i f·,appl icab).e.
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( 2} _·1. £ tNe · cli:rectoc .~H.s~q:re~9 ... w 1 th ·the J:"~commenda~t;'ion r,, ~ ·
·the. boA'bd, he'_shall, at nls: discretion, either att'empt to
resolve the di'~.e-e~:ences with the .board at t.·,n~ ~1ext avail
able PC~rd maa~Jng 'or shal_l refer: the deci~lon dh:ectly
to the. <;:.tty collnci 1., ·. ~ ' '
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., (A) If the di fftn:•ence$ are ~e~ol ve(~ ~ t tJte~: nf1r~-t
a va i la.ble bol}:rd ·me~t~ ng, the o.treqtor · l!ihal.l act .. -· ':
.,qcordirtgly·.on the pt'o jec.t .and n~ga1tive ~ec'l"';-~~ipn.,
if applic;abl~, and <•otify the applic~jit ::\n writing ..
of thG-aecisi-':m.. · ·
.' (B) .U tho. director l:'e£~!'!Jf 'th~ declsioi'l directly,_. tt~·
th• ~~~y c~uncil~ the couricil shall act an the
'applic~tiQn. p!J.t"6Hl~.nt ·to Section 16.48.090.
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. (C) If th6 director· attempts t..;. re13olve the
di~f9reri~~s 8t the ne~t availabla .bo~rd ~~eting but
the dJ. fferences ;~r·~ not resolv:e~, th~ appl ica t~Ot'l
. eha·ll b~ aerit·to the 6i,fy ,poun~il wi,ththe recottrmen:~
dat.ions o.£ the: director of pla.'tJ!iing and. (;ommuni-cy·
·~H1Vit<:mm~nt:., .and the council shl~H. act oh tho . appl:J.c~.tjon · purH!.rallt to Section: 16,.48.0~0~ ·
J:f the directolC disagr-ees (,lith the boacd' s t€:C"J!Pmendati(1n on
a project, he shall mail a copy ot his decision and action t6
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h1.'.1nt'd mn ken its recommenda t lon" RE>t;'J<'1.i:d). ·~ 83 of tin.~ di. I.<::~; f.,-:.n. ;;:;
decb,i~'>n on a p~~·oject, he shall mail a copy of tho bo;;u:·d
b~ar inq P'i ::. ute:e to the applicant .,.,,i thin bl!n w~n·k inq days
<d:ter:· tb(! bqcu:-d makt:ls itR'I recor:1mendr;.t.h>1~, Ot' .:.1..::;; s;.;uiJ. as the
. heat:i:1.'J mir~.ut~~ a.r~ available. If the d].r·u·ct.o:t; agr.ees with
the hoar.cP~ recomm~ndation, he she.ll includ0 a c0py of his
de~ i si :)~\ and cic tion with t.he nli nu tt-18 rna i led to the app:\. it:~<~> It.
(b) The ntinutes from the architectural caview board meetings
~h~ 11 b(~ placed in the city counc i J. tXH1k<;)t as soon as they
are available. N~tice of the.decisions and action~ of the
dir~ctor on thE! items shall also be included in the packet if..
;,_~-,~y j~ ;:a ::3. if ::~;.;~~u:: ,~;:o~~ the r.-e~o~~~~-d~ t i~-!!~ 0f tr~~ ~(u,rrl ..
( c} Bu ~ lding l:){:\t'm:U;s f.o:·· f.t mojot· prn jec t, as de 'f. invd in
section i6~48.065, may ~~~issued on or af~er the ninth w''~·ki.n{~ :day after ~.he: ette.cttvQ date of the approval of the
dl rector on the ·pro j~qt ;. , unlei;2', the dec is?.on Ls r~fer;lr&d co
the c.i. ty council or the arc hi te9;tural I'evi,~w boa·rd pur·auatlt ...
to Section. 1€. 48 .• 08 O(r:il( 2) <:;;l; X~Pp~al~d; pun~.uant to section .
16. 4 fj. 0 9 0. Bui: lding p~r.m.i r.s ,*o,:'·'a ·small. o'r.: mitior pr~ ject, as
'de fin~d ;, n ~~~t. ions 16~ ·.(8. 05 0( h) &rid ·T5• ~.e ~ 0651 may be i.ssu&~ ..
o11 or.. a'et":-_; the fift:.h; w~rking o~·Y: ~:f·ta'r·;, t::ne eft':~ct ivr. ·date of .
the app~<?va;l; of. the dir; .. ~()t()·r:·:.;q·n:. the, \lpt'.¢1jeqt~t.,l,ln1~.~s the. . · , · ,;
decisi.t?rt .. Js ;ap.v~a·le,d pur~uillnt ·tQ .Se(l·~i9.~~:.)·~~.4e:,'OSO,(h) ... q,::-. ·
16 ~ 4a ~·oso •. ~~ :'th~' Qe.ci si:~n· is "r~'.t~:t:i~:~·~>Qt: ~'app'~al~d·~. oull4:itlQ' pe.:-~it·il; J:1a.y pe, ,iatlu~d on);y ~f.t)et;,c,b(;)~.it'd;.\•,t lelty co\.tn~il · ··:
~pprov·al "'f ·tJ~Q proj~ct; as appliaabl~· · ·~ . ·:' ·-· ·
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.· SEC'l'XC~ 8.. s~c·cion • i6 ~ 4.8,~0~·0 of~·t.h~ Palp Alto fiiun ici pal ·Code. i~ hereby~ a.t:r~:ifi"d'()d to· r.~.~d t;: . ·.:·' : . · .· ·· .. "· \.'.'
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C!ir·ector ~J pl~:tnn·ing ~itd: ;~¢mm1,1ni ~Y 'e.nvi ~o;.,l.met).t:·~':may'fi.le an.· appea:+ ...
w.ith· the clty e?\jncll" . ~f ~ppeal<o( ·a'n ·. act:ipJl'•.9n .. a major project· .
. ~hall ba fil~d not.l~tei· 'than eight. worK~~~. qays<'atter the effec-·
t~·te da tE.t ef · the di rect~r.' z, decri{o'J .and'' ~q~.~i9.n Oil .. ~ ptoj~c.t. Kn app~al of an ·act.ion~:·.on a minor .pr:oj~c~. s~~lJ<:):>., ~Jled, net -late~ ..
than ,four wo{ki~9, ds·y·s f~~l,O!l#.~n,g .~he ,:·~.ff~c:::t.i v~ date of the 'direc::-,: ·
tor~~ d~cision ~nd ac~ton ~n.~ prpj~ct~.~ P~6jeets rofe~red to tho -archi'tectura1,<-Jie~ iew board l;n{"th •. ':.4i'r •. c,C.dt' und't' provt slo'n$ . of ' C:h~p~e1;'. 18 ~·3 9, .. ~4)-;·,:b_,c ~t)'i-'t~,{S·~e.cl'~ . -::.NlY.)~uch. ~·p!.Je.~~ ~h~l.1 b.~ A'iled . ~~·~· '·'
aecordanee" with· t~e,·pr:··:~is:~.Qns>lo,~··.~l'Hfpte,· Ph·93·. ,··:, ., · ; ..
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pr.6ject, may be etttended tmc~ fp~ s.r~ additional-l'eat:" t:~<t_h<!! ... _. .
director of planning. _and community on \Pi t'onm~~nb · Any ~uch. de,:.t5i;;~
of the dir.-$cto:r. shall be appealable, ·in ·ac~~or.dance \lilbh Secti'on .,c ~~1 .nnn .... ,...·.,,._,,.,, . ...,.n,.. ... l. ,r,..h..., \-. ... ~1.-l~ .... ,., ,..._.,,,,.,.,~ ... ~"' , .. ,"'."" .,...,,.,;,.,..,.,4 ··,:..-...,. ,.Li)~ :,I:'!)I'}V-:7\.1• .&.lf. \,;~~·;; ·~'i""IJ ...... i..il~ VY.L.·J.Io,A.I.oli':J 1;-'V1:: •.• 1 .. 'f.v .. ..;.,., ·"~"~ ..,~..,.....,V.Pn~·..,·...-; ... .....,.. .....
the pt-o jec \: within ~h;:\' time 1 imi t s r~peo if ied :ln Uo;i s chapter.-, · thv;·
•.H·chitectura1 review boat:'d ().rproval. shall expi~e ~and be of no
hn:t.her-f.or.·ce or eff.ec·t.
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Thi9 o:r:dinatiCG is r1ot a project
r:rPJinmment.:J.l Quu.l i ty A;_; t.
~~ot· tho purpo:=wD
t>t;CTJON .Ll. ·'J'hj.H o:r:~~UiJ;~;1~~El .c;:hall b~K::/m-'~ ',df(~;ct..:ive ttpon thA
r:olnm£nruei'li:.. of. ·the thit"t.y~fir:Ht day after l~h.e day c f its pass?~ge.
Fd>rue.ry Z~, 1981-3
Ma:rch 7 , 1988
AYES: Dechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klc:in~ Lc•:y, Pat:\:ttK.:c.l, Rono1, Sutor ius, Woolley
NOlES:: None
~ !-H3'£BNTION~~: None
ABSENT; Ncne
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Any fl"ppeal !lhall be. fj.led with the city <.·l~C'k.~ l).lon(~ w-i.th "'
fe~ a~ se~ f~r:th in the roun :i.e i pa 1 £ee sc:h.~dule r howe!J'e r, an ).I·.
member· of. the city cou.rl.cil may f.ilE:! st.1.0h ~n at~peal··without a fee.
Any &~p~al s~1all .be conl'.i:ider~d an app.eal pf both the negative
d-:clara.t1orr" 1f applicable, and f..h•l d9sign of the project. The
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council for a regular meAting not l~ter than the thirty-first
wo~king day after the receipt of the appeal~ If the ~pp~llant is
qthf.'r.-than the applicant for tt:,e pt·oj~ctl tlH:: c-:tty chJrk shall
notify the applicant of t.h,;;J app~al. The ~itr cou.nt~.U. rnav take one
l):E ti16 follo~~ir.Lg a.t~t.i.::>~1n ~
(a) Pun:w~mt to Ct~QA, r:equir;·~~) i;W (mvir:onu1ontal impr~ct r.epo1.:-t
bS: pt'epar:ed !)TJ \:h(~ peoj~:·,c;t b.;:•tor.r.::~ t.h(~ city couoc:U. ~lpproves
or disapproves the p~oject;
(c) Approve the negative declarati0n, if apQJlc~D!~, ~nd
apprcnre, or ~pprove \ll.tth modifi<.>.:1tion:.;, t.hr:l prTJj0ci;.
Bofors takinc acttcn on an appeal, the city council may, in its
d5-Bcr:-.eti.on, r.~f.er t.he appeal to the plamling C(.1nuni.Gsi.on f<H' a.
r~l':c~'.ommend.a t Jon.
SECTION Y. S@~tion 16~4B.l20(c) of the ·p~lo Alto Municipal
r;ode 19 horeby··amended to r~eid:
16~48~120(Q) .• Th~· architecttiral r~view board may recom-
mend r~qui r.~rnan ts: ·which ar~ mot·~ rest r.icti v~. than tr~e t~tak imum.
re:,pJlt.ttic!'l;a set forth in Titl~ 16 and/:oc _'!'{.tle· 13 of·thifl codet
whe~ it concl~de~ such ~sgUiram~nt~ ~~· ne~a$sa~y (1) to promQt~ .·
the. :interna 1· .i n~awrity pf the de~ra~fgn ot. the proje~t t ('.2). to as~ul"-e .. ,
. :orJmp~t:lbJ}it¥.'9f;th_e proposed. pr~~j·~c:~'·a design· with it.:.tj.· ~ite and. . . ·c
r. sur·cour.dingl?1.. Gtnd (.3) to miniml'Z~. th~ env,i.,ronttt~~tal ;.~f,fe~ts. 9r. tne .· ,
pt•pposed pr9j~ct., . rn no qase.r · howeve_r, ma·:r· th~ gcilr.~ t'Eldtio~ t:.he · ··
,· ~:d.~.~ of a ri6n ... t~.slden t ia.l . pro.J~ct .. b:{ meta ;td~ri ~w~{tJ.;t.-ftv·e .'P~t.'t.:J~nt ··
of· t:.ne gross .floor ~!"ea '·o·thftrwise allowed .b\r ,.th.~ z.orH.r;g ordinance;· ·~·.,;.,:~.;.· .. ·. ·m'~.·:y :1..·.'~ .a.·.· ~,o· "' ... d · r·· ·ed. u·· c· ·~.: ... ·.::.;.;;'4..' .• ;.;;: ·.~.i·_.'.;,. · ,....& ··.;. .,.'.,;· ... ·.~> . .1~·-•. ,.~ :-,,.,:·~.·"i. ·.::, J .· ·.r .. ·. ;;:.,~::]··.,.. ·~ .. '". '~.·. ~·' •n"''""~ ' ,(\J'j,_ .ua. .... :-~·~·~~.-· .. 1-J '~,,., "f., .. ._fl'iiU ,:;; _.114~.-V~ f" ~~~~'\:~t.~.cw·-~~-".c:~ ,_.-,. ~~J'';t. ~-"'~ ·'W..z .~,-""; ... ~ ·
that:t t.wanty·;;..five percent::·of e.:r,~. -~Jte ~~nv(n·~g~~ '<~r-e~ -oth.~iw1$et• .. · · ·
all6((i'Q.d by· th? ZOOltld. (~rdinaO~~~ >~!~~ lir!Jita,tion·;s. '~~t ·f.~rth,frt ..
thiS ~ection sht!ll: OO.,t lii.pply to.· any r~c;~·~!"1m¢(10"'i:iO~. Ott ·~ p.ro je~t' t/y
the, planning' co~mi.s~~o~.tiC)!:.'itny oscisionqn l;l'.p:r~);·;;ect.by the· city··
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SECTION 10. $octlori lti.4S.130·{a). o.f 'tt1El P~lo .Alb~ Munic'rp~rl: ·
·Code is h~ceby'"F.t~~ended t('t r·o.ad :.
16.48,.130 T!m(l Litd.tG~ (a·r F'ox:· all proj~cts approve~ .
aCter t.he efte·ct.lvG· date of tn:ts or:dina·nc~f ·the approval .shall be,
Vt.lliQ .f.o'C oru~ year from tt!~ oz:·igirial date of approval, except that
t:or ph~ sed projects, a, ,ap~_td ~ io develo prnen t St.:!hedule may be .
a ppt·oved. In no even.t <' howeVElt, . sheti), I..:U,\Ch a d~velopment schedu.~o.
exceed>five ye:ars: from the 6'~·9~·hal d(\te of· a.QprqvaJ.. ~·~.?:tdva:l of·
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