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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
Monday, September 14, 2020
Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A rescheduled Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission was called to order on
Monday, September 14, 2020 at 5:04 p.m. via teleconference, by Vice Chair Christie Withers.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Richard Beller, Michael DeMartini, Micah Smith, and Vice Chair
Christie Withers
Absent: Commissioner Mandi Pickens and Chair Allen Root
Staff: Senior Planner Shawna Scott and Deputy City Clerk Megan Wilbanks
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
--End of Public Comment--
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of the Architectural Review Commission meeting of August 18, 2020.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEMARTINI, SECOND BY
COMMISSIONER SMITH, CARRIED 4-0-2 (Commissioner Pickens and Chair Root absent),
to approve the minutes of the Architectural Review Commission meeting of August 17, 2020.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Project address: 1321 Garden Street; Case #: ARCH-0543-2019; Zone: O; Once Upon A
Time LP, owner/applicant. Review of a new three-story, five-bedroom, single-family
residence, with an 800-square foot attached Accessory Dwelling Unit, two attached garages,
and a 590-square foot roof deck. Project includes a request for a reduction in setback
requirements to allow an eight-foot setback at the corner of the roof deck where ten feet is the
standard. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA).
Assistant Planner Kyle Van Leeuwen presented the staff report and responded to
Commissioner inquiries.
Applicant representatives, Rob Rossi and Keith Hall, responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SMITH, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR
WITHERS, CARRIED 4-0-2 (Commissioner Pickens and Chair Root absent), to recommend
that the Community Development Director approve the project with the following
recommendations:
• Consider adding opaque glass to the east façade to break up the large blank wall
• Incorporate noise reducing material to the open railing along the roof deck
• Consider alternative chimney designs
3. Project Address: 207 Higuera; Case # ARCH-0090-2020; Zone C-R-MU; 207 Higuera
LLC, applicant. Continued review of a Mixed-Use Development comprised of 16 one-
bedroom dwellings and 390 square-feet of non-residential space. The applicant requests a
Density Bonus of 27.5% as an Affordable Housing Incentive; and exceptions f rom
development standards to reduce the number of required vehicle parking spaces by one, and to
reduce the number of required bicycle parking spaces for the residential component to one
long-term space per unit. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review
(CEQA).
Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Applicant representative, Jessie Skidmore, responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
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ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BELLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
SMITH, CARRIED 3-1-2 (Vice Chair Withers dissenting, Commissioner Pickens and Chair
Root absent), to recommend that the Planning Commission approve the project with the
following recommendations from staff:
•That the Planning Commission include, in any final action on the project, conditions, staff-
recommended conditions of approval to ensure that final construction plans for the project
include sufficient information regarding use of alternative paving materials, landscape
provisions, including landscape screening and buffering for the parking area, utility
equipment details, including screening provisions, details for site fencing and building
landscape trellis feature, and for roof-mounted mechanical equipment, including methods
of screening.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
Senior Planner Shawna Scott provided a brief agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:39 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review
Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. via teleconference.
APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION: 11/16/2020