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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
Monday, August 17, 2020
Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission was called to order on Monday,
August 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. via teleconference, by Chair Allen Root.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Michael DeMartini, Micah Smith, Vice Chair Christie Withers and
Chair Allen Root
Absent: Commissioners Richard Beller and Mandi Pickens
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 3, 2020.
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WITHERS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
SMITH CARRIED 4-0-2 (Commissioners Beller and Pickens absent), to approve the minutes
of the Architectural Review Commission meeting of August 3, 2020.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2.Project address: 650 Tank Farm Road; Case #: ARCH-0755-2019; Zone: C-S-SP; Agera
Grove Investments, LLC, owner/applicant. Review of a mixed-use development that
includes a 17,500 square foot, two-story commercial structure, 249 residential units that are
housed within 18, three-story structures, and a 4,325 square-feet single story clubhouse with a
creek setback exception request to allow a third-floor creek setback of 0 feet where 10 feet is
normally required. The project is consistent with a Mitigated Negative Declaration of
Environmental Review, adopted on February 5, 2019.
Contract Planner Brandi Cummings presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Applicant representatives, Pam Ricci and Scott Martin with RRM Design Group, responded to
Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WITHERS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
DEMARTINI CARRIED 4-0-2 (Commissioners Beller and Pickens absent), to recommend
that the Planning Commission approve the project with the following recommendations:
•Vary the backside elevations of Townhome Buildings A and F (the side where garages
interface with the drive aisle) to address articulation and massing.
•Suggestions include: adjusting tonality and brickwork, providing contrast, providing
materiality, applying a mix of techniques and aesthetic details, and demonstrating a higher
level of attention to provide four-sided architecture.
3.Project address: 600 Tank Farm Road; Case #: ARCH-0216-2020; Zone: BP-SP;
Covelop Holdings, LLC, applicant. Conceptual review of a mixed-use project consisting of
280 residential units and 15,000 square feet of commercial space, the project also includes an
amendment to the Airport Area Specific Plan to rezone the property from Business Park (BP -
SP) to Commercial Services (C-S-SP), and an associated and a General Plan Map Amendment.
The project will include preparation of an Environmental Impact Report.
Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Applicant representative, Scott Martin with RRM Design Group and Damien Mavis with
Covelop, responded to Commissioner inquiries.
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Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: BY CONSENSUS (COMMISSIONERS BELLER AND PICKENS ABSENT)
THE COMMISSION PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
APPLICANT:
•Incorporate more open space between the parking area and the commercial building
creating a plaza for patrons of the commercial businesses.
•Incorporate more recessed windows to add articulation.
•Identify fencing along Acacia Creek, promote Acacia Creek to be accessible to residents
as open space.
•Consider ways to engage the street along the commercial building to encourage exterior
space along Tank Farm.
•Consider adding small patios that relate to the retail use.
•The residential and retail buildings would benefit from a common color pallet or more
compatible architectural styles.
•Incorporate a serpentine pattern to the drive aisles on the site plan.
•Create an interfacing element between the wood siding and the shed roof on the residential
units.
•Incorporate a pronounced rafter tail (similar to the SESLOC building) on the edges of the
buildings to tie the commercial space with the residential.
4.Project Address: 830 Orcutt Road; Case #: ARCH-0764-2019, AFFH-0210-2020, USE-
0209-2020; Zone: Commercial Services (C-S) zone; 830 Orcutt, LLC, owner/applicant.
Continued review of a mixed-use project consisting of 15 residential units and 1,500 square
feet of commercial space within the Commercial Services (C-S) zone. The project includes a
density bonus of 20% including a request for an alternative incentive to relax development
standards for the creek setback requirement to allow a two foot setback, where 20 feet is
normally required, a request to allow residential uses on the ground floor within the first 50
feet of the structure along the street frontage, and a request for a 10 percent parking reduction.
Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA).
Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Applicant representative, Bryan Ridley with Bracket Architecture, responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Public Comments:
Karla Hodgson
--End of Public Comment--
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ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SMITH, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR
WITHERS CARRIED 4-0-2 (Commissioners Beller and Pickens absent), to recommend that
the Planning Commission approve the project with the following recommendations to the
applicant:
•Consider improving the rhythm of the siding over the drive aisle by changing the material
pattern to A-B-A-B (wood versus Indigo) rather than A-B-B-B.
•Considering incorporating planters to create a vehicle buffer around the garages and to
introduce vertical landscaping to soften the architecture along the drive aisle.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
Senior Planner Shawna Scott provided a brief agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. The next rescheduled Regular Meeting of the
Architectural Review Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. via
teleconference.
APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION: 09/14/2020