CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE
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NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
ARCHITECTURAL
REVIEW BOARD
DATE & TIME: TUESDAY, May 13, 2008 – 6:00 P.M.
LOCATION: CITY
HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS –
NOTE: The Architectural Review Board (ARB) may move and reorder the items on the consent and regular agendas. The public is encouraged to be present at the start of the meeting to hear and comment on items of interest.
The Architectural Review Board will not begin consideration of any item on the agenda later than 9 p.m. unless, by majority vote, the ARB decides to consider an item or items after 9 p.m. Any items on this agenda not considered this evening will be continued to a future meeting.
The general findings and conditions of approval for architectural approval applications are noted on the last page of this agenda. These apply to all final approvals of architectural applications. Special and additional findings and conditions may be added to an architectural approval as deemed necessary by the ARB.
All projects are subject to the
Structures listed on the City’s Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) are denoted on the agenda with an “(HRI)” next to their project address.
Architectural Review Board (ARB) Members:
Jeff Becom
Darlene
Billstrom
Ken
Hinshaw
Doug Howe,
Chair
Maryanne
Larson Spradling, Vice Chair
Wilda
Northrop
Members of the audience may come forward to observe the
presentation of agenda items. Comments
may be made after the applicant has made his/her presentation.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
ROLL CALL
3.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
v Minutes from the April 22, 2008, ARB Site
Review and Regular Hearing.
4.
COMMENTS FROM
THE PUBLIC
(Comments from the audience may concern matters not on the
agenda, but must deal with matters subject to the jurisdiction of the
Board. Comments will not receive Board
action.)
5.
COMMUNICATIONS
6.
WRITTEN
CORRESPONDENCE
7.
CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS
8. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS
9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
10. ITEMS WITHDRAWN OR TABLED
11.
REQUESTS FOR
CONTINUANCE
12.
CONSENT AGENDA
13.
REGULAR
AGENDA
a.
Project Address: 1249 Buena Vista Lane
Architectural
Approval Application No. 3769-08 for proposed remodel of a single-family
dwelling with new entry/stair addition and deck.
Applicant: Jeffrey Kilpatrick, architect, for Robert Lis
Continued
from the 04/22/08 ARB hearing.
CEQA
Status: Class 1 Categorical Exemption
Staff
reference: Senior Planner, Patrick Kelly
Recommended
action: Discuss and take appropriate
action.
b.
Project Address: 1240 Surf Avenue
Architectural
Approval Application No. 3754-08 for proposed exterior additions to an existing
single-family dwelling, and adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Applicant: Ash R. Shoukry
CEQA
Status: Mitigated Negative Declaration
prepared
Staff
reference: Senior Planner,
Recommended
action: Discuss and take appropriate action.
c.
Project Address:
Architectural
Approval Application No. 3490-05 for proposed new single-family dwelling.
Applicant: Cynthia Spellacy for Elva Perkins
Continued
from the 04/22/08 ARB hearing.
CEQA
Status: Class 3 Categorical Exemption
Staff
reference: Senior Planner,
Recommended
action: Discuss and take appropriate action.
d.
Project Address:
Architectural Approval
Application No. 3773-08 for proposed exterior alterations to an existing
single-family dwelling listed on the City’s Historic Resources Inventory.
Applicant:
Bruce Looram
Continued
from the 04/08/08 and 04/22/08 ARB hearings.
CEQA Status: Class 31 Categorical Exemption
Staff reference: Associate
Planner,
Recommended
action: Discuss and take appropriate action.
e.
Project Address:
Architectural
Approval Application No. 3736-07 for proposed addition of a second story and
expansion of the first story to a single-family residence, and the addition of
a detached, one-car garage with workshop and storage space. Applicant: Joseph Rock, Architect, for the Higbie family
Continued from the
04/08/08 and 04/22/08 ARB hearing.
CEQA Status: Class 1 Categorical Exemption
Staff
reference: Associate Planner,
Recommended
action: Discuss and take appropriate action.
f.
Project Address:
Architectural
Approval Application No. 3722-07 for proposed remodel and addition to an
existing one-story, single-family dwelling, and Tree Permit No. 58253 for the
removal of four (4) trees on-site.
Applicant:
Continued
from the 02/26/08, 03/11/08, 03/25/08, and 04/08/08 ARB hearings.
CEQA
Status: Class 1 Categorical Exemption
Staff
reference: Associate Planner,
Recommended
action: Discuss and take appropriate action.
14.
Discussion regarding changes
to the Brown AcT
Board to receive memo from David Laredo, City
Attorney, regarding changes to the State of
Reference: Chief Planner, Lynn Burgess, AICP
15.
Reports of Boardmembers
Boardmembers may
ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement or make a brief
report on his or her activities. In addition, the Boardmembers may provide a
referral to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to
report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning a City matter or
direct staff to place a request to agendize a matter of business on a future
agenda (G.C. 54954.2).
16.
REPORTS OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Reference: Chief Planner, Lynn Burgess, AICP
17.
ADJOURNMENT
Note: Materials for this agenda, and
copies of previous meeting agendas and minutes for the Architectural Review
Board, are available for review at the Community Development Department,
THE CITY OF
NOTICE
TO APPLICANTS
Applicants or their
representatives must be present at the meeting for which their item, including those items on the Consent Agenda,
is scheduled. If unable to attend, the applicant must submit a written request for
continuance prior to the meeting. The
item may be denied if continuance is not requested.
Decisions rendered by
the Architectural Review Board may be appealed to the Planning Commission using
a form available at the Community Development Department. The appeal form, plus an appeal fee, must be
filed with the Community Development Department within 10 days (5 days in the
case of a single-family dwelling in an R-1 zone as considered under the terms
of subsection F. of Section 23.73.040 of the Municipal Code) of the action or
decision being appealed. Notwithstanding the time limit for appeal set out in
the above section, the Planning Commission and the City Council shall always
have until their next regularly scheduled meeting following Architectural
Review Board action to decide to review such action. No building permit
pertaining to an Architectural Review Board action may be issued until the
appeal period has passed.
Applicants are
requested to contact the Building Department for building permit requirements.
No sign approved by the Architectural Review Board shall be painted, erected,
or otherwise installed until the appeal period has passed. Any
proposed exterior changes from approved plans require Architectural Review
Board review and approval. There is
a fee for design changes submitted after the architectural approval application
has been granted final approval.
STANDARD FINDING FOR APPROVAL OF AN
ARCHITECTURAL APPROVAL APPLICATION
The architecture and
general appearance of the building(s) will be in keeping with the neighborhood
and the completed project will not be detrimental to the orderly and harmonious
development of the City nor impair the desirability of investment or occupation
in the neighborhood.
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION APPROVALS
1. This approval shall be null and void if a building permit has not been applied for within one year from the date of approval. Application for extension of this approval must be made prior to the expiration date.
2. All construction must occur in strict compliance with the proposal as set forth in the application(s) for permits, subject to any special conditions. Any deviation from the approved plans must be reviewed and approved by the staff and may require Architectural Review Board approval.
3. The terms and conditions shall be perpetual, and it is the intention of the Architectural Review Board and the permittee to bind all future owners and possessors of the subject property to the terms and conditions.
4. Review
by the Public Works Department is required prior to issuance of the building
permit. The applicant shall obtain an encroachment permit from the Public Works
Department before undertaking any work in the Public way and prior to issuance
of the building permit.
JUDICIAL
TIME LIMITS
This serves as written notice that Pacific Grove Municipal Code Section
1.20.010 incorporates Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the
State of