Meeting

A G E N D A
Design Review Board

Municipal Services Building
633 E. Broadway, Room 105
Glendale, CA 91206

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July 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM

1.	ROLL CALL: Lockareff, Kaskanian, Simonian, Tchaghayan, Welch

REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA

The Agenda for the July 13, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board was posted on the City’s website on July 6, 2023, and on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall on July 10, 2023.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from March 9, 2023.

Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from April 27, 2023.

Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from May 11, 2023.

4.	ORAL COMMUNICATION Discussion is limited to items not a part of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to 5 minutes. Design Review Board may question or respond to the speaker but there will be no debate or decision.

5.	BOARD/COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS

6.	OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

ITEM:

1844 Bara Road

DRB Case No. 000880-2023

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

To add a new 1,093 square foot, second story addition and remove 33 square feet of floor area on the ground level of the existing 1,318 square foot, one story, single-family house (built in 19 53 ) with an existing 400 square foot attached garage on an 11,520 square foot hillside lot ( average current slope 11.20%) 11.20%), located in the R1R II (Floor Area Ratio District II) The project includes a façade remodel of the house.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION

The project is exempt from CEQA review as a Class 1 “Existing Facilities” exemption, pursuant to Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines, because the proposed addition to the existing house will not result in an increase of more than 10,000 square feet and all public services and facilities are available.

ITEM:

127 Concord Street

DRB Case No. 000931-2023

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

To demolish two existing industrial buildings (built in 1925 and 1950) and associated parking lots in conjunction with the development of a new five-story (plus two basement storage levels), 112,216 square-foot (SF) mini personal storage facility. The project site is 21,345 SF (.49 acres) consisting of three separate parcels – Parcel 1 lies south of the alley and Parcels 2 and 3 lie north of the alley, located in the IMU (Industrial/Commercial) zone. Access to the storage facility will be from the existing alley accessible from Concord Street and San Fernando Road. The project will provide a total of 16 parking spaces, as approved by Parking Reduction Case No. PPRP2207900.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION

The project is determined exempt from CEQA review as a Class 32 “Infill Development” exemption pursuant to Section 15332 of the State CEQA Guidelines; the Project meets all the conditions for an in-fill development project. The project will have a parking deficiency, parking is not a category of environmental impact under CEQA for which analysis is required.

ITEM:

5120 Finehill Avenue

DRB Case No. 001346-2023

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

To construct a new 1,582 square-foot second-story addition and a new 87 square-foot one-story addition (front entrance) to the existing 1,827 square-foot one-story single-family residence (built in 1955) with an existing attached two-car garage on a 9,720 square-foot lot, located in the R1-II (Low Density Residential - Floor Area Ratio District II) Zone.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION

The project is exempt from CEQA review as a Class 1 “Existing Facilities” exemption pursuant to Section 15301(e)(1) of the State CEQA Guidelines, because the proposed addition to the existing structure will not result in an increase of more than 2,500 square feet of floor area.

ITEM:

1303-1315 North Central Avenue

DRB Case No. 2209209

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The applicant has submitted a preliminary design review application to demolish a 37-unit apartment complex built in 1957 and build a 131-unit apartment building, three to six stories in height, with two lower parking levels (237 parking spaces) with 14 very low-income units, on an approximately 86,025 SF lot in the R-1250 (High Density Residential) Zone. No decision will be made at this meeting. The Design Review Board is being asked to provide direction related to site planning, mass and scale, and design and detailing to enable further project refinement prior to submittal of the Density Bonus and Design Review applications.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION

No environmental determination has been made at this time since none is required for preliminary design review. Environmental review will be completed prior to any future discretionary decision.

8.	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES

9.	ADJOURNMENT

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