Architectural and Preservation Commission

CLAREMONT ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA “We are a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community dedicated to quality services, safety, financial strength, sustainability, preservation, and progress with equal representation for our community.” City Council Chamber Wednesday 225 Second Street May 27, 2020 Claremont, CA 91711 7:00 PM COMMISSIONERS MARK SCHOEMAN CHAIR WAEN MESSNER BOB PERRY BRIAN WORLEY JOHN NEIUBER SCOTT HORSLEY FRANK PERRI Pursuant to the local emergency concerning the COVID-19 virus declared by the City Council of the City of Claremont on March 19, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Health’s “Safer at Home Order” issued March 19, 2020, and Executive Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 18, 2020, the following protocols will apply to public participation for the duration of the emergency: Members of the public will not be permitted to be physically present at meetings. To allow for public participation, the Architectural Commission will conduct its meeting through Zoom Video Communications. To participate in the meeting from the comfort of your own home or office, download Zoom on any phone or computer device and copy and paste the following link into your web browser to access and participate in the live Commission meeting at 7:00 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/98646897382 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Web ID: 952 1735 0664. Members of the public who wish to address the Architectural Commission on any matter listed on the agenda or a subject matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission may utilize the following methods . The Commission requests, but does not require, the public speakers to identify themselves. OPTION 1: LIVE COMMENTS - Through Zoom, someone wishing to speak may virtually "raise your hand". Wait to be called upon by the Commission Secretary, and then you may provide verbal comments for up to 4 minutes. Page 2 Architectural Commission Agenda May 27, 2020 OPTION 2: E-MAIL - Public comments may be sent via email to Nhi Atienza, Architectural Commission Secretary, at natienza@ci.claremont.ca.us. All emails received before 5:30 p.m., will be distributed to the Commission, imaged into the City’s document archive system, and read into the record (up to 4 minutes). OPTION 3: MAIL - Public comments may be mailed to Claremont City Hall Attn: Nhi Atienza, 207 Harvard Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the Commission, imaged into the City’s document archive system, and read into the record (up to 4 minutes). OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY - Members of the public wanting to address the Commission telephonically are requested to inform Nhi Atienza, Commission Secretary, no later than 5:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Nhi Atienza can be reached at (909) 399-5484, or natienza@ci.claremont.ca.us. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in and given up to 4 minutes to speak. The meeting will not be live streamed through Granicus as the meeting will be live streamed through Zoom instead. The recorded meeting will be uploaded and saved as a record. CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION ROLL CALL CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PUBLIC COMMENT The Commission has set aside this time for persons in the audience who wish to comment on items that ARE NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, but are within the jurisdiction of the Architectural Commission. Members of the audience will later have the opportunity to address the Architectural Commission regarding ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Commission considers those items. At this time the Commission will take public comment for 30 minutes. Public Comment will resume later in the meeting if there are speakers who did not get an opportunity to speak because of the 30-minute time limit. The Brown Act prohibits the Commission from taking action on oral requests relating to items that are not on the agenda. The Commission may engage in a brief discussion, refer the matter to staff, and/or schedule requests for consideration at a subsequent meeting. The Commission requests, but does not require, speakers to identify themselves. When you come up to speak, please state your name unless you wish to remain anonymous. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes. Page 3 Architectural Commission Agenda May 27, 2020 CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine. The Architectural Commission or one or more Commissions and/or Committees have previously considered most of the items on the consent calendar. The Commission may act on these items by one motion following public comment. Only Commissioners may pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion. The Commission will waive reading of resolutions. Each resolution will be numbered following Commission approval. Now is the time for those in the audience to comment on the consent calendar. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to comment on items on the consent calendar. 1. ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 13, 2020 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission approve the Architectural Commission Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2020. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - None PUBLIC HEARINGS Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak, which cannot be delegated. 2. FINAL REVIEW OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND SITE PLAN REVIEW FILE #19-A03, FOR A NEW SCIENCE BUILDING, KECK SCIENCE CENTER EXPANSION, LOCATED ON THE SCRIPPS COLLEGE CAMPUS AT 900 AMHERST AVENUE, APPROVING A REDUCED SETBACK FROM NINTH STREET (PRIVATE STREET), AND APPROVING THE ASSOCIATED INITIAL STUDY / MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM. APPLICANTS - SCRIPPS COLLEGE AND PITZER COLLEGE. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission adopt a RESOLUTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT APPROVING FINAL REVIEW OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND SITE PLAN REVIEW FILE #19-A03, FOR A NEW SCIENCE BUILDING, KECK SCIENCE CENTER EXPANSION, LOCATED ON THE SCRIPPS COLLEGE CAMPUS AT 900 AMHERST AVENUE, APPROVING A REDUCED SETBACK FROM NINTH STREET (PRIVATE STREET), AND APPROVING THE ASSOCIATED INITIAL STUDY / MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM. APPLICANTS - SCRIPPS COLLEGE AND PITZER COLLEGE. 3. ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE PLAN REVIEW #20-A03, REVIEW OF PROPOSED PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM MOUNTED TO NEW CARPORTS IN PARKING LOTS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE Page 4 Architectural Commission Agenda May 27, 2020 CAMPUS AND APPROVAL OF A REDUCED SETBACK FOR THE PROPOSED SOLAR CARPORT STRUCTURES. APPLICANT - HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT APPROVING FILE #20-A03, PROPOSED PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM MOUNTED TO NEW CARPORTS IN PARKING LOTS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE CAMPUS AND APPROVING A REDUCED SETBACK FOR THE PROPOSED SOLAR CARPORT STRUCTURES. APPLICANT. APPLICANT - HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE. REPORTS Commission Commissioner Comments Staff Briefing on Council Meetings Briefing on Other Items Upcoming Agendas and Events ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 10, 2020, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 SECOND STREET. MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, AND SUBMITTED TO THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT 207 HARVARD AVENUE, CLAREMONT, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 7 AM – 6 PM. SUBJECT MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - www.ci.claremont.ca.us. For more information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 909-399-5461. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 0F 1990, THIS AGENDA WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE FORMATS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO REQUIRES A MODIFICATION OR ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A CITY MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 909-399-5461 “VOICE” OR 1-800-735-2929 “TT/TTY” AT LEAST THREE (3) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IF POSSIBLE. Page 5 Architectural Commission Agenda May 27, 2020 I, NHI ATIENZA, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA WAS POSTED AT CLAREMONT CITY HALL, 207 HARVARD AVENUE, ON MAY 21, 2020, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. ANY ITEMS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN INITIATED BY 10:00 P.M. WILL BE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION MEETING. FURTHER, ANY ITEM INITIATED BEFORE 10:00 P.M. ON WHICH A CONCLUSION HAS NOT BEEN REACHED BY 10:15 P.M. WILL BE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION. POST THROUGH: May 28, 2020