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 March 29, 2023 Claremont, CA 91711 7:00 PM COMMISSIONERS JOHN NEIUBER CHAIR MILES BENNETT LISA CASTILLO JUAN CERVERA FRANK PERRI GEORGEANN SPIVACK Meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance or remotely via Zoom. Should Zoom be disrupted, the in-person meeting will continue unless one or more Commissioners are attending the meeting remotely pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449. To participate in the meeting via Zoom, download Zoom on any phone or computer device and cut and paste the following link into your browser to access and participate in the live Architectural Commission meeting at 7:00 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/98460848259 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 984 6084 8259. Public comment may be provided by one of the following methods. Each speaker will be given up to four minutes to provide their comment. OPTION 1: IN-PERSON LIVE COMMENTS – When the item you wish to speak to is announced, please proceed to the speaker’s podium one by one. Do not form a line in the center aisle. OPTION 2: E-MAIL – Public comments may be sent via email to Carrissa Roque, Architectural Commission Secretary, at croque@ci.claremont.ca.us. All emails will be distributed to the Commission and imaged into the City’s document archive system. OPTION 3: MAIL – Public comments may be mailed to Claremont City Hall Attn: Carrissa Roque, PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the Commission and imaged into the City’s document archive system. OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY – Members of the public wanting to address the Commission telephonically are requested to inform Carrissa Roque, Commission Secretary, no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Carrissa Roque can be reached at (909) 399-5499. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in and given up to 4 minutes to speak. Page 2 Architectural Commission Agenda March 29, 2023 OPTION 5: REMOTE LIVE COMMENTS – Through Zoom, if you wish to speak, you may virtually select the "raise hand" button. If you are dialing in by telephone and wish to speak, please push *9. This will “raise your hand”. 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 to the City website and preserved. CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION REMOTE PARTICIPATION REQUEST PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2449 If a member of the legislative body is attending pursuant to Assembly Bill 2499 and Zoom is disrupted, the meeting will be suspended until Zoom can be restored. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 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. 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. Page 3 Architectural Commission Agenda March 29, 2023 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 FEBRUARY 15, 2023 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission approve the Architectural Commission Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2023. Attachment(s): Architectural Commission Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2023 2. UPDATE ON CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND 2022-24 OBJECTIVES Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission receive and file this report. Attachment(s): City Council Priorities Update PUBLIC HEARING Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak, which cannot be delegated. 3. ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE PLAN REVIEW (FILE #21-A05) FOR NEW 120 ROOM RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT ON THE SITE OF EXISTING 55 ROOM MOTEL LOCATED AT 721 SOUTH INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD (FORMERLY KNIGHTS INN) - APPLICANT: ASHOK PATEL, OF SAGEMONT HOTELS AND SUSHIL CAPITAL, LLC. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission: A. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE PLAN REVIEW #21-A05 FOR A PROPOSED 120-ROOM, FOUR STORY TALL HOTEL (RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT) ON THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PARCEL LOCATED AT 721 S. INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD - APPLICANT: ASHOK PATEL, OF SAGEMONT HOTELS AND SUSHIL CAPITAL, LLC; and B. Find that this approval is within the scope of the previously-approved Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program for the Southwest San Jose Specific Plan (SP12), and that under Section 21166 of the California Public Resources Code and Section 15162 of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no basis for subsequent or supplemental environmental review. Further find that this project is exempt from CEQA review. Page 4 Architectural Commission Agenda March 29, 2023 Attachment(s): A - Draft Approval Resolution - Residence Inn B - Project Plans C - Support Letter from Marriott Hotels D - March 23, 2022 Architectural Commission Meeting Minutes E - Southwest San Jose Specific Plan (SP-12) F - Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM 4. REVIEW OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT STANDARD DESIGN PLANS (FUNDING SOURCE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission provide input to staff to finalize the request for proposals for accessory dwelling unit standard designs. Attachment(s): Draft - RFP -ADU Standard Designs REPORTS Commission Commissioner Comments Staff Briefing on Council Meetings Briefing on Other Items A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON, APRIL 12, 2023, AT 7:00 P.M., IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST 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. Page 5 Architectural Commission Agenda March 29, 2023 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. I, CARRISSA ROQUE, 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 MARCH 23, 2023, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: MARCH 30, 2023