Architectural and Preservation Commission
Regular MeetingClaremont, CA · September 13, 2023
Agenda
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 September 13, 2023
Claremont, CA 91711
7:00 PM
COMMISSIONERS
JOHN NEIUBER
CHAIR
MILES BENNETT LISA CASTILLO
JUAN CERVERA FRANK PERRI ROBERT PERRY 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 Melissa Sanabria, Architectural
Commission Secretary, at msanabria@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: Melissa Sanabria, 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 Melissa Sanabria, Commission Secretary, no later than 3:00 p.m.
on the day of the meeting. Melissa Sanabria 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.
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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 2449 and Zoom is
disrupted, the meeting will be suspended until Zoom can be restored.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. SELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission nominate and select a
Chair and Vice Chair.
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
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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.
2. ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 26, 2023
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission approve and file the
Architectural Commission Meeting Minutes of July 26, 2023.
Attachment(s): Architectural Commission Meeting Minutes of July 26 2023
3. 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 and Objectives Update
PUBLIC HEARING
Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak,
which cannot be delegated.
4. ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW #22-A06 FOR A 56-UNIT CONDOMINIUM
DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES TWELVE LIVE/WORK UNITS LOCATED AT 1030 WEST
FOOTHILL BOULEVARD - APPLICANT: OLSON URBAN HOUSING, LLC.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission:
A. Review the proposed plans, environmental documentation, and take public
comment;
B. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ARCHITECTURAL &
SITE PLAN REVIEW #22-A06 FOR A 56-UNIT CONDOMINIUM
DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES TWELVE LIVE/WORK UNITS LOCATED
AT 1030 WEST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD - APPLICANT: OLSON URBAN
HOUSING, LLC; and
C. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), which finds, in light of
the whole record, that the Project will not have a significant effect on the
environment.
Attachment(s): Draft AC Approval Reso Including Exhibit A (MMRP)
Project Plans
AC Minutes June 15, 2022
Final IS/MND With Responses To Comments, MMRP & Errata
Public Review Draft MND with Appendices
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ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
5. ANNUAL TRAINING ON OPEN MEETING LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES, AND
OTHER MEETING PROCEDURES, PRESENTED BY ALISHA PATTERSON, CITY
ATTORNEY
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Architectural Commission receive a presentation
from the City Attorney on open meeting laws, conflict of interest rules, and
other meetings procedures, and ask clarifying questions.
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 SEPTEMBER 27, 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. 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, MELISSA SANABRIA, 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 SEPTEMBER
7, 2023, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
POST THROUGH: SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
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