Design Review Board

AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW BOARD VIA TELECONFERENCE ONLY Meetings are broadcast live on Glendale TV, viewable on Spectrum Cable, channel 6, and AT&T U- verse, channel 99. Meetings are also streamed live in high definition (HD) on the city's webpage, glendaleca.gov/live, on YouTube.com/myglendale, and on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire devices using a free app called Screenweave and choosing “Glendale TV” from the menu. Meetings are also archived on the City Website for viewing anytime at glendaleca.gov/agendas. Call (818) 548-4013 for program schedules. DVDs of the proceedings are available for purchase in the City Clerk's Office. If you have any question about matters on the agenda, or requests for assistance, please contact the CDD Planning Division staff at (818) 548-2140 during regular business hours. PLEASE TURN OFF CELLULAR PHONES WHILE INSIDE THE MEETING LOCATION In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, auxiliary hearing aids, sign language translation, and Braille transcripts are available upon request. Assisted listening devices are available same-day upon request. At least 48 hours (or two business days) notice is required for requests regarding sign language translation and Braille transcription services. All documents related to open session items on this agenda that are received less than 72 hours prior to this meeting, and are public records, will be available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, 613 E. Broadway, RM 110, Glendale, CA 91206. Translation services are provided for meetings through the use of bilingual staff for speakers who wish to utilize the service as available. Speakers should state their request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (818) 548-2090, at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Please specify the language for which you require translation. The exclusive use of City provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter or speak in their native language. JANUARY 27, 2022 AT 5:00 PM To help slow the transmission of COVID-19, and protect the health and safety of the community, City Council, as well as Board & Commission meetings, will continue to be closed to the public for in-person attendance. The public is encouraged to watch and participate from the safety of their homes to practice social distancing. Meetings are broadcast live on Glendale TV, viewable on Spectrum Cable, channel 6, and AT&T U-verse, channel 99. Meetings are also streamed live in high definition (HD) on the city's webpage, glendaleca.gov/live, on YouTube.com/myglendale, and on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire devices using a free app called Screenweave and choosing “Glendale TV” from the menu. For public comments and questions during the meeting, call (818) 937-8100. Public comments on a specific agenda item will be taken when that agenda item is discussed. 1. ROLL CALL: Minas, Simonian, Tchaghayan, Welch 1 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the January 27, 2022 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board was posted on the City’s website on January 20, 2022, and on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall on January 24, 2022. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from December 9, 2021 – to be continued to the next DRB meeting. 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 7. NEW BUSINESS a. ITEM: 3309 Mills Avenue DRB Case No. PDR 2115380 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is proposing to construct a new 1,570 square-foot, one-story single-family residence and an attached two-car garage to the front of the existing 1,039 square-foot one- story single-family residence (built in 1938) and convert it to an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a 7,300 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 3 “New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures” exemption pursuant to Section 15303(a) of the State CEQA Guidelines, because the project only involves the development of one single-family residence b. ITEM: 1226 Vista Court DRB Case No. PDR 1918581 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is proposing to construct a new two-story, 1,976 sq.ft. single-family house with a 535 sq.ft., attached, two-car garage on a 6,143 sq.ft. interior lot located in the R1 zone, Floor Area Ratio District III. The Design Review Board will be considering certain specific matters for this project, based upon a remand by the City Council after hearing an appeal of the Design Review Board’s approval of the project with conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION A Mitigated Negative Declaration has already been adopted by the Planning Commission for Parcel Map GLN 1629. 2 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 9. ADJOURNMENT 3