Design Review Board

AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW BOARD COUNCIL CHAMBERS 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206 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. 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. 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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. FEBRUARY 9, 2023 AT 5:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL: Lockareff, Kaskanian, Simonian, Tchaghayan, Welch 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the February 9, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board was posted on the City’s website on Thursday, February 2, 2023, and on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall on Monday, February 6, 2023. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1  a. Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from January 26, 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 a. ITEM: 1766 Cielito Drive DRB Case No. PDR2113521-B PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing 1-story, 3,246 square-foot (SF) single- family dwelling with attached, 2-car garage (originally built in 1961) and to construct a new 2-story, 4,855 SF single-family dwelling with an attached, subterranean, 3-car garage on a 23,620 SF double-frontage lot located in the R1R (FAR District II) Zone. The new house also features an outdoor deck and new swimming pool. This is a second submittal for Final Review; on May 26, 2022, the DRB voted to “Return for Redesign”. The case is being continued from the January 26, 2023 DRB meeting. 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 of the State CEQA Guidelines, because the project involves the demolition and construction of a single-family dwelling. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. ITEM: 2727 Mira Vista Drive DRB Case No. 2204144 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is proposing to construct a new 2,025 square-foot, three-story, single-family residence (with rear balcony) with a 452 square-foot attached garage (totaling 2,477 square feet) on an 8,620 square-foot undeveloped lot located at 2727 Mira Vista Drive. The project is in the RIR-II (Restricted Residential, FAR 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 of the State CEQA Guidelines because the project proposes to construct one single-family residence in a residential zone. b. ITEM: 1514 North Columbus Avenue 2  DRB Case No. 000418-2022 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To construct a new two-story, 3,282 square-foot single-family residence with a detached, 400 square-foot, two-car garage on an 13,504 square-foot lot in the R1, FAR District I. The project also includes the construction of a new pool/spa and pool cabana. The existing 1,534 square-foot single-story residence and detached garage, built in 1932, will be demolished as a result of the project. 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 of the State CEQA Guidelines, because the project involves the demolition and construction of a single-family dwelling. c. ITEM: 1650 Hazbeth Lane DRB Case No. 2201810 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To construct a new 3,239 square-foot, two-story, single-family residence and a detached 997 square-foot, three-car garage on a 6.61 acre (287,930 square-foot) lot with an average current slope of approximately 66.4%, zoned R1R II. The project includes a tram (3.5 foot by 5-foot metal passenger basket on approximately 140 linear feet of track) and proposes a total of 6,232 cubic yards (CY) of grading (3,498 CY cut, 2,734 CY fill, 500 CY export). 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 of the State CEQA Guidelines, because the project involves the construction of one single-family dwelling in a residential zone. 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 9. ADJOURNMENT 3