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. APRIL 27, 2023 AT 5:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL: Lockareff, Kaskanian, Simonian, Tchaghayan, Welch 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the April 27, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board was posted on the City’s website on Thursday, April 20, 2023 and on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall on Monday, April 24, 2023. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1  a. Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from March 9, 2023. b. Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from March 23, 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 7. NEW BUSINESS a. ITEM: 1677 Arbor Drive DRB Case No. 1915364 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To construct a 660 square-foot (SF) addition to the existing one-story, 3,065 SF single- family residence. The project also includes demolition of an existing three-car carport attached to the house and construction of a three-car garage with a roof deck at the same location and extension of an existing deck adjacent to the residence. The façade of the residence will be restuccoed and the existing stone material will be removed. Also, a new roof structure will be constructed over the house to increase the roof pitch to 5:12. The subject 49,197 SF site is zoned R1R, FAR District II 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 is the construction of an addition to a single-family house. b. ITEM: 757 Cavanagh Road DRB Case No. 000463-2022 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To construct a 35 square-foot (SF) addition to and a 73 SF demolition of the first floor of the existing 1,523 SF, one-story single-family residence (construct in 1954) and a new 1,205 SF second story. After the proposed project, the residence will be 2,690 SF. The subject site is zoned R1R, FAR District II, is 18,370 SF in area and consists of two lots. The existing house currently is built over the common lot line. Demolition of a portion of the existing house will enable this residence to comply with minimum interior setback standards and allow the future development of the other lot. The existing attached two-car garage will remain. A swimming pool north of the house is also proposed as part of the project. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION 2  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 is the construction of an addition to a single-family house. c. ITEM: 3223 Kirkham Drive DRB Case No. 000593-2022 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To demolish the existing two-story, 2,599 square-foot (SF) single-family residence and attached garage (constructed in 1974) and to construct a new two-story,. 3,802 SF single- family residence and an attached three-car garage on a 19,052 SF lot in the R1R, FAR District III zone. The first floor will contain 1,929 SF and the second floor will contain 1,873 SF. The existing swimming pool on the project site will remain. 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 is the construction of a new single-family house. The property does not appear eligible for historic designation at the federal, state or local levels and is, therefore, not considered a historic resource under the California Environmental Quality Act. 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 9. ADJOURNMENT 3