Design Review Board

AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Municipal Services Building 633 E. Broadway, Room 105 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. 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. 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. 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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. JULY 27, 2023 AT 5:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL: Lockareff, Kaskanian, Simonian, Tchaghayan, Welch 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the July 27, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board was posted on the City’s website on July 20, 2023, and on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall on July 21, 2023. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from July 13, 2023. 1 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: 1750 Golf Club Drive DRB Case No. 000887-2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To construct a new two story, 3,532 square foot (SF) single family house with an attached 697 SF three car garage located on a 20,800 SF hillside lot The existing detached garage/carport area will be demolished. The average current slope of the property is 32.25 percent and the project proposes to grade 1 62 cubic yards (cut and export). Additionally, a new 500 SF junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) is proposed within the new house and the existing 1,216 SF single family house (built in 1948) will be converted in the future to a 1,000 SF, detached ADU. The property is zoned R1R II (Restricted Residential, Floor Area Ratio 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 involves the construction of a new single-family residence. The property was reviewed by staff and does not appear to be eligible for designation at the federal, state, or local level and is therefore not considered a historic resource under CEQA. b. ITEM: 221 Thompson Avenue DRB Case No. 001101-2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To construct a new two-story, 2,600 square-foot single-family residence and an attached garage on an 8,250 square-foot lot in the R1, District II H (Horse overlay) zone. The existing 942 square-foot residence, built in 1938, will be demolished as a result of the project as will the circa 1961 guest house/storage structure located behind the existing residence. A new two-story accessory structure, including a 735 square-foot, two-car garage with a 598 square-foot ADU above the garage will remain as part 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 2  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