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 webpage, glendaleca.gov/live, on YouTube.com/myglendale, and on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, iOS and Android devices using a free app called Cablecast 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 City Clerk at (818) 548-2090 during regular business hours. 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Speakers should state their request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (818) 548-2090, at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting or as soon as practicable. 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. DECEMBER 14, 2023 AT 5:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL: Lockareff, Kaskanian, Simonian, Tchaghayan, Welch 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the December 14, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board was posted on the City’s website on December 7, 2023, and on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall on December 11, 2023. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1  a. Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from November 9, 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: 2508 Saint Andrews DRB Case No. 001558-2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To construct a new 2,010 square-foot, three-story, single-family house with an attached two-car garage on a vacant 6,708 square-foot, downhill-sloped lot (average current slope 60%), located in the R1R-II (Floor Area Ratio District II) zone. Site improvements involve grading 800 cubic yards (cut and fill). 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: 2441 Sleepy Hollow Drive DRB Case No. 002167-2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Applicant proposes to demolish an existing 1,976 square-foot, one-story, single-family dwelling (constructed 1949) and to construct a new two-story, 3,398 square-foot, single- family dwelling with an attached 500 square-foot three-car garage on a 11,250 square-foot lot, zoned R1R 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 to construct one single-family residence. b. ITEM: 424, 430 & 434 W. Milford Street DRB Case NO. 001601-2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2  To demolish the existing residential structures (five homes and garages built circa1913 thru 1953)in conjunction with the construction of a new 4-story, 30,665 square-foot (SF) 43-unit multi-family residential development featuring eight affordable units restricted to very low income households. On-site parking will be provided within an underground (semi- subterranean) parking garage with 36 parking spaces on the subject, 21,750 SF site located in the R-1650 (Medium-High Density Residential) Zone. The City Council has already approved the Density Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Plan application associated with this project. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The project is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to Section 15332, as a Class 32 “In-Fill Development Project” of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines) as the project meets all the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15332 (a) through (e). The project is consistent with the General Plan designation of the site; the development is proposed within the City limits of the City of Glendale on a project site of less than five acres and surrounded by urban development; the project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species; as confirmed in technical studies, no significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality or water quality will result; and the site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 9. ADJOURNMENT 3