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. 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. The City Clerk’ office should be notified 72 hours (three business days) or as soon as practicable 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 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. JANUARY 25, 2024 AT 5:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL: Lockareff, Kaskanian, Simonian, Tchaghayan, Welch 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the January 25, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board was posted on the City’s website on January 18, 2024, and on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall on January 22, 2024. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1  a. Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from December 14, 2023. b. Approval of Design Review Board Minutes from January 11, 2024. 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: 341 Spencer Street DRB Case No. 002351-2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Applicant is proposing to demolish an existing 1,828 square-foot, two-story, single-family dwelling (constructed 1924) and to construct a new 2,350 square-foot, two-story, single- family dwelling with a detached 450 square-foot garage on an 8,005 square-foot lot, zoned R1 (FAR District I) Zone. The new house will closely resemble the previous house on the site, which was damaged in a fire. 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: 1644 Cielito Drive DRB Case No. 000542-2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION To demolish the existing one-story, 1,858 square-foot (SF), single-family residence (originally developed in 1955), and to construct a new 2,790 SF two-story, single-family residence on an approximately 9,913 SF lot zone R1R (Floor Area District II). The existing detached two-car garage with permitted ADU on the second-floor will be maintained. 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: Citywide Zone Change Text Amendment Case No. PZC-0008-2023 2  PROJECT DESCRIPTION Multi-Family Zoning Amendments and Objective Design Standards for GMC 30.11 ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3), since the multi-family residential densities will not be changed, and the objective design standard amendments would not result in any environmental impacts. 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 9. ADJOURNMENT 3