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City of Burlingame
Meeting Minutes
Planning Commission
7:00 PM OnlineMonday, July 11, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Staff in attendance: Community Development Director Kevin
Gardiner, Planning Manager Ruben Hurin, Associate Planner 'Amelia Kolokihakaufisi, and Assistant City
Attorney Scott Spansail.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioner Tse joined the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
Comaroto, Gaul, Lowenthal, Pfaff, Schmid, and TsePresent6 -
HoranAbsent1 -
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a.Draft June 13, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Draft June 13, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting MinutesAttachments:
Vice-Chair Pfaff made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Comaroto, to approve the meeting
minutes. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Gaul, Lowenthal, Pfaff, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Horan, and Tse2 -
b.Draft June 27, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Draft June 27, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting MinutesAttachments:
Commissioner Comaroto made a motion, seconded by Chair Gaul, to approve the meeting
minutes. The motion failed due to a lack of quorum. Action on the June 27, 2022 meeting
minutes was continued to the August 8, 2022 Planning Commission meeting.
Aye:Comaroto, Gaul, and Pfaff3 -
Absent:Horan, and Tse2 -
Abstain:Lowenthal, and Schmid2 -
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Community Development Director Gardiner noted that Item 9a - 713 Howard Avenue will be brought
forward as the first agenda item since the applicant representing the application is a commissioner. After
review of the item is finished, she will then join the meeting as a commissioner for the remainder of the
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meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS, NON-AGENDA
There were no Public Comments.
6. STUDY ITEMS
There were no Study Items.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no Consent Calendar Items.
8. REGULAR ACTION ITEMS
a.34 Dwight Road, zoned R-1 - Application for Design Review for a first and second story
addition to an existing single -unit dwelling. This project is Categorically Exempt from
review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303
(a) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Jesse Geurse, Geurse Conceptual Design, Inc ., applicant
and designer; Peter Gorski and Suzanne Nguyen, property owners) (130 noticed) Staff
Contact: Erika Lewit
34 Dwight Rd - Staff Report
34 Dwight Rd - Attachments
34 Dwight Rd - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Community Development Director Gardiner provided an
overview of the staff report.
Chair Gaul opened the public hearing.
Jesse Geurse, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions regarding the project.
Public Comments:
>There were no public comments.
Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>I don't see any changes made. Both the doors and windows on the rear elevations, the lowest ones on
the right-hand side, still appeared to be very oversized.
>I really enjoy the design. I like the two -tone of the older bungalow where you can see the entry way and
the way you have designed that is beautiful, thank you for that.
>I like this project. The last time it was in front of us, I liked the adaptive reuse of the split -level house
that was there. I like the height of it and the whole thing is working nicely in that space.
>I agree with my fellow commissioner. I like the design and the designer has done a nice job. I like the
architecture, it fits into the neighborhood very nicely.
>I agree with what my fellow commissioners said.
>It's a good job working with split level home which is typically difficult to make of it, this looks real
nice.
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>I wanted to echo what my fellow commissioners said and would like to thank the designer for
addressing the header heights and the window below the bay window on the lower floor, I appreciate that.
Commissioner Tse made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Schmid, to approve the
application. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Gaul, Lowenthal, Pfaff, Schmid, and Tse6 -
Absent:Horan1 -
b.1425 Castillo Avenue, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review and Special Permit for
building height for a new, two -story single-unit dwelling and detached garage .This project
is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), per Section 15303 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Jesse Geurse, Geurse
Conceptual Designs, Inc., applicant and designer; Rajiv Gujral, property owner) (116
noticed) Staff Contact: Fazia Ali
1425 Castillo Ave - Staff Report
1425 Castillo Ave - Attachments
1425 Castillo Ave - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Community Development Director Gardiner provided an
overview of the staff report.
Chair Gaul opened the public hearing.
Jesse Geurse, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions regarding the project.
Public Comments:
>Melinda Earlywine, 1427 Castillo Avenue: Thank you for the planned revisions. They were awesome. I
think this is going to be a beautiful home. I would love to have been afforded the same courteous
presentation of the plans ahead of time so we could walk through them as you did with the folks at the
other house that you're designing. I would like to extend an invitation to have you come out and visit us
and see what we're talking about, mostly for the window placement, but also with that 3'-6" setback on the
right side of the house with the door, the stairs, and the landscape planting. I think if you come out, you'll
see there won't be space for that landscape planting with the birch trees that are currently there. I really
would like to have you come out and take a look and talk with my husband and I to address some of
these concerns. This home is 108 years old. It's a historic part of Burlingame and it was the first house
built on this block. I’m very passionate about why we bought this home, why we have stayed here for so
many years, and why we care for it so much. So if someone could give me a call and sit down with my
husband and I so we can take a look at these plans and see how it's going to affect the way we live at
1427 Castillo Avenue. For the record, our home does not have a third floor. It's a garage that was dug into
the ground as it was subdivided with 1429 Castillo Avenue, which was a two -car detached garage. I don't
see why the house which is on a higher hill can't be graded as ours was as with others on this street.
Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>On the very left-hand side at the rear elevation there's a little bit of a shed roof hanging out by the
chimney. It's drawn as a flat roof or soffit on the right side elevation, but on the rear elevation it's coming
out as a shed roof. Instead of handling it like a soffit, consider applying a shed roof over that window. It
seems like it would be higher than what is showing on the rear elevation. There's something not matching
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up.
>That roof you're talking about wouldn't exist if the right elevation is drawn correctly or as intended, then
that little roof will not show up on the rear elevation.
>The design has been greatly improved by dropping it down. It's very simple to drop a house into the
site and just have your backyard surrounded by a series of retaining walls, and that has given us what
we're looking for. I agree with the applicant, the way the house is designed, it steps back on all sides and
that will help with the impact. It's always tough when you're at the top of the hill on the street and you're
working against the other houses next door. Because of the elevation changes from site to site, you're
going to have one house taller than the other, but this works really well.
>I agree. When you look at the elevation it looks like a tall house. However, a lot of the house slopes
back to the middle of the site. Using that perceived as attic space from the second floor, this is a
compact house in 24 feet of height and we're not asking that of too many second story homes. The
applicant has done a good job and I appreciate the extra effort being put into lowering it by two feet, which
makes this a lot easier to approve. Again, I don't think this is going to suddenly be the largest house
looming over the other houses in the area. Sure, it will be higher than the ones across the street that are
downhill, but as far as the immediate neighbors on either side, it should be in similar capacity. I felt from
the first time that this is a really nice design. It's going to look well here, so I can support this project.
>I agree with my fellow commissioner. The designer did a great job on this design; it ’s a tough site and
it fits into the neighborhood very nicely.
>I would like to echo everything that has been said. I really appreciate you taking the height down a bit
in a way that's easily doable and your attention to detail; it's a really very beautiful house. As the applicant
has offered, it would be great to meet with the neighbors to figure out how to space the birch trees
properly so that they have room to grow and there is room for screening, because that's going to be
needed.
>The Special Permit for building height is supportable, especially since it has been pulled back from a
Variance. It's a tough lot and slopes up at the top of the hill on the street, so it's going to appear larger but
it's not going over the top, the roof slopes to the floor. The floor is going to be a slab on grade and that's
going to be significantly higher than the street elevation, so I can see reasoning for approving the Special
Permit for the height.
Chair Gaul made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Comaroto, to approve the application.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Gaul, Lowenthal, Pfaff, Schmid, and Tse6 -
Absent:Horan1 -
c.1556 Cypress Avenue, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review Amendment for
as-built changes to a previously approved first and second story addition to an existing
single-unit dwelling and new detached garage. This project is Categorically Exempt from
review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15301
(e)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Tim Raduenz, Form +One, applicant and designer; Kasey
and Bill Schuh, property owners) (113 noticed) Staff Contact: 'Amelia Kolokihakaufisi
1556 Cypress Ave - Staff Report
1556 Cypress Ave - Attachments
1556 Cypress Ave - Historic Resource Evaluation
1556 Cypress Ave - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Commissioner Comaroto was recused from this item
because she lives within 500 feet of the project site. Commissioner Pfaff was recused from this item
because she had previously commented on this project as a member of the public. Associate Planner
Kolokihakaufisi provided an overview of the staff report.
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Chair Gaul opened the public hearing.
Tim Raduenz, designer, and Bill and Kasey Schuh, property owners, represented the applicant and
answered questions regarding the project.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>I was not part of the original commission when this was originally approved, but having looked at this a
few times now and looking at the completed project, I really like this project. I don't necessarily miss a lot
more detail. What they're proposing is reasonable and helps bridge the gap of what was originally
proposed and what maybe is more realistic at this point in time. I would like to see this move forward.
>I'm struggling with this. The pop -out feature over the front door was a nice detail and it tied in nicely
with the way the gable ends were done. You can say there's no paneling to match up with because the
paneling has been removed. I'm having a tough time with the argument about the waterproofing and the
amount of work. If you're going to be punching gable vents into the ends of these things, you're going to
have waterproofing issues also. I hate to see things get torn apart, but I thought a really nice job was done
with the original design and I'm not completely sold on this design.
>I agree with my fellow commissioner, mainly because we're talking about the entrance. If this was a
side or back door entry and it's a little bit more plain vanilla, I can see accepting this. But it's minimizing
the effect of the entry. At the bare minimum, the dentil blocks should be added in as the property owner
was saying that those were in the proposed design. I would want to at least see that if there was no way to
get some paneling detail. The paneling detail does add a nice quality, some nice character to that design .
I too was not on the commission the first time this was approved, so I wasn't a part of that discussion. I
do like the originally proposed design for that specific area so I'm willing to make a compromise on adding
the dentil blocks. If there were a decorative element that could be added over the entry, somewhat like the
paneling that was originally proposed, I would appreciate that.
>I don't disagree with any of my fellow commissioners. I wasn't at the original meetings when these
were approved. However, I do think there's a compromise here to be done. Seeing the house in person, it
doesn't strike me as being stark or unattractive to the neighborhood. It doesn't make me stop and say
wow, a couple of blocks here and a couple of blocks there is going to change my opinion. However, I
agree that a waterproofing issue from a contractor is not a good reason. We should try and get this going
for them. They have been through quite a ride here and I don't see a huge discrepancy on this proposed
plan.
Chair Gaul reopened the public hearing.
>Community Development Director Gardiner: We should reopen the public hearing to allow the
applicant to indicate whether they would accept this change. It was not what was shown on the proposed
plans, so just want to make sure that this is something that is acceptable to them.
>Schuh: If I understood correctly, we are taking the June 22nd drawings and adding the dentil blocks
underneath the front area. We would be happy to do that.
Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Lowenthal made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Schmid, to approve the
application with the following amended condition:
>that the project shall be built as shown on the plans submitted to the Planning Division date
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stamped June 22, 2022, sheets T1.0, A1.0 through A5.0, and A9.0, and shall include 6x6 wood
corbels below the projection above the front entry.
Aye:Gaul, Lowenthal, Schmid, and Tse4 -
Absent:Horan1 -
Recused:Comaroto, and Pfaff2 -
d.1345 Vancouver Avenue, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review Amendment for
proposed changes to a previously approved project for a new, two -story single-unit
dwelling and detached garage. This project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant
to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303 (a) of the CEQA
Guidelines. (SJA Development, applicant and designer; 16 Goethe Street LLC, property
owner) (122 noticed) Staff Contact: 'Amelia Kolokihakaufisi
1345 Vancouver Ave - Staff Report
1345 Vancouver Ave - Attachments
1345 Vancouver Ave - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Associate Planner Kolokihakaufisi provided an overview
of the staff report.
Chair Gaul opened the public hearing.
The applicant was not in attendance to represent and answer questions for the project.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>The applicant's letter discussed why there was a change in the materials and mentioned difficulty in
supplies. I would like to have a clarification of what the actual problem was in more detail; should identify
what the material was that they had difficulty getting, if that was really the reason why they made the
change. I did notice the changes were already made as if the item was approved.
>I actually thought by looking at the elevations that this was going to be a horrible change. But in
reality seeing that it is already done, the siding doesn't look bad with the forms in the shape of this house .
So I don't really have any objection to the change to the siding based on what they have done.
>I'm going in a different direction. I do remember this house when it first came up to us for approval
and it looked very similar to this. We sent it to the design review consultant who came back and we
approved the changes as a modern farmhouse. Part of the problem was there were a number of houses
on that street that have been recently built and we didn't want to have too similar of a design. There was
work done with the design review consultant. I'm irked by people spending our Monday evenings going over
their designs, building what they want, and coming back later saying this is what we have built and we
want you to approve it. With that being said, I will not approve the design as it stands now. I would like to
see the stucco walls as approved. I'm not buying the reasoning that the revisions were due to material
shortage, stucco and cement; that doesn't hold any water to me. I would like to see this built as it was
designed. I don't agree with the shortage of the cable railing system. There are plenty of vendors with that
material and that fits the design of the house. It was supposed to be a modern farmhouse and the design
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has been washed out, so I will not support these changes. The wood siding as specified and the corner
boards on it, I could probably live with, but the stucco areas need to be stucco.
>I wholeheartedly agree with my fellow commissioner. For perspective, I had a client where they wanted
the whitest colored stucco. Because there's issue in the industry finding that super white pigment, clients
reject them because it comes out yellow. This is a horizontal white house and I don't like the way they
look in the neighborhood as it sticks out like a sore thumb. Modern farmhouse is a loose term and when
you put this white thin rail siding, it just doesn't blend in at all with the rest of the neighborhood.
>I agree with my fellow commissioner. We're working our Monday nights for free and we are here. This
project did go to a design review consultant. We asked for certain things and we approved it. We have
gone through the system and they just did whatever they wanted. I would love to hear from them, but I
can't approve the project the way it sits.
>I agree with my fellow commissioners. If the applicant is not here to speak, are we wasting more time
airing all these concerns and having to talk to them at a future meeting? Or are we making a decision
tonight?
>These comments can be read into the minutes so the applicant knows our grievances and what we're
upset about because we weren't able to do this when pulled as an FYI.
>I'm wondering if we can make the motion to deny this? I don't know that the applicant is going to come
back and explain this away and convince us that this is the design we should approve. As much as it
doesn't bother me as much, I'm in support of what has happened in the past. The fact is that it went to a
design review consultant and the previous commission worked through this. I’m in support of holding them
accountable for that and I don't see any reason why we shouldn't be voting this as a denial now.
Commissioner Schmid made a motion, seconded by Chair Gaul, to deny the application. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Gaul, Lowenthal, Pfaff, Schmid, and Tse6 -
Absent:Horan1 -
e.1251 California Drive, zoned CMU - Application for a Conditional Use Permit to convert
an existing commercial building to an 8-room hotel. This project is Categorically Exempt
from review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section
15303 – Class I of the CEQA Guidelines. (Ted Catlin, Dreiling, Terrones Architecture,
applicant and architect; Paul Dimech, property owner) (114 noticed) Staff Contact: Erika
Lewit
1251 California Dr - Staff Report
1251 California Dr - Attachments
1251 California Dr - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Community Development Director Gardiner provided an
overview of the staff report.
Chair Gaul opened the public hearing.
Richard Terrones and Ted Catlin, architects, and Paul Dimech, property owner, represented the applicant
and answered questions regarding the project.
Public Comments:
>Michael Grant: My wife and I have been living around the corner from the proposed project for decades
on Juanita Avenue. We're excited to hear the building could be used for a different purpose because it's a
lovely building, but we are concerned about parking. Because Juanita Avenue is two blocks from
Broadway, there's rarely an open space for parking on the street. The proposal is that the clientele might
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be airline employees but there's no guarantee of that. So that’s our biggest concern, the parking issue.
>Public comment via email by Athan Rebelos: I want to express my support for the proposed boutique
hotel at 1251 California Drive. I believe the hotel will benefit the businesses along the Broadway corridor .
My understanding is that the current residential tenants are airline employees alleviating any concerns I
had about losing housing stock. I would ask City staff and Burlingame Police Department to closely
monitor the bicycle lanes for any issues during the construction phase and months after the hotel parking.
>Public comment via email by Holly Allen, 1121 Juanita Avenue: My family and I reside around the
corner from the proposed hotel. We’re very concerned about the congestion and parking issues at the
proposed site. While the claim is that it's for airline employees and mostly Uber, I question the plausibility
of that statement and the owner ’s plans to address parking issues. This is an already congested area with
the laundromat, bike lane, and gas station. What's the benefit of this proposal to our local community?
>Public comment via email by Teresa Chambers, 1125 Juanita Avenue: I'm writing regarding project 8e
located at 1251 California Drive. I live on Juanita Avenue and I have concerns regarding the hotel
discussed. I have concerns regarding parking and congestion in the current area, including bike lane .
Caltrain does not stop at Broadway and there are no other hotels on this side of California Drive. I have
concerns as a family in the area. Visitors will have cars. There is limited parking on our street.
Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>Suggest including information regarding the parking situation and potential parking areas adjacent to
the project on their website or business plan for the hotel as part of the condition of approval.
>It's a great building, so I would like to see this move forward.
>This is a wonderful project. It's very petite' it's not large. I did see a lot of coming and going with the
laundromat. I can't help but think that there will be a lot less activity. This would be a project in order to
encourage reuse of such properties that would have tipped into a range where the parking requirement
would have been reduced or eliminated anyway. I think this is a great developer, sounds like a really
responsible owner, and they can find a way to make this work. It's absolutely fabulous; I'm very excited. It
has been a laundromat for its entire life. I looked it up, it was built as a laundry place for washing and
drying and it's very, very cool. So thank you for your submission and all the explanations.
>I grew up on Paloma Avenue so I would walk by this daily picking my mom up at the train station when
I was a little girl. I think this is ingenious; the idea of doing a little boutique hotel here is great. We always
see flight attendants with their suitcases going down Broadway and they're all walking around. What better
place to have it where it can regenerate and reinvigorate the Broadway area and have people coming and
going. Most of these flight attendants take Uber or taxis to where they're going so they don't really have
cars and if they live here, they have their own car. This is great and I applaud the applicant for doing this.
>Just as a matter of discussion, I would like to add that as previously said, I lived on that street and
the flight attendants do park on those streets because I have seen them. So, I would encourage the
neighbors to do something that has been done in other neighborhoods around and that is to approach the
city about residential parking permits. It would help ease some of that pressure because the people that
work on Broadway also like to park down the side streets. There have been a number of times I would
come home near the middle of the day and have to park a block away from my own house because
there's no room. Those are steps that may need to be taken by the neighbors, but I would support this
project.
Commissioner Schmid made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Comaroto, to approve the
application with the following added condition:
>that the hotel operator shall include on the website information regarding available public
parking lots in the vicinity.
Aye:Comaroto, Gaul, Lowenthal, Pfaff, Schmid, and Tse6 -
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Absent:Horan1 -
9. DESIGN REVIEW STUDY
a.713 Howard Avenue, zoned R-1 - Application for Design Review and Special Permits for
first and second story plate heights and second story balcony for a new, two story
single-unit dwelling and detached garage. (Audrey Tse, Insite Design Inc, applicant and
architect; Kevin and Christine Chung, property owners) (98 noticed) Staff Contact: Fazia
Ali
713 Howard Ave - Staff Report
713 Howard Ave - Attachments
713 Howard Ave - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Associate Planner Kolokihakaufisi provided an overview
of the staff report.
Chair Gaul opened the public hearing.
Audrey Tse, architect, represented the applicant and answered questions regarding the project.
Public Comments:
> There were no public comments.
Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>On the second floor at the rear of the house, consider continuing the same roof form all the way
across instead of the gable roof.
>I share the same concern on the rear elevation, otherwise the materials worked pretty well. All the
façades were pretty well broken up. It doesn ’t feel like it is an overly tall house that it is out of proportion .
So, I don’t have a lot of concern for the request for the height. Overall, it looks like a good project and can
find support for it.
>I agree with my fellow commissioner regarding the roof line at the rear of the house. Please provide a
3D rendering so we can really see what that roof line looks like.
>On the landscape plan, there were no specifications on the three Japanese maple trees. It would be
preferable and would look better to have a maple tree that is a decent height rather than a 5’ maple tree. It
is a nice looking project. I don ’t have an issue with the height so much because the spaces are broken
down nicely. It would be great if you could look at the roof issue at the rear of the house, there could be a
better solution for it.
>I have some concerns about the plate heights, especially in the application, the applicant mentioned
that there are a number of two -story homes in the area. There are but there is not a preponderance of
those. Also, the houses on either side are both single -story homes. I’m worried that this house will really
stick out and dwarf those smaller homes on either side. A 9’ plate height on a house of this scale is still in
keeping with the architecture that is being proposed. For an 8’ ceiling on the second floor, most people
would coffer the ceiling to get a little bit of height, if you need to. I am not sold on the Special Permit for
the higher plate heights mainly because of the scale of the other houses in the neighborhood. This house
will be about 9” below the maximum allowable ridge height; it will appear too big. Anything we can do to
bring it down will enhance the design and will be better for the neighborhood. The design is nice but I don ’t
know that I can support the Special Permit.
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Commissioner Schmid made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Lowenthal, to place on the
item on the Regular Action Calendar when plans have been revised as directed. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Gaul, Lowenthal, Pfaff, and Schmid5 -
Absent:Horan, and Tse2 -
b.2229 Adeline Drive, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review and Special Permit for
Declining Height Envelope for a two and half story addition to an existing single -unit
dwelling. (Tim Raduenz, Form+One, applicant and designer; Cameron and Shannon
Foster, property owners) (104 noticed) Staff Contact: Catherine Keylon
2229 Adeline Dr - Staff Report
2229 Adeline Dr - Attachments
2229 Adeline Dr - Plans
Attachments:
All Commissioners have visited the project site. Commissioner Lowenthal was recused from this item as
he lives within 500’ from this property. Associate Planner Kolokihakaufisi provided an overview of the staff
report.
Chair Gaul opened the public hearing.
Tim Raduenz, designer, represented the applicant and answered questions regarding the project.
Public Comments:
>Public comment via email from George Heeren: I live directly behind this proposed addition. This
gives my wife and I little to no privacy in our backyard. It also can make our property lose value if we
decide to sell. I am in my 80’s with some health conditions. The Foster ’s sent a letter saying this will be a
small rear addition. This does not seem small as stated, I have looked at the blueprints. How long will it
take to complete?
Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion/Direction:
>I like the project. I agree that the rear elevation becomes a little bit more cohesive. I like the fact that
windows were added. Suggest that the applicant reach out to their neighbors at the rear. There’s an
opportunity for landscape screening to try and help with the privacy issue. In reality, the rear elevation is
already two stories with windows on the second story, so this doesn ’t make it any worse, it ’s just a little
closer. This is a good looking project.
>I concur with my fellow commissioner. It is really well done; it looks great and holds together nicely. I
would also suggest revisiting the landscape, without ruining the existing, to fill in what could be lacking.
>I too appreciate the design that has been developed, even the little details, such as the trim detail on
the front elevation being carried over to the right elevation. I like the improvements to the rear elevation .
Overall, this is a nicely pulled together project. I also appreciate that we are retaining a nicely designed
home, generally in its original state, and improving upon that rather than tearing something down and
starting from scratch.
>I too can support the project; it blends in very well. I can support the Special Permit for declining
height envelope because part of the house already extends beyond the declining height envelope. I don ’t
find it obtrusive or overbearing on the neighbors. I would encourage the applicant to speak with the
neighbors behind them to see if you can add a little bit more landscaping or something that would
appease their concerns.
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Chair Gaul made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tse, to place on the item on the Regular
Action Calendar when plans have been revised as directed. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye:Comaroto, Gaul, Pfaff, Schmid, and Tse5 -
Absent:Horan1 -
Recused:Lowenthal1 -
10. COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS
There were no Commissioner's Reports.
11. DIRECTOR REPORTS
a.2758 Summit Drive, zoned R-1 - FYI for revisions to a previously approved Design
Review project for a first and second story addition to an existing single-unit dwelling.
2758 Summit Dr - FYI
2758 Summit Dr - FYI Attachments
2758 Summit Dr - FYI Plans
Attachments:
Pulled for further discussion. Commissioner noted the following concerns:
>Asked for the landscaping plan along the right side of the house to be further developed; concerned
that only one, 15-gallon tree is proposed. Would like to see it developed further.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:18 p.m.
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