COMPLETED AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2004	City Council Chambers, Room 103
7:00 PM	1685 Main Street, Santa Monica

1. CALL TO ORDER: 7:05 PM

2.1 APPOINTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS

APPOINTMENT OF BOARDMEMBER TANIA FISCHER

2.2 ROLL CALL: BOARDMEMBERS ALVAREZ, FISCHER, FOLONIS, MIMIEUX, AND VICE CHAIRPERSON CHARLES

3. SECRETARY’S REPORT

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None.

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INPUT: Public input permitted.

The opportunity exists for any member of the public to address the Board and speak on any subject not on this agenda. A “chit” form must be completed and submitted to staff at the beginning of the meeting.

ACTION: DISCUSSION HELD

EX PARTE COMMUNICATION:

REVIEWS: Public input permitted.

The items for review are either placed on the Consent Calendar or the Regular Calendar. Items on the Consent Calendar may be acted upon in one motion at the beginning of the meeting. Items on the Consent Calendar approved by the Board are subject to any findings and conditions stated in the staff report, so please read the staff report carefully. All the other items on the agenda will be reviewed by the Board at the meeting. The opportunity exists for any member of the public to address the Board on any agendized item by completing a “chit” form and submitting it to staff prior to the item being reviewed.

A. CONSENT CALENDAR

a. Resubmissions: None

b. New Submissions:

7.1 ARB04-400, 237 Palisades Beach Road: Single-Family Residence

Approval of Modification to the Pedestrian Oriented Design Standards

ACTION: APPROVED ON REGULAR CALENDAR WITH STAFF CONDITIONS

7.2 ARB04-348, 1445 Twenty-Fifth Street: Multiple-Family Residence

Approval of Building Design, Colors, Materials, and Landscape Plans

ACTION: APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR WITH STAFF CONDITIONS

7.3 ARB04-360, 1320 Arizona Avenue: Santa Monica Community Church

Approval of Sign Plans and Sign Adjustment to Allow the Conversion of

an Existing Freestanding Sign to a Monument Sign

ACTION: CONTINUED, APPLICANT NOT PRESENT

7.4 ARB04-370, 2924 Main Street: Zumani Nails – Hair and Day Spa

Approval of Sign Plans and Sign Adjustment

ACTION: CONTINUED, APPLICANT NOT PRESENT

7.5 ARB04-382, 2202 Wilshire Boulevard: Tower Saint John’s Imaging

Approval of Sign Plans and Sign Adjustment

ACTION: APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR WITH STAFF CONDITIONS

7.6 ARB04-403, 2730 Santa Monica Boulevard: Automobile of Southern California

Approval of Sign Plans and Sign Adjustment

ACTION: APPROVED ON REGULAR CALENDAR WITH REVISED CONDITIONS

B. REGULAR CALENDAR

a. Resubmissions:

7.7 ARB04-297, 1560 Lincoln Boulevard: Denny’s

Approval of Modification to Sign Plans and Sign Adjustment

ACTION: CONTINUED AT THE APPLICANT’S REQUEST

b. New Submissions:

7.8 ARB04-172, 2502 Seventh Street: Single-Family Residence

Approval of Modification to Previously Approved Building Design, Colors, and Materials

ACTION: APPROVED ON REGULAR CALENDAR WITH REVISED FINDINGS

AND REVISED CONDITIONS

7.9 ARB04-351, 947 Fourth Street: Multiple-Family Residence

Approval of Building Design, Colors, Materials, and Landscape Plans

ACTION: APPROVED ON REGULAR CALENDAR WITH REVISED CONDITIONS

7.10 ARB04-392, 403 Idaho Avenue: Multiple-Family Residence

Approval of Building Design, Colors, and Materials

ACTION: APPROVED ON REGULAR CALENDAR WITH REVISED CONDITIONS

7.11 ARB04-378, 1454 Euclid Street: PS#1 Pluralistic School

Approval of Building Design, Colors, Materials, Landscape Plans, and

Modification to Pedestrian Oriented Design Standards

ACTION: APPROVED ON REGULAR CALENDAR WITH STAFF CONDITIONS

7.12 ARB04-394, 1351 Third Street Promenade: Barney’s Beanery

Approval of Modification to Exterior Color Change, Patio Railing

Handrails and Umbrellas, Mural, Business Signage, and Partition Screen

ACTION: CONTINUED AT THE APPLICANT’S REQUEST

8 . DISCUSSION: Public input permitted.

a. Election of Architectural Review Board Chair Person and Vice Chair Person – Identify Date

Certain for Election (JC)

ACTION: DISCUSSION CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 4, 2004

9. FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS: Public input permitted.

10. REFERRALS TO STAFF

11. ADJOURNMENT: 10:10 PM

Note:

For each item the Board will approve, approve with conditions, disapprove or ask for a submission of a redesign on a voluntary basis (continuance). A submission of a redesign requires no additional filing fee. Notification of the decision of the Board will be mailed to the applicant. All decisions of the Board can be appealed to the Planning Commission during the 10-day appeal period following the decision date. Such an appeal must be made by addressing an appeal letter to the City Planning Division, or by completing an appeal form available at the Planning Public Counter, Room 111, in City Hall. The appeal filing is $200.00 and must accompany the letter or appeal form.

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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD

Joan Charles , Vice Chair

William Adams, Boardmember

Rodolfo Alvarez, Boardmember

Tania Fischer, Boardmember

Michael Folonis, Boardmember

Edouard Mimieux

Iris Oliveras, Boardmember

Stephanie Reich, Urban Designer

Marika A. Modugno, AICP, Associate Planner

Margaret Bell, Staff Assistant III

AGENDA POLICIES

REQUESTS TO SPEAK on an item must be submitted on a speaker's request form and submitted to the Board secretary. All requests to address the Board on public hearing items must be submitted prior to the Board's consideration of the item. A project applicant need not submit a request to speak.

CONSENT CALENDAR items will be acted upon by the Board at one time without discussion unless a Boardmember requests discussion on an item or a member of the public has submitted a request to speak on an item. If such a request is made, the item will be heard after the balance of the Consent Calendar has been voted upon.

HEARING PROCEDURES on each item include presentation of a staff report; Board questions of staff; a two-minute presentation by the project applicant, if any; Board questions of the applicant; two minutes for each member of the public wishing to speak to the item; two minutes for project applicant rebuttal; Board deliberations and decision.

PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC should begin with the speaker stating his or her name and address followed by a statement regarding the item under consideration. Please speak to the Board as a whole.

LETTERS OR WRITTEN MATERIALS regarding agenda items may be submitted to the City Planning Division staff prior to or at the Board meeting; written materials submitted at least eight (8) days in advance of the meeting will be included in the Boardmembers’ meeting packets.

ACTION BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD on most matters occurs with the affirmative votes of at least four Boardmembers.

APPEALS: Certain actions of the Board can be appealed to the Planning Commission. For specific information on appeals, please contact the City Planning Division.

For more information regarding the Architectural Review Board

agenda, please contact the City Planning Division at (310) 458-8341.

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