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HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
4:15 p.m. -Wednesday
City Council Chambers
June 28, 2017
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Blake called the Historic Preservation Board Regular Meeting of Wednesday,
June 28, 2017, to order at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 70 North
First Street, Campbell, California, and the following proceedings were had to wit.
ROLL CALL
Board Members Present:
Susan Blake, Chair
Todd Walter
Laura Taylor Moore
Michael Foulkes
Board Members Absent:
Dawn Anderson, Vice Chair
Staff Members Present:
Cindy McCormick, Senior Planner
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Review of March 22, 2017 minutes tabled due to a lack of quorum (Anderson
absent)
2. Board member Walter made a motion to approve the Meeting Minutes of February
22, 2017. Board Member Moore seconded. Motion Passed 3-0-2 (Anderson absent,
Foulkes abstained).
3. Board member Walter made a motion to approve the Meeting Minutes of May 24,
2017. Board Member Moore seconded. Motion Passed 4-0-1 (Anderson absent).
NON-AGENDIZED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
Historic Preservation Board -Meeting Minutes
June 28, 2017 Page 2 of 3
PUBLIC HEARING
None
NEW BUSINESS
1. 20 Alice Ave: As part of the pre-application review, Senior Planner Cindy
McCormick requested feedback from the HPB following a presentation by staff and
the applicant. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing detached garage
and build an addition at the rear of the existing home. The project will come back to
the HPB once the application is ready for formal public hearings.
Staff informed the HPB that the General Plan has a land use strategy [LUT-20.1b]
that is intended to ensure that the predominant neighborhood pattern is maintained.
Recently the City received an application for a home with an attached garage where
the predominant neighborhood pattern is detached garages. The project was denied
by the Community Development Director and an appeal of that decision was
rejected by the Planning Commission. Ms. McCormick indicated that an analysis of
the neighborhood will be needed to determine whether the applicant should develop
the property with a detached garage.
The applicant responded by stating that the property next door has an attached
garage that is accessed from the alley. The applicant would also like to attach the
garage to the rear of the home in order to retain a streetscape without a garage on
this narrow lot. The applicant also indicated that many of the garages on Alice
Avenue are not visible from the street. The proposed site layout is desired by the
applicant in order to place the garage next to the commercial business /parking lot
next door in order to limit noise to the living spaces in the home. The applicant would
also like to retain the black walnut tree on the other side of the home which limits the
buildable area of the lot.
Chair Blake acknowledged the importance of the General Plan strategy but indicated
that the subject property is unique given its proximity to the commercial business
next door and the ability to access the garage from the alley. Therefore, Chair Blake
supports the proposal to attach the garage. Board Member Walter indicated that
preservation of the historic home is most important and is driving the design and
placement of the garage. Therefore he also supports the attached garage. Board
Member Moore also supports the attached garage and preservation of the tree.
Board Member Foulkes also supports the attached garage given the commercial
adjacency.
Staff also asked the HPB to comment on the applicant's proposal to retain the
driveway off Alice Avenue even though the garage would be accessed from the
alley. The HPB was supportive of retaining the driveway but asked the applicant to
consider using a Hollywood drive and to also move the access gate back further on
the lot so that the historic portion of the home can be seen from the street.
Historic Preservation Board -Meeting Minutes
June 28, 2017
Page 3 of 3
2. 386 N. Central Ave: Following a discussion of the changes that were made to this
home in 1993 (adding asecond-story to the original one-story home), the HPB
directed staff to schedule a future meeting to remove this home from the HRI, along
with other homes that have been demolished or otherwise altered to the extent that
they no longer have historic value.
3. 166 Alice Ave: Senior Planner Cindy McCormick informed the HPB that the owner
has submitted building plans to replace two existing windows with one new window
on the side elevation. The existing vinyl windows to be replaced are not historic. The
HPB asked the applicant to consider using new windows that will match the
character and style of the historic home.
4. 300 N. Central Ave: Discussion tabled until July 26t" meeting.
5. Meeting time: Board member Foulkes made a motion to change the regular HPB
meeting time to start at 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Board
Member Walter seconded. Motion Passed 4-0-1 (Anderson absent).
OLD BUSINESS
1. Brochure: Board Members Moore and Walter described the latest draft which may
require future changes once a new Ordinance is adopted.
2. Historic Preservation Mobile application: Senior Planner Cindy McCormick
informed the HPB that the beta test of the mobile application was well received by
the City Council. Museum staff have provided comments to help improve the app.
The HPB was also asked to provide comments for improvements.
3. Historic Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 21.33): Senior Planner Cindy
McCormick provided a brief summary of the changes that will be made to the draft
ordinance following feedback from the City Council.
HPB MEMBER /STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS /COMMUNICATIONS
None
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting (4t" Wednesday) will be held on July 26, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.,
City Council Chambers, 70 North First Street, Campbell, California.
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Cindy Mc rmick, Senior Planner
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Susan Blake, Chair