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HDRB approves revised courtyard wall for 815 East Alameda Unit 8 with conditions to unify materials and details
Summary
The Historic District Review Board approved a 4‑foot‑6‑inch courtyard wall and gates for Unit 8 of the Sangria complex at 815 East Alameda, but required revised plans to unify stucco color, lighting and pilasters so the wall reads as a single compound element.
The Historic District Review Board on Tuesday approved a revised courtyard wall and gate design for Unit 8 of the Sangria condominium compound at 815 East Alameda, with conditions aimed at making the wall read as a unified setback element for the compound.
Staff summarized the project and noted that the HDRB previously denied a six‑foot wall and weathered‑steel planters at the June hearing. The applicant returned with a redesigned proposal: to raise existing nonhistoric walls on the south property line to the maximum allowable height (4 feet 6 inches), remove a wall section to install a 3‑foot‑wide wood pedestrian gate, install a short coyote fence around a newly planted fruit tree (set behind the sidewalk), and construct 4‑foot‑6‑inch walls on the east and west property lines to enclose the courtyard. The applicant also corrected the wall line to be interior to the property, addressing a prior reason for denial.
Board members requested the revised design respond to the compound‑wide streetscape. Member Aguilar Medrano and others asked the applicant to treat the entire frontage as a single compound wall rather than several different treatments; the board asked for matching stucco color and a single coping treatment along the length, consistent pilasters with brick coping at logical points (for example, flanking gates), and consistent exterior lighting. Several board members also encouraged the applicant to avoid removing an established apple tree if possible; the applicant said the tree will be replaced with a new fruit tree but noted they had adjusted the building footprint and preferred the replacement tree.
The board approved the wall at 4 feet 6 inches with conditions — including required revised plans to be submitted to staff for approval — and asked staff to verify final materials and details.
What’s next: Applicant will submit revised drawings to staff showing the unified stucco color, consistent lighting, brick‑coping pilasters and gate details; staff will review the revised drawings for conformance to the board’s conditions before permit issuance.
