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Design Review Board approves modest single‑story replacement home at 3213 Mills Avenue with conditions
Summary
The board approved a single‑story replacement house on a 5,000‑square‑foot lot at 3213 Mills Avenue, subject to standard staff conditions plus a new condition to restudy and enhance the front entry treatment.
Glendale’s Design Review Board on June 26 approved plans for a single‑story replacement home at 3213 Mills Avenue, voting 4‑0 to accept staff recommendations and to add a condition requiring the applicant to revise the front entry to improve curb appeal.
Planning associate Eric (presenting) described the proposal (case PDR‑004729‑2025) for a modest, minimal‑traditional single‑story residence on a standard 50‑by‑100‑foot lot. Staff said the existing residence had unpermitted additions and that records showed different assessments of the existing floor area. The lot contains an oak tree near the existing building; staff recommended that the applicant follow the arborist’s recommendations and the Department of Forestry requirements during demolition and construction.
Designer Jake Weber told the board the proposal keeps a compact footprint, complies with a 40 percent maximum FAR and provides the minimum 40 percent landscaping requirement. Weber said the design aims to preserve portions of the original footprint to limit costs and disruption.
Board members described the project as “humble” and appropriate for the neighborhood but asked the applicant to improve the public face of the house. Board member Simonian recommended studying the front porch/entry composition and simplifying or modernizing the front door and garage materials to align with the fenestration. Board member Welch and other members supported staff’s recommendation to revise the proposed black brick veneer to a color more in keeping with the site and the surrounding natural environment.
The board voted to approve the project with the conditions listed in the staff report — including permeable decorative paving for the driveway and walkway, revising the brick color to better match the residence and following arborist recommendations to protect the oak tree — and with an added condition to restudy and enhance the front entry (stairs, eaves and planters) in coordination with staff.
Next steps: Staff will prepare the conditions required for building permit submittal; the applicant must submit final drawings and materials that reflect the board’s additional entry‑design condition before permits are issued.
