September 14, 2026 www.PaloAlto.gov
375 Hamilton Avenue
Downtown Parking Garage
Major Architectural Review
Presented by Kristina Dobkevicius
1 PROJECT LOCATION
Public Facilities (PF)
The PF public
facilities district is
designed to
accommodate
governmental,
public utility,
educational, and
community service
or recreational
facilities.
This facility is owned
and operated by the
City of Palo Alto
2 PROJECT OVERVIEW
• Surface parking Lot D (86 spaces)
• Capital Improvement Project PE-15007
• EIR certified on 02/11/2019
• Based on Option 1a design chosen by
City Council on 04/14/2025 (274
spaces)
• ARB: 12/04/2025, and 06/04/2026
• Six-story parking garage
• 265 parking spaces
• Not within 150’ of residential uses
• Plaza – future affordable housing site
(15 units)
• Development Standards Exception per
PAMC 18.28.060 (e) allow for an
increased FAR, height, and reduced
setbacks, to accommodate public
parking garages within the Downtown
District
3 PLANS and ELEVATIONS
4 ELEVATIONS
5 PLAZA DESIGN
PUBLIC ART
6 1
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
7 • Downtown Design Guidelines
• Public Facility (PF) PAMC 18.28.060 (e)
• Major AR findings per PAMC 18.77.070
1 8
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
• Consider the Addendum to the previously certified EIR (Council Resolution No. 9818, February 11, 2019); and
• Approve the Major Architectural Review application based on findings and subject to conditions of approval in the Record of Land Use Action in Attachment B.
1 NEXT STEPS
9 • Return to City Council:
➢ Award a Construction Management Services contract
➢ Approve a Watry contract amendment for additional design services, including utility relocation to a joint trench and other design changes • January 2027 - Complete Construction Documents
• Early 2027 - Submit for Building Permits
• Late 2027 - Award Construction Contract & Begin Construction Kristina Dobkevicius
Associate Planner
[email protected]
(650) 496-6945