PC 02-14-2023 (Approved)
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
REGULAR MEETING
At 6:45 p.m. Chair Scharf called the Regular Planning Commission meeting to order. This was a
teleconference meeting with no physical location.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Steven Scharf, Vice Chair Muni Madhdhipatla, Commissioners Sanjiv Kapil,
Vikram Saxena (joined at 6:46 p.m.), R Wang. Absent: None. All Commissioners teleconferenced
for the meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve the December 13 Planning Commission minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the December 13 Planning Commission minutes
Commissioner Wang moved and Chair Scharf seconded to approve the December 13
Planning Commission minutes. Ayes: Scharf, Kapil, Saxena, Wang. Noes: None. Abstain:
None. Absent: None.
POSTPONEMENTS ‐ None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Jennifer Griffin spoke about allocating funds towards road maintenance.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS – None
CONSENT CALENDAR – None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Planning Commission Minutes January 24, 2023
2. Subject: Consider an appeal of Condition of Approval no. 16: Grading and Construction
Hours and Noise Limits of the Director of Community Development’s approval of two,
Two‐Story Permits to allow two new two‐story residences on adjacent properties.
(Application Nos.: R‐2022‐015 and R‐2022‐016; Applicant: Mike Chen; Property Owner:
Tracy Hsu; Appellants: James Quinn; Location: 11226 Bubb Road; APN# 362‐06‐036)
Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution (Attachment 1)
denying the appeal and upholding the Director’s decision to approve the applications.
Planning Manager Piu Ghosh introduced Associate Planner Emi Sugiyama who gave
presentation on application for property owner at 11226 Bubb road for two two‐story
residences with no balconies and ADUs. The project was approved by the Director of
Community Development on November 17, 2022, and on December 1, 2022, appellant
filed an appeal to regarding condition 16 of action letter for construction hours to start
from 7:00 a.m. instead to 8:00 a.m. to be consistent with Municipal Code regulations for
landscaping hours of activities.
Due to the differences between construction and landscaping activities as outlined in the
Municipal Code, and noting that there is about 70 feet of distance between appellant’s
property and proposed construction sites, staff recommended the decision be upheld.
No written communications from the public and neighbors were received before or during
the meeting.
Appellant James Quinn, and Property owners Tracy Hsu and Cindy Hsu each addressed
the Commission.
Chair Scharf opened the public comment period and the following people spoke:
Jennifer Griffin asked how close new residences will be to appellant’s property, and
suggested a 7:30 a.m. start time.
Chair Scharf closed the public comment period.
Associate Planner Sugiyama, Planning Manager Ghosh, appellant and applicants
answered questions from the Commission regarding municipal code regulations for
construction activities in other cities, excessive noise level complaints, and whether
construction crews would provide outlines of tasks.
Wang moved and Vice Chair Madhdhipatla seconded to deny appeal and uphold the
Director’s decision and adopt resolution. Ayes: Madhdhipatla, Kapil, Saxena, Wang.
Noes: Scharf. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
Planning Commission Minutes January 24, 2023
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS – None
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Planning Manager Ghosh reported on the following:
Upcoming events for the Revitalize Memorial Park Specific Plan including an online
survey live on EngageCupertino through October 9, 2023 and a pop‐up display at Diwali
on October 8th
Planning Commissioners will be trained on hybrid meetings at Community Hall before the
first March Planning Commission meeting
Planning Commission academy, March 29‐31 in Garden Grove; Administrative Assistant
Caburian will be coordinating travel accommodations for attending Commissioners
Commissioner Kapil forwarded an email regarding the Smart Cities initiative and will be
forwarded by the staff liaison to the rest of the Commission
Commissioner Wang reported out on recent attendance at CALE meetings in which cities are
challenging the State’s RHNA number calculations.
Chair Scharf report out on recent attendance at CALE meetings and recent ballot initiatives that
impact local jurisdictions and development interests.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
5g Architectural Design Standards (Wang, Saxena)
Generational school ratio reports (Wang, Saxena)
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:44 p.m., Chair Scharf adjourned the meeting.
_/s/Cyrah Caburian____________________
Cyrah Caburian, Administrative Assistant