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PC 03-18-92 C�,��-�-e.��� CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino, CA. 95014 (408) 252-4505 MINIITES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD ON MARCH 18, 1992 ROLL CALL: Commissioner� Present: Chairman Fazekas . Vice Chairperson Mann Commissioner Mahoney Commissioner Austin Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Mackenzie Staff Present: Robert Cowan, Director of Community Development Ciddy Wordell, City Planner ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Ms. Roberta Holloman, Fine Arts Commission, reiterated the goals from the Fine Arts Commission. She stated the Planning Commission I needs to look at aesthetics when planning the City. Ms. Holloman stated there should be a statement in the General Plan outlining what the City will look like and to at least create a civic environment for the arts. She stated the Fine Arts Commission feels that there should be more attention paid to the arts in the City. 1. APPLICATION 3-GPA-90 - CITY OF CUPERTINO: ADJOURNED PUBLIC HEARING to continue discussion of the General Plan recommendation. Subject: Land Use, including Monta Vista, and Housing. ( Planning Director Cowan gave an overview of the discussion for this ` hearing. Ms. Wordell stated all the information that has been accumulated has been condensed into one document. � Mr. Cowan stated the County is discussing light rail options. He ! showed excerpts from the 2010 plan. He stated the Transportation System will plan to tie communities and shoppinq centers together. Mr. Cowan presented the bus system that is being developed by the Transit District and outlined the routes which will be a commute r type system. He outlined the major rail corridors being discussed. Mr. Cowan stated Cupertino will be involved in the regional transportation system. Mr. Cowan outlined the high and low intensity areas within the City. He showed and explained the reallocation charts and presented a map outlining where the reallocation will occur within the City. PLANNING COMMISSI�N MINUTES Special Meeting of March 18, 1992 Page 2 The Commissioners discussed the reallocation chart presented. Mr. Cowan explained this and outlined what the major companies are requesting. He noted the numbers presented on the chart bring the ' General Plan up to the limit of what is not committed and they are � pre-TDM. Mr. Cowan showed a map outlining all the commercial areas in the City pointing out which ones are built out. He stated that in the areas which are not built out, the square footage will be combined into a pool and reallocated based upon priorities. Mr. Cowan explained the Extraordinary Use Policy. Com. Mahoney stated if a structure is torn down and replaced by a new one which generates the sarne arnount of trips it should be acceptable. He noted the General Plan is driven by traffic. The Cornmission discussed housing. City Planner Wordell stated the Planning Commission has requested 1000 additional housing units over the existing General Plan. She noted anything above this would have to be mitigated. Ms. Wordell went on to explain where the housing would be located. She stated housinq will be in the change areas and there would be more mixed-use near companies. Ms. Wordell presented a chart and outlined which zoning areas could be changed to accommodate residential and mixed-use. A map was presented outlining where residential units can be developed. Ms. Wordell informed the Commission that staff will be proposing a policy which will consider church sites as well as surplus school sites in addition to change areas. Com. Mann suggested expanding the policy to include areas which have potential for housing, but are not covered. � Com. Mahoney stated area 1 is appropriate for housing as it is � ; close to jobs. The Comrnissioners discussed the map which outlined the utilized � commercial and R&D buildings in the City. Chr. Fazekas that the tier approach will be discussed at a � later date. At this time the Commissioners went through staff's recommendations. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Special Meeting of March 18, 1992 Page 3 I. GENERAL A. Policy 2-l: Diversity of Land Use Provide adequate land area for employment, housing, shopping, entertainment, cultural activities, health care, personal service, recreation and open space, including opportunities for mixed land uses. After discussion City Planner Wordell stated she would work on the above statement. The Commissioners noted the substance is acceptable, but should be reworded. II. DEVELOPMENT REALLOGATION A. Policy: Development activity should be controlled so that the City street system is not overwhelmed with traffic and the desired transportation level of service is maintained. To meet the City's qoals and priorities, the remaining uncommitted developrnent potential that achieves the City's transportation goals should be reallocated as follows: Land Use Uncommitted Trip Rate (Unit of Remaining Development per 1K s.f. Measurement Net Growth Reallocation room of DU Tri�s Commercial (s.f.) 809,000 300,000 Z.60 780 Office/Ind. (s.f.) 1,100,000 1,361,000 1.70 2,314 Hotel (rooms) 300 500 0.40 200 Residential (DU) 1,008 2,008 0.80 1,606 Trip Ceiling: 4,900 Mr. Cowan noted the above chart is based on LOS D. Com. Fazekas stated the only economic consideration would be a big box retail. � Com. Austin spoke in favor of the chart, but feels priority should ' be given to a big box retail and a hotel. The Cornmissioners discussed the possibility of having a big box retail. They also discussed the reallocation of commercial square footage. Com. Mahoney noted they do not have a specific system for the reallocation method. ' Chr. Fazekas suggested 500,000 s.f. for commercial. He suggested a 5th line be added to the chart for reserved TIPS. Com. Austin stated the chart should remain as is and if the hotel does not get built then that square footage can be reallocated. The Commissioners discussed an additional Policy: "Social Significance" PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Special Meeting of March 18, 1�92 Page 4 The Commissioners continued with staff's recommendations. Development allocations shall be made by the City in accordance with its development approval processes and the following developrnent priorities tables. The granting of a development allocation to a specific project may allow it to exceed established floor area ratio or TIPS development restraints. After discussion the Commission noted the above statement is acceptable. Comrnercial Development Priorities The Commissioners discussed these priorities and agreed on the following: Town Center and Crossroads corners. 1,000,000 s.f. (Heart of the City) Remodeling and development of rnajor retail 80,000 s.f. centers on 5+ acre sites outside of the � Heart of the City'and on major arterial streets. Mixed-use developments with residences 70,000 s.f. outside of the Heart of the City. Development or revitalization of other 50,000 s.f commercial parcels. Full Service hotel - somewhere in the City 500 rooms For commercial properties, transfers of trips defined by the TIPS policy approved prior to General Plan adoption rernain valid and are exempted from reallocation. Strategy: Develop criteria for evaluating projects. Office�Industrial Development Priorities Development potential based on existing FAR 1,100,000 s.f. restraints and TIPS standards remains with existing office and industrial parcels. Com. Mahoney suggested having this similar to the Commercial priorities list. � The Commissioners discussed the excess trips and questioned if a property owner was to lose what was allocated to him, because of lack of development, could the excess trips be reallocated. Mr. Cowan stated he will work on the Office/Industrial Development PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Special Meeting of March 18, 1992 Page 5 - Priorities to address Com. Mahoney's suggestion. Com. Austin suggested more square footage be allocated to housing. The Commissioners continued. . Town Center & Crossroads corners 111,000 s.f. Non-designated Pool to be allocated based on the 150,000 s.f. following priorities: Company with 1,500+ employees Company with City corporate headquarters. After discussion, Mr. Cowan noted he will provide more information regarding Town Center and the Non-designated Pool designations and the remaining square footage. III. FOCAL POINTS A. Policy 2-2: Urban Focal Points. _ Intensify the focus of urban development in Vallco Park, North � De Anza Boulevard, Town Center planning areas and the Crossroad corners, subject to design and transportation network controls. Strategies: � 1. Multiple-Story Buildings and Residential: Districts. . Allow construction of multiple-story buildings in Vallco Park, Town Center, and North De Anza Blvd. if it is found that nearby residential districts will not suffer from privacy intrusion or be overwhelmed by the scale of a building or group of buildings. ( 2. Town Center and Crossroad corners. The rnaxirnum building � height is defined by the City Center twin towers at the � southeast corner of Stevens Creek Blvd. and De Anza Blvd. I Other development at the Town Center and Crossroad � corners is limited to maximum building height of 50 ft. i and 70 ft. from existing natural grade for landmark buildinqs. Landmark buildings should conform to at least three of the following criteria to be considered for the landmark height limit: ' a) Location on a major street frontage and prominent visibility from the intersection of Stevens Creek Blvd. and De Anza Blvd. b) Very high quality architecture, building materials and finishes. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Special Meeting of March 18, 1992 Page 6 c) Inclusion of cultural facilities, such as, art galleries, rnuseums and performing arts centers. d) Inclusion of ground level, outdoor public gathering places that includes pedestrian arnenities and public art. � e) Inclusion of uses that prornote social gathering and interaction, such as, restaurants or entertainment activities. 3. Strategy: Vallco Park - height limits 50-70 feet in rnost of Vallco area; 70-100 feet against freeway; Landmark standards to be applied. 4. Strategy: North De Anza Blvd. 50 feet maximurn height. 5. Governmental Offices in Town Center. Encourage other governmental agencies to locate new administrative offices in Town Center or move existing offices there. 6. Strategy: Vallco Park Focal Point. To better integrate the Vallco Park Fashion Mall with the surrounding community and emphasize its role as a community focai point, encourage any retail development at Vallco Park south of Highway 280 to provide outdoor shopping experiences in continuity with the present indoor shopping. To achieve this focus, development review should consider the following design considerations: a. Active retail uses should be oriente� to the street or outdoor pedestrian corridor with appropriate to the interior mall shopping activity. Mr. Cowan stated they have a Policy in the Development Agreement � with Vallco to encourage the outdoor pedestrian corridor. ' b. Buildings, including offices, should be sited to•develop ± a strong street presence. I c. Projects, including offices, should include pedestrian amenities: landscaping, furniture, fountains, canopies, special paving materials and other features to enhance � pedestrian activity. d. Parking should be designed and sited to avoid creating pedestrian barriers and shopping islands. PLANNING C�MMISSION MINUTES Special Meeting of March 18, 1992 Page 7 IV. HEART OF THE CITY The Commissioners discussed the Heart of the City cornparing their goals to the City Council's direction as outlined in the staff report. . Mr. Cowan stated staff will combine the goals for comparison. Chr. Fazekas opened the meeting for public input. Mr. Mark Kroll, Prometheus, stated he will summarize in writing his comments. He did not feel that retail will be successful in the Town Center for various reasons. He stated housing over retail is not a good concept for Cupertino, but he is in support of mixed- use. He stated a 500 room hotel in Cupertino is not practical and he does not think it will be developed. Mr. Kroll noted the existing heights of buildings in Town Center and stated the Planning Commission needs to take this into consideration. In response to Chr. Fazekas's question, Mr. Kroll stated that in his opinion, Costco would have a negative impact on smaller�retail stores in the City. He stated if the City wants identity, housing � should be considered along Stevens Creek Blvd. Chr. Fazekas asked the speakers to submit their comments in writing. Mr. John Sobrato, Sobrato Development, expressed concern about height restrictions and spoke in support of 70 feet. He stated the ma�or companies need the height to expand and to support the mitigation measures the City will zequire. Mr. John Hailey, Tandem Computer, also expressed concern regarding the height limits. He stated the County will be making decisions to include or exclude Cupertino from Transit in the near term and feels that high density should be encouraged along arterial roads. Mr. Hailey stated the height limitation would put a severe � constraint on the potential to build a suites hotel. He stated a specific plan should be delayed at this time. ' Ms. Nancy Burnett stated the reallocation plan for non-residential growth is 31 percent over the existing General Plan. Ms. Burnett requested that wording be added to the end of Paragraph �1 on Page , 5 of the staff report to read "...and that there is adequate assurance that the traffic level does not fall below 1eve1 D". She stated 50 ft. height limit on Stevens Creek is more than adequate and does not support 70 ft. anywhere in the City. Mr. Phil Zeitman stated that the major companies have to realize that the Citizens are concerned about traffic and height limits. Mr. Zeitman stated that everyone should be sensitive as to what is PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Special Meeting of March 18, 1992 Page 8 best for the City and not for the individual. Ms . Ann Anger stated she has worked with the City for many years to keep the Citizens satisfied. She spoke in favor of increasing the height limit to allow the major companies to expand and remain in the City. She stated there is a lot of pressure on the companies to mitigate housing and traffic. Com. Mann stated she appreciates the people who come forward and speak, but does not feel they represent the City as a whole. City Planner Wordell gave an overview of the discussions to be held at the next meeting. ADJOURNIKENT: The Planning Commission adjourned at 10:15 P.M. to the next Regular Meeting of March 23, 1992 at 6:45 p.rn. Respectfully submitted, µ . R.v-��.t�l�d Cat erine M. Robil ard, Recording Secretary Approved by the Planning Commission at the RegUlar Meeting of April 13, 1992 /s/ Daryl Fazekas Daryl Faze as, C airman Attest: /s/ Dorothy Cornelius Dorot y Corne ius, Ci y C erk