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PC 05-14-64 10321 So. Hwy 9, Cupertino, Calif., 95014 252-4505 C I T Y 0 Feu PER TIN 0 CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SIXTH WORK SESSION ON THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE BY TIlE PLANNING COMMISSION, MAY 14, 1964 PLACE: City Hall TIME: 7:30 P.M. Commissioners present: 'Gates, Snyder (8:20), Thomson (8:50), Frolich Commissioners absent: Adamo, Johnson, Rampy Staff present: Assistant City Engineer, City Planner Consultants present: Messrs. Ray Schoenfeld, James Gardner Citizens present: Messrs. G. R. Gunn, R. R. Alves and H. C. ~eavill of P. G. & E. Mr. Burrell Leonard, Vallco Park Mr. Worcester, Varian Assoc. Mr. Frank Halstead, County Builde~s' Assoc. Mr. Schoenfeld gave the Chairman 25 copies of the REVIEW OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE to be distributed. In the absence of the two Planning Commissioners who plan to come later, there was some general discussion about the history of early Cupertino. The Consultant advised the Commission to throw more and more detail work on the shoulders of the staff. The Chairman said the Planning Commission now approves tentative maps and the Councils sees these tentative maps and approves the final maps. Chairman Frolich asked the represent!J.tives from P. G. & E. if it was all right with them to wait ,to spe.qk when the other ,two Commissioners were present, later on. This was all right with them. Review of the PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE was then resumed, beginning on page 31. Sec. 8.1 Uses Permitted (c) Add "town house. " This change was followed by considerable discussion on the merits of pyramiding. The Planning Consultant was in favor of it. Mr., Leonard said that, based on the past ten years of Public Hearings in'Cuper- tiho, it just doesn't work'here. Next came a discussion on definitions. Comm. Gates wBpted a, defini- tion of "semi-detached." He asked if this included61ù'stering. The Consultant said that it could. The City Planner wanted to khoW how 'many town houses could b,e semi- detached in a row. It was decided this would be discussed at length later. -1- Sec. 8.4 Height Regulations Should read: "No main building shall exceed 2 stories or 30 feet in height, and no accessory building shall exceed 1 story or 15 feet in he ight. " Sec. 8.6 Other Requirements (a) Delete the last three words. Since Comm. Snyder and Comm. Thomson were now presen,t, Mr. Alves.came forward and distributed copies of P. G. & E. 's suggested àmendments to Cuperttno's PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE. He then discussed the six amendments with those present. (See Attachment A.) It was decided that Item 2 on those suggested amendments should be further clarified by adding "Sec. 25" at the end of it. Comm. Gates felt the substations should be enclosed since, in his opinion, the,re ,i!;1D It an;,rthing uglier than those substations Wit,h their cyclone fences around them. ,Mr. Alves said enclosing them would present some heat. pròblems. Comm. Gates felt these problems could be overcome. He felt that enclosure of these substations would preserve proper'ty values and improve the aesthetics of the area. Comm. SY:\yder asked how many enclosed substations, P. G. & E. has ç¡t the present time. The only one Mr. Alves said he ¡mew o,f is between Sixth and Eighth Streets on Mission Street in downtown San Francisco. Chairman Frolich requested the P. G. & E. men bring photographs of examples of the treatment given substations in other areas the next. time they come. Mr. Gunn then described complete underground electrical systems. and the streamline approach. lIe said the streamline approach looks good IJt the present . time. Sec. 9.1 Uses Permitted. (a) Delete (c) Add "and" between "multiple dwellings" and "semi-detached single family dwellings" and delete the wor.ds: - ·"and clustered single family dwellings. " Sec. 9.2 (a) Sec'~ 9.3 (b) (d) Accessory Uses . . .", Shouldþe ,dei~ted, from Sec. 9.2 and added to See,. 9.3. USeS Requiring a Use pèrmit ' ',": . , . r1 ,Add "are nÇ>t permitted. " at the em).. De lete . "but not including ÍI and p'ut "except" in their place. Add "are not permitted." at the end. -2- Sec. 9.5 Area, Lot Width, and Yard Requirements (a) Delete "Single family and. " (c) Delete "(Site width)~ " (h) Building groups: (3) Second line "abut. " de lete '''are brought" and insert (6) Delete entire paragraph. Add: "Sec. 9.6 H Control (a) Architectural and site plan approval are required of all " uses. The City Planner aslced for a definition of "rear of the building." The Planning Consultant said, 'The rear of the building is that portion of the building opposite the front door." Comm. Gates felt something should be done with R-4 to break up this large mass of building and to encourage clustering with usable open space. Comm. Thomson requested the City Planner limitation of large mass~s of buildings. number of apartments per entrance. look into a general study of He sÌlould check on the The Planning Consultant suggested a study be made of the number of square feet of usable space as opposed to the number of square feet of open space. The meeting was adjourned at 11.10 P.M. APPROVED: Isl Donald Frolich Chairman ATTEST: l ". ( (; ./ .JJ/ 1.3 J!/,), '-- Robert S. S'h06k Secretary, Planning Commission -3- ATTACHMENT A, SIXTH WORK SESSION ON THE ~ROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE May 14, 1964 1. Page 86 2. Page 44 3. Page 47 4. Page 50 5. Page 100 6. Page 100 CITY OF CUPETITINO PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS By: P.G.&E. Amend Section 25, General Provisions and Exceptions, by adding a new subsection as follows: "Section 25.10 Public Utilities Electric Substations shall be permitted in all dis- tricts subject to first obtaining a Use Permit unless otherw;ise. provided herein. " ",?,., j"',. Amend Section13.6(a), "C-l" District"by:1,nseding the words, "electric substations," after ·ÙiewbrdS " II except for in the second line. Amend Section 14.'6('a) "C-2" District, 'by inserting the words "electric substations," after the words "except for" in the second line. Ame~d Section 16.6(a) ,r"R_D" D1~trict;, by ,inserting the words "public utili týbuildings and service yards, " 'II . II ele.ctric substations, after the words except for in thè¡:¡econd line. Amend Section 30.7, "Use Permit," by deleting the semicolon and inserting the words "unless otherwise provided therein;" a·f'ter the word "void" in the third line. Amend Section 30.7, "Use Permit, "by adding a second paragraph as follows: "A Use Permit may be renewed for an additional period proVided that prior to the expiration of the date when the Use Permit originally became effective, a request for renewal is filed with the Planning Com- mission.