PC 02-10-64
10321 So. Hwy 9, Cupertino, California, 95014
252-4505
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CUPERTINO, CAI~FORNIA
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF TIΠPLANNING COMMISSION, 2/10/64
TIME:
PLACE:
8:00 P.M.
Board Room, Cupertino Elementary School District
Due to a misunderstanding of the meeting place by the Engineering
Department, the meeting was delayed until 8:30 P.M.
I SALUTE TO THE FLAG
II ROLL CALL:
Commissioners present: Fitzgerald, Rampy, Small, Thomson,
Frolich
Commissioners absent: Adamo, Snyder
Staff present:
City ClerIc
Engineertng Inspector
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS: January 27, 1964, and
Study Session on January 23, 1964.
Comm. Small moved, and Comm. Fitzgerald seconded the motion,
that the minutes of January 23 and 27, 1964, be approved
as read.
III COMMUNICATIQNS:
A. Written -- None that did not apply to applications of
the agenda for this evening.
B. Verbal -- None
IV HEARINGS SCHEDULED:
A.
GEORGE YAMAOKA: Application 89-2-63 to rezone
acre-s from A-2 :B-4 to R-3-II; on the south side
Lucille between Blaney Avenue and Randy Lane.
by City Council.
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Returned
¡VIr. Yamaoka explained that he was the owner of subject
property and distributed copies of the new road pattern
to the Commissioners. In his opening statement, Mr.
Yamaoka stated that it would be very difficult to put
R-l so near the freeway and Blaney Avenue. He designed
a road pattern that would encourage all right turns inro
and out of the development.
The Engineering Inspector stated that the road pattern
has been checked and approved by the City Engineering
Department and noted that the right turns onto the main
thoroughfares are highly acceptable.
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Comm. Fitzgerald asked how many units were planned and
if they were one or two story. Mr. Yamaoka stated
there were 174 units, as before, and they would be both
one and two story units with 1 garage and I carport for
each unit.
Comm. Rampy stated that his main concern with this pro-
ject has been the traffic pattern, which has been
cleared up with this new map.
Comm. Small asked if the applicant had considered the
vacancy factor in this area and cited several in the
the area with a very high percentage of vacancies.
Mr. Yamaoka said that his plans have been approved by
FHA, and that they check into this type of situation
before granting approval. He stated that he planned to
build a first class development and charge a minimum
rent, thus making it attractive to potential renters.
Mr. Yamaoka has done several similar projects in the
Sunnyvale area and has not had any vacancy problems
and does not anticipate any here.
Comm. Thomson noted an error on the map --
there are 9 lots whereas the map shows 10.
said there are actual1yJlO lots.
the key says
Mr. Yamaoka
In answer to Comm. Fitzgerald's question whether he had
considered bUilding town houses, Mr. Yamaoka said he
had explored the situation and found they were having
a hard time selling them. It was his contention that ~
is easier to rent apartments than sell town houses.
Chairman Frolich asked what the rental fees would be.
The applicant felt the range would be from $105 to $125
per month.
After considerable discussion whether or not 176 units
would be acceptable on this acreage, Chairman Frolich
felt a report from the City Staff at the Second Hearing
would be in order.
Comm. Small asked whether there were any elevations to
evaluate at this point. The applicant stated he would
have them at the Second Hearing.
Chairman Frolich asked for comments from the audience.
Mr. Robert Jacobs, 19851 Baywood Drive, Cupertino,
wanted to know how large these apartments would be to
get an idea what effect this development would have on
the schools. The applicant said they would one and two
bedroom units.
Comm. Small moved to close the First Hearing. Co~n.
Rampy seconded the motion.
Comm. Small moved to have a site layout plan incorporated
into the application and to require a corrected map from
the applicant be reviewed by the City Staff. Motion
was seconded by Comm. Fitzgerald.
Motion carried, 5-0
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B. MASON ENTERPRISES, INC.: Application 1-2-64 to rezone
20 acres from R-I:B-2 and R-3-H to R-24-H; between
Blaney Avenue and Portal Avenue, 500' north of Stevens
Creek Blvd. Second Hearing. Tentative Map application
I-TM-64 (176 lots).
Mr. Louis Tersini, of Mason Enterprises, stated that
they had presented their application fully at the
First Hearing and asked for opinions and questions from
the Commission and the audience and then he and his
associates would rebut.
The City Clerk stated that City Hall had received a
petition against this development, signed by 353
people, most of whom lived in the Idlewild Grees,
Triumph and Baywood subdivisions.
Chairman Frolich asked for comments from the audience.
Mr. Robert Jacobs, 19851 Baywood Drive, Cupertino,
reminded the Commission that a town house development
proposed for an area on Foothills Blvd, which also was
designed by Mr. Goodwin Steinberg, was recently denied
by both the Plalming Commission and the City Council.
He also felt there would be undue overcrowding in
Portal School and that the traffic problem ',.¡ould be
compounded.
Mr. Jacobs then asked permission to show some slides he
had taken of the Eichler town house development with
cars and boats, etc., displayed in the parking lots,
as opposed to pictures of some well-kept homes in
subdivisions surrounding the property in question.
One other point of interest that Mr. Jacobs brought out
was that the Council was meeting on this date at City
Hall to discuss the po:ò::J1bl11ty of considering this
as a park site for the City of Cupertino.
Mr. Joseph Streiner, who said he lives in the Triumph
tract, said this was R-l when he and his neighbors
purchased their homes and they hope the master plan
will call for compatible zoning in that area.
The following people wished to go down on record as
strenuously objecting to this town house development;
Mr. William Utterback, 19777 Wheaton, Cupertino
Mr. Thomas Traeumer, 10376 Tonita Way, Cupertino
Mr. Keith Irwin, 19843 Baywood, Cupertino
Mr.. William Botsch, 10184 Portal, Cupertino
Mr. R. H. Nebel, 10226 Portal Avenue, Cupertino
Mr. George Koonce, Blaney & Merritt, Cupertino
Mr. Ed MacGuire, 19776 Amherst Drive, Cupertino
Mr. Joe Sparagna, 10415 Plum Tree, Cupertino
Mr. James Monaghan, 10167 Dennison Ave., Cupertino
Mr. Charles Alexander, 10270 Portal, Cupertino
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The Mason Enterprises representatives then proceeded to
show the audience details of the project to which they
were objecting. It was the feeling of Mr. Tersini that if
the objectors understood the quality of the town house
project planned for this property as opposed to what might
be built on it as it is presently zoned, that they wouldn't
be so violently , opposed to it. He explained to the audience
that portion on Stevens Creek Blvd. is already zoned multi-
ple and once it is built, the owner of the adjoining
property could quite properly come in and ask for multiple
zoning for adjacent property, thus ending up with a great
number of apartments on this property, which would create
a much worse traffic problem. He then gave a recap of the
details as presented at the First Hearing.
Mr. Goodwin Steinberg mentioned that he had checked with the
school district and they told him a development of this
type would probably not present a hardship to them.
An FHA representative commended Mr. Tersini on this develop-
ment as the best thought out plan he had seen in Northern
California.
When all who wished to had spoken, Comm. Small again
explained the pros and cons of the town house d~velopment
as planned and the alternatives for this land.
Comm. Thomson moved to table this application until the
next regular meeting to enable th~ Commissioners to do a
little research of their own on the merits of this appli-
cation. Motion was seconded by Comm. Fitzgerald.
AYES: Comm. Fitzgerald, Rampy, Small, Thomson, Frolich
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Comm. Adamo, Snyder
Motion carried, 5-0
D. CALDELT INVESTMENT CO.: Appl. 2-u-64 for a Use Permit;
Property zoned PC..H, 1 acre on north side of Pacifica Drive,
400' east of Highway 9. Use Permit sought for a Medical
Dental Building. Second Hearing.
Mr. Steven Olian, 1906 Irving Street, San Francisco, was
the representative from Caldelt. He stated that he had
verified it with the City Engineering Department that
commercial and professional use of this land will be
intermingled.
Comm. Small moved to close the Second Hearing. Comm. Rampy
seconded the motion.
Comm. Small moved to recommend approval of application
2-u-64 to the City Council, subject to the satisfaction of
the City Attorney. Motion was seconded by Comm. Rampy.
AYES: Comm. Fitzgerald, Rampy, Small, Thomson, Frolich
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Comm. Adamo, Snyder
Motion carried, 5-0
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E. ELDRED J. KUNKEL: Appl. l-v-64 for a Variance to allow a
front yard set-back of 1314" where Ordinance requires 201;
southwest corner of Wolfe Road and Vicksburg Drive.
Mr. Kunkel stated that upon further examination of his plans,
he felt the variation should be on the rear of the property
rather than the front.
Chairman Frolich stated that this would then cause a delay
in that the Published Hcaring was for a front yard set-back
and that it must be readvertiaed to enable interested per-
sons to be represented before the Commission makes any
decisions.
There were half a dozen or so interested neighbors present
and they were invited by the Chairman to come forward and
look at the plans and discuss the situation with Mr. ~1Dkel.
They were all happy with the results of this discussion.
Comm. Fitzgerald moved to table this application until the
next regular meeting. Motion seconded by Comm. Small.
Motion carried, 5-0
V UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- None
VII NEW BUSINESS
A. Miscellaneous -- None
B. Set time for next regular Planning Commission meeting.
February 24, 1964, is a holiday for City Staff.
Chairman Prolich announced that unless otherwise published,
the next Planning COlInnission Meeting will be held at
Cupertino Sonior High School on Wednesday, February 26, at
8 P.M. This was made in the form of a motion by Comm. Rampy
and seconded by Comm. Fitzgerald.
Mot ion carried, 5-·0
The Chairman asked that the Assistant City Engineer be in-
structed to "red flag" the tIme and place of the next meet-
ing on the next agenda to call attention to any changes.
VII ADJOURNMENT
Comm. Small moved to adjourn at 11 P.M. Comm. Rampy seconded.
Motion carried, 5-0
APPROVED :
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Donald Frol1ch
Chairman
ATTEST:
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Lawrence K. Martin, City Clerk for
Robert S. Shook, Secretary, Planning Commission
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