PC 06-21-57
p. O. Box 597
P LAN N I N G COM MIS S ION
CITY OF CUPERTINO, CA~IFORNIA
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ME .TING OF THE PLANNING COMI'JISSION
JUNE 21,1957
Al 2-4505
Plaoe: Collins School. Teachers Lounge
Time: 8:00 P.M.
I ROLL CALL
Comm1ss10ners Pre went: Bell, Leonard Neilsen
Commiss1oners Absent: Cali
II THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING ON JUNE 7. 1957 were read;
the following correotion was noted: Item V-A-Line 13. 1nsert
"f1rst" before "hearing".
III COMMUNICATIONS
A, Wrltten
1. Santa Clara County
Planning Comm1ssion summary for 6-5-57
2. League of Californ1a C1ties
Announcement of Conferenoe SF September 22-25,.1957 - No
. oopy of the business lioense pamphlet enolosed.
3. Trl-County Planning Councll
Minutes of 5-9-57 meet1ng - San Francisco voted 8 - 2
against the regional Planning bill. .
Invitation to d1nner meeting 8t Rickey's 7-26-57.
4. Garden Gate Improvement Assooiation - D1rectlonal S1gns
1n tract.
Inqu1ry has been made of the County conoern1ng their
regulation of such direotional signs as exist 1n Rancho
R1nconada. This sign may be lnstalled 1n the County,
or, 1n the City.
5. City of SC Planning Comm1ssion - Joint meeting on free-
way June 10 - At this meetine. attended by Mr. Leonard
and Mr. Bell, the City of Santa Clara deoided to s1de
w1th Cupertino, favoring a route north of Homestead,
then southeast to Moorpark Avenue,
6. Cupertlno Un10n School Distriot - Summer schedule on
school uses. Posslbi11ty of rearrang1ng Planning Com-
m1ssion meetings to oonform with the dates of Couno1l
meetings was disoussed.
B. Oral
1. MoLaugh11n -VFW Fireworks permit
This has been signed and returned to the County Flre
Marshal.
2. Mayo~'Meyerholz - Appointment of Edw1n J. Myers to
Planning Commission. Chairman Leonard reported that the
Mayor has apPointed Mr, Myers to the Commission. He
suggested a luncheon meeting at wh1ch Mr. Myers can be
fam1l1arlzed wlth the Plannlng Co~nlssion bus1ness. The
minutes of previous mep.tings will be made ava1lable.
3. Miscellaneous
a, Ray Erickson from Cupert1no Rental asked for s1gn
regulat10ns, If the s1gn is ready for installat10n
before Cupertino adopts an ord1nanoe, the County
regulat10ns will be followed.
b. Mr, Aronsen reported that children were walk1ng
through h1s property on the way to Cupertlno School
and requested some way to d1vert them. Mr. Leonard
told him to contact the Chief of Pollce who m1ght
be able to give him some satisfaction through the
Sheriff's Department or the School Distr1ct.
IV UNFINSlHED BUSINESS
A. Hear1ngs olosed w1thout a full Commission present to vote a
declslon.
1. Aronsen rezonlng; Permanente rezon1ng
2. Balas real estate off1oe proposal
3, General Petroleum servlce stat10n proposal.
Commlss1oner Bell moved that the Aronsen, Balas, and Generp'
PetroJeum applications be held over u;:-:3~.1 !l8Y,t mp.~t1n!< (
to laG:' of é: 1'ourth member; second.e.J. b} ;;~ j., : _d,,- ~._
Mr. Rukan presented new sohemat10 draw1ngs.
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B. Further discussion of sign ordinance items, Co~1ssioner
Bell reported a meeting with ýtone & Schulte Company. As a
result of the meeting, Stone & Schulte is making arrange-
ments to move the Clalrmont Homes sign wi\hin ten days, that
is by July 1. A letter from the Company recommended flat
fees based on a minimum charge for six month period or a
maximum charge for a twelve month period.
Commlssioner Bell suggested that the ordlnance lnclude a
provision that builders submit in advance the position and
number of future signs. This is known as a package plan,
Chairman Leonard referred to the Palo Alto ord1nance
which allows signs of no more than forty square feet, direo-
tional only, with no descriptlve information. The County
oonsiders a sign a structure with a set back 'required, thus
putting the slgn behlnd the building line.
In response to requests for an outline of an ordinanoe,
Commissioner Bell specified dimensions, materials, lnspectio,
setbacks from road and nearest intersection, fees, removal~
hold harmless clause, package plan and lssuance of permlts.
Mr. Bell suggested that the City Attorney inoorporate these
matters along with the proper legal verbiage into a sign
ordinance. Mr, Bell added that the building line should be
the closest point a slgn should be allowed to the road.
C. Kyne-Cummings subdivision items, possible sidewalk polloy"
Consensus appeared to favor sidewalks for this subdivision.
Mr. Fleming, representing the engineering company, then
posed two questions; first, does the Commission want verti-
cle curbs, and secondly he requested a deflnlte answer as
to sidewalks or not.
D. Kellet-Salera medico-dental building proposal. Highway 9
near Rodrigues,
Mr, Price the architect, estlmated the locatlon as 2)0
feet from Rodrlgues, Although the State Hlghway Englneer
suggested separate ingress and egress, he said that the .
future widening would make separate roadways inconvenient.
After examining the plans, Chalrman Leonard asked
whether Rodrigues' two and one-half acres (whlch he proposes
to divide into half acre lots) abuts the property designated
for this medico-dental building. Mr. Leonard told. Price to
secure clearance on architectural and site control. Con-
firmation.from the County will set a building permit process
in motion.
E. Request for recent amendments to County subdivision ordinanc
Mr. Leonard read a letter addressed to Dick Olsen, olerk of
the Board of Supervisors, bearing on subdivision regulations
from the County.
F. Miscellaneous
Otis Forge reported that the Sanitary District jobs are out
for bids in Monta Vista now, With reference to oppositlon
toward the sewer district, he said that opponents can pro-
bably be offset by com~ittee action from within, He also
said that the district will be able to take advantage of .
school money allocated to sanitary sewers in the district.
v NEW BUSINESS
A, John Rodrigues inquiry on creating half-acre lots south of
Rodrigues AVenue.
Commissioner Neilsen said that the property inquestion was
rather low to draln into the existing line on Stevens Creek
Road. If the City develops a plan for strom sewers,
feasible drainage might be arranged.
B. John Rodrigues inquiry on completing street dedication 1n
Town and Country Subdivision.
Mr, Leonard reported that the Rodrigues famlly built a
oonsideaable portion of the Town and Country Subdivision.
County procedure ls to examine the streets after the lapse
of one year to determlne if acceptable, by current speoifi-
cations. In this case, the County engineer changed pOSitioJ
at the proper time for inspection of the Town and Country
Subdivision Roàds and the matter was never brought to prope1
conclusion: although Rodrigues is in pr.'E'p.ssion of a If'!r'¡'' ,
froL'l !.¡)'.) Ð~fì:"<), of Superviscrs ("'~b~:,:,:,,':, , ",' ", '
unaccepi:;ed portions did meet the s¡:..",,,j:t 1:,1,.<": '.'''' ' "7;;Go
However, the streets in dispute were never fr.;:', .] accepteê
by the County.
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Now, Rodrigues is willing to make some repairs so that
the Clty will accept title,
Comrnlss1oner Bell suggested that Sunrlse Drive be cut
through to Hlghway 9, leaving the lot to be maintained by
Rodrigues.
Mr. Anderson sald it was his understanding that the Com
mission wished to accept title to Rodrigues Avenue r of w
plus one foot to the south and Western Drive, plus a pro-
jection of Sunrise.
Chairman Leonard sa1d that a public utillty water llne
under Rodrigues Avenue, owned by Harold Denton has com-
pounded the problem and partly accounts for the present
width of Rodrigues Avenue. 't
Mr. Anderson asked whether the City is bound by County
standards inasmuch as the Clty has many sub-standard street
Can the City require these particular streets to be broughL
to standards not mainta1ned in the remainder of the City
Streets, he asked, The street evidently conformed in 1952
except for wldth.
Arthur Ellis inquiry on a possible small annexation east of'
Blaney about opposite Collins School. Query on uses propoJ<
Mr. Leonard said that the Commission will want to disc~'
the size, shape and uses of the parcels should they become
a part of the City, The street pattern would be another
matter for discussion.
After examining the map of the property, the Commissior
felt that the lot sizes are adequate, that the lndicated
right of way is agreeable and there ls no objection to the.
annexation, Ellis himself plAns to sell the lots.
Anthony Caires. Request for a tune-up shop corner of Steve:
Creek and Bianchi Way next to Cupertino Union Church site.
The Commission agreed that a use permit should be required
and Commissioner Neilsen moved that the matter ~e set for
~ing on July S; seconded by Commissioner Bell, carried
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VI ADJOURNMENT 10:00 P.M.
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R"pectfully submitted, '
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LAWRENCE K. MARTIN
City Clerk