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CITY 0 ~t&ERTINO - CALIFORNIA
MINUTES of" THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMiiISSION
APRIL 5,1957
Al 2-4505
Place: Collins School, Teachers Lounge
Time: 7:00 P,M.
I ROLL CALL
Commissioners PreAent~ BAll, Cal~, Leonard, Neilsen, Paizis
Commissioners Ab8'~nt' N')ne
II TIiE ~!INUTES OF TH::: MSE'rT'¡G OF MARCH 15, 1957 were read and
approved,
III COMMUNICATIONS
A, Written
1. S, C. County Planning ÐepHrtillent
Summary of actions ;-2~-)7
Àgenda 4-3-57
Preliminary shoreline develcpmert plan
Subdivisions recorded in March (incl~ding Thunderbird,
~ract 1621 City of San Jose, Cuper~lno School District,
2. League of Californi3 Cit~8S
News Bulletin of 3-18-57
J. Inter-city P15nning C:úuncll
Minutes of 3-8-57 meeting and plea for endorsemeµt of
Bay Area Regional Planning Commission ,
Chairman Leonard read his letter to the City Council
concerning the Bay Area Regional Planning CommissiQn.
He suggested sending the same letter to the Regional
Planning Distrjct. This was agreeable to'the Com-
miªSlonani:: the gi'tyeJ.èrk was "sked to copy verba,tim
this i¿~ter to the dist.riot,
B, Qrã!
Loule Mlr>er: B'lil'iJng pform;.t u.1der Egr:,ol;ltural acreage
exemption for' a\:_¡r.p:'r~és house.
Chairman ~e0~hrd ty.?le~n~d ~hat a separate parcel of
land is n0t lrv0Jveri. The house is apparently up to the
buildißg ~ode and set bdck far enough from the road¡ He
said it might oallse diffJcuJ.ty 1f Miner dies. T,he permit
would be for remodeling pnd the house wiJl be subject to
County building inspec~ion,
Commission~r Bell asked if Miner needed Planning Com-
mission approv~l or whether he s~ould simply be issu~d the
bulldlng permit, assunin£ t,1ere is no violation of the set
back distance or coverage, Chairman Leonard said that he
expected a chan~e of use on Miner's passing and would not
like to establl~ha praco;;dent. (;ommjss:\'oner Bell said that
inasmuch as onl~' a ."emùc1éliüE' p~rmic is required, let it be
issued and allùw Miner tc ~~oceed.
IV FIRST HEARINGS PUBLISHED FOR THIS DATE
A. Paul Geyer~ Rezoning to permit 16 to 24 unit apartment
hO~ßes on west side of Miller near Stevens Creek Road.
ChR~rm3n Leonard described the property in question as
R triangëla~ shapped parcel at the southwest corner of
..,t",vens C:'eek Road E1nd Millerl\venue. The plans showed
coverage ()~ f,~J01,t f1ve of a se"en aC're total, surrounding
a U-shaped co~~t: containing one and two bedroom units,
with car'pol'tb" -T~1e tic;ht-money situation makes financing
easier för epd":'trr,:mt c'Jnstruction than for single residence
construction. 'lr.~ rro.Ject \,ould start as one building
containing abc·¡t 20 un~ts. If rent;_ng is succassful, -~h€;
contractor wil: follow with second, third, fourth, fifth,
and sixth build.i,::.gs. '1S t:,e d~tJl8nd indi()at~s, Chairman
Leonard quest::'c.r.~a \;10:: eff('!ct of the "rnje0t :)n the school
situation, WLb r'!garc! to -~hh pO!.Jjt, !"!r, Geyer expec'GE:
that ther-e wi 1:" 1;,3 f€'~ chl1dr3U i:c occupanvy.
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Mr~ Leonard stated that the Commission may not reaoh a
conolusion at this hearing and asked for comments or elabor-
ation by Mr, Geyer. Mr, Geyer had 11ttle to add to hls
previous statements. ~he Rpartments will be about 300 feet
from Stevens Creek Road. Mr, Leonard said there was some
debate as to the eventual width of Miller Avenue which will
have to accommodatp. trafflc from both the apartments and the
school. There has also been some discussion concerning
possible straightening of Miller, in which case the avenue
w~uld intersec~ St=vsns Creek Road west of the bridge and
possibly ~opneGt with Wolfe. In his appearance'before the
Planning Co~mis8ioû Superintendent Stevens suggested that
some apartme~ts WOJld serve to house teachers.
Anothèr factor would be the work destination of the
o:;)cttpantSj that is, would they go east on Stevens Creek Road
to San Jose. north on Lawre~ce Station to Santa Clara or
Sunnyvalej or north on Highway 9.
Commissioner Bell said. th8.t the Commission was now
considering about twenty f<mdLes rather than the 140 that
may e1fentuRlly become resir'.enës. '{e felt that the develop-
ment covld be ezpented to kE-ep pace with the need. ~Ir.
Leonard described so~e multiples in Campbell and San Jose
whlch dld not imprcsE h1m '~oo :¡'avoratly~ lie asked ~lr. Geyer
if these particular epartments were reaEonably representa-
tive of his project. Mr. Geyer did not seem to know the
apartments mentioned but estimated that the rentals would
run more like $95 a month new, and that the likely cost
per unit ~ould be somewhat in eÀcess of his original figure.
Chairman Leonard was interested in the cost per unit from
the sttmd?olnt of assessed valuatior per capita, He cited
figures includ:tng: Palo Alto ;,~l4oo, Campbell :;¡800, anrl
C1,1pertino 4;2001). Mr, Geyer requested a decJslon at the
present mcaeting, :,ut the çuper'~ino pro:.:ed'lre for rezoning
applications !,,~;q\!.J.rE' two á,%,rillgs.
WiD Lestel' ~Iho ga;e :Üs aG.dreS5 as Stevens Creek Road
across from the p ,'oposed apartments, was present to protest.
b::>th for h~.m"e~f ane:. for Ell.en ~i'aft, He said that the
develaprJel1", ~ C, p,,;"[n: t '.,f'd, would gJ'eRtl~J de"recJ.ate the
val,16 of t', r, ::.':cc!=,e '~cy, He also sai,d 1 twill aggra'¡ate the
water T)rob~.e!;; the t.~a!'fic problem, and the schcol problems
an·i wonJd not P¡Od'i(;;E' s1;..fficle:::1t taxes" H8 as~{ed why such a
d€·Jel~,)ptJe:1~; ';;as 11,,) ~~ 10có";eä. neare:' the p13I,Je where the
occe.par..I.ts '4Cl~3.."1 w:) ,·Y Of
ILl ¡'En:XY13<ò G'3JPr '.nqulred what he could do with the
property, 1;E. ilsjJ>1ted tb'3 fact that the resid'3ntial use
w)uld creatf? a wete:- ~)::,(¡tlerr:. he Sé'.id the residential use
required leEs ~'ater tinll cor-.merci:Ü., He also said that
a sizeable :ror~lo,'l cf the pc-.rc,=l waÐ already zoned R-3-H.
C,)!!lmissicneJ 3,3:: 1 eq:hd81zeèA. that the :LI1pact on the (,i ty
will be one bU:'Jdin;: a; 2. t::'me. C!'lSir¡'lan Leonard declared
the hearing co:rti1l'¡ed for tl;e, Heeks, i.e. April 19.
B. Steve Balas: riezoning to ?€:rmit a hamburger drive-in at
SW corner of Highway 9 and McClellan Road.
C~airman Leonard opened the hearing by saying that Mr,
Balas feels that young people require a stand for refresh-
ments f:lr.d this f'POt ls a logical location, Mr. Balas said
thRt :le wLèl l'i:i.l :'.n the dltch,and he assured the Commis-
.;¡l'.Jn '~h::t :.'j; wOl.ld be a respeote.ble drive-in with no
bh.rln~ )ß'Jd:C .~(, a~tract undesirable elements. He estimated
that thE; d:tve-ln ',~('Iuld close about 8:)0 P.M. at this time
of year', wit.[, R se'''en day ùperation. He added that; it
was dif'iic..J.t ~" d.eteI"ll~,ne exact o~ening and closing hours
and tnat it wonJ,d J.epenci on wnat the traffic would bear;
Chairman Lecna~d noted that some drastlc things have been
p~oposed for f~eeways. It mig~t have an impact on such
business as dr':"'e-ln ster.ds.
I1r. Dvn:'ak" cwn~ng tr.e property at 205,33 Blossom Lane,
ex!'ressl>d h:TI!s=~.f as int€r~f.,te,1 in the draJ,l,age preble;]!.
The di tC'h 'hack'ê!0, up on his l"ropel t" on one occasion and
he questio:'1eè what effect this stand might have on tha'c
drainage in t~e future, He said that he would like to feel
confident that the filling of the ditoh would not cause the
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thp. stormwater to back up and ~ratn oato hi~ property.
Ch?irma~ Leonard acknowledged that EtoTm dr~inq~e lS d
pr~blem and that the solution may be joirlt ~ity-county
effort, T~e hearing was closed, to be reopened on April l~
shortly after 8:00.
V UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. BaLkæan-Shell curbline ~etail
Thç que~tion as}:ed by Shell is whether to install permanenõ;
Ql.õ.l'hr, f1ft~' fep.'... L'orL the Qenter line of H!ghway 9 or tem-
pOl'ar¡ cnrbs aligned with the present road:¡'ine, Mr. Leona...d
S8.Ü; that the Commission wanted permanent curbs now.
City Ai;torney Anderson suggested a policy for future
re~cni~gs conditloned on property dedication. He suggested
that the City acquire the actual deed lnstead of a verbal
agreement to dedicate property, This will tend to avoid
difficulty in securing compliance. In the event of liti-
gation, Mr, Anderson said that specific performance is
difficult to enforce if the court can' t understand the terms
of the agreement,
B. Kawamoto-status of application for rezonlng to commercial
on H~ghway 9.
Kawamoto had not yet filed application and was not present,
C. Report on progress in making a base map.
Chairman Leonard reported recelpt of two prints - one has
been sent to the school district for location of school~
and school sites.
D.. Report on 4-4-57 meeting at which the Division of Highways
un~eiled further freeway plans.
Chairman Leonard reported as follows: The State says t;lac
El Camino Real can carry no more traffic and will simply
be a six-lane road with parking on both sides. Bayshore
will be a divided eight-lane road, This means that the
region will need another road, handling traffic to indus·'
trial plants in San Jose and S~yvale. Th~ Division of
Bighways has presented alternate routes designated A and B,
or red änd green, The B route 15 toward the hl11s and the
A route veers inland, 'T'he cosi:; is estimated about ~.125
million from San Francisco to the IBM plant in San Jose,
The two routes intersect in Los Alto~ at Edith and Main
Streets. Plan A cuts every sizeable estate enroute.
The County is apparently well satisfied with the south
branch of the red route: Karl Belser would like to settle
on a route from Los Altos to the IBM plant. The B or reå
route would cut Cupertino in tl~O, The A or green route
might serve as a boundary between Cupertino and Sunnyvale,
BUSINESS
Request by Standard Oil for a new sign at ChevI'on Statio!.
at Highway 9 and Stevens Creek Read.
The customary method, said Chairæan Leonard~ is to turn
the map in to Mr. Haas of the County who usually responds
that it does or does not conform to County requirements.
It was agreed to do the same in this case,
he1uest by General Pet~oleum for plan line at Blaney and
Stevens Creek Road. S¿rvice station application expected,
Chlirman Leonard sa~d that the Commission would need to
de~ide on the eventual width of Blaney Avenue. In the
n,ecJ.ntime the represertative of ~Iobil Oil can be told to
lOJk at the Texaco Station or. Highway 9 since the Coœmis-
sion will probably make the same requirements in this case,
Reqt1,est by H. Aronsen a¡,d Permanente regarding zonin¡; o~
the!.¡' lJroperty now be,ing annexed.
In reveiwing the question, Mr, LeonaI'd noted that thE::r~ iE
a rn".lttpJicity of existing usEt\ Cupertino ordinences
re'lt:ir 3 the City to zone newly acquired property wi !;ho'~,:
app:'..icatioJ'l or fee by thto owner. 'rhe mattel' is r.ot offl""
1 a'1.~y Jl')foro the Commission since the Homes';eai 4.·':; e!1,le}:a-
tiOl, is not final until Apr':'l 18. ::ommissioner Lell c':>storvec
th,,'~ t:l° C':>rœ"ission would. b¿ c..:>n:::rOllteJ. "ith n,.)J'l-co,lf(jrm~ng
used in thi8 case.. An attel11pt "Iho'.lld oe made to selE'c~
on';;! t:S' a,"d place the other I.èse<J o~ t' terupol'8ry þermj t. \,'
orier to) l~aè to the ultimate znnlng selécteð, he said.
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D. Preli~inary subdivision map submitted by Mark Thomas
Company on behalf of a cllent wlshing to build homes in
Stevens Creek Hollow between Homestead Road and the De,vis
property, Said to be 10,000 foot lots and ~20 OOO houses.
Mr, Fleming, representingMa~k Thomas, was asked if
there were any objections to complying with the County
subdivision ordinance, Mr. Fleming said he thought this
would be satisfactory.
City Attorney Anderson urged caution and careful
cc~s~deration since this was to be Cupertino's first sub-
d~ïlislNJ.¡ He said it seemed Ì'eåsònable to hlre engineering
assistance and abide by the County ordinance in this case.
Mr; Fleming explained that Kyne and Cummings will design
the streets and lots and then sell tl}em to contractors who
will do the building, The T?t'Oject w.ill go further south
along Davis' creek front property with more homes, if
successfuly, Forty-four houses are planned to start,
After some discussion, !1r. Fleming said the subdivider
is willing to accept indica~i~n from the Planning Commission
that the property can be developed, Chairman Leonard told
Mr. Fleming that the Commissiòn will give hlm â definlts
answer in two weeks inasmuch àsMr, Flemihg understands
that the ftrst reaction of the~lanning Commission' was '
favorable.
VII ADJOURNMENT - 10:00 P.M.
~peotfullY submitted,
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~AWR~NCE K. MAflTIN
City Clerk