PC 07-20-56
P. O. Box 597
P LAN N I N G COM MIS S ION
CITY OF CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA ---
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
JULY 20. 19'56
AX 6-7064
Place: Collins School, Teachers Lounge
Time:' 8:00 P.M.
I
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
Leonard, Bell, Neilsen
Cali, Paizis
II READING OF MINUTES of regular meeting of July 6, 1956, the
following correction was noted: Item IV, delete "Loans would
not be granted" following F.H.A. and insert "had announced a
temporary suspension on loans".
III COMMUNICATIONS
A. Written
1. Santa Clara County
- Boundary Commission announcements:
Easterbrook #7 to San Jose
Stevens Creek #1 to Los Altos
- Planning Commission
Summary of actions 7/5/56
Agenda 7/18 - Chairman Leonard noted the following as
being of special interest:
#4 - Kirkish - application for office building in
Monta Vista area.
#5 - Commercial zoning on Stevens Creek Road, per
article in San Jose News, the County Planning
Commission asks will this be another EI Camino
and oan it carry the traffio? Firms are
acquiring non-commercial property at low
prices and tAen applying for commercial zoning.
#21 - Auto wrecking yard near Highway 9 & Seagull Way.
2. League of Cities
- Dinner Meeting on Highways 7/19 at Los Gatos with Frank
B. Durkee, Director of Public Works of California, as
guest speaker. The 13 year program of Federal Highway
Aid was reviewed as related to California. Work in
northern California will be done on Hwy. #40, Hwy. #99
to Oregon - with the balance going to an unnamed route
in the Bay Area from San Francisco around San Jose and
back to San Ramon Valley and then to Hwy. #40 near
Vallejo. The Stevens Creek Freeway is not part of the
program.
- City of Upland -- decision on subdivision fees - was
found invalid on several points.
). California Real Estate Assn.
- Clinic on urban renewal, redevelopment
4. T::oi-County Plannil1ۓ Council
- Dinner meeting 7/20 to hear Assemblyman Dolwig on federal
ulam.ing aid. Chairman Lemar 1 adv .sed ··hat tL,e Cc .ncil
, '3ce1.tly hilled Cupp1:'tino reI' ,~ues. It vias nO'oed that
~l1ell' mge';ir-gs are 1J~ld o:¡ the same evenings as ours.
B. Ora.i,
1. 1. phone inquiry was received from a real estate ¡;¡an regar-
ding heavy industrial zoning, he had no definite request
or client.
2. Inquiry on a small retail lumber yard was received by p~one.
The interested party is planning to cater to "hobby st.op"
type of trade rather than supplying materials t~ h(l~:ng
tracts. He was given a list of property with commercial
zoning and was going to look around.
3. R. A. Paris (Stevens Creek Realty) filed...application...
fÒl Barton Development Company...for major oil company
£tation...of usual all steel construction...Tronis property
on corner Rodrigues and HWy,9. The possibility of Rodri-
gues Avenue being cut through in the near future was
discussed. Relation of possible setbacks between Tronis
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and Town & Country properties was explored,
Bell moved that this service station matter
š-Wõrk session in the near future; seconded
Neilson and carried , - O.
IV Requests for building permits which may involve policy decisions:
1. Texaco - service station on land where rezoning is not entire-
ly completed.
Mr. Lang of the Lang Construction Company reviewed his
conversations with County personnel regarding grade, etc, He
asked for assistance to get decisive street plans and grades,
as they want to start construction as soon as possible. After
discussion the matter was tabled until City Attorney Anderson
could be consulted.
2. Cupertino Nursery: shed for peat moss reducing their actual
setback.
E. Uenaka brought a plot plan. This peat moss is now
stored under canvas on this location. Commissioner Bell moved
that a building permit be gra~ted; seconded by Commissioner
Neilsen and carried , - O.
COII\mlss10ner
be tabled for
by Commissioner
V Discussion of Possible methods of operation under the pending
contract between the Council and the County for various services:
Chairman Leonard cited the Texaco difficulties with road lines
as an example of the confusion which has occurred before. The
Chairman recommended this problem be presented before theÎ
Council, and that the County be asked what charges will be
levied for their engineering services. After more discussion
the matter was tabled.
VI Discussion of impending commercial zoning in surrounding territory
- San Jose along Bollinger, Highway 9
- Los Altos near Simla
- County on Homestead; Stevens Creek
- Santa Clara near Lawrence
- Sunnyvale
Chairman Leonard reviewed the above and mentioned Cupertino's
approximate 100 acres of commercial zoning. Additional com-
mercial zoning and/or cancellation of some of the existing
commercial zoning was discussed. The effect of the uniform
sales tax law regarding location of commercial properties
was discussed.
VII Miscellaneous
1. Rundle Company submitted a drawing for a sign on the new
location of Cupertino Hardware. They would like to remove the
sign on the previous location, remove the Town & County sign
from the present location and erect a larger sign on their new
store. Cupertino Hardware is anxious to complete the job as
soon as possible. It was recommended that Rundle be advised
to submit the information in the usual manner, and its prooes-
sing would be expedited.
2. Mr. Forge, Chairman of the Sanitary District, advised that
they are r~egotiating at the present time and they expect to
start a SLwer by the first of the year.
VIII ADJOURNMENT at 10:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lawrence K. Martin
City Clerk
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