PC 03-16-56
P. 0, Box 597
PLANNINß COMMiSSION
CITY OF CUPERTINO, ChLIFORNIA
MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE PU1NNING COMMISSION
MARCH 16, 1956
AX6-7064
Place: Cupertino Union School
Time: 8:00 P.M.
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ROLL ChLL AND SALUTE TO
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
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Leonard,
Cali
Bell, Neilsen, Paizis
n NINUTES OF THE LAST ~lEETING
A. Reading of the minutes of the last hearing was waived.
III COMMUNICATIONS
1. Written
A. Santa Clara County ~lanning Commission - Agenda; Summaries
of actions; Report on Stevens Creek freeway; Santa Clara
County's transportation needs.
B. Coldwell-Banker & Company - Millsdale (Industrial Park)
brochure
C. Vina Vista Development Co. - brochure on a "Planned
Industrial City" near Ontario, Southern California.
D. McCandless and Jett - application for engineering work.
2. Oral
None
IV UNFINISH=D BUSINESS
l. Further discussIon of a Sign Ordinance reco~~endation,
Com¡!1is8ioner NeUsen felt that signs should be prohibited
sinc.e they bJ'QU,>lt no revenue, He referred to advertising
signs, other th'ln thQse erected on one I s OIrJn property.
Chairmi'ln L201181'd referred to Ordinsllce 1149 of the Building
Code of P:Üo Aleo. This Ordinance prov Ided that any person
may erect ~0 rr,C':'2 than two 5 ¡ x 8' signs, r.êhese signs may
not b8 el'ecteri on residentictl p,"opEêrtj: anè. requ5.re a
::Þ5c"OG ê.8posit. Permits for sucn S'.g:1S are issued for six
months and the deposit is forfeit i; not removed. They
are also subject to inspection of the Fuilding Inspector.
Commissioner Neilsen felt that enforcement is a problem
and thAt for Cupertino's purposes, prohibition would be
better. City Attorney Anderson felt that it was not
simply a question of planning, but thqt the concept of
police power is an issue here,
Chairman Leonard said that all frontage zcning has
an "H" after it, and that we might proceed according to
County specifications. He solicited any ide8s that might
make the ;rocedure quicker and less cumbe~some for appli-
cants. Chairman Leonard added th9é sone signs are
legitimate and meet County speciL':'8'~ic:,s, l....hile others do
not. Commissioner Bell said t~.Y¡; 0'l.1:nYI'2l8 requires
payment of an annual fee with pr~)' c.s1:)'. s ~"J::' :!.nspection.
He also said that Sunnyvale's Si~:ll :.:~'èj~,ancl-J is quite
controversial and required consIrierub':"e revisi()~1., It is
the latest Ordinance on the subject 111 this area.
City Attorney Anderson repeated th3t the County might
enforce a Sign Ordinance, but that responsibility :or the
content of the Ordinance would rest w~õ~ the City cf
Cupertino. Litigation invol'iing a r::......pe2tino Sign ~;T'~5.::ét:".;"
would require court action ':>:r the C1 ty c f Cupertinc.
In any event, CommisEn0::2r BeJ..i. i'8, ~ that we 8"v~:1::
arrive at an understanding so that interested citizens
were not shuffled from place to place in an attempt to
get an answer.
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2. Chairman Leonard read a proposed Ordinance, AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF C,'.LIFORNIA AI111ENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 002 RECOGNIZING GREENBELT AGREEMENTS, FARM
ZONING, ANt PROVIDING FOR AGRICUj~1;EAL ZONING OF AREAS THAT
MAY BE ANNEXED. Commissioner P21~j2 ooved that the Plan-
ning Commission recommend this O,-"U::,xc.ce to the Council for
passage; seconded by CommissiO!lc,,:, E2.;:. and carr19¿ 4 - o.
3. Further discussion of proposed. lV;..,;.-F ·;;'.(U.;st.·~al Park ..
Chairman Leonard expressed intereÓ't~:", oreat!.ng a sub·-
committee to get further action b;v Lhe!'8sted p3,rties>
Commissioner Bell agreed that availaJ~J.~ëY of such infor-
mation as drainage, elevation, soil ';)71.citions, pcpulation
and maps would put the proposition in a more favorable
light.
Mr. Powell, speaking from the floor, said that people
had already been impressed with the activities of the
Planning Commission and Council in this matter.
V NEW BUSINESS
1. Request by P.G.&E. asking for a policy statement on non-
conforming commercial uses near Azule Station which must
be moved to clear a power-line right-of-way. (The Swain
Nursery Buildings to be moved next doorJ
Under the circumstances no member of the Commission had
any objection. The Commission felt they lscked jurisdic-
tion and that it was a subject for the P.G.&E. to handle.
Respectfully submitted.
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Lawrence K, M~rtln
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