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10321 So. Hwy 9, Cupertino, Calif., 95014
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MINUTES OF THE PLANNING CC¡,í;US8ION l'1:<':';'J:ING 2í" ~'.EPTEMBER l4, 19G4
TIME: 8:00 P.M.
PLACE: Cupertino School District Board Ji.oom
I SALUTE TO THE FLAG
II ROLL CALL:
Comm. present:
Comm. absent:
Frolich, Hirshon, Johnson, Small, Thomson
Gates, Traeumer
Staff present:
City & Traffic Planner Adde Laurin
City Attorney Sam Anderson
Recording Secretary Lois Inwards
MINUTES OF TilE PREVIOUS REGULAH ~1EETING: August 24, 1964
It was moved by Camm. Johnson and seconded by Cornm. Hirshon
to accept the Mir,c~tes of Aug\"st 24, 1964.
Mot·u·n ca"~'-1 5 0
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III COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Written:
81,003
1. CUPERTINO GENERAL PLAN: 1985
Mr. Ray Schoenfeld, of Wilsey, Ham & Blair, pre--
sented 25 copies of the CUPERTINO GENERAL PLAN: 1985,
to the Plar~ing Commissioners, the Staff, and a
few to the audience.
Mr. Schoenfeld said that, although he came into this
project at a late date, he had been happy to work
with the Commissioners and the City Staff.
He said he was sorry that there was some misunder-
stand:tng by the govel'n5.ngbodies and the press as
to the role of the Com.'uJ.tant. He s8.id they were
only meant to guide the City .of Cupertino.
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Mr. Sçho0nfeld ôdlc'i Cupert:ln.lans tlli":'m.nelvoß} who
lmow theIr clty beot; :.;1101.l1d make the det.,dled
s];'8G:!.ficatl.':m,;. The fupction of the Consultant was
to give, C';rcrt1.no a fitart on the road 'co the creation
of a hand-tailored ord1.nan,;o. He emphasized
Point l3, Undel" ".FlecO;'l\!F3!)Üé\tiu1'~" of the CUPERTINO
GENERAL PLAN: 1985.
Chairman 'rhomson asked how many copies of this
CUPEHTINO GENEHAL PLAN; 1985 are c11..1e Cupertino
under the contract. Mr. Schoenfeld said there
would be 200 copies included under the contract.
In addition, the City Manager has ordered 400
more, at a charge of arOlIDd 25¢ each.
Mr. Schoenfeld gave the City 25 copies at this
meeting and said an additlonal l75 copies would
be coming to City Hall later this week.
Comm, Fr'olich thought it would be appropriate to send
complimentary copies to the City Cound.l and to the
former Planning Commissioners Vlho have worlœd so
diligently on this project.
Comm. H:!.rshon asked the consultant to briefly
clarify the columnar head:!ngs in thrò NEIGHBORHOOD
DENSITIES chart.
The City Planner asked what arrangements can be
made for additional copies in the future. Mr.
Schoenfeld said Wilsey, Ham & Blair has some copies
in their office which could be purchased for a
nominal f'3e. HOVlever, if any great number of
copie s are needed, Cuper't iDo shculd be prepared to
pay for the setting u¿ of the plates, in addition
to a charge fo1' the copie¡;. Actual printing would
be done by another company.
Mrs. Gustav Anger, 10185 Empire Way, Monta Vista,
is very concerned about the light industrial zoning
given her area. She pointed out the differen'G types
of industrial uses that cOLlld come about. Mrs.
Anger added that she has worked vigorously for
years 'Go upgrade this area and intends to continue
fighting to this end. She Dald she has contacted
County, and even State officials about this.
Mr. Schoenfeld said that, due 'Go the general
deterioration and small lot sizes in that ares,
without a total redevelopment program it is best
suited:'for light Industrlal use. ~1.r:;J. Anger said
she is not against light industrial, with nice
landscaplng, etc.
Chairman 'i'110mson pointed OLlt that the General Plan
encompaßses a,'eas outside the Cupertino jux'isdiction
but that Cupertino 11'lS no power' to dictate zoning
to tb.l:;t~e a::'83.S 1X:.'11ÐfJS thç:>ðT 8.28 ar:x:exede:
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2. Notlce from Foothill College in regard to the
DeAnza College dinncr meeU.ng at 6 :00 P.M.,
Tuesday, September 22nd.
The Commj.ssioners want information regarding where
to gather, etc. The City Manager's secretary will
phone this information to each Commissioner as
soon as this lni'ormation 1[1 available.
3. Underground Pewer Conference.
This meeting will be held at the Cabana, in Palo Alto,
on October 9, 196}+, corrunencing at 8:30 A.M. and
cont~nui.ng throughout the day.
Purpose of the Conference: To eneonrage cooperation
and coordination among government, profeDslonals,
developer~ utility groups and individL~ls who are
striving for more attractive communities. It will
also stimulate wider interest in solving the prob-
lems of underground power installations and provide
the most recent information available.
cos'r.: Membership in the Conference . . . . . $100
(includes 5 copies of the proceedings)
Individual observer ticket . . . . . . $20
(includes 1 copy of the proceedings)
Chairman Thomson feels we have some obligation to
advertise this to the local developers.
Comm. FroJ.ich felt someone on the staff should be
authorized to attend this conference and we should
definItely try to get a copy of the proceedings.
The City Planner felt it should be someone from
Engineering rather than hlrneelf, but added that
we probably could get the information free from
rG & E.
It was moved by Comm. Frolich and seconded by
Comm. Johnson to ask the City Council to authorize
payment of the $20 fee for an observer ticlcet for
one person on the staff to attend the Underground
Power Conference.
AYES: Carom. Frolich, IIirshon, Johnson, Sma 11,
Thomson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Comm. Gates, Traeumer
Motion carried, 5-0
4. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
OFFICIALS CONFERENCE
Hyatt House, 171+0 ]\T. bt Street, Sa.n Jose.
2 :00 P .11., Wedrwsday. OctC)ber 7th (Regli1. at 1: 15 P.M.)
Subje(' t: ';'~'illi CHA.Nm~;S IH 'J:H,':> 1964 HOTJ3ING ACT"
Reg1Ðtration fee: ~5,GO
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The City I'lanner sa:Ld that he would like to attend
this COnff):t'eJ1Ce, at hi sown expem:e n Comr.1. Frolich
felt the City Planner should be authorized to
attend and that thu r'eglstration fee should como
from City Funds.
It was moved by Comm. F-.colich and seconded by Comm.
Small to recommend to the City Cauneil that they
authorize the City Plarrûer's at~endance at this
conference and that the fee be pa1.d out of City
Fund s .
AYES: Comm. Frolich, Hirshon, Johnson, Small,
Thomson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Comm. Gates, Traeumer
Motion carried, 5-0
It was moved by Comm. Frolich and seconded by Comm.
Johnson to receive the written communicat1.ons.
B. Verbal Communications --- 'l'here were none.
IV HEARINGS SCHEDULED:
ll-V-64 A. HYMAN WEISEL, FONTAINBLEU APTS.: Application for a
Variance; two pole signs at Stevens Creek Blvd.
First Hearing.
Mr. Mort Schneider, 27212 Dumbarton, San Jose, was
present to request this variance. He said they have
a very low vacancy factor and have been very careful
in choosing their tenants. They have advertised ex-
tensively, but since the sighs came down they feel
sure the reason potential renters have not appeared
is because they can't find the place. Mr. Schneider
feels that if this Variance were granted for another
6 months their problem would be solved. It seems that
t'1.e sign ordinance says these si.gns were legal as long
as the projcct was under construction.
Mr. Schneider said that, technically, they are still
under construction because they have been notified
b;r the City of some minor changes that must be made
regarding meter boxes, etc.
The City Planner presented the following memo from the
Chief Building Inspector and said that he concurred
wholeheartedly with 1t.
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"I understand an application for a Variance has been
requested 1'01' two 50 sq. ft. di.1'ectional si.gns located
at the corner of Miller and Stevens Craele Blvd, and at
the corner of Wolfe Road and stevens Creek Blvd. by
Proud Homes, representing Fontalnbleu Apartments.
"The Sign Ordinance #89 requires that apartment houses
who wish to advertise are allowed 12 sq. ft. of sign
surface to be placed on site,
"I feel that if a variance is given by the Planning
Commission, this will definitely start a precedent and
the Thlilding Department recommends to you that this
application be denied."
Chairman Thomson said that he would like a chance to
study the Sign OrdInance before the Second Hearing.
Comm. Hirshon asked how many vacanc:l.es there were.
Mr. Schneider said there are 13.
Chaj.rman Thomson asked for comments from the audience.
There were none.
It was moved by Comm. Frolich and seconded by Comm.
Johnson to close the First Hearing.
AYES: Comm. Frolich, Hirshon, Johnson, Small, Thomson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Comm. Gates, Traeumer
Motion carried, 5-0
V UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Miscellaneous
There was none.
VI NEW BUSINESS
A. Zoning Ordinance Work Sessions.
Chairman Thomson stated that he cannot attend certain
Thursday night work sessions since his PTA has chosen
Thursday nights fer PTA and PTA Board Meetings and it
is his obligation to be there. If the Commission so
desires, Vice-Chairman Gates could "chair" the Work
Sessions and Dr. Thomson would come whenever possible.
The alternative is to move to some other night of the
week, but no other night is suItable for all the
Commissioners.
Comm. Frolich suggested the Work Sessions be held on
the second and fourth Thursdays, 8:00 P.M., at City
Hall. All agreed.
The next Work Session will be held September 24th.
Comm. Small s2,1d the telephone r'eminél8rs on the day of
the me.etlng were very helf¡fuL
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The City Planner was agl'eeable to this setup, saying
that preparing for week.Ly zoning ordinance work sessions
in addition to preparation for regular Planning COt!l-
mission and C:1.ty Council meetings, and the other duties
at City Hall a¡¡ well, made for a very full schedule.
B. A Regular Planning Commission Meeting should be held
on October 12th. Comm. F'rolich said that since several
of the Commissioners will be Ol~t of town that day per-
haps another date should be set.
After discussion, Chairman Thomson tentatively set
Tuesday, October 20th, for the second Planning Commis-
sion meeting in October.
The Recording Secretary was asked to check on the room
reservations.
Comm. Frolich said that if there is not a great deal of
material on the agenda, possibly we could just skip that
meeting altogether.
50,300 C. Proposed form for Zone Change, Denial of .Zone Cr~nge,
Granting of a Variance, Denial of a Variance, Granting
of Use Permit, and Denial of Use Permit.
The City Planner explained that the present forms pre-
sented time-consuming problems to the secretaries. He
proposed putting all standard information on the front
side of these forms and running off hundreds of copies
of this.
As each application is passed upon, ~he secretary would
type a completely new stencil for page 2 of the form
with all the pertinent information applicable to this
individual application and run it ofT on the back side
of the master form.
Chairman Thomson said this sounded like a good idea to
him. It would save time for the staff.
The City Planner said a minor change in wording was
made in Exhibit B, Item 5, to clarify height of masonry
wall required where elevation might be different
between two lots.
The City Attorney said that unless it is contrary to
the Ordinance it is all right. He felt this would be
classified as an interpretation of this item.
The City Attorney suggested a minor change on page 2 of
the Granting of Variance form. Aftèr the horizontal line,
it should read "Conditions and. Further Fi;ndings : ".
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It was moved by Comm. FI·OJich an.u seconded by Comm.
Hirshon to approve the four form changes presented by
the City Planner with the exception that Item 3, Page 1,
of the GrantÜ1.g of' Variance fOI'm should read: "That the
granting of the application ancl Hearings show that it
will not materially.....".";
that the back side of the Zo~e Change form, the Granting
of a Variance form, and the Granting of Use Permit form
shall say: "Conditions and Fur~her Findings" rather
than just "Conditions ";
and that forms be created for Denial of Variance and
Denial of Use Permit.
It was further moved that the above-mentioned 6 forms
be adopted as the official forms of the City.
AYES: Comm. Frolich, Hirshon, Johnson, Small, Thomson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Comm. Gates, Traeumer
Motion carried, 5-0
D. The Chairman had Comm. Small sign the CERTIFICATE OF
APPOINTf~NT OF IRVIN M. SMALL AND OATH OF OFFICE,
explaining that the evening the others were publicly
sworn in he had missed it.
VII ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Comm. Johnson and seconded by Comm. Frolich
to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 P.M.
APPROVED :
/s/ Scott Thomson
Chairman
ATTEST:
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