PC 11-27-2018CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CITY OF CUPERTINO
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
APPROVED MINUTES, November 27, 2018
At 6:45 p.m Chairperson Paulsen called to order the regular Planning Commission
meeting in the Cupertino Community Hall Council Chambers, 10350 Torre A venue,
Cupertino, CA. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Geoff Paulsen, Vice Chairperson Takahashi and Commissioners
David Fung, Don Sun, and Jerry Liu. Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Draft Minutes of September 4, 2018.
Recommended Action: Approve or modify the Draft Minutes of September 4, 2018
Moved by Fung and seconded by Sun to approve the minutes with corrections. The
motion carried 5-0-0.
POSTPONEMENTS/REMOVAL FROM CALENDAR: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
CONSENT CALENDAR: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
2. Subject: Municipal Code Amendment to Title 19: Zoning, of the Cupertino Municipal
Code to regulate Short-Term Rental uses in single-family residential zoning districts.
Application No(s): MCA-2018-02; Applicant(s): City of Cupertino; Location: citywide
Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission adopt the draft resolutions
recommending that the City Council: Find that the project is exempt from CEQA; and
Adopt an ordinance to regulate Short Term Rental Activity.
Chair Paulsen recused himself.
Associate Planner, Erick Serrano, reviewed the Staff Report and answered questions from
the Commissioners. Principal Planner, Piu Ghosh, Senior Management Analyst, Katy
Nomura, Acting City Attorney, Rocio Fierro and Legal Consultant, Eric Phillips, also
answered questions from the Commissioners.
Vice Chair Takahashi opened the public comment period and the following individual(s)
spoke:
Jenifer Griffin
Kitty Moore
Vice Chair Takahashi closed the public comment period.
The Planning Commission discussed various aspects of the regulations,
maximum number of guests, required parking and code enforcement.
including
Moved by Com. Fung, second by Com. Sun, and carried 4-0-1 (Paulsen abstained) to
recommend to the City Council approval of Application No.(s) MCA-2018-02 per the
Draft Resolution(s) with the addition of the language provided as a desk item related to
record keeping requirements and to change the maximum number of guests to 2 times
the number of bedrooms and 2 per studio.
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: None
REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION:
Commissioner Sun congratulated Commissioner Liu on his election win to the Cupertino
Union School District Board. Commissioner Liu thanked the Planning Commissioners.
He said he has enjoyed serving with them on the Commission, but will be resigning his
position to serve on that Board. Chair Paulsen thanked all of the Commissioners for their
work.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30pm to the next regular Planning Commission meeting
on December 11, 2018 at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
Beth Ebben, Deputy Board Clerk