sp PC Packet 03-18-2019CITY OF CUPERTINO
AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
6:45 PM
10350 Torre Avenue, Council Chamber
Monday, March 18, 2019
Special Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Planning Commission is
hereby called for Monday, March 18 2019, commencing at 6:45 p.m., City Council
Chambers, 10350 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California. Said special meeting shall be for
the purpose of conducting business on the subject matters listed below under the heading
“Special Meeting”.
SPECIAL MEETING:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission
on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most
cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect
to a matter not on the agenda.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
Unless there are separate discussions and/or actions requested by council, staff or a
member of the public, it is requested that items under the Consent Calendar be acted
on simultaneously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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OLD BUSINESS
1.Subject: Prioritization of proposed Planning Commission Work Program items for
FY 2019-20
Recommended Action: Recommend that the City Council consider the Planning
Commission Fiscal Year 2019-20 Work Program as prioritized
Prioritization FY 2019-2020 Planning Commission Work Program
NEW BUSINESS
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
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If you challenge the action of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to
raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in
this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Cupertino at, or prior
to, the public hearing. In the event an action taken by the Planning Commission is
deemed objectionable, the matter may be officially appealed to the City Council in
writing within fourteen (14) days of the date of the Commission’s decision. Said appeal
is filed with the City Clerk (Ordinance 632).
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning
to attend the next Planning Commission meeting who is visually or hearing impaired
or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at
408-777-3223, 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon
request, in advance, by a person with a disability, Planning Commission meeting
agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made
available in the appropriate alternative format. Also upon request, in advance, an
assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission after
publication of the packet will be made available for public inspection in the
Community Development Department located at City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue,
during normal business hours and in Planning packet archives linked from the
agenda/minutes page on the Cupertino web site.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal
Code 2.08.100 written communications sent to the Cupertino City Council,
Commissioners or City staff concerning a matter on the agenda are included as
supplemental material to the agendized item. These written communications are
accessible to the public through the City’s website and kept in packet archives. You are
hereby admonished not to include any personal or private information in written
communications to the City that you do not wish to make public; doing so shall
constitute a waiver of any privacy rights you may have on the information provided to
the City.
Members of the public are entitled to address the Planning Commission concerning
any item that is described in the notice or agenda for this meeting, before or during
consideration of that item. If you wish to address the Planning Commission on any
issue that is on this agenda, please complete a speaker request card located in front of
the Commission, and deliver it to the City Staff prior to discussion of the item. When
you are called, proceed to the podium and the Chair will recognize you. If you wish to
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address the Planning Commission on any other item not on the agenda, you may do so
by during the public comment portion of the meeting following the same procedure
described above. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less.
For questions on any items in the agenda, or for documents related to any of the items
on the agenda, contact the Planning Department at (408) 777 3308 or
planning@cupertino.org.
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PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. Agenda Date: March 12, 2019
APPLICATION
Prioritization of Proposed Planning Commission Work Program Items for FY2019-20
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend that the City Council consider the Planning Commission Fiscal Year 2019-
20 Work Program as prioritized.
BACKGROUND
The Planning Commission may consider adopting a draft work program each year,
which is forwarded to the City Council for consideration. At the regularly scheduled
Planning Commission meeting on February 26, 2019, the Commission discussed the
upcoming fiscal year 2019-2020 work program. Subsequently, individual commissioners
have expressed interest to prioritize the list consistent with the City Council’s goal
setting format.
DISCUSSION
The Commission approved a motion on February 26, 2019 to recommend for the
consideration of the City Council additional projects to be included in the upcoming
fiscal year work program. The items of interest are listed below and pending Planning
Commission prioritization for submission.
Comparative study that compares standards for mixed use development with
other cities. Specifically, on parkland, green space, and parking space
requirements.
More City sponsored internship programs – bachelor and master program
students on the topics of transportation, public policy, and education to work on
specific projects.
Compensation policies for proposed ADUs.
Guidelines for new construction and parking lots on electric charging ports.
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY HALL
10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
(408) 777-3308 • FAX (408) 777-3333 • planning@cupertino.org
FY 2019-20 Planning Commission Work Program March 12, 2019
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Study on Zero-Net Energy Incentives. Review policies and encourage
electrification. Create informational system and opportunity in the way that
energy is being used. Consider the creation of an ad hoc committee that includes
sustainability commission and planning commission. Additional resources
required for surveys, staff time, policy changes, and creation of incentives.
Informational session on items related to conservation as the 2020 solar
requirement on residential construction approaches.
Heart of the City Specific Plan Review. Update sections such as transit corridors
in the city and other sections in the city.
Review Dark Sky Policy. Reevaluate street lighting and other lighting that can
benefit residential areas.
Expanding the Farmers Market outreach to the Oaks Shopping Center as well.
Reevaluate and clarify the need for increasing penalties for violations of
Conditions of Approvals. The penalty should be the inability to build the project.
Home Energy. Incentives to change from wood burning not just natural gas but
to solar.
Study session on CASA, new legislations, and strategies that the City can
implement, and working with neighboring cities for education of the topics and
develop potential course of action.
Study session to address misunderstanding on housing where there is excess of
office development within a project that is identified as a housing project, which
worsen the housing shortage. Develop some multiplier or math to calculate.
Economic development commission/department. Discuss methods to deal with
loss of retail and possibly for the commission/department created by ordinance
and not resolution.
Study session on Housing diversity. Provide more housing for developmentally
disabled, moderate incoming, examine co-housing.
Application approval time limits. Develop strategies to encourage development
especially when there are long project approvals periods without development.
Study sessions on Vallco hearings.
CASA and new legislations. Understand the impacts and housing developments
and ratios and legal requirements.
Add teacher housing, moderate income, tiny homes to the list of housing
diversity.
Permit Approval Times. The City should set time limits and if the project is not
build within a set time frame then the permit is placed in an open lottery.
Fast track second-story construction and one-story addition. Reduce time it takes
to build your own home.
High density residential guidelines.
Bird safe design guidelines and dark sky policies.
FY 2019-20 Planning Commission Work Program March 12, 2019
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Municipal Code clean-up.
General Plan clean up.
Study session restricting road diets. Road is shrinking and traffic is not flowing.
Review electric scooters, e-bikes, and motorized vehicles.
Parkland standards.
Solar standards.
BMR standard on housing designs.
Mixed use project standards.
Neighborhood area input on objective standards. Different neighborhoods have
different features such as electric gates or cutouts for RVs.
Prepared by: Benjamin Fu, Interim Director of Community Development