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MTNUTES OF' THE REGUT
k.;AR MET ING OF THE PLANINING C011114ISSION
MARCH 1l., 19K8
Place; 1003,1 Saratoga --Sunnyvale Ford
Time:.
;3C P,,M,,
I ROLL CAL4
Commissioners Present: Be*119 Cali, Fische.-, Leoalard q Neilsen
Comma.ssxoners AbsenU 1. None
THE MC1;1`lTrI�E;J OF THE PHtTTUC_iS z1tTT1G OF MARCH 7, 1qf"8 we read;
the, fo;lowi:ng corrections were made ° Item VIP-; -Line 7 cY.taL ge
"120l:
"feet" to 1172 feet". Item VI -D -Page 3 -Line 12 change ►'sa.!d
to ,►sug9ested►►a
,(,1,CY0Y_UTT1. TIONS
Abite V
1a'. League of California Cities. Legislative mills proposed
with League comment.
Be Ora
Charles Boyd stated-thatt Stamford Research Institute wa11
contact the City concerning an crffi.ce building; previously
discussed,
IIT UNFINISHED BUSTNESS i
A. Weaver and Yeeo Progress report on rezoning
No rely as yet to City' letter containing conditions.
BD Yamaoka et ala Progress report on annexation
Nothing furtherQ
Co ! ud , �ld:rid" e, Inquire on an exception to allow use of a j
sh�.ke roof, on. a rustic type service station at Silverado and (.
Isi.ghway ; :9
The Chalrman reported that the station design requs.res ; a
shake roof but '_dri.d. e is beg:ng asked: to use a differEnt
material.. The Ccu-xna %y Building TnspecteV apparently objected
.to shakeso Mr,, Myers said that. he has been: unable to contact �
aviybo' dy who was wl-11,1n.g to make a, statement on the matter
He could find nothing ` in the buildi code to prohibit. shake
roofs,, The Chairmaro sa-1d he gathered that the q:uestion arise
with the Fire Marshal and possible fire hazard, Mr:. Myer. s
said he will find out who stoped the sh.a.ke ,roof and why.
D. Tula Lamera� Fi�x�the consideration of.nqui:ries by:L,,,
C.;arc1a. ,canaernj.ng access roads; uses. established prior; to
"present zoning,; construct: -on begun: before pre sent lot regu:la-'
t ions
ro Myers said he would like more time . on the matter
E o � . LPdat0 etj alp Fur"cher consideration of "setback" and i
"N"control" on Parcel at NE corner of Stevens Creek.'Road and
H gYa�aa.y
9.
Mr,,Myers reported that a 90 .foot right of way is a possi-
bility as is 1.20 foot. The plans hove been redrawn in view
of the 0 root possibility. Mr, Ledato briefly reviewed the �
matter
Charles Baer; owner of the Cupertino Garage_ and (Service
Station at the nortingest corner of Stevens Creek Roadand
Highway 9, sa' d that the City must consider the people 6,1readk
in busiz)ess, . H.e estimated that 3,000 'people are required to '
support one servs;ye station.`. He referred to the inroads made
by San Jose an:r exati6ns and said that Cupertino' has little
prospect. of grea:'t pcptz.l.a.tion gains., He concluded that an
additional atation wu,J]"_d .result in a decrease an the gallonage
pumped by the ey�isting stations,, Mr, Leonard, paid the.
Planning Corm -n sF5ion has been told that it is no:t sitting as
an e c on um I e coo n.c� l ; that factor, is supposed :to tae 'Left to
the business man who proposes to risk capital. c Mrs rtell said
that the P'LanjiiiigCom,7i! ss ion h.a..s also been told that four
statiort:s to a corner is good from a business stdh` dpoin.t, lr„
Baer disag-reed with. this. Mr. Ledato said he had estimates:
from major oil companies that a station at his cornier would
do0, OOt�' to lCt3 C1Q4 gll o;cis worth of bus �.ness , a,rr�rnth o> He
also contended that a civic body is -not concerned wa th the
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mere economi",s of a venture, The Chairman_ said the setback
and other s'a�,�:+s a of architectural and sate control were the
questions before the. Cc�mipission not the f nanca a� prospects
of �, ,station s He said that P.0 rezoning is required but
that. 1Yhe C:i:•ty can condi tion a use permit to, guarantee good,
prr. c' ta ces irl service stations, Mr Bell said that the Com-
LDIS`:51. era 11�a ir1 7.Y:ter st t.17 view Of 'the zon,iiig lies in
street widen�rxg and visa Ity at the corner, He moved that
Lc dafio 1�e sprit ale t i oUhA n-± „ th-e- rx c xor� .xxd
a s m 1 : ar li axZ to" r2 -or stat -ons - the �rtvs�
e r 'g..c ;k e rec.grx?n ended subjectt. to H � r��; �
sec orided ,oy
CQrnt�ss�oxser l�Teilsen, carried � (7�
F. 7+'urther ds cussaon can policy. with r& pect to flower -growing
in:-,,- I -Bm2 ion>es , : Petition by resa den�;s .of Town & Couxxtry
Subdiv1SAon requesting City -sponsored rezaning of certain
.arias orderxrg the subdivision.
Th 'elosi aet tion presented t a previous meeti g was again:
r q. iewedo Also rend were letters from Ancone Puno i Louis I
Bonacich and Fred Ca.i-0 `1'he three lett ern prates`ted lest
tYie property which they owned, ora and around Rodrlgues Avenue
be.,rezoned without ;heir consent, Commis loner Bell r'eferre:
to Fel ° s c�i,es`t a oxX y namely what happens to the' 'balance o"
the property adjacent 'ro Chow's hothouseR. rI'he matter 'coni I!
chided on the mote t.Ih t the probl6it should be reserved for
consideration at a vTork session.
G0 Miscellaneous
Mr. o4rda.;Tres dent of the Santa CIara County Farm Bureau
revieTAT ed some of the in' questiQ1zs`ac�n the valley
incltadzn alae ;proteot on Of agrioultura.l assess andiffi-
cu Iles art sang from the proximity cif nurser es end subd v
sionso' I
IV F ILR ST. IU7,ARIN1 G.5 SCH�EDUI,FD
ASa.tla La.p�ds -d(DA Aron se -n) Request to rezone about 1,7
a6r.! from M 1 -I3 to M - -H to acoor iodate a construction
mauel�i els yard s inbluaixag: a batch plant i on a spLar track
Parcel:.is sll fitly!, moi^e than 3OC� _;south off' ,bmes.yead Road
about, 700'4` eas , off' the Mt,�, iew-Stevens Creek load®
The Cl airrnan reviewed the locstiox ani b, �.ckground: infor-
matiax' ine`a dent to the ap°:=-icatQxy Yip recalled that a s? mi�
lar ai�pl16.�Ition Wig's rejected by the Plarir? ;gig; Commis' s3.on about
tw6, years previous for such a plaxlt in the vic1-,n1ty' Qf
Blaney. Avenue
`1�hc p1.esexlt applicant proposes a modern steel structure �
whacky he states.. 'will not interfere v�aln the surrounding
property values � - -T-ie- `principal applicant was riot present 8
due to' a' recen.�, 11Rxx'yn The real; estate went spode .briefly
in: hi.s, stead aril esta:mated 'the he ah`t of the p1.:ant a»s 401 s
possibly less `if the owner could secure the most modern type. !`
Brussel V,, Roes,sler;9 attorney at La presented a petatior..
protesting the applicat yon for rezonling on� the grounds that
It would be detrini0l.t1 to the neighborhdod1 °m teria,lly effec
the. iaealth and salty of nearby p,'rsons grid that it will.
iricre se Si�'ost nt9:sIly the traffic. on both Homestead Load
and the Mt ;,R ace Stevens Creek Road. ,
Most of the pet.tioners reside in,
una:xcorportPd area..
The hearing was lergthy and rrp t of those speaking :in
opposition stressed sL�bstantiall.y :the same reasons $ in uca.an
Mrs Dope the City Clerk and Aamini stra`tor of Los Altos:. He
the proposed use as income='i3.e wiuh the sLirro�and I
ink; area from anestrietic point of v3.evl�. He also me�tio:heir
^tle i�ea�,tkucsta;oz�.y the trr.sffic, problem -end the fact that a.
shcp�oLr, cez`r�>er Yips been plans:.fid for thedjozning property
at Si%ri.a Jux:pct .,00h v,Ihi hs he said, wou'l-d enhance .t ie tax base
of` the Cu}pert1no .choo;l. Districts answer aswer to, a qu�
Stir n,
Mr o Dope stated t at, Los Altos will never loca.te�.�Z�� or M-2
uses in this area or anywhere adjacent to Cu -pert ', proper t}
Sev t r'al other :people aa.so voieed opposa tion ° ancL same 2G I
or,: 30 Perso were present for this item can the A�.enda�
Toward the conclusion the Chairman of the Planning
Commission recited the factors in favor of locating the pla,::
at the proposed location,, Included among the reasons is the
,0 &Iing Of travel. "tine obtained by locating at this point.
The existenee of the railroad track is also a consideration
and the network of highways expected to cut through that
junction. places a differgnt light on the neighborhoods I�ro
Leonard posed a questf Where could cement batching
plant ire bel -;ter placed and still provide rail. siding, access
to ma��or scads and a. central location? He referred to the
power I nes end multiple ages already, present 4 1n response
to a .stateme�� , lie said that the acreage propose fcr rezon
Inir, woiz d preclude Bauch expansi.cn of this or other' heavy
g' tr F. Second hearing was set for April 11, 19. 8,`
X Bo Wainer Wilson and Pauline Woodruff: Request t,o deepen
ex.i t,i.�n C-�.=H zoning from 200' to full depth of pa,y°c 1
(about '4.1 Cly` to accommodate a, planned commercial development,
,,Wdth off street parking. SW corner of Highway 9 anis. Stevens
Creek Road.
Mr, Wilson said that the land is drained by a storm
sewer along the south side of Stevens Creed Road and that he
is vUr i;l j Yah tc deed the nand necessary' ,to U-iden S�t;evens Cr. ee!,-
Road aid Eighway 9. Sanitary sewer payment.9 have been made
coverin � the subject property®
Th e� e were no protests to the application, Next hearing
wa:s set for April 11, 1958,;
V -�T r- BT,-TSINEs.S.:
A� Stia;�eteto Bequest for sign permit,
Ref: erred to John Haas of the County Building Department,,
Respectfully submitted,
T.AWPfiENCr, I� a l'����BT T1�T 4411��
Administrator -Cl erk