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PC 12-22-75..CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PC-212 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014 Page 1 Telephone, 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, HELD ON DECEMBER 22, 1975� IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Gatto called the meeting to order at 7e36 p.m. with the Salute to the Flag, ROLL CALL Comm. present- Adams, Cooper, -.O'Keefe, Chairman Gatto Comm. absent. Woodward Staff present: Director of Planning and Development Sisk Assistant Planning Director Cowan Assistant City Attorney Kilian APPROVAL OF MINUTES ,Minutes of Regular Meetings of November 24, and December 8, 1975. Moved by Comm. Cooper, seconded by Comm. O`Keefe to approve the 11/24"Minutes Minutes of November 24, 1975, as submitted. approved Motion carried, 3-�.0T1 :. Moved by Comm. Adams, seconded by Comm; O'Keefe to approve the 12/8 Minutes Minutes of:D&-amber 8, 1975, as submitted. approved Motion carried, 4--0 POSTPONEMENTS There were none. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There were none, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none., PC-212 Page 2 4 13-U-75 approved MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 22, 1975 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Application 13-U-75 of USHIRO HOSONO: USE PERMIT to allow construction of a restaurant in a CG (General Commercial) Zone. Said property is located at the northeast corner of the inter- section of Bandley Drive and Alves Drive. First Hearing. The Planning Director summarized the December 19, 1975, staff report on this application to allow construction of a 3,470 sq. ft. Japanese restaurant. A portion of this property will remain undeveloped at this time, and will be turfed. This applicant is using 5 of the 16 trip ends allowed for this acre of land. The staff recommended approval of this application, subject to 19 conditions recorded in the staff report. Realtor Don 0, Bandley, 10054 South Highway 9, Cupertino, stated he was representing Mr. and Mrs. Hosono and the Saich Family. He said this restaurant will serve authentic Japanese lunch and dinner. They are in full agreement with the Planning Department's recommendations. The undeveloped land will remain so until such time as there is the need for a modest expansion of the facility and perhaps a small gift shop. Comm. O'Keefe was very much in favor of this proposal; it will brighten up this particular area. It is his contention that you don't have to have frontage along either Stevens Creek Blvd -nor Saratoga -Sunnyvale Road in order to have a successful business. Since there were no further comments from the audience, it was moved by Comm. Adams, seconded by Comm. O`Keefe to close the Public Hearing. Motion carried, 4-0 Moved by Comm. O'Keefe, seconded by Comm. Adams to approve application 13-U--75 in accordance with the staff's recommendation. AYES: Comm. Adams, Cooper, O'Keefe, Chairman Gatto NOES: None ABSENT: Comm. Woodward Motion carried, 4-0 MINUTESOF THE DECEMBER 225, 1975 PLANNING CONTiMISSION. MEET ING PC-212 Page 3 2. Application 3-V--75 of JOSEPH F AND AN RZOD0 o VARIANCE request from Ordinance 220(n), Section 10.3,to reduce: the required side yard setback of a -two-story structure from nine `(9) feet to six (6) feet. Said property is located ; at 10463 Noel Avenue, First Hearing. The property was located on the aerial ;photograph by the'Assistan� Planning Director. The neighborhood consists of single -story and-1 two-story. structures The applicant's request teas to deviate frog the Ordinance .in that he would like to build a two-story struc- ture with a 6` setback. The Assistant Planning_ Director said State and Local Law dictate the three criteria available for granting of a variance.. The applicant must demonstrate there is some uniaue.circumstance,, an economic hardship:, and he would have to prove `the .variance would not be injurious.to the neighborhood. } Mr. Joe Rando, 10463 Noel Drive, Cupertino, said he has considered: both alternatives and felt the plan bringing the second story out to the :6` setback line was the most attractive. He has seen an example of the other alternative and feels it is unattractive;! He said they are trying to get. maximum use of their property. He said there was nothing that makes his proposal precisely unique. He referred to Exhibit 3 of 3-V-75. Mr. Rondo answered Comm, Adams that his is a pie -shah_ ed lot and there is room for another room .in the back, but this would wipe out any plans for their backyard. 1 Colored slides of the homes in the area were shown on the screen.? The plan is to make the left-hand side of the house look like the; right-hand side. ((1 i a � Moved by Comm. O'Keefe, seconded by Comm. Cooper to close the Public Hearing, since there were no further -comments from the audience. i PC-212 Page 4 MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 22, 1975-PLANNING C0MHISSION MEETING 3. Application 2-GPA-75 of CITY OF CUPERTINO: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT proposing a change in the traffic constraints within Vallco Park relative to construction phasing. The property is generally located adjacent to and westerly of Wolfe Road immediately southerly of the Vallco Village Shopping Center and contains 3.1 acres. First Hearing. The Planning Director recapped the previous action on this proposal. The traffic projections for Sears and this center are not going to be as great as initially proposed. A 50% reduction has been decided upon for Friday peak hours for banks. Comm. Adams was concerned about what effect this will have, down- stream. Comm. O'Keefe felt this would be setting a precedent. Chairman Gatto noted there would be improvement of the Pruneridge and Wolfe Road intersection. Mr. Walter Ward, Vallco Park General Manager, said the things brought up at the City Council meeting were the rendering of the twin office towers which has received prior approval as opposed to the present proposal for a 40,000 sq. ft. bank facility with drive -up and walk-up windows to accommodate people already in the area. The Planning Director reviewed the traffic reduction plan in the EIR. The signalization of Pruneridge and Wolfe Road is tied to the development of this property. There will then be a better and safer traffic movement through Vallco Village. Mr. Ward answered Comm. Cooper that there will still be about 49 Vallco Park uncommitted acres. Since there were no further comments from the audience, it was moved by Comm. O'Keefe, seconded by Comm. Adams to close the Public Hearing. Chairman Gatto said decision on this to into an uncommitted thinks banks are of already there. Peo for them. He would But even so, we wil this. Motion carried, 4--0 he still found the original Planning Commission be viable. The original purpose of putting property status was because of traffic generation. He still unique character in that they draw on the traffic ple tend to use banks that are the most convenient be agreeable tD a greater reduction of Friday traffic. 1 still come up with a net increase and he is against MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 22, 1975 PLANNING.,COMMISSION MEETING PC-212 Page S Comm. O'Keefe said he wishes to allow Vallco Park to develop their property -as they see fit, but he, too, is looking for zero increase in traffic. -. Comm. Cooper said her position on'.this.matter has not changed. She said she cannot at this time feel comfortable with this proposal. Comm`. Adams said he goes along with the development of this property but he, too, would like :to see zero traffic increase. -- He. did not object to the averaging over a _5-day period:. Moved by Comm. O'Keefe,, seconded by Comm. Adams'to ,deny 2-GPA-75 -application 2--GPA-75 because .it generates. traffic o The .Planning denied Commission is willing to allow the uncommitted "property,to be` developed if the net increase in traff is is zero Further, the Planning Commission is willing to consider:.averaging Hof the 5 -days of traffic. AYES-. Comm. Adams, Cooper, O'Keefe,, Chairman Gatto NOES: None ABSENT: Comm. Woodward - Motion carried, 4-0 Chairman Gatto called a recess at 8452 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:13 p.m. 4e Application,3-�-75 of CITY OF CUPERTINO: REZONING approximately 75 acres from various zones to -Planned Development Residential/Commercial/Industrial. The 75 acres are generally .lo.cated. westerly of Saratoga -- Sunnyvale Road between Route 280 Freeway and Alves Drive. First Hearings The Assistant Planning Director reviewed the previous hearings on the Highway 9 Conceptual Plane He said the Mariani design group .is preparing a plan for the east side of Saratoga.- Sunnyvale"Road-. The plan is essentially the same as reviewed by .the Planning Commission previously. The staff is interested in building masses adjacent to roadways He referred to the , .December 18, 1975, staff memo describing the development plans for the Garner property, the Sobrato-Berg. property, and what is known as the Dr, Brown property. PC -212 Page 6 3 -Z-7 5 approved MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 22, 1975 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Assistant Planning Director stated that if there is a conflict of conditions, the conditions of previously approved applications will win over conditions of approval of this application for rezoning. The City Council is interested in seeing bicycle storage facilities in industrial zones, so Condition 6 has been added. Appendix B sets forth the precise landscaping detail for Saratoga -Sunnyvale Road. H-Control feels the screening should be very intense. Appendix B has been modified to screen cars but not to completely hide the structures. The Planning Commission determined the owners would be able to transfer trip ends from one property to another within a Planned Development. Chairman Gatto asked for comments from the audience. Dr, Brown said this entire proposal is ridiculous. Moved by Comm. Adams, seconded by Comm. O'Keefe to close the Public Hearing. Motion carried, 4-0 Moved by Comm. Adams, seconded by Comm. Cooper to approve application 3-Z-75, subject to Conditions 1-14 as enumerated in the staff report, including the Resolution dated December 18, 1975. AYES: Comm. Adams, Cooper, O'Keefe, Chairman Gatto NOES: None ABSENT: Comm. Woodward Motion carried, 4-0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was none. "E- N BUSINESS 5. Review of Planning Policy Co= ittee information pertaining to Community Care Facilities. The Planning Director stated that recent State Law indicates that care of six or less persons in group care facilities can be in residential zones. Further, the City has the right to require a use permit as long as conditions are not applied. Safety is an issue to be considered. ' r ` MINUTES OF THE DEC;, IBER 22, 1975 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING a PC-212 , Page 7 Moved by, Comm... Adams,, seconded by -Comm.. Cooper to direct the PC is aware of _ staff to prepare a. .Resolution informing the City Council of its community care a •areness of the entire issue :of community care facilities a-d _. facilities that the Commission has, as a part of amendments to various City implications zoning districts, incorporated the provisions for those-facilitie within.our community. However, the Commission is aware that additional work in the future would be beneficial and that this . matter will be brought up in a timely manner. Motion carried, 4-0 REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION There was none MEP OPT OF TEE 'PLANNING DIRECTOR There was none. ADJOURKHENT .-Chairman Ga to adjourned this meeting at ,9 a 40 p.m APPROVED /s/ John M. Gatto Chairman ATTEST: \ / s / Wm. E o Rjrder City Clerk