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PC 10-01-64 • 80,000.5 _... 10321 So. Hwy 9:, Cupertino, Calif . , 95014 252-4505 - CITY• OF CUPERTINO CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA EIGHTEENTH WORK. ;SESSION ON THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE 4 BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, OCTOBER 1, 1964 TIME : . 8:00 P.M. PLACE : City Hall • Comm. present : ' Frolich, Traeumer Comm. absent : Gates, Hirshon, Johnson, Small, Thomson Staff present : City & Traffic Planner. Adde Laurin , Recording Secretary Lois Inwards Citizens r p esent : Mr. Burrell Leonard, Vallco -Park Mr. Louie Tersini, Mason Enterprises The City Planner said the County is planning to issue..permits for cluster zoning. He feels that Cupertino should handle them like rezonings; i.e . , public hearings, etc . • • ® Comm.' Traeumer suggested we check Fremont 's ordinance to .see how they handle cluster zoning. (City Planner 's note , October 6,. 1964 : Fremont depends o n the Planned' District concept, which contains adequate' controls by the City. My concept differs . Planned Community would be a frame for accommodating several zones within an area planned as a unit, and/or to achieve unified planning independent of property lines. Clustered Zone would be a sub-zone of any Zone where part of the area is divided into private lots and part of the area is .for common use . A Clustered Zone may be a' part. of, or include all of, a Planned Community. ) Mr. Leonard, basing his opinion on past experiences on the Planning ' Commission while Cupertino was in a transition period (just beginning development of subdivisions ) felt that if the cluster plan were pre- sented in- such a fashion as to show it will draw higher-educated, better-paid, stable-type residents it will be better received by Cupertinians .. Comm. Traeumer felt strongly about 'the necessity of an incentive, such as higher density; otherwise the developers won 't be interested in the cluster plan because the overhead .will be too high. He said 410 it is a fallacy that utilities, etc . , cost less to install in .the cluster plan. Although it is very expensive to put the utilities underground, he . felt this. should be a requirement in a cluster zone . -1- � a It was Comm. Traeumer 's opinion that cluster homes would sell better than conventional R-1 at the same price , but the developer could not put in the amenities at the p.-ice of a strain ht grid pattern. On the other hand, there may be some reticence toward a new innovation of this type. The City Planner said that in the East the cluster plan has been in effect for many years but here in the West the people will have to be 40 introduced to the idea . Mr . Leonard offered the suggestion that the plan would have the same number of units on less acreage and no density on the remainder of the property as one way to handle the situation. Comm. Frolich said he couldn't help but think the developers would come out just about the same by adding the amenities and saving on the streets and the utilities . The pros and cons of dedicated vs . non-dedicated park land were then discussed at length. Comm. Traeumer felt that if the developer does not have anything to do with the dedicated land in the cluster plan development he could break even. There is always the danger of the dedicated land being of the type which is hard or impossible to develop into anything usable . Comm. Traeumer felt it would be necessary to go 15% to 20% reduction in order to encourage the underground utilities, etc . Landscaping of a cluster plan was discussed next . Mr. Leonard felt it would be better to have the landscaping, etc . , required and worry about maintenance '„of it afterwards . Comm. Traeumer felt that it would be necessary for the Ordinance to differentiate between dedication and non-dedication type . Comm. Frolich felt that when the property is an area the. city would like for a park, the Ordinance could say the developer could dedi- cate the property to the City and let the cost of developing it be decided through the Hearings with the Planning Commission and the City Council. (Page E5 ) The City Planner said that the common area would have a special desig- nation on the Zoning Map.. It was brought out that non-dedicated streets can cause trouble -- fire and police protection, for example . Comm. Traeumer felt it would be necessary to define how much common area would be required per dwelling unit . It was decided the density factor would be discussed further at a later date . The Ordinance should require that no 'more than a certain percentage of the property can be used for other than recreational purposes . -2-. Page E-9, Number 26, should read 24 ' instead of 22 ' . The City Planner said that a representative from the County is will- ing to come to our Public Hearings to help explain the cluster plan concept . It was decided the City Planner should invite the County representa- tive to the next work session. (City Planner 's note , October 6, 1964 : This could not be arranged for October 8th, but Mr . Robert Sturdevant, from the County Planning Office , will be present at the work session on October 22nd . ) Meeting adjourned at, 10 :10 P.M. APPROVED : ATTEST : Ir City and Traffic Planner 110 110 -3-