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PC 05-23-77 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 Telephone: 252-4505 PC-255 Page 1 MINlTrES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD ON MAY 23, 1977, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Koenitzer called the meeting to order at 7:32 PM. with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Comm. present: Comm. absent: Adams, Blaine, Gatto, Markkula, Chairman Koenitzer None Staff present: Director of Planning and Development Sisk Assistant Planning Director Cowan Assistant City Attorney Kilian Assistant City Engineer Whitten APPROVAL OF MINlTrES Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 9, 1977, not yet distributed. POSTPONEMENTS: Per the request of the staff, it was moved by Comm. Blaine, seconded by Comm. Gatto to continue agenda items 2, 3 and 4 to June 27, 1977. Motion carried, 5-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. PC-255 Page 2 MINUTES OF THE MAY 23, 1977, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. CITY OF CUPERTINO: Public Hearing to consider a specific general plan for the area bounded by Freeway Route 85 on the east and Byrne Avenue on the west and consideration of a street plan line for Stevens Creek Blvd. between Freeway Route 85 and Ridgeway Drive (entrance into De Anza Oaks residential development). First Hearing. The Assistant Planning Director stated that the staff feels, since this I'is quite complex, that the first public hearing should only be an introduction to the problems involved. The staff has been working with the Monta Vista Homeowners Association on this since the previous September. He then showed a series of schematic diagrams on the bulletin board, noting the kinds of problems that must be addressed. He stressed that there are no plans at the present time to widen Stevens Creek Blvd.; this is a design for 1995 traffic. The plan will not be implemented right away. The Assistant Planning Director said the staff is working on a precise plan for Old Manta Vista, from Alhambra to Byrne Avenue. The Cupertino Road/Crescent Road/Scenic Blvd./Janice Avenue traffic circulation should also be studied. Another element to be studied is whether or not Silver Oak Way should be extended to Stevens Creek Blvd., It is felt the 750 acres (Catholic Church property) should be studied as to whether or not it should have accesS to Stevens Creek Blvd. The Assistant Planning Director next reviewed the City/County Juris- diction Map. The ftgray area" is under County jurisdiction. He said the City will prepare a plan for this area and it will be reviewed by the County. The Assistant Planning Director next went through the traffic assumptions and road design criteria for Stevens Creek Blvd., east of Freeway Route 85. The assumptions are that: 1) H85 will be constructed from Stevens Creek Blvd. intersection to HIOl in San Jose prior to 1995; 2) The General Plans of Santa Clara Valley cities and the City of Cupertino will remain constant; 3) A percentage of the total trips on public transit will r~in constant between now and 1995; 4) There will be a bridge over Freeway Route 280 at Mary Avenue; 5) McClellan Road will be restricted to two lanes; and 6) Bubb Road south of McClellan Road will be restricted to 2 lanes and it will end at Rainbow Drive. Following is the road design criteria as stated at this meeting: 1) Design objective is to obtain B/C level of service. 2) The roadway design speed shall be 45 miles per hour. 3) The roadway shall be designed based upon normally accepted safety standards for a road with a design speed of 45 miles per hour. Minimum horizontal curve radius is 1100 feet and optimal slope gradient shall be 7% or less. However, in order to minimize property take and grading, a barely acceptable maximum gradient of 10% may be adhered to. MINUTES OF THE MAY 23, 1977, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING PC-255 Page 3 4} The roadway should be designed to achieve a balance between convenience to nearby businesses and retention of privacy of neighborhood streets; i.e., the street systems shall restrict commute traffic passing through neighborhoods. 5) The design of the roadway sections shall be as compatible as possible with the natural environment and the rural developmen within the study area. Exhibit F showed the traffic lane requirements of the entire City. The Assistant Planning Director plan deliberations~ reduced its from 3,500 to 1,800 homes. said the City, in development plans its for ( general the hillside The air quality and noise analysis for the Stevens Creek Blvd. 'plan line study indicates there is not too much difference between 2 and 4 lanes of traffic. The Assistant Planning Director reviewe alternative signalization possibilities for the Mann D~vejAdriana Orange Avenue at Stevens Creek Blvd. The staff feels that now is a very good time to take a close look at the land use of Monta Vista. We are striving for an old fashio - ed type of shopping district for downtown Monta Vista. We have to get the parking away from the store fTn~ts. Both now and in the future, about half the traffic in this area is commute traff'ic. The merchants in Old Monta Vista are very concerned about the proposed median strip along Stevens Creek Blvd. Comm. Markkula asked the staff about the difference between D and F service levels of traffic. He wanted to know if that meant we would have commute traffic congestion for 3 hours instead of 1. The Assistant City Engineer explained the general capacity is around 700 cars per lane per hour. Comm. Markkula asked what route the staff feels the commuters will use if traffic diverters are used. The Assistant Planning Director referred to Figure 17. There would be more traffic on Stevens Creek Blvd. and McClellan Road. He noted that consultants would be at the next public hearing to discuss this in depth. Comm. Markkula would also like to know the status of the extension of Freeway Route 85 to Rainbow Drive. Comm. Adams complimented the staff on the excellent compilation of material for the Planning Commission to digest the previous weekend. The other Commissioners agreed with him. PC-255 Page 4 MINlTrES OF THE MAY 23, 1977, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Chairman Koenitzer expressed concern with the present freeway off-ramp right and left turns at Bubb Road. He asked if some consideration has been given to re-aligning them.' He understands the wishes to upgrade downtown Monta Vista. Some thought should be given to some ~ncentives for commercial properties to combine. Comm. Blaine would like additional information on the County light rail system. She understands two stations are scheduled for this area: one in Old Monta Vista and one at the Church property. This will have a tremendous impact on the traffic. Chairman Koenitzer asked the public, when they spo~e, to limit their statements to 5 minutes and to direct questions to the staff. Chairman Koenitzer called a recess at 8:55 PM. The meeting reconvened at 9:08 PH. Housing Rehabilitation Counselor Nancy Hendee stated the City of Cupertino is working with the County 'of Santa Clara and R.U.D. on this project. It is described in detail in Appendix D, the ~~y 23, 1977 document entitled "Old Monta Vists Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program". Mr. Dave McLeroy, 21920 Hermosa, reported from their Homeowners Association why they don't want Stevens Creek Blvd. widened and from the local merchants stating why they don't want it widened. He said he will put something in writing before the next public hearing on this subject. The main reason why the merchants are against the widening is because it seems to be basically for the benefit of the commuters and will change the commercial area without benefit to the merchants. Mr. Mike Mikul, 22265 Stevens Creek Blvd., stated he has 3 parcels in Monta vista including industrial property and a proposed 4-plex. He would like this project to proceed as fast as possible so that he may proceed with his development plans. He believes the plan where Orange Avenue intersects with Stevens Creek Blvd and joins Mann Drive and Adriana Avenue is a good plan. He was in favor of taking land on the south side rather than the north side of Stevens Creek Blvd. because it will impact less homes and it will line up better with the established curb line at the new development up the hill. He asked what recourse the affected property owners will have. The Deputy City Attorney said this will depend upon the amount of land taken and the justification. The Law pretty much allows the City and the County to establish reasonable street lines. When new development is implemented, it means no building will take place within the plan line. In cases of hardship, the City becomes financially involved. The test is a test of reasonableness. Avenues open to the City are to acquire, purchase or condemn. /"\ MINUTES OF THE MAY 23, 1977, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING PC-255 Page 5 Mr. Wes Williams, 10067 Byrne Avenue, said that as a member of the Steering Committee, he wanted to speak as a homeowner who wants to cut the traffic off Byrne Avenue. He would like to see what kind of traffic flow there would be with stop signs and one-way traffic down to the Blue Pheasant Restaurant. He said he will have more to say at the next public hearing. Mr. J. Lewizky, 21860 Alcazar, questioned the suitability of 45 miles per hour along this strip. He said the Army found 23 miles per hour was best to move traffic from one point to another. When the traffic stops up on Freeway 280 it is natural for the dx~~~ to seek another route. He said more judgment should be based on intuition rather than on computer studies. " }~. L. Gariglio, 22430 Cupertino Road, would like to know more at the next public hearing regarding traffic along Janice Avenue. Since there were no more comments from the audience, it was moved by Comm. Blaine, seconded by Comm. Adams, to continue this public hearing to June 27th. 1977. SCB widening cont'd to June 27th Motion carried, 5-0 5. CITY OF CUPERTINO: Public Hearing to consider an amendment to Ordinance No. 002(q), "Off-Street Parking Requirements" to increase a minimum stall width to ten (10) feet in all commercial, institutional and industrial zones. First Hearin The Director of Planning and Development reviewed the May 20, 1977 staff memo ,on this matter. He answered Comm. Blaine that he is not aware of a problem at this time. Comm. Gatto stated 9'foot width is required allover the County now. Comm. Adams said there are a lot more mid-size and small cars now and the trend is toward smaller cars. He does not see the need for larger parking spaces at this time. Chairman Koenitzer asked if the City has any studies from Vallco Park as to how the Drachman System is working. The shuffling of small and large parking spaces creates a policing problem. He observed that we don't seem to be able to enforce the parking we have now at Payless and Gemco. Comm. Blaine said the underground parking situation at Vallco Fashion Park is pretty bad. People are parking ever~.here they can fit their cars. PC-255 Page 6 rC not inter- ested in widening parking spaces MINUTES OF THE MAY 23, 1977, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Comm. Adams said that unless there is justification for this modification, it would alter the size of the buildings and amount of landscaping. Moved by Comm. Gatto, seconded by Comm. Markkula to inform the City Council that the Planning Commission is not interested in changing the width of the parking spaces without a comprehensive review of parking spaces. Motion carried, 5-0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: None. REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION Chairman Koenitzer called attention to the storage of plants and trees in the Payless parking lot. Comm. Blaine introduced the subject of enforcement of Handicapped Parking. The Assistant City Engineer pointed out this is a Regional problem. REPORT OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR: None. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Koenitzer adjourned this meeting at 9:45 PM. APPROVED: ATTEST: ~ Wm. E. er, City Clerk