My Comments on OAKS proposal today. desk item.msg1
Beth Ebben
From:Munisekar <msekar@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:39 PM
To:City of Cupertino Planning Dept.; Gian Martire; City Attorney's Office; City Clerk; City Council;
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Subject:My Comments on OAKS proposal today.
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My name is Muni Madhdhipatla, resident of Cupertino. I am speaking for myself only. Not representing any organization.
I have one comment, one recommendation and one question.
Comment: I appreciate and applaud the developer coming up with housing and retail only development compared to
their previous attempts of trying to get office space; that would have exacerbated the housing situation further. I also
like the mix of the housing units as for sale units, BMR and Senior & Memory Care units.
Question: Looks like the developer is creating 2 parcels, using both parcels to get density bonus, applying all of the
density on one parcel. What prevents the developer from building the high density parcel and selling the low density
parcel for some else to comeback with new development proposal with new density bonus for that parcel?
Recommendation: I don't believe 91 feet tall buildings belong in Cupertino; if the General Plan allows for 45 feet tall
buildings, I can see allowing for 60 feet as concession. Going to 91 feet is 100% increase; not 35% increase. I
recommend to reject this proposal and work with the developer to come up with proposals with 60 feet max.
Regards
Muni Madhdhipatla
Cupertino Resident