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PC 01-24-83 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 Telephone: (408) 252-4505 PC-406 Page 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD ON JANUARY 24, 1983 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Binneweg, Blaine, Claudy, Koenitzer, Chair- person Adams Staff Present: Director of Planning and Development Sisk Director of Public Works Viskovich City Clerk Cornelius Assistant Planning Director Cowan City Attorney Kilian (left at 9:30 p.m.) APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 10, 1983: It was moved by Com. Koenitzer, seconded by Com. Blaine and passed with Com. Claudy ab- staining to approve the January 10, 1983 minutes as submitted. Minutes of Adjourned Regular Meeting of January 12, 1983: Com. Blaine requested that page 3, top paragraph, also include their request for evidence of completion of work. She also pointed out a typographical error in the next paragraph. It was moved by Com. Koenitzer, seconded by Com. Blaine and passed unanimously to approve the January 13, 1983 minutes as amended. It was moved by Com. Blaine, seconded by Com. Binneweg and passed unanimously to consider Agenda Items 2 and 3 prior to the public hearing regarding the General Plan Amendment. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2. Application l7-U-80: Woodspring, Inc. (J. Cyril Johnson) - Request for extension of Use Permit. It was moved by Com. Blaine, seconded by Com. Binneweg and passed unanimously to approve extension of Application l7-U-80 to February 25, 1984. 3. Application 23-U-80: for extension of use D.C.E. , permit . Inc. (Richard Childress) - Request It was moved by Com. Claudy, seconded by Com. Koenitzer and passed unanimously to approve ext2nsion of the use permit to March 15, 1984. POSTPONEMENTS OR NEW AGENDA ITEMS - None Pí" 16 Pá....._ 2 MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 24, 1983 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Application l-GPA-80 of City of Cupertino General Plan Amendment: Continued Public Hearing to consider a comprehensive amendment of the City of Cupertino General Plan and a Specific Plan for the Stevens Creek Boulevard Planning Area. The General Plan will em-- centrate on land use, traffic circulation, housing and ecnomic issues which affect the entire community. The Stevens Creek Boulevard Specific Plan will concentrate on the development of a more detailed land lise, circulation and urban design plan for properties which abut the reach of Stevens Creek Boulevard between Stelling Road on the west and Stern Avenue on the east. Assistant Planning Director Cowan reviewed the preliminary actions taken by the Ci-cy Council on the General Plan review. Discussion followed regarding the Benefits/Cost Task Force conclusions. Director of Public Works Viskovich informed the Commission that the Council wants to remove commute through traffic from Stelling. This could be done via disincentives along Stelling Road and incentives to encourage traffic to use De An~d Boulevard. Discussion followed regarding second tier prioritization. It was pointed out that there are indications that De Anza Boulevard could not accommodate traffic shifted from Stelling to De Anza along with the additional traffic generated from the proposed second tier growth. Mr. Walter Ward, General Manager of Vallco, reviewed the minutes of the November 23 Council meeting regarding the removal of the undeveloped land at Vallco from the uncommitteed status and constraint of trip ends. It was suggested that a lower tier outside the core area be established at an FAR of .25 for general commercial and .33 for office and industrial use. The Commission also felt these FARs were appropriate. Commissioners Koenitzer, Blaine and Binneweg suggested the use of E'ARs rather than trip ends on all of the core area. Com. Claudy expressed some reservation with this change because of the possibility that those who had already sold trip ends would then be able to develop at a high intensity again. Mr. Wally Klingman, Hewlett-Packard, asked the Commission what the 16 trip ends per acre meant. Director of Public Works Viskovich explained the trip end concept to Mr. Klingman. Peter Morse, Terranomics Development Co., expressed the oplnlon that a .25 FAR was a workable average for his company. He stated that approxi- mately 2,000 sq. ft. of the Orchard Valley Market Place was left to be developed. RECESS: 9:25-9:43 p.m. (City Clerk's Note: City Attorney Kilian left at 9:30 p.m.) MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 24, 1983 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING PC-406 Page 3 Upon reconvening, the Commissioners stated they would like to reach a consensus on the lower tier baseline for the core area. Com. Binneweg stated that she would like the ability to be subjective on certain applications. She felt the use of trip ends was inappropri- ate for Orchard Valley Market Place Shopping Center, She stated that when the trip ends were unworkable, the Commission should be able to be subjective. She is more comfortable with the concept of FARs. How- ever, she did have a concern regarding a potential problem with those who have already sold trip ends. Com. Blaine also preferred a change from trip ends to FARs. She felt that the use of FARs would address traffic concerns. Com. Koenitzer stated that FARs could be set in accordance with trip ends. Each property could be addressed and the FAR set based on the trip ends that are left. He also stated a preference for FARs rather than trip ends. Com. Claudy also supported the FAR system; if a property owner had solQ trip ends, they could be given a lower FAR. Chairperson Adams stated that he is not ready to drop trip ends, but would like to retain them until the core area is built out. He did feel it would be all right to transfer trip ends from Stevens Creek Boulevard to De Anza. The Commission stated that baseline discussions will include existing FARs and trip end trades. The Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Janury 31, 1983 for an adjourned regular meeting on the General Plan. Walter Ward, General Manager of Vallco, presented a transparency of the site plan of Vallco Park and a proposed use diagram. The diagram showed a pedestrian overpass over Wolfe Road with a hotel site at Vallco Parkway and Finch. A majority of the parking is planned to be underground. Shops would be adjacent to the hotel. The diagram in- cluded both lowrise and highrise office buildings. Mr. Ward stated that the constraints on Vallco need to be removed and there needs to be a clear definition of the tier system. He stated that the proposed hotel will enhance the other features of Vallco. He stated that Vallc will work with the City regarding a reasonable share of traffic im- provement costs. He said that he will file by February 1 a zoning request that should be on the agenda for the March 14 Planning Commis- sion meeting. He stated that the increased development in Vallco will provide jobs in the City as well as bringing increased revenue to Cupertino. There was discussion regarding the transfer of trip ends within Vallco. Assistant Planning Director Cowan asked Mr. Ward what the threshhold of office space needed to make the development is. Mr. Ward informed him that a complete plan will be submitted at a later date. He re- quested assurance that the upper level of development will not keep eroding. l'c-=406 4 MINUTES OF THE JANURY L4, 1983 PLANNING CO~1ISSION MEETING Wes Williams, Honta Vista, stated that the time element for the hotel project was too long as a hotel is needed in the City both as a place to stay and to have seminars and conferences. He also felt that Vallco needed more parking area. He felt that the growth in the shopping center was worthwhile. In regard to the second tier, Mr. Williams stated that averages are needed for planning, but it is also necessary to look at the specifics of each plan. If Vallco wants all of the available square feet, it is necessary to look at the purposes of uses and benefits. Ann Anger, Monta Vista, stated that the City cannot depend on Washington or Sacramento for money but must be fiscally independent. Property tax is not sufficient and sales tax is necessary. She expressed agree- ment with Mr. Williams as she too does not wish to wait five years for a hotel. RichardMaddigan, attorney and member of the Benefits/Cost Task Force, inquired regarding the statement, "There is no current practicability for the second tier.1I He asked if this were true, then why did the task force spend the time to meet to develop criteria to evaluate a second tier of development. He stated that Cupertino is in a µnique position because of the intensity of electronics, and because of the intesity industry is insulated from the problems in the rest of the country. He expressed concern that the area could lose such industry if cities make it difficult for them. He stated that we should encourage such companies as they give us our economic base. Director of Public Works Viskovich said that certain transportation improvements can allow development to occur. However, since the Council does not want Stelling Road as a major collector, it closed an outlet the City had. He stated that it is possible that in the future traffic will not be generated as projected or other solutions may occur. Once again Mr. Maddigan questioned the need to establish guidelines if second tier development was not going to occur. It was n~ved by Com. Koenitzer, seconded by Com. Claudy and passed unanimously to continue the public hearing to January 31, 1983. The meeting adjourned at 11:12 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: ~-ì .) ¿/ ~. ß~¿'; City Clerk