PC 02-23-2021CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
CITY OF CUPERTINO
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
APPROVED MINUTES, February 23, 2021
At 6:45pm Chair Wang called to order the regular Planning Commission meeting. This was a
teleconference meeting with no physical location.
CEREMONIAL MATTERSAND PRESENTATIONS:
1. Subject: Training on Commissioner handbook approved by the City Council on January 19,
2021
Recommended Action: That the City Clerk; 1) Conduct training on the new handbook —
postponed to the Planning Commission meeting of March 9, 2021
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair R Wang, Vice Chair Steven Scharf, Commissioners Vikram Saxena, Sanjiv Kapil,
Muni Madhdhipatla
Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
2. Subject: Draft Minutes of January 26, 2021.
Recommended Action: Approve or modify the Draft Minutes of January 26, 2021
Moved by Wang and seconded by Kapil to: "Approve the minutes". The motion carried 3-0-
3 (Scharf, Saxena, Madhdhipatla abstain)
3. Subject: Draft Minutes of February 11, 2021.
Recommended Action: Approve or modify the Draft Minutes of February 26, 2021
Moved by Scharf and seconded by Madhdhipatla to: "Approve the minutes". The motion
carried 5-0-0
POSTPONEMENTS:
Item #1: Training on Commissioner handbook approved by the City Council on January 19, 2021 —
Postponed to the March 9, 2021 meeting.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Jennifer Griffin — spoke about the possible recall of Governor Newsom
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
Emails were received regarding item #6
PUBLIC HEARING:
4. Subject: Hillside Exception application to consider allowing the construction of a 1,400
square foot deck at an existing residence on a prominent ridgeline. Application No(s).: EXC-
2020-004; Applicant(s): Glenn Katz (Kapadia residence); Location: 22245 Canyon View Cir.
APN #366-45-004
Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission adopt the proposed Draft
Resolution to: 1) Find he proposed project is exempt from CEQA; and 2) Approve the
Hillside Exception
Jeffrey Tsumura, Associate Planner, reviewed the Staff Report with the Planning
Commissioners. He was asked clarifying questions, which he answered.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and the following individual(s) spoke:
None
Chair Wang closed the public comment period.
The Commissioners clarified that an exception is required because the original deck (built with
the house construction) was torn down and was not reconstructed prior to the expiration of
their building permit. Due to how much time has elapsed, the deck is now considered to be
new rather than a replacement for maintenance. The Commissioners concurred with Staff's
findings to approve the project.
Moved by Madhdhipatla and seconded by Saxena to: Find the proposed project exempt from
CEQA and approve the Hillside Exception per the Draft Resolution. The motion carried 5-0-0
5. Subject: Consider amendments to Cupertino Municipal Code Sections 19.56.030A (Table
19.56.030) and 19.56.030F (Density Bonus Ordinance) to incentivize the development of
affordable housing by allowing for density bonuses of up to 40 percent. Application No(s).:
MCA-2021-002; Applicant(s): City of Cupertino; Location: citywide
Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission adopt the proposed Draft
Resolution recommending that the City Council: 1) Find the proposed project is exempt
from CEQA; and 2) Adopt amendments to Cupertino Municipal Code Sections 19.56.030A
(Table 19.56.030) and 19.56.030F to incentivize the development of affordable housing by
allowing for density bonuses of up to 40 percent
Piu Ghosh, Planning Manager, and consulting attorney, Barbara Kautz from Goldfarb &
Lipman, LLP, reviewed the Staff Report with the Planning Commissioners. They were asked
clarifying questions, which they answered.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and the following individual(s) spoke:
Jennifer Griffin
Lisa Warren
Chair Wang closed the public comment period.
The proposed Municipal Code amendments are being done to codify into the City's Municipal
Code the changes to the Housing Program that were adopted by the City Council in December
2020. These changes were precipitated by State Laws going into effect on January 1, 2021.
Moved by Saxena and seconded by Madhdhipatla to: Find the proposed project exempt from
CEQA and recommend that the City Council adopt amendments to Cupertino Municipal Code
Sections 19.56.030A (Table 19.56.030) and 19.56.030F to incentivize the development of
affordable housing by allowing for density bonuses of up to 40 percent per the Draft Resolution.
The motion carried 4-1-0 (Kapil voting no)
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
6. Subject: Discussion about the aesthetics of small cell facilities (5G)
The Commissioners discussed the residents' concerns regarding the installations of 5G cell site
in the city.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and the following individual(s) spoke:
RajulPandit
Tessa Parish
Peter Chu
Jing Liu
Venkat Ranganathan
James Lin
Karis Lee
William W
Limin
Satheesh Madhathil
Lisa Warren
Vishal Agarwal
Cindy Woo
Preethi Prakash
Ting Chen
Chair Wang closed the public comment period.
Chair wang made a list of the concerns mentioned by the residents. It will be included as part
of the agenda packet materials after the meeting.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: None
REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION:
Commissioner Saxena attended the Economic Development Meeting. They discussed ways to
help business recover from the effects of the COVID-19 restrictions. Vice Chair Scharf attended
the Housing Commission meeting and attends the California Alliance of Local Electeds
(CALE). He encouraged the other Commissioners to attend these meetings as well.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm. to the next regular Planning Commission meeting on
March 9, 2021 at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
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Beth Ebben, Deputy Board Clerk