PC 08-25-2020
CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
CITY OF CUPERTINO
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
APPROVED MINUTES, August 25, 2020
At 6:45pm Chair Moore called to order the regular Planning Commission meeting. This was a
teleconference meeting with no physical location.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Moore, Vice Chair R Wang, Commissioners, Vikram Saxena, Alan
Takahashi, David Fung
Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
1. Subject: Amended Draft Minutes of August 11, 2020.
Recommended Action: Approve or modify the Amended Draft Minutes of August 11, 2020
Moved by Com. Takahashi and seconded by Com. Fung to: “Approve the minutes”. The
motion carried 4-0-1 (Saxena abstain)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Rhoda Fry talked about the need for building fire defensible structures especially ones located
in the Wildland Urban Interface.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
PUBLIC HEARING:
2. Subject: Hillside Exception to allow the construction of a new swimming pool, spa, adjacent
patio, and related retaining walls and grading within the 15% site line of a prominent ridge
line and on slopes greater than 30%. Application No(s): EXC-2020-001; Applicant(s): Janet
DeCarli; Location: 11640 Regnart Canyon Drive APN #366-33-006
Recommended Action: Conduct the public hearing and adopt the Draft Resolution to: 1)
find that the proposed actions are exempt from CEQA; and 2) Approve the Hillside
Exception
Planning Commission decision final unless appealed
Senior Planner Gian Martire, reviewed the Staff Report and the project plan set with the
Planning Commissioners. He was asked clarifying questions, which he answered.
Chair Moore opened the public comment period and the following individual(s) spoke:
Rhoda Fry
Chair Moore closed the public comment period.
The Commissioners asked Staff and the applicant’s landscape architect about the installation of
safety features for the pool, spa, and retaining walls. As part of the conditions for approval, the
applicant will be replacing trees that were improperly topped to satisfy a requirement of
Planning Commission Resolution #6514 dated June 10, 2008. It was noted during Staff’s
presentation that 24” box trees could be a better replacement option than the proposed 48” box
trees due to the proposed replanting area. The Commissioners agreed that the proposed pool
would not be detrimental to the neighbors and was a modest expansion of the existing decking.
Moved by Com. Saxena and seconded by Vice Chair Wang to approve the application per the
Draft Resolution with an amendment to Condition #9 to state that the removed trees could also
be replaced with 9, 24” box trees. The motion carried 5-0-0.
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: None
REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION:
Chair Moore ‘attended’ the VTA Public Advisory Board meeting on 8/24 regarding SR 85.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. to the next regular Planning Commission meeting on
September 11, 2020 at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
______/s/Beth Ebben_______________
Beth Ebben, Deputy Board Clerk