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HomeMy WebLinkAboutASAC Minutes - 11-04-1976CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014 -Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE APPROVAL, CO MITTEE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 1976 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Sallan at 7:08 PM with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Members present: Claudy, Irvine, Ripplinger, Chairperson Sallan Members absent: Bond Staff present: Senior Planning Technician Mark Caughey Assistant City Engineer Whitten INFORMAL REVIEW OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS 1. 22-U-76 Denny's Architectural Services: Construction of a 4,957 Sc. ft. restaurant located at the north- west corner of the intersection of Stevens Creek Blvd. and Blaney Avenue. There was a lengthy discussion of the parking lot for this business;. Chairperson Sallan suggested Denny's and Fireside (next door) get together and discuss parking. The Senior Planning Technician gave an overview of the applicant's proposal, calling attention to the fact that no provision is made for bicycle parking, There are 20 extra parking spaces on the pre liminary plot plan. Member Claudy would like to see the six park- ing spaces on the west side of the building. Chairperson Sallan suggested moving the building the building back to 50' and then this plan would comply with the 50' setback plan for Stevens Creek Blvd. HC -179 Page 1 HC -179 I Minutes of the November 4, 1976, H -Control ;Meeting Page 2 �. Member Irvine noted that although the Code requirement for parking is being more than satisfied, perhaps this business has determined it requires more. He is concerned that a lot of the Denny's customers will be parking in the nearby residential. Chairperson Sallan asked the Senior Planning Technician to research whether the Ordinance parking requirement is realistic. Member Irvine wanted to know whether this Denny's plan is the one that is mounded and the turf almost comes up to the window. The Senior Planning Technician will check on this. IThe Chairperson would like the Traffic Engineer to review the openings jonto Blaney Avenue and Stevens Creek Blvd. One consideration would be 'entrance and exit on Blaney Avenue and exit only on Stevens Creek Blvd. IShe would like to see the parking spaces directly to the north of the ;building eliminated and the building moved back farther from Stevens jCreek Blvd. Members Claudy and Irvine would prefer to see the six spaces Ito the west removed. Member Irvine said he was comfortable with the 30' ;setback. Member Claudy noted the main face of this building is setting 58' back from the curb, with only a small portion jutting out. Before this applicant goes before the Planning Commission he should work out some arrangement with Fireside, next door, as to how they are going to use the driveway, As to the signing, Chairperson Sallan would like the Planning Commission to address the question of ground sign early on. The metal roof was discussed next. The staff was asked to take pictures of the new Denny's at Hamilton and San Tomas. Since the applicant was not yet present for the next item, it was decided to approve the Minutes before considering 23-U-76. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of October 7, 1976: Page 6, paragraph 7, line 2: Change "9" to "10". Page 8, last paragraph, line 6: Add "but in the same color tone" after k815." Minutes of the November 4, 1976 H -Control Meeting HC -179 Page 3 Page 10, last paragraph, add "It was reported by Chairperson Sallan that at the previous Mayor's Luncheon," prior to the first sentence. Also strike the last 2 lines of that same paragraph and replace with: "Chairperson Sallan felt that data should be pro- vided on lists but that aesthetics should be the primary value in selection of materials." Page 11, paragraph 5, add "This should be in conjunction with the County Transit District." at the end of the paragraph. Moved by Member Irvine, seconded by Member Ripplinger, to approve the Minutes of October 7, 1976, as corrected. Motion carried, 4-0 Minutes of October 21, 1976: Page 7, paragraph 7, add at the end of line 2: "while the new Ordinance was being developed. She pointed out that, instead, the City would ask for conformance only if the owner came in asking for a change in his or her signing approach." Page 8, first paragraph, lines 4 and 5: Strike everything after ". . . said he would do this." Moved by Member Claudy, seconded by Chairperson Sallan to approve the Minutes of October 21, 1976, as corrected. Motion carried, 2-0-2 Members Irvine & Ripplinger abstained 2. 23-U-76 Carl Holvick Co.: Construction of two light industrial buildings located at the northeast corner of Lazaneo Drive and Bandley Drive. Mr. Jim Walker, 7576 Peach Blossom Drive, San Jose, said he was representing Carl Holvick Company, 845 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto. They are interested in the 3 acres at Lazaneo and Bandley. The Senior Planning Technician said application 3-Z-75 established: a 30' driveway and it was the recommendation of the staff that the! buildings along here be oriented toward this private drive. The submitted proposal orients the buildings toward Bandley Drive rather than the private street. HC -179 !Minutes of the November 4, 1976 H -Control Meeting Page 4 1 Member Irvine said he would like to see just one curb cut on Bandley Drive. Mr. Walker said this might have some merit. The lot line is somewhat flexible since they control both of these properties at the present time. The traffic pattern is of some concern to Mr. Walker, These light industrial buildings are 75% speculation -type buildings. He suggested they could put those 5' of landscaping along the east property line to give more greenery. Since there were very heavy assessments here, they felt they should orient the one building toward Bandley Drive. Mr. Walker answered Mr. Ripplinger that they are developing now and don't know what is going to be developed in the future. They are concerned whether or not the uses of the property are compatible. The developments to the east are required to use these curb cuts. There is a 29' aisle. On the whole, the Committee felt the configuration looks good. Member Claudy would like to see one common driveway. The applicant was advised to keep in mind that there will be visibility from De Anza Blvd. Member Irvine believes Building B should be looked at from a functional viewpoint. There may be some types of problems if the building is placed on the northerly property line. POSTPONEMENTS The Senior Planning Technician (HC -51,406.1 and HC --51,409.1) their last meeting. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None. ORAL COM�NNICATIONS: None. 'UNFINISHED BUSINESSt stated that both Public Hearings items were denied by the City Council at 5. HC -51,299.4 - California Good Earth, requesting permission to change the background color of the fascia signs from brown to ivory. Mr. Murray Horton, 20813 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, presented color chips and drawings of both the approved and the requested signs. He said the ivory background with brown lettering seems to be more commonly used in this area. ~ The color chips were displayed with a lighted background and discussed at length. Member Irvine preferred the ivory background. Members Claudy and Ripplinger liked both the brown and the ivory background. Minutes of the November 4, 1976 H -Control Meeting Since there were no comments from the audience, it was moved by Member Ripplinger, seconded by Member Irvine to close the Public Hearing. Motion carried, 4-0 Moved by Member Ripplinger, seconded by Member Claudy to accept the Good Earth request for modification with color selection of sign background from #815 to #826; HC -51,299.4; further, imposing Condition 10 to the light intensity. AYES: Members Claudy, Irvine, Ripplinger, Chairperson Sallan NOES: None Motion carried, 4-0 Chairperson Sallan called a recess at 9:00 PM. The meeting reconvened at 9:03 PM. Discussion of landscaping for east side of De Anza Blvd. and a portion of the west side of De Anza Blvd. Said discussion pertains to the establishment of a maintenance district for De Anza Blvd. The Senior Planning Technician gave a brief overview of the proposed maintenance district. The Assessment District for North De Anza Blvd. is called Project 76-14. The Assistant City Engineer said that when the Conceptual Plan was approved the staff had concerns about the contingency of the green areas, particularly the maintenance. The City Council approved the Resolution of Intention to form the Assessment District and Maintenance District and it will go to bid on November 15th. The entire 50landscaped strip does not have to be included in the Maintenance District. The sprinklers have to be on separate meters. The contract for the improvements to De Anza Blvdand landscaped buffer for the Sobrato—Berg property will go to bid on November 15th. Any Mountain will be doing their own landscaping and will be in the Maintenance District. The BAS Homes landscaped area will be maintained by the City. It will cost 85s per $100 assessed valuation. It will cost $10,000 per acre of turf per year, and $5,000 per acre per year for maintenance of the shrubs, etc. HC -17 9 Page 5 HC -51,299.4 modification approved u HC -179 Minutes of the November 4, 1976 H -Control Committee Page 6 The 50' strip along the BAS Homes development has been donated to the City and the single-family homes have no interest in this frontage, according to the Assistant City Engineer. The homes are oriented away from Be Anza Blvd. Cupertino Nursery is going to install street improvement frontage at this time, also. Along the west side, the curb and gutter will go in along the Keith Garner property, Cupertino Nursery and the Mariani property. Mr. Carl Berg, of Sobrato-Berg, said that since they don't know yet where they want to have their curb cuts they will leave them out for now and come back in at a later date to establish where they should go. Chairperson Sallan said she would like a landscape architect to take a look at the landscape area before it comes to this Committee. It was stated the sprinklers in the 50' strip should be independent from the landscaped buffers. Conceptually, it appeared to the Committee that the developer is meeting the requirements. However, the Committee has not had a chance to discuss the details. Mr. Berg said there will probably be $300,000 in landscaping in the $13 million Sobrato-Berg project. Chairperson Sallan said the bus stop design here will set the pattern for those in the entire area, so she felt there should be input from many areas. The Assistant City Engineer questioned whether all the bus stops have to look the same. They will be easily identified by the turnout and the transit sign. He said that as long as the Transit District does not object, the bus stops should be compatible with their specific locale. NEW BUSINESS Chairperson Sallan reported that at the Mayors Luncheon, Counc. Nellis said that if the H -Control comes up with a procedure for the new sign program it could be incorporated into the Ordinance. It was learned that Toby Kraemer would research how the present signs in the City came to be. There was a discussion of grasscrete and brochures were distributed. Chairperson Sallan wanted to know what problems the City has encountered with the test sections of grasscrete in the City Hall parking lot. It was learned that it is watered 4 times a week, fertilized 2 times a year, and mowed 2 times a week. There are 500 sq. ft. of grasscrete at San Francisco State College, which the Senior Planning Technician checked. Minutes of the November 4, 1976 H -Control Meeting The Committee agreed they would like more input from the people who put in grasscrete. They would like a factual presentation, though, and not a promotional presentation on Bomanite. The H -Control Committee decided on December 18th, 9:30 AM for the date for their tour of the City. The staff and Vice -Chair- person are to draw up an itinerary. They prefer to have their tour on bicycles. The Committee expressed interest in a joint City Council/H-Contro: Committee landscaping seminar. Landscaping guidelines are to be passed out to the Committee at the next regular meeting. They would like to have this seminar the first or second week in January. The Committee discussed some of the signs in the City they are not happy with: the Shell station at Stevens Creek Blvd. and De Anza Blvd, the Shoe Fair sign on De Anza Blvd., to name a few. Member Claudy would like a xerox'd copy of the Santa Clara County Water District booklet on shrubs and trees, as would the other Members of this Committee. Chairperson Sallan noted the trees along Stevens Creek Blvd., between Vista and De Anza Blvd., should probably be pruned. Chairperson Sallan said there is not enough staff time to inspect the Dumas plantings and suggested perhaps she should do it. Member Ripplinger registered concern for the setback of the new McWhorter building now being constructed on De Anza Blvd. It is about 20'. HC -179 Page 7 u HC -179 !Minutes of the November 4, 1976, H -Control Meeting Page 8 INTER -CO 1ISSION NOTES Chairperson Sallan said the City Council approved the averaging concept and grass rather than ground cover for De Anza Blvd. She said there was a discussion about acquiring the Church property along #280 for a park. 1000 acres are involved. This was reaffirmed by the City of Cupertino. A Dangerous Building (abandoned) Ordinance is being written. On November 17th there will be a Public Hearing on the Sign Ordinance. The City Council is considering purchasing 10 acres north of the tennis courts for enlarging Memorial Park. Mr. Appleberry's plans were turned down by the City Council. He must adhere to the 35' rear yard setback. Chairperson Sallan commented on the kiosks for signs in San Diego. She also recapped the League of California Cities seminars she attended in San Diego. Many of the items were covered by Counc. Jackson in the last issue of Cupertino Scene. The City of Davis has a low-cost housing, creative ordinance. The staff was asked to get a copy of it. At one of the seminars the Palo Alto City Attorney talked about down zoning. He advised the respective City Attorney be approached early on with new ideas to see if they can legally be implemented. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Sallan adjourned this meeting at 11:05 PM to 7:00 PM on November 18, 1976. APPROVED: Is/ C. Nancy Sallan ATTEST: Is/ Wm. E. Ryder City Clerk