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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes - 05-29-1974CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIl HELD ON MAY 29, 1974, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG The meeting was opened at 7:40 P.M. by Chairman O'Keefe leading the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Conn. present: Cooper, Gatto, Woodward, Chairman O'Keefe Comm. absent: Adams Staff present: Director of Planning and Development Sisk Director of Public Works Viskovich Assistant City Attorney Kilian Associate Planner Cowan WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The Planning Director stated there were written communications regarding applications 17-Z--74, 9 -TM -74, and one from the Santa Clara County Water District regarding the Vallco Park EIR, copies of which have been given to the Commissioners, OPAL COI•'D1UN ICAT IONS Chairman O'Keefe announced this meeting would be a continuation of the May 28, 1.974 public hearing on the Vallco Park Regional Shopping Center. 5. Application 6-U-73 of VPJ.,LCO PARK, LTD.: USE PERMIT to allow construction of a regional shopping center containing a total of approximately 765,000 sq. ft. of commercial floor area in addition to the existing Sears facility within a P (Planned Development with a regional shopping center commercial use intent) zone. Said property is located southerly of and. adja- cent to Freeway Route 280 at its intersection with Wolfe Road extending southerly on the westerly side of Wolfe Road from said Freeway to Stevens Creek Boulevard and extending souther] from said Freeway on the easterly side of Wolfe Road to Vallco Parkway. First Hearing. PC -153 Page 1 PC -153 (MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 The Planning Director stated the May 28th meeting ended with a list of questions submitted to the firm that prepared the EIR for Vallco Park Regional Shopping Center. Mr. Gene Garnett, Director of the Planning Board, Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall's San Francisco Office stated he had brought along Mr. Kenneth Heald, their Traffic Engineer, to answer questions in that area. Mr. Garnett said the textbook approach was used to estimate the water count of 250,000 gallons per day, including irrigation of landscaping for the regional shopping center. The sanitary sewage flow estimate is 2.00,000 gallons per day. This is 15% of the capacity of the existing 12" main. The estimated electrical requirement, based on available square footage is between 4000 and 6000 kva. P. G. & E. has told them that the existing facilities could supply the site. If not, supplementary power is available. The Planning Director read into the record the letter from the Sanitary District in regard to this application. In answer to Comm. Cooper's question as td the energy output required for a single department store, Mr. Garnett said it is based on 6 watts per square foot. Ccr.:m. Cooper said, in light of the recent brown -outs in some areas due to lack of electrical capacity, that she would not like this area to experience a similar situation due to the regional shopping center. She asked what percentage of power would be drawn from the substation. Mr. Walter Ward stated that Vallco Park is not considering generating their own power at the present time. He said he knows of no brown -outs due to regional shopping centers. When Vallco Park was established in 1963 the LID put in all the utilities underground and designed for full development of the Park. Mr. Walter Ward passed out copies of the May 29, 1974 letter in regard to financial feasibility in relation to size of shopping center and attachments showing how they have arrived at the $90 per square foot figure for the Vallco Regional Center. Mr. Kenneth Heald, DMJM Traffic Engineer, stated that the General Plan EIR for the City of Cupertino recognizes the potential presence of a regional shopping center and this traffic was anticipated in the traffic computations throughout the City. They were given to believe they were not to concern themselves with the long range impacts. Their assignment was to look at short range traffic impacts and possible mitigating effects. Comm. Gatto said he was hoping to find a correlation with the traffic generated by this development and the remainder of Cupertino traffic. He said that throughout the more than one hundred public hearings on the regional shopping center the main theme was traffic. Traffic introduces smog and noise and has an impact on its proximity to residential areas. MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING PC -153 Page 3 Comm. Gatto asked how a regional shopping center in this location affects the overall City of Cupertino in terms of total number of cars generated by Vallco Park. Mr. Heald said this report is limited specificallyto the impacts of the regional shopping center and does not include the entire Vallco Park. Although this is a high traffic generator, it spreads this traffic throughout the day whereas the industrial portion has definite peak hour traffic patterns. The Director of Public Works stated the regional shoppit ,center generates 30 trips per acre. Comm. Gatto would like to know what the traffic generation would be with different con- figurations of Vallco Park. Mr. Heald suggested that the pollutants from a less compatible development might result in more pollutants in the air. Comm. Gatto said the total number of cars might not be all that different between commercial and industrial uses, but trips per acre would be quite different because of the peak hours. Mr. Ward stated that it is not feasible to try to mix car pools of the different firms. There will be bus stops at the center and at the hotel. And he added that they have not given up the idea of a monorail. They definitely want to have bus service to the center. Comm. Gatto asked if any thought has been given to putting the uncommitted acreage into agricultural use such as Christmas tree farm. Mr. Ward said they have proposed low intensity recreational use of 12 acres of their uncommitted property and the remainder in orchard or flowers. Comm. Woodward asked about the parking at the financial center. Mr. Ward said they believe the parking shown on the model is ade- quate, but in order to meet the Code they would have to have an additional five acres of parking. They may come in later for deck parking. They have also offered air rights for transit. Comm. Woodward noted the above -ground power lines on the western portion of Vallco Park. Mr. Ward stated that all the lines that Vallco has put in are underground. Those overhead power lines for the adjacent residential were already there, and they would like very much to have them underground. Mr. Ward suggested that the second walk, by the redwood trees, could meander a bit. They intend to work closely with the neigh- bors and the City on this. Mr. Butterfield demonstrated on the prototype how the trucks would service the department stores and shops. He said they explored the possibilities for underground service for Bullocks, but Bullocks did not think it would fit in with their plans. Pc -153 Page 4 MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ' Comm. Gatto said one of the problems with this proposal is the service road that goes along the residential area. Lowering this would help mitigate the problem. He added that this proposal is a big improvement over the first one in terms of marrying to the adjacent residential and in terms of footprints on the site. He feels that a project of this size could use some clumps of landscaping. Chairman O'Keefe asked how the TBA accessory center at the northeast corner of this development relates to the financial center. Mr. Leste, Vice -President of Leasing for Phillip Lyon and Gordon, said this goes back to the word "synergism" -- merchandising functions. A strictly fashion center appeals to a stratified clientele, Chairman O'Keefe noted that Cupertino has a great number of service stations, and this TEA and the Sears TBA could hurt the business of the service stations. Mr. Leste said Penneys does a very thorough marketing analysis before locating a new plant. Mr. Walter Ward, Vallco Park General Manager said employees at Vallco Park will be leaving their cars at both Sears anc Pennys TBA's to be serviced while they are at work. P'ennys- locates their TBA close to freeway exits, also. Mr. Ward stated that neither Pennys nor Bullocks wants to come to Vallco Park alone. He compared this proposal with the original one, noting that this configuration pulls the development away from the residential. Chairman O'Keefe acted that with the growth anticipated there will be great traffic increases. The north/south traffic is one of our biggest problems. The Tantau overcrossing will help considerably. Mr. Ward said that as soon as possible, they will work with the staff to get that Tantau overcrossing in, as well as the C/D roads, transit, bike lanes, car pooling, and smaller car emphasis, all of which will help to mitigate the traffic problems. Mr. Ward stated that it is not economically feasible to make the shopping center any smaller. Bullocks would like to open in the fall of 1.975, and PennYs would like to open the spring of 1976. The malls and the element over Wolfe Road would be constructed at that time. He then passed out copies of more data regarding sales per square foot in department stores to the Commissioners. Comm. Gatto observed that we now have two crossings of. Wolfe Road --- one underpass and one overcrossing. The Director of Public Works said the State has indicated they will give encroachment rights to Vallco Park for the undercrossing. The Assistant City Attorney said it is a law that the City or any other jurisdiction can abandon air rights, which then revert back to the previous owner. MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Comm. Gatto stated that one of the prime factors brought out in the EIR was the high level of construction noise to the point where they recommended a sound wall be constructed prior to construction of the project. Mr. Ward said he was amenable to this point. In addition, water trucks will mitigate the dust problem. Every effort will be made to have the contractors work during normal work hours. Comm. Cooper wanted to know the length of the interior mall from Sears to Penneys and how this compares to other centers. Mr. Butterfield said that the last time he measured it, it was 1400 feet. Eastridge mall is 1100 feet from Penneys to Sears. At Sun Valley the mall is 2800 feet. At Southland in Hayward the distance between Sears and Liberty House is 1800 feet. Mr. Ward said the real problem is how far it is to the cars from the stores, Here we have covered parking, close to the stores, dry in rainy weather, and cool on hot summer days. He said the crossing over Wolfe Road is 130 feet wide by 170 feet long. It will contain boutiques and small ice cream shops. Comm.. Cooper wanted to know, in terms of traffic, the comparison between commercial and industrial. The Director of Public Works said commercial yields 4000 cars per acre and industrial yields 3600 cars per acre. One factor to consider is the industrial has peak hour traffic and the commercial traffic is all day. Comm. Gatto said it has been stated that the larger the center, thf lower the trips per square foot. He asked if there is a different( between the traffic generation of department stores and that of other stores. Mr. Leste said Sears has the ability to generate great amounts of traffic by itself. They are now going into shopping centers. He said that 30.% of the shopping center is devoted to common areas, service corridors, and service areas. Department stores take about 60% of the remaining and mall shops take the other 40%. Comm. Cooper noted that child care facilities have been offered in other centers. Mr. Ward said this is provided on the roof garden. Mr. Leste said his experience with child care centers is that they don't work out very well. It is a possibility, however. PC -153 Page 5 PC -153 Page 6 1INUTES OF THE MAX 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Mrs. Alma Dippel, 10402 Somerset Court, Cupertino, thanked Mr. Ward for answering her letter in regard to the shopping center. However, she felt that the question of impacts the center would have on the entire area was not sufficiently addressed. She quoted the Stanford Shopping Center sales per square foot in 1968 at $62.50, 1969 at $63.39, 1971. $49.92, and 1972 at $61.27. On this basis, she believes Mr. Ward's figure of $80.00 per square foot as unrealistic for this shopping center. As to the role of transit here, she believes the shoppers will continue to drive; however, transit will be very desirable for the industrial. In regard to putting the shopping center all on one side o€ the road, she does not see why it has to be crowded all next to the houses. She would like to see the shopping center scaled down further. She believes this proposal is too intense. She said we are not sure of the traffic implications. Mr. P. F. Rogers, 19764 Auburn Drive, Cupertino, thinks the people living in the core area overwhelmingly oppose the shopping center. There are over 850 signatures on the petition opposing it. In order to be suc- cessful it must draw on large numbers of people. It is not being built for the people in the City of Cupertino. It will create undue traffic, noise pollution, air pollution and safety on the streets. He said the SIR assumes we will have smaller, relatively smog -free cars and that transit will play an important part. He feels that serious consideration should 1k be given to reducing the size of the shopping center and emphasis should be placed on social values. He answered Comm. Gatto that a light industrial use, combined with shopping might be good planning. Mrs. Ann Anger, tilonta Vista, asked if adjacent cities such as Sunnyvale, San Jose or Santa Clara have made studies on impact of this regional shopping center. She advised the City of Cupertino to work with other Ijurisdictions. Chairman O'Keefe read the May 15, 1974 letter from the City of San Jose in which they recommended approval of this application. Mrs. Jean Cushman, 10140 North Blaney, Cupertino,_ saic.she sent x l.t:,r to the City about this application. She feels there is a lot of apathy and reluctance on the part of the people to come to public meetings. She said she would hate to see this turn into a contest. There is a=` great deal of concern about traffic and noise. She felt the Ai_ndus: r:ial ; would be more acceptable than commercial. She asked if there is asatar.:ce that women of Cupertino will be employed in this regional shopping cep.t.er on all levels. In gathering community thinking of the people- ire--g-unnyvzle and San Jose she learned they were not contacted about this, b rs ti- • r did not allow this. Mrs. Gladys Burkin said she lives in Friendly Woods,. sr _h .t Boni_ ,ger Road. She is frightened and concerned about Cupertino 3 plans tore this shopping center. She asked that the San Jose residents in this area MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION METING be considered in this decision since they will be affected by it. Shopping centers are open 7 days a week, 70 to 80 hours per week. In order to be successful, it will have to draw from a 20 -mile radius. Chairman O'Keefe called a recess at 10:25 P.M. The meeting re- convened at 10:50 P.M. Moved by Comm. Cooper, seconded by Comm. Woodward to continue the Westfield applications and the remainder of the agenda to Wednesday, June 5, 1974, at 7:30 P.N. Motion carried, 4-0 Mr. Rose, representing the Westfield Corporation, asked that in case Vallco Park application cannot be completed at this meeting, that it be considered separately from the rest of the agenda, so that the other business can be taken care of. Mr. Eric Lind, 10417 Tula Lane, said it is not a lack of interest onthe part of th.e people but the fact that they get worn out. He felt that if Vallco puts in commercial the money will go back to New York, Chicago, etc. But if industrial is put in, then the money and jobs stay in Cupertino. He felt that the fact that the candidates in the last election were for the commercial in Vallco Park did not win was an indication of community thinking. In response to the statement that a requirement be made that Cupertino women be hired in all capacities in the shopping center, the Assistant City Attorney said this would be in violation of the Federal Law regarding equal opportunity. Mr. Walter Ward, Vallco Park General Manager, thanked the staff, the Commission and the audience for their participation in this public hearing. He said he respects the opinions of everyone. He said Vallco Park has the legal right to develop a shopping center, and this has been tested in the courts. In regard to the sales per square foot in Stanford Shopping Center, he said these were correct statistics. The Bullocks and the Penneys marketing people have studied the matter thoroughly and they have indicated this is a higher per capita income area. Two years ago, when he was in Toronto, he was informed that 21% of the people take the subway or bus. Ile doubts that we will achieve this in the next 10-20 years in Santa Clara County, but if there is an energy crisis this might be a remedy. PC -153 Page 7 Agenda postponer•.! to June 5 PC -153 Page 8 MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Mr. Ward stated there is a traffic study being conducted for locating three department stores within three miles of Cupertino. This would give Cupertino the traffic without benefit of revenue. Mr. Ward said they have analyzed the March 5th vote for City Council. lie said 64.5% of those who voted were for low intensity shopping center in Vallco Park, 19% were for no shopping center, and 16.1% were for the Mariani slate. At the present time, he said there is no regional shopping center closer than Eastridge or Stanford. With the center in Vallco, people would drive fewer miles and cause less pollution. Mr. Ward said that since its inception, Vallco has always been a mixed - uses park. All firms in the Park are aware of Federal Fair Employment practices.. lie said the PruneYard is not a regional center -- it has no department stores. This proposed center would provide jobs for students. Ile does not hold to the belief that people will detour off Prospect Road and down Miller Avenue to shop here. The people who will use that route to come to the Center already use that route. Mr. Ward is convinced that if the regional shopping center is not located in Vallco Park, that it will be close by. He said we have to balance the good with the bad, and he said they have "done their dar_ndest" to mitigate the had. The EIR provides for traffic as constituted. It is Mr. Ward's opinion that the Planning Commissioners, when they take their Oath of Office, ',statn they will obey the laws. We have a General Plan and the zoning here. This hearing is for a use permit for this planned development. In the event a Commissioner votes "Nay" on this use permit, he or she should state findings. The Assistant City Attorney confirmed that, whatever the decision, it should be accompanied by findings. Comm. Cooper stated that since this has such a vast scope, it should be handled in a systematic fashion to come up with a decision. She suggested doing it in about six steps, which may be preceded by or followed by general comments. 1) Discuss adequacies, whether the Commission is satisfied with input from Vallco Park and the EIR and how it relates to City Council Resolution No. 3592. 2) Discuss the building map as a whole, and the setback. 3) Discuss design. 4) Discuss mitigating measures. 5) Traffic flow. 6) Landscaping. It was the consensus of the Commission to follow this format with the addition of 7) General comments. Moved by Comm. Woodward, seconded by Chairman O'Keefe to close the public hearing. Discussion followed as to the merits of closing or keeping open the public hearing. The motion and the second were subsequently withdrawn. 4 MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 1) Adequacy of the. EIR Comm. Cooper referred to the general statements the previous night in regard to the EIR. The magnitude of the project is such that she feels that the data they receive must be unquestionable. Many questions have been raised so far to which there have been no :adequate answers. She feels the Planning Commission should respond to the general comments. The questions she feels are unanswered are an alternate proposal for a .shopping center concentrated on one side of Wolfe Road. She felt that most of the comments from Mr. Ward and the Director of Public Works in this regard were suppositions. Before making a decision of this magnitude, she wants to be sure in her own mind that the center on one side of the road is not feasible. She requested the applicant go back and lay it out on one side of the road as best they can. She noted that Resolution 3592 states it is not to exceed 1 million square feet; this proposal exceeds this figure. Chairman O'Keefe stated that he feels the EIR was adequate but not conclusive in the sense that it is input. It is difficult to compile. Certain things could have been stressed that were not. However, it answered the questions he wanted answered, as has Mr. Ward. Vallco Park has always kept the line of communication open. Comm. Woodward said he was very displeased with the EIR since it did not answer many questions asked by the public, such as amount of noise to be mitigated by the solid wall. The traffic study did not take into consideration the spread at intersections. He feels that Vallco had the responsibility to supply the informa- tion that was lacking i.n the EIR, even though the law does not say this. Comm. Gatto thinks EIR's are misunderstood. In this case, this was a draft EIR. It is a tool to be used. This planning business is not an exact science. The public hearings and the EIR have amplified this. Ile feels that a high level of data has been achieved. 2) Mass -- square footage Comm. Woodward stated that this is the critical point. He thinks there is a great deal of mitigation involved here. Putting all ti development on the west side and the industrial on the east side of Wolfe Road is, in fact, going to do the opposite of what the citizens want. Ile thinks the question on mass will have to be decided by the City Council.. PC -153 Page 9 Pc -153 Page 10 MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Chairman O'Keefe feels the mass, in terms of square footage, can be achieved. The TBA can be scaled down. Sequence is a factor here. He would prefer to have a phased development, particularly the TBA. Comm. Gatto wanted to combine the discussion of mass with design, which is the next item. Comm. Gatto said that if you decrease the mass and design by 10% you will have the same number of cars and the same impacts. You would have to reduce it to something other than a regional shopping center. The regional center has been spoken to over a period of many months at many public hearings and there are plus factors as well as the minus factors. If there has to be a regional shopping center, he thinks the million square feet +, is not going to affect the traffic. From the noise and pollution standpoint, there is some mitigation in reduction of size. He could see leaving the Bullocks building where it is, or perhaps rotating it. All service vehicles could be restricted to do their servicing underground. This would be better than light industrial activity. The alternate would be to flip-flop the "L". The problem is that we have the existing financial center and Sears. Other areas that could .be explored would be the northerly end of the shopping center that will be vacant 90% of the time. He would like to see hard gravel and orchard effect given to this portion of the parking lot. Comm. Cooper said that if she had the data for the center on one side of the road and if she felt the difference was significant to reduce enough impacts, she would make proposals to that effect. She does not have that data available to her satisfaction, so at this point she addressed the project as proposed on both sides of the road. She feels the square footage of this configuration should be as close to a million square feet as is feasible. There could he some reduction in mall shops. She feels the reduction in mall shops could shorten the length of the mall. There should be better utilization of landscaped areas designated parking spaces -- these could be used as buffers. The Bullocks loading ramp should be moved farther from the residential. She agrees with Chairman O'Keefe as to the TBA. As to the overall design, she thinks this plan is very pleasing. Vallco has gone to great lengths to lower the profile. Whatever Vallco does in regard to architecture and interior design, she feels it will be of high quality. H -Control will enhance whatever Vallco has to offer. Some parking spaces could be eliminated, allowing further buffering. She said there should be some discussion of the placement and movement of trucks. going into the center. Anything that can be done to move the traffic away from the residences on the west will be a plus factor. Chairman O'Keefe believes the design is excellent and compatible, with the low profile and the work Vallco has done in regard to lighting and parking. These will mitigate harsh impacts of the center. He would prefer to deal with the east side now and the west side at a later date. Penneys could be built after we have some impact data from the east side. MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMRISSION MEETING Comm. Woodward said he totally endorses Comm. Gatto's statements. He would like to see a 100 -foot buffer by Bullocks. He is very pleased with the overall configuration. His major concerns are noise pollution caused by construction over a period of about 1-1/2 years. He asked what Vallco intends to do in terms of a 12' or higher wall to enable those neighboring residences on the west side to live in their homes and use their back yards. 4) Mitigating measures. Comm. Cooper feels the construction of the solid wall should take place prior to construction of the development. Comm. Gatto said when a project of this size takes place there is a disruption in rodent population. He thinks the City should insist on a program on the part of Vallco to make sure this does not happen. Chairman O'Keefe would like to make sure that during construction, no construction materials are hauled on Blaney, Portal, and the north -south streets. 5) Traffic flow. Comm. Woodward was displeased with the multi. -lane weaving. He is opposed to left turns onto Stevens Creek Blvd. from the Sears lot, east of the TEA. This could be right turn only. Cork.: Gatto is concerned about the impact on Blaney Avenue. Over the years, this has gradually become a heavily traveled. street. The Director of Public Works said there, is a 4 -way stop sign at Blaney and Merritt and there may be one at Blaney and Forest. Comm. Gatto said it is unfortunate the total circulation has not been discussed at length. He would like to discuss this again when the Torre Avenue extension is discussed. The other streets impacted by this proposal are Miller and Pruneri_dge, going through residential areas. The Director of Public Works stated that improvement of undeveloped property along Miller Avenue can be instituted. There was concern about traffic signals on Miller and on Pruneridge to enable the children to get to their schools. Comm. Cooper wanted to address bike lanes. Vallco's proposal to put them along Tantau instead of Wolfe Road is probably safer. She is concerned about bike riders coming west and turning left into the center. She would like the landscape medians increased in size and bike lanes going through them. Comm. Woodwa: said there should also be provision for parking bikes. PC -153 Page 11. Ed. PC -153 MINUTES OF THE MAY.29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING -Page 12 Chairman O'Keefe stated there is a great need for the Tantau overcrossing. He quoted portions of the DeLeuw Cather Report. Comm. Cooper feels it would be beneficial to extend the solid wall around to meet Freeway 280. 6) Landscaping, and 7) General Comments. Comm. Gatto said the landscaping has to complement the center so it is not ,just a token peripheral ring. It should be imaginative outgrowth of the building_ There should he buffering of the area to the west, and bike lanes could be incorporated into it. There should be a minimum 10% of land within the property line that should be landscaped. Comm. Cooper concurred with Comm. Gatto's statements. She suggested Vallco give thought to better usage of the property to the north. She is concerned about trees all in a line, and would rather see groupings of trees and green areas. And she is concerned about a child care center. Chairman O'Keefe said he is concerned about supervision of underground parking lots when the shops are open and when they are not open. He would like to use incentives to cut parking and increase bike riders and bus riders. Mr. Ward said he had in the trunk of his car a set of plans for a shopping center on only the west side of Wolfe, if the Commission wished to see them. He said Mr. Goodrich's traffic study included the spread at intersections. If it is stressed, they will have to have a reciprocal agreement. He said he will check on the possibility ,of deletion of the TBA. Hr. Maurice O'Shea, a member of the audience, said he does not like this proposal. If all this parking is to be underground, what social ;value can be put to this open land. He would like to see the introduction of water for sailing model boats, provision for tennis playing. He 'would like to see something happen to the land not needed for parking. Mr. Ward displayed the July 1968 plans for a multi -story, 9000 sq. ft. shopping center on the west side of Wolfe Road. It is closer to the homes. It has two-story underground parking. He feels this proposal would have much more impact on the neighborhood. There could be 5 more cars per acre with this commercial on the west side and industrial on the other. MINUTES OF TILE MAY 29, 1974 ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING • Phasing of the project. Chairman O'Keefe felt that hard data in regard to phasing of this development was needed. He said he realized that Mr. Ward has stated that Bullocks is depending on Penneys, and vice versa. 'Moved by Chairman O'Keefe, seconded by Comm. Cooper that this application 6--U--73 be limited to the westerly side of Wolfe Road with 640,000 sq. ft. AYES: Comm. Cooper, Woodward, Chairman O'Keefe NOES: Comm. Gatto Motion carried, 3-J Mr. Ward asked why this can't be built in conformance with the General Plan. It could be rectified if six or nine months later the remainder of the proposal could be built. Chairman O'Keefe said the intent of his motion was for reasons of health, safety and welfare of Cupertino citizens. If the project: on the west: side effectively solves the problems addressed then the easterly side could be considered. The Assistant City Attorney said that what the Commission is doing with this vote is recommending denial of the project as proposed and allowing development of a portion of the regional center. Comm. Gatto stated the Cor ris ,ion had before it a proposal and much backup information. The Commission should act on the million square feet proposal. He can't realistically expect a developer to develop half the center , never knowing if he can complete the. project. Comm. Cooper agreed that this would be unfair to the developer. Chairman O'Keefe said expansion of shopping centers is not now. Comm. Uocdwardunderstood the motion to be approval of the first phase rather than only the development of one side of the road. Mr. Ward said Vallco has an appointeent with Penneys in New York the following week. He said that if the submitted concept can be accepted he can go back t:o New York and talk about the TBA, setbacks, hike lanes, etc. Comm. Gatto said a million square feet in this general concept is acceptable. He would like the developer to talk with Penneys about input from this meeting. PC -153 Page 13 West side development --153 age 14 agional ctr. .eproved in .oncept u PIINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 29, 1974 The Director of Public Works raised questions regarding the Tantau overcrossing, on-si_te and off --site improvements as they relate to phasing of the project. Moved by Comm. Woodward, seconded by Comm. Gatto to rescind the previous vote on phasing. - AYES: Comm. Cooper, Cat to, Woodward NOES : Chairman 0Keefe Not ton crawled, .3-i Moved by Comm. Canto, seconded by Comm. Cooper to continue application 6-U-74. Comm. Cooper believes this continuance should be based on the need for further data from Vallco in terms of placing the development on one side of the road. Mr. Card said that Lo continue this application would mean he cannot talk to the dep,�.rteent. stores. He requested either approval with conditions or denial of the application. Con i. Gatto withdrew his motion and Come. Cooper withdrew her second. Moved by Comm. Gatto, seconded by Comm. Woodward to approve in .concept only the idea of two department stores in addition to Sears and the extension of the shopping center across Wolfe Road and the easterly side. AYES: Comm. Cooper, Gat to, Woodward NOES: Chairman O'Keefe Motion carried, 3-1 Moved by Comm. Gatto, seconded by Chairman O'Keefe to continue application 6-43.73 to June 19, 1974. Motion carried, 4-0 I ADJOURNMENT Moved by Comm. Gatto, seconded by Chairman O'Keefe to adjourn this meeting at 1:30 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. June 5, 1974. ATTEST; Motion carried, 4-0 APPROVED: s/ Daniel P. O'Keefe A /s/ Wm. E. Ryder ____ City Clerk Chairman