DIR-2010-40b CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014 (408) 777-3308
To: Mayor and City Council Members
Chairperson and Planning Commissioners
From: Aarti Shrivastava, Director of Community Developmen�
Prepared by: Piu Ghosh
Date: December 8, 2010
Subject: Director's Minor Modification, DIR-2010-40, to convert an existing storage area
into a new apartment unit and associated improvements at the existing
Fontainbleu Apartments located at 10200 Miller Avenue.
Chapter 19.132 of the Cupertino Municipal Code allows for administrative
approval of minor changes in a project. The Director reports his decision
to the City Council and Planning Commission in time to allow an appeal
of the decision within f ourteen calendar days.
DISCUSSION
The applicant is requesting a modification to a previously approved use permit to add
an apartment unit to an existing complex consisting of 123 apartments. The project
proposes to convert an existing storage area (located at the northeast corner of the
property) to a one-bedroom unit. No square footage is being added since the addition
is in the existing footprint of the storage area.
The original use permit was approved by the City Council. Since the property is located
in a residential planned development zoning district, P(R3), any exterior modifications
and/ or increase in units, must be approved with a Director's Minor Modification.
Other associated exterior modifications and site improvements include:
• A new exterior window for the new apartment unit
• Eleven parking spaces
• Landscaping enhancements
• A wrought iron fence
The project is consistent with the General Plan and Planned Development Zoning
requirements. The current gross density of the project is 16.89 DU/Gr. Ac. With the
addition of the proposed unit, the gross density will be 17.03 DU/Gr. Ac consistent
with the General Plan density for the subject property of 10 - 20 DU/Gr. Ac.
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The original use permit was approved with a ratio of 1.6 spaces per unit and there are
currently 202 parking spaces available on site for 123 apartments. While the project is
proposing adding only one unit, the applicant is adding 11 parking spaces for a total of
213 parking spaces and a ratio of 1.72 spaces per unit. The current Parking Ordinance
requires two parking spaces per unit for High Density Multiple-Family projects with P
or R3 zoning designations. While the project does not meet the requirements of the
Parking Ordinance, parking regulations in Table 19.100.040A are meant for use as
guidelines in Planned Development areas. The proposed project will improve the
parking ratio for the existing project.
In addition to adding parking spaces, the applicant proposes to make associated
landscaping improvements by re-landscaping an existing landscape buffer. The
approximate area of landscaping is 315 s.f. and conforms to the City's Landscape
Ordinance requirements.
ACTION
The Director of Community Development deems the modification minor and approves
the conversion with the following conditions:
1. PRIVATE OUTDOOR AREA
The applicant shall provide a private outdoor balcony equaling ten percent of the
gross floor area of the unit. The final design and location of the balcony shall be
reviewed and approved by staff prior to issuance of building permits. The design of
the balcony shall match the existing exterior treatments at the apartment complex.
2. HEIGHT OF FENCE
The final design of the wrought iron fence shall be reviewed and approved prior to
issuance of building permits. The height of the wrought iron fence shall not exceed
three feet in height measured from the existing grade.
This approval of the modification is effective December 8, 2010. The fourteen calendar
day appeal period will expire on December 22, 2010.
Enclosure:
Site Plan
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