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DRC 09-15-2011 Design Review Committee September 15,2011 Cupertino,CA 95014 (408) 777-3308 APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE HELD ON September 15,2011 ROLL CALL Committee Members present: Marty Miller,Chairperson Don Sun,Commissioner Committee Members absent None Staff present: Colin Jung Staff absent: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 16,2011 Minutes of the June 16,2011 Design Review Committee meeting were approved WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None POSTPONEMENTS/REMOVAL FROM CALENDAR: ORAL COMMUNICATION: A resident,Jennifer Griffin,wanted to voice her concern over proposed new changes to the Municipal Code Ordinances that might dissolve the Design Review Committee. CONSENT CALENDAR: None PUBLIC HEARING: 1. Application No.(s): ASA-2011-15,TR-2011-42 Applicant: John Rickard (Apple,Inc.) Location: 1 Results Way Architectural and Site approval to add a new 650 square foot lobby in a building at an existing office complex, accessibility improvements, new windows and skylights at a building at an existing office complex and parking lot and]loading area improvements; Tree Removal Permit to remove and replace 20 trees at an existing office complex Design Review Committee decision final unless appealed. Staff Member Jung explained that the site had received a prior approval in 2008 for demolition and redevelopment to convert the existing manufacturing space into office space but those plans were not followed through with by the property owners. An extension of the approval entitlements was granted on 2009. Apple, Inc. has now leased several of the buildings in the Results Way office park and would like to make some minor architectural and site changes to the buildings to make the spaces more habitable by their expanding work force. These changes include grading and tree removal to build a new entry and lobby area,interior corridors and bathrooms. The largest change to the exterior 2 Design Review Committee September 15,2011 of the buildings is the loading dock area located in the rear of the building. It will be converted into an employee area with a patio. The roll-up bay doors will be replaced with windows. The applicant plans on creating and enhancing the pedestrian walkways between the buildings and installing accessibility upgrades. The tree removal and higher density usage for traffic and parking were all evaluated with the prior 2008 approvals. In addition to the existing parking spaces for the existing occupied buildings, the applicant will be providing 653 spaces in the front by the new lobby space facing the Astoria townhomes. The applicant,John Rickard, addressed the Committee to say that the application is just to change the space as per the prior approval to create office space. Apple, Inc. has a seven year lease for the buildings. The employees housed in these buildings will not be moving into the proposed new campus. Commissioner Sun asked about the tree removal. He wanted to know why the large trees near the loading dock would be removed. The applicant explained that those trees would not be removed, but the smaller ones to the side. The loading docks will be connected by landscaping and renovations. Commissioner Sun asked for clarification on how the parking areas for Building 12 would be accessed. The applicant indicated that there is only one driveway for the entire location. He also wanted to know if the new windows would impact the neighbors to the north. It was explained that there is 435 feet between the building and the residential neighbors. Due to the elevations and distance there would be no privacy impacts. The applicant is working with their arborist and the property owners to evaluate the trees on site to come up with a replanting and landscaping plan. Chair Miller asked about trash pickup. Staff member Jung said that the 2008 permit requires moving the trash enclosure away from the neighbors. A resident asked about the tree removal permit application from 2008 and if the Owners and Apple were going to be going ahead with that approval. Staff member Jung explained that the tree removal permit being asked for at this time did include some of trees from the prior application, but that that the entire tree removal plan was not going to be implemented. The extension of that approval would expire prior to Apple's tenant lease expiring. Another resident asked which buildings would be occupied by Apple on site. They will be doing renovations on buildings 11, 12, 14, 15 and part of 6. They also have a lease for buildings 3 and 16, but will not be doing any site work at those locations. There are a few other tenants at the Results Way office complex as well. The resident expressed concern about the lights in the parking lot. She said the current light is very bright and makes it hard to sleep. She asked if they could address the parking lot lighting and building lighting to make sure the brightness does impact the neighbors. (The Property Owner will speak with her about the light in question. It is not associated with this development application.) MOTION: Commissioner Sun moved to approve ASA-2011-15 and TR-2011-42 SECOND: Chairperson Miller ABSENT: none ABSTAIN:none VOTE: 2-0-0 OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: None Respectfully submitted: Beth Ebben Administrative Clerk