14. San Fernando Ct. Semi-ruralCUPERTI~NO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Summary
AGENDA ITEM ~ 7
AGENDA DATE June 2, 2008
SUBJECT AND ISSUE
Adopt a resolution approving asemi-rural designation to eliminate the requirement for sidewalks
on San Fernando Court, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1925.
BACKGROUND
Over the last few years, a number of residential property owners and neighborhood residents
voiced objections to the City Municipal Code requirement that City standard curb, gutter,
sidewalk, and streetlights be installed along their street frontages as a condition of their
residential building permits. The typical street improvement requirements call for sidewalk to be
installed behind curb and gutter on both sides of the street. Tn general, the objecting property
owners felt that their neighborhoods were of a rural or semi-rural character that would be
compromised if the normal concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, and streetlight improvements
were applied.
On October 20, 2003, after receiving from such property owners a number of requests ~ for
exceptions to the City requirements, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1925, amending the
City Municipal Code by establishing criteria to be used for designating certain streets or
neighborhoods as rural or semi-rural in nature. Such a designation allows modified. street
improvement standards for local streets that are nat covered under the hillside development
provisions of the Code. Certain findings concerning neighborhood consensus, safety, and
drainage form the basis of the criteria.
Property owners along the frontage of San Fernando Court shown as Area 30 on the attached
map have circulated a petition in support of altering their neighborhood designation to semi-renal
by waiving sidewalks. As required, 2/3 of the property owners have signed in support of the
semi-rural designation necessary to waive the sidewalk requirements. There is presently no
sidewalk on either side of San Fernando Court. There have been 30 applications under the
ordinance so far. Of those, 21 will have been completed and approved if the present application
is approved, five have not .been completed because the applicants have not returned completed
petitions to the City, two have forgone the application process, one petition was denied and one
petition has just recently been received.
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In terms of safety, the street is not designated as a safe route to school. Also, street conditions
are such that pedestrians will have sufficient space to travel safely along the street without a
separate pedestrian pathway. Based on the recorded incident history between 2002 and 2007,
there have been no pedestrian or vehicular accidents reported in the area. The street ends in a
dead end west of San Fernando Avenue
Property owners along the aforementioned frontages have circulated a petition in support of
altering their neighborhood designation to semi-rural by waiving sidewalk requirements. As
required, 2/3 of the property owners have signed in support of this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt, Resolution No. 08- 0~, approving asemi-xvral
designation to eliminate the requirement for sidewalks on San Fernando Court.
Submitted by.:
~alph A. Qualls, Jr.
Director of Public Works
Approved for submission to
the City Council:
David W. Knapp
City Manager
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DRAFT
RESOLUTION N0.08-077
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCII. OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
APPROVING ASEMI-RURAL DESIGNATION FOR SAN FERNANDO COURT
WHEREAS, property owners along the frontages of San Fernando Court have circulated
a petition in support of altering their neighborhood designation to semi-rural; and
WHEREAS, 2/3 of the property owners have signed in support of waiving sidewalk
requirements for this street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council hereby approves a
semi-rural designation for San Fernando Court.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 2nd day of June 2008, by the following vote:
Vote Members of the Citv Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor, City of Cupertino
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