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October 23, 1968CITY OF CUPERTINO.-State-of.California 10300 Torre Avenue., Cupertino, California 95014 Phoney 252"4505 HC-20 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AWSITE CONTROL COMMITTEE HELD OCTOBER-23, 1 1968 IlfiffHE COUNCIL CHAMBERS� CITY HALL., CUPERTINO$ CALIF&NIA The meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.mby Chairman Small, who subsequently led the assemblage.in the flag salute. Committee members present -o Aguilar, Youmans., MpLareng Small. Absent Member Pitch. Also present*..,Chief Building Inspector Benevich; Re- cording Secretary Lucie M. Matzley. call to 'order fl ag salute roll call Chairman Small advised his fellow Committee members that he was in ;i.-,.d.t1.,tter of receipt of a letter submitted -by'.:Guy W. Fitch, in which letter.Mr. resignation Fitch resigned from the Architectural and . Site Control Committee. received MemberAguilax moved that a letter be prepared over the Chairman's signature, expressing the Committee membersl.individual and collective gratitude for the interest and I devotion to local and civic affairs letter of as well as the many years of service rendered to H Control by.Mr. gratitude, Fitch. Member,McLaren seconded and it was passed unanimously. to be sent 'Discussion ensued among the Committee members relative to.the need... need for to not only fill the vacancy created by',the resignationof,Mra,,71,tch' vice chairman but also to appoint a Vice Chairman for this Committee, which position -cited. had been held by Mr. Fitch. 4 It was the consensus to request the City Council -to fill the vacancy 'council post-haste and to defer appointment of a Vice,Chairman,until such requested time as a complete Committee.is once again in existence. to fill seati There were no other written communications® Ino written Mr. Tike Papolias of 20430 Town Center Lane, Cupertinoi� addressed the 9 Committee stating that the City Council had ruled the Application in - . complete and.. -.had requested its return to the Architecture and Site Control Committee ­ for review of the completed application... Mro,-Tapo.- 1 lias requested that the matter be heard at this time, although.it was not listed on the agenda. Member Youmans voiced his disapproval of arbitrarily adding items, to existing ing -agendas. Mr. Youmans said that agendas in evidence on the. ­A1­Agoof two more the meeting of.H Control always list at least applications than those sent to the members the weekendbefone the, meeting and that., in his opinion, requests for adding yet another item to an already lengthy agenda were untenablee hearing requested page 2 member concurs agenda placement chair seconds motion statement by applicant roll call on vote delay cited member reiterates council action chairman reports on meeting 373-HC-68 to be heard with con- dition discrepanciej in minutes Minutes of H Control October 23, 1968 Oral Communications cont'd Member McLaren agreed with Member Youmans and stated that developers use the excuse of having to commence construction prior to the start of the rainy season to push applications through in short order after they have been ruled incomplete by the City Council. Member Aguilar moved that this Application be placed as the last item on the agenda providing that the applicant states to this Committee that he is fully prepared to present complete revised plans. No second was forthcoming; the Chair exercised its prerogative and seconded the motion for the purpose of discussion. a 1 HC-20 The applicant stated that the plans were complete and that he was fully prepared to make a presentation. Roll call on vote to hear the matter as the last agenda item: Ayes: Members Aguilar and 'Small Noes: Members McLaren and Youmans. The motion was defeated. Discussions ensued among the Committee members. Chairman Small pointed out that this application, if not heard at this meeting, would encounter a four -week waiting period before it is approved or denied by the City Council. Member McLaren stated that she had been in attendance at the last City Council meeting during which this application had been ruled incomplete; the Council's major objection had been that the existing roof line could not possibly conceal any type of air conditioning unit. Mrs. McLaren maintained that the Council had been most adamant in their demands that no roof appurtenances protrude above the roof line and she expressed doubts that the applicant had had sufficient time since the last Council meeting to revise his proposal.. Mrs. McLaren said that she would con- sider viewing the application provided it is now complete. In connection with Member McLaren's report of some of the action taken during the last Council meeting, Chairman Small reported on the Council's concurrence to amend the first condition of the 12 Standard Conditions, effective immediately, as well as their directive to contact the Goodwill pick-up center representatives to police the centers more frequently. Member Youmans moved to allow the hearing of Application 373-HC-68 at the co4clusion of the listed agenda items, provided that all listed applications have been heard and acted upon by 11:00 p.m. Member Aguilar seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Attention was called to clerical discrepancies in the minutes of October % 1968 all of which were noted and shall be changed in the official records. amended Member Youmans moved to approve the minutes of the October 9, 1968 meeting minutes as amended at this meeting. Member McLaren seconded and it was passed approved unanimously. ,. s Minutes of H Control October _23, 1968 A-molications A. 376-11C-68 0 Harman Manager Investment, Tnc. o 9 400,main Street 9 Los Altos; requesting approval to construct a 39120 sgmft. building to be located on the east side of the Kentucky.Fried Chicken restauranton Silverado Avenue. 2C_20 page,3 376-xC-68 legend Mr.m Lex Ovorzet of 1884 Middleton; Palo Alto_, presented the applaca� tibn'and stated that the. tenant. of the building would include a, restaurant and a cock lounge and that the building would be, cones : structed in a fashion to architecturally qq tinue and enhance the present - appearance of the adjoining Kentucky -Fried Chicken operation...Further`9-ation that there would be..no retail establishments involved that the land scaping.and sign would be similar, to that of the Kentucky Fried Chicken site; that no appurtenances would be visible above the roof line and. that all. lighting would be indirecte there was some `'discussion. on the rem6�al of -'the existing bu ipe °guards to provide>for through traffic to the'-7-Eleven parking lot, as well discussions as the requirement to construct a 61 masonry wall The..Chief Building Inspector suggested that the applicant be.requested the Kentucky Fried. Chicke� staff to watch the existing pavement area, between and the proposed site to provide Ifor through traffic in the entire area suggestions as well as to.. rgVest; the installatign< of bumper stops at. the., parking: , spaces° Member Aguilar-�oved.to recommend approval of Application 376-NC-68 37 with Ithe plank ;and: specifications .as .stxbmitte4., s6ject to thy. 12,. ; approved Standard Conditions, biased upon the following.additional conditions° with 13) that the waste area, be. provided within the confines off° - the : eond �t ions buil4ing9,;with. ;_no waste outside the; building, ,. 3 „} that the paving match the 3 eve of the two adjacent sues 9 15) thaV-. parking bumper stops he il,rbla,ced along the eastern boundary. of the. property.; 1:6) that landscaping be placed, and plans for such landscapixag be submitted for approval along with.the sign application* 17). that such.landscaping will be placed around the building sides as well as on the front.of the build.ing9 all subject to submission prior to the issuance of a building permit. Member McLaren-seconded. Member Youmans, suggested that the planted area in front of the., building be drawn onto the plans for easy reference. The 'membeq !agreed -and the area, drawn motion passed unanimously. onto plans Bo 377 C 68n , %l son;; Neon, 4800 iss ll :Avenue., Richmond 9 : re® 37gg guestin :,apprcva]2 =to erect a, 61 x , 3� � x :10 05 Q double faced � 1 egend pole sign for Bank of American located at 20563 Stevens Creek Boulevard. Mr. Ken Boysen, who represented Continental Servvices.9 the: con.st.ruct� ion department for the Bank ,of America, submitted the appliication :for' present - the sign which.shall continue the standard Bank of America color atio design of slate grey and VWte. i page 4 placement defined 377-HC-68 approved discussions easement location defined amendment to motion 378-Hc-68 legend present- ation 37- approved report on Ordinance requirement 379-HC-68 legend annexation process cites Minutes of H Control October 233 1968 HC-20 Application 377-HC-68 cont'd Mr. Boysen explained that the signs would be placed within a shopping center complex, that the property fronting on a public roadway had sufficient lineal feet to allow the dimension of the sign and that the sign is well within the Ordinance requirements. Member Aguilar moved to recommend Application 377-HC-68 for approval per the plans submitted and per the presentation made by the applicant's representative. Member Youmans seconded for discussion. Discussion ensued on the fact that the sign would be partially standing on an easement and that the applicant should be requested to place this sign entirely on his own property. The applicant stated that he was aware of the partial easement location and that negotiations with the grantor of the easement would be made whenever construction of the adjacent property is contemplated. In .the alternative, the sign shall be moved to a place completely within the Bank of America's property line. Member Aguilar amended his motion to include the condition that a land- scaped area of a radius of 3 feet be placed around the bottom of the sign, this area to be protected by a 6" berm. Member Youmans seconded. The amendment passed unanimously, after which the original motion passed 4 - 0. C. 378-HC-68: Earl Blomgren, 1310 Harwalt Drive, Los Altos; re- questing approval to construct a duplex on Lot #19, San Antonio Rancho. Mr. Earl Blomgren presented the application stating that the roof would be constructed of cedar shakes and that the exterior would show plywood paneling of olive green color with brick or stone in it. Member Aguilar moved to recommend Application 378-HC-68 for approval per the plans and specifications as submitted, subject to the 12 Standard Conditions, clarifying that the recommendation for approval is valid for both the landscaping and the architecture. Member Youmans seconded. Chief Building Inspector Benevich reminded the Committee members that Ordinance No. 406 was'now in full force and effect and that, according to this Ordinance, the developer or builder of a property pays the City $15.00 for the planting of trees. The applicant affirmed his knowledge of this requirement. The motion passed unanimously. D. 379-HC-68: Robert Bardell. 131 Moraga Way, Orinda; requesting approval to construct a Foster Freeze store to be located on the south side of Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Palo Vista Road. (Chief Building Inspector Benevich cautioned that this property was now .in the process of being annexed to the City of Cupertino. • CJ Y 11 0 Minutes of H Control October 23, 1968 Application 379-HCm68 cont°d As this was an application for a drive-in or take-out type operation. Chairman Small told the Committee members that the City Council had directed that this Committee act on all matters before theme the final decision shall rest with the City Council at their discretion Architect Anderson of 5530 Redwood Roadq Oakland, explained the plot 90(."And the architectural renderings stating that the building was in complete conformance to the Ordinances, that it abuts Bellevue avenue which �s='pax°tially abandoned. and.' has axe existing uni�p�°c��d street, and. that the structure would. be -builtof masonry concrete. blocks with a blank faced wall:.,,Mr. Anderson further stated that the roof overhang would be of stucco wood frame, and the roof to be constructed f ;an idiom, -with a metal backing giving the appearance of a seam roof,* =' Mr. Anderson 'stated that the construction. would be built exactly as depicted on the submitted plans with the except- ion of the tradh.area and the extension of the roof line to afford a totally en6ll6§ed.f air conditioning wait o por '-reference and char--- fication, °4 Anderson pencilled'in the `changes on the submitted plansm HC-20 page 5 chairman reports present- ation Architect Anderson. -stated that the Building ;Department had advised him that the building would not qualify for a poke signor 'thus, only two plastic sighs.with gold and blue letterizig and fluorescent lighting would be planned;® -Further, that the landscapingq the plans for which signs shall be submitted at a later times sh.1lb fly sprinkleredm explained After having 1•ist5nod,to the applicant's presentation during which aluminum metal roofing was proposedg Chief Btil,d.in"nspectolr Bcnevich cautioned that;thi� typo of roofing would not be allowed in the City caution by of Cupertino sn F-2 occupancy, or any0here elpe for that matter, and staff on would require • incombustible .material: to adhere `to' the Ordinance a roofing There was also discussion relative to the plans for the development of the existing Rl zoning directl* adjacent to this piopertyo Mr. Biller,= wala, a member of the audience and one of the adjoining property owners,, stated that his property was elated for conversion to Comrtaerm discussion cial zoning from its present R1 status together with the bala cep. :on adjoining of the adjoining px°optrties, ga and that the property owners had. ted properties until this', time to rezone the parcels fortax cons derationse Member Aguilar moved to recoar I te#d App ication ,379-HC=68 for approval 379®ed68 per the plans., and: specifications as submitted with the changes as in- approved d.icated, sub joc to the 12 Standard Conditions v with the following with additional conditions: 13) that four trash cans be placed in the conditions parking areas,, ,,14) that a 61 masonry wall be placed at the rear of the property;. 1.5) that the landscaping:plans be submitted at a later time prior to the issuance of a building permit- 16) that the roof be built all. • the: way around t x,be completely enclosed., 17) 1. the.. :roofing material , to be of incombustible material other than metal and of a coloring.. compatible to the colors used: ,on the buildings l8) subject"to the:,Countyls approval of the annexation procedures to.the City of Cupertino - and 19) subject%,to the planning pepartment:chec page 6 Minutes of H Control October 23, 1968 Application 379-HC-68 coot'd motion passedlMember McLaren seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. 324-HC-68 legend present- ation 324-HC-68 approved recess 373-HC-68 legend revision explained 373-HC-68 approved no unf .bus . request to retain committee member to go to council E. 324-HC-68v Federal Sign and Signal Company, 1521 Terminal Avenue, San Jose; requesting approval to erect a 40 sq.ft. single face sign on the Senor Taco building to be located at 106bO South Highway 85. Mr. Eugene Barbour of 10356 Norwich Way, Cupertino, presented the application explaining that the originally proposed sign had been reduced to the one submitted at this time which would show a yellow plastic sign face with white neon inside, 2x4x42 in dimension plus a menu board four feet off the ground. Member McLaren moved to recommend Application 324-HC-68 for approval per the plans as submitted. Member Youmans seconded and it was passed unanimously. Chairman Small called a recess at 10000 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10010 p.m. HC-20 F. 373-HC-68: Haneberg-Koch, Inc. 939 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View; requesting approval to construct an industrial "shell only" building to be located on Lot #6, West Valley Industrial Park. Mr. Tike Papolias presented the revised plans for the proposed building to be constructed on lot #6. Mr. Papolias explained that, in order to -,- facilitate absolute concealment of the air conditioning equipment, the roof line had been dropped and a 3'391 parapet had been built all the way around the roof line. Member Youmans moved to recommend Application 373-HC-68 for approval per the revised plans as submitted. Member Aguilar seconded and it wap passed unanimously. (There was no unfinished business. (New Business In stating that Member Aguilar had recently moved out of the Cupertino City limits, Member McLaren requested that, since Vice Chairman Fitch had resigned that position as well as his membership in the Committee and because of Mr. Aguilar's long and knowledgable tenure with this Committee, the City Council be approached with a request to enable Mr. Aguilar's continued service to this Committee, regardless of the fact that he no longer lives in Cupertino. • 0 0� Minutes of H Control October 23, 1968 New Busines's cont'd HC-20 on 7 page , Chief Building Inspector!Benevich joined Mrs® McLaren in her request I as did.the: balance of the committee members. At the same time,, emphasis was placed on the request to have the City Council fili the vacancy concurrence i on the Committee as soon as possible., W inrequest MemberAguilax moved to.approve the 12 Standard Conditions as. amended .amendment .to by the Cit Council at their October 219 1968 meeting,'. Member McLar'eh.. first condi- y seconded'and it.was-passed unanimously_. tion approved Member Aguilar moved., Member McLaren seconded and it was passed unani- mously to adjourn the.meeting. The meeting adjourned at 10-.25 P-m- adjournment APPROVED-. ATTEST-0 /s� saes small Chairman N-1 Ex Offi I di6 LL