May 17th, 1972CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
10300,Torre Avenue, Cupertino
Telephone - . 2524505
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MTEETINTG OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE
APPROVAL COS ITTEE *ON MAY 17, 1972 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER -
CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Tha meeting was called to order at-7:37 pm by Chairman Gat to with
the,Salute to the Flag,
POLL CALL
Mem
bers present: Adams, McLaren,
Sallan, Sargent, Chairman Gatto
Members absent: None
Staff presen-t:
Senior Planning Techn-4. C,4 an Mike Sheppard.
Recording Secretary- Lois Inwards
MINUTES 1OF-PREVIOUS MEETING
Approval of Architectural and Site Approval Minutes of
May 3, 1972.
Moved by Member Adams, seconded by Member Sargent to approve the
Minutes .of May 3, 1.972, as written.
HC-56
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May 3rd Minut-cs'.
approved as
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,,I- j interpre--
tltion o
"Linear feet"
iNNUTES OF THF. W"Y 17, i972 1111-CONTRO1. Ml--']TiNG
PUBLIC I:iEARINGS
4. Application 11C--51,285.12 - Fa _1..,. i'omas-Lytle requesting exception
to the Sign Ordinance for a free. --standing pole sign located at the
southwest corner of Sarato"_ a=ulinyval_e I;oaa an:3 i.irwi_n Lane.
Continued from may 3, 1972
The PJ_anning Technician ave a synop= is of the previous p:�blic hearing on
this application. Af ter this Co:nr?i.t `.ec ha( reviewed and recommended it
'for approval, and sliortly before it -:!as to come before tl:e City Council,
Ithe City Attorney i;ave <3.n int.erpret�,tion oL the phrase "linear feet" in
the Sign Ordinance to Ilaan that the f,nt_ . e 2J.0 ^eet shall. run in one
direction and tt,-o frontages on a corne.- could not be comlbined to achieve
ubat.�cue It ! the;ring portion t=ion of the appli-
tl�:is f iUure o� 1C eet • -5
gas r.at10I1 ,::�ith..ell and the re- i(d o:_ the 1ppl 'cation I.as approved
by the City Cour.c.il_. The aep _ icant is again ':�e. ore this body to ask
'for an exception to the Sign Or:linar.-e t(:) install one ,ground sign rather
'.ti an six i_ndiviclual signs.
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r,._cedent has iThe Plannin- Tet l icia?I Said 'tie has ce` earct?ed t'.liS type_ of situation
_2r'.n Sr_t Find learned that I:i1ls type of excepi_loll has JE'EIl gr ante' the past.
Chairman Catto noted _hat the sign -cis p_ev:iously approved by tlis
jCommittee.; the mattc_-r at 'lard �s to
decide .ether or nor a -I exception
Ito tl;e Sign Ordin,.nce i.s w>Irrante; .
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i�ir. George A. P.2i ChE , Gener a1 Manag,,'-r
of 1`'a- ;:L}' iio.a�s, re�:erre�i to :pis
'asons
letter. of ."�pr_:iJ 17 , 197' inich h
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it s7i11 I10t P.i'f_Frldlly %ifect
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`rl-sc);.,s re,-3icing o:- :;ol _rin^, in the
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V C_� t_ ('.1I -iI t o 1_.�_� ul:lic
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E�ti�elfare or
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'We went on to say tlult it is t,teir
L1�_e:ltion to prov,'e a ;getter-ti&I1-
:average strucl.ure Frith �W.1,Li,etic app0aJ_.
Lt .,'.as :�is opi_nion that the
propo,-.ec1 s c,rc i<ln - L :er
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MINUTES OF THE MAY 17, 1972 H-CONTkOL MEETING HC-56
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Member Adams asked the staff wren this application was received and,New .intergreta-
when this new interpretation was handed down. The Planning ti.on give
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Technicial said this application was first passed.by this Committee approval by th.s
on January 17, 1972. Just before it went before the City Council body.
the question arose as to the_interpreta.tion of "210,linear feet".
Chairman Galto asked for comments 'from the audience. There were
none..,
After summarizing the facts at hand, Member Adams said that in this Use new in ter are- one case he would be in favor of granting the request, but in the tation from now future the new interpretation should be adhered to,
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Member Sallan'
main con-cern wasthe aesthetics; She.believed thi
proposal was better than the individual signs; however, it would 1
be more attractive if it were scaled down somewhat. Whenthe sign
is right out there on Saratoga -Sunnyvale Road, she did :not .see the
need for it to be so large.
Colored slides of the property in question e a q were once again reviewed.
Moored by Member. Adams, seconded by Member McLaren to close ,the
Public Hearing. Public Hearing
closed
Motion carried, 5-0
Member Sargent note
g d that t e h proposal ,. osal ��
P p as for a massive sign,Massive sign 7 feet wide and 20 feet wide. If this exception is granted this close to `bldg •
would be a highly unusual sign in the City of Cupertino, with :this
type of mass so close to the ng.
builds1�Mr, Raiche said it will: be
narrower than the sign presently there. He said he had to take 4-lane, fast -
into consideration the 4-lane highway,. with the traffic. moving
at moving traffic
40 - 50 miles per hour.. A engthy discussion followed, after which
Member Adams proposed the sign height be reduced by 2 feet and the
five individual` signs within the reader board reduced in size
proportionately.
Moved by Member Sallan, seconded b Member
ySargentarg
to recommend to nC-51.,235.1E
the City Council approval of .the exception to the Sign Ordinance exception.
for' appl'ica'tion EC- 51,285„lB with the condition that the sign approved
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itself be lowered to a maximum of 18 feet in height. 4v/conditions
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;-lotion on
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ass to
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IINUT.ES OF THE MAY 17, 1972 H--CONTRO T^: LTING
The previous motion was ame-ler, by �'-'-bcr Adal"", seconded by Me::;ber Sallan
to include the conditions for e:_ceptior_ based on Section C, paragraph B
of the Sign Ordin�:?ce. The Cot lit_te does not feel the proposal is
materially detri-te.ltai to the -public -'7el`are and will not be. improper
in relation to other signs in the Ci:-* . T'.l:is c e,-'isiori was also based
upon previous apprc'r�al of the al,plicatJon on Januar- 1-7, 1972, as to
sign concept.
Vote on the amend -men+.:
AYES: Member.- Adam. 3, ,,IcLaren, Sa11a;., Sargent, C iairi2lan Gatto
NOES: None
Ar-:-�ndment carried, 5-3
Vote on the motion:
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;AYES: MembersMembersbers A�_aIIIs, Nicl,aren, Sa:.lan, Sargent, Chairmanatto
R NOES
gone
',lotion carried , 5-0
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'Chairman Gatto info?r:P,C:.d the applica-?t �i1at t i.5 T:at~el will co^1e e. ore
ithe City Council_ on June 5, 1972.
5. Application IiC-51,075.27 - iAest Valley Sign Conpan' (Inters:1, Inc.)
reauesti_ng approval of a sign plan for a light industrial building
located at 1.000 North Tantau Avenue.
The Planning Tec;lnici an said this p ' _,perty is located between Ilomc�:�tead
Road and Pruneridge Avenue in Valic-) Park. The proposal is for a
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32 high x 2..8Guide, dou161-e- paced : -gn on a foot high structure placed r
at the main elltYuilCE' to the '�1L�-1'-':1r.', 5_'E't baCi: �LOm the S1 jECJaii� and
located in the- lat,ili area. Colored -!--Ides of the site. 'Were Shown and
all e4chibit of t' C %lt-,t118.� colors to ')e.. u5c'c.': 1.13t- pc.sw.ed 1roUn(l.
Mr. Gordon Siebert, Mana<;er of 'Tems.. Co p'-'1, , exp]_ained the
materials to be ll.;e-.] for this te7.1pCrary si�-n will be used approxi-
nate:l_y 4 years. I.`: till c�,n,i t o lrp] o-_n� o? red'.rood posts
whicn are in8, �a filed ill sunken COI7�.'c_tP. l.t. r, C,'. f the Sl�n 1S
marine plywood faced it= : rl«sonite.
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MINUTES OF THE MAY 17, 1972 H-CONTROL MEETING
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Member Sargent was concerned about the weathering of the sign. He
Precautions
j asked what precautions have been madeagainst deterioration caused
:against
by wind, rain and sun. Mr.. Siebert said the corners are mitered
weathering
and -all -possible openings will -'be sealed T, ith silicon, He added
that -this sign will remain only four years at the most.
Mr. Siebert answered Chairman Gatto that the area between the poles
will not be open, but will have a panel theree
Manber Adams noted that this site is in Vallco Park, and they have
Proposal OK'd b,
their own sign controls. Mr. Siebert said he works closely with
Vallco Park
Mr. Bill Tagg, Vallco Park Architect, and this proposal has been
of fice
approved by the Vallco Park office.
Member Sallan asked the staff if. the City has any recourse in the
C ty's recourse
event a sign (not necessarily this one) deteriorates. The -Planning:
Technician said a condition added to the motion would be one way
of ensuring any deterioration would be corrected. Then, if the
matter were brought to the attention of the City; we could do
something about it.
Chairman Gatto asked for comments frog the audience. There were
none.
Moved by Member Adams, seconded by Member Sargent to close the
Public Hearing,
Public Hearing_ ;closed
Motion carried, 5-0
Moved by Member Sallan, seconded by Member McLaren to recommend
HC-51,07.5.27
to the City Council approval of application HC--51,075.27, West
approved
Valley Sign. Company (Intersil), subject to the standard conditions,
w/conditions
Exhibit A, and the additional condition that should there be any
deterioration of the sibn that has been approved after, a 4-year
period that'i_t be brought to the attention of the City for action,*
AYES: Members Adams McLaren Sail Sargent,,
5 an, ��r��nt, C'nairmall Gatto.
NOES: None
Motion carried, 5-0
6s Application HC-51,017.1 - Sunny View Lutheran Home -req_uesti.ng :3HC-51,017,1
approval of site,, architecture S undergrounding of utilities
postponed
to allow addition of .a 30=bed extended care facility to an
existing residential day care home located northerly of and
adjacent to Cupertino Road, :approximately "230 feet easterly.of
Foothill Blvd.
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THIS APPLICATION WILL RETUM AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.
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�LIINUTLS OF THE MNY 1_7 , 1972 i.--CONTROi
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. Staff Revif ,� Relating to CurtailLng of Activities
Retaining
iistalled
ctyeen
properties
wall The Planning Tect Itician said t,le Ba o1 .finer Lea on Stevens Creek ')lvd.,
Jest of Sara togn Su-inyvaln Road it planning to CO.:� before this Committee
with a revised site plan ln:'h d -�1� p lr *, i --, u'c'1t, and
falterat'_on to the building. ::ome 5a•ir s, nE.::t door has been grading
1without a perni-i r.. Tois activity ha.. "been They have installed
la retaining wall ca ti:e property lin ` ?ell is 0 d-? i ference in elevation
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lat Stevens Creek . 1vd. , an l _plo) `ress . s tC 13 l_!1C' '- in the ceIiter and
on up to 24 inches a t i_he far c, rner . -ol-ored sl l l'_es of the site were
' lown. lie said a r !q esen a'- -%e of an, o� Xnerica was present to
,discuss the site
i:a: dscaping wil
is nediate need
Por r- estri.pi.n
parkin; tot
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;Chairalan Gatto noted that t, i.> Corin=+.tee appro ;1 a landscape transition
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oetween the t"JO propOrt i eS �: It TI.O r _tag :l'_n�, �7a.1 1 . It was r Jree � that
jthis retaining i_ Auld prt-,vent L}'.e i<_in _roi.i wnshi::g t:le dirt onto
Tithe Bank of Ai?,o Ica parkjrj.' fJt. I1.,- Tanning `Tec..in7Cian Said the
!landscaping will Obscure the retaining ng r, all.
4The Plannin Technician said 1e :'iI gs' grading permit i being held
!up so a reviP_W nf: both sLtIC"; cLM De !121 j(3. 111 sra;-i. is hopin to Cut
down the :number of curb cuts. The _;tai_ culd like this Co.^rrlittee to
'consider a ta• pola -y res I i i of � �1e � ink of Anzr. ica parking of at
in
p ., R ;
',this ti_r.Ie because of the
'r(' immediate
ne- ' r lann,_l it'n s _ae,utlli nonths they
;�,�i11 return with their 1 p _
1 I -; ru � z ion ,-.cme i l era ti_on ro the building,
jinclude a drive- Irou�1 ,
,and a revised parkin layout. i.ncllld lane+sc.zpins .
Chairman Gatto sugcested a1L,,�,•j;ng yn, of merica to put in the 1.0 feet
of additional parking and a L f l'Jood he, --,',.Pr, <,ith f e C CP "7 ttCE lOOl�LI1Q
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] iP "�t "O"1 future d tE'- I,It' :>:iP, J iv:,eriCa representative
i L- t Ie en.. re p_
said th:?y a1•" thi1nkiag in teli_!S Of C?'-I.•"int.a ti'"ie. I-rale.
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IMTNU ' ORDER:
Tc::porary
Moved by Me(b.2r Awns, s� (���-�ce�i by ?e�E
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L Sa �_t r.o grant the staff
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`authority to p t.,i Lt the. teh-�;o, 'ry r
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C`::C lid:-nr laI1ClSC:iping
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tat this til,,e; ru ,( worke.'=.L
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Ito p-lrkin�, cun� apt per �� red
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-alteration to be presente.. lip _ --
Mot' oIz carr'_.ed, 5
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NEW USILiFSS
Meriber Sargent called to a large sign on one of the
� I1.tega.I. 1
buildings in the c'. 0f o,,Ze of t:,,e Iot: in T%Test Valley Industrial
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in '.V
Parks T !e. staffk it out., it appears -this was not -
Park?
. reviewed by t'lis C^..-:.i�t:eee
Member McLaren was joine,-I by 1,Ie:.15ers, CaY ont and Sailers in con-
gratulat=i ng Ads,, -is and Gatto for their appointment to the
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Planning Comini:ssi7n.
ADJOURN ENT
Moved by Mem-ber McLaren, seconded by Me_,il�er Adam.s to adjourn the
meeting at 9:35 pm.
Motion carried, 5-0
- APPROVED:
- /s/ John M. Gatto
Chairman
ATTEST:
/s/ Wm. E A Rider d �
City Clerk