March 8, 1982ASAC-298
SUia•IARY MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE A.S.A.C. MARCH 8, 1982, AND REFERRAL
OF RECOMMENDED DECISIONS OF VARIOUS PUBLIC HEARINGS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. MEETING
HELD IN ROOM 106 OF CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA.
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Rooker with a salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Higdon, Miller, Morrison and Chairman Rooker
Absent: Nobel
Staff Present: Sonia Binnendyk, Planner I (Steve Piasecki was present during
the first item)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of February 22, 1982 were approved as submitted.
INFORMAL REVIEW OF USE PERMIT APPLICATION:
1. Application 7-U-81 - Lincoln Property Company - Modify use permit to allow a three-
story, 91,000 sq. ft. office building. The subject property is located on the
northwest corner of Rodrigues and Torre Avenues.
Presentation: Birch Boone and Pete'Testa representing Lincoln Property Company.
Roger Higdon did not participate in the discussion of this item as he is a
Consulting Engineer for the proposal.
The Committee commented as follows: Chairman Rooker - the building's architecture,
planning, and building vocabulary are excellent. Particularly good is material
choice and colors. Only concern is that.the transition from the Spanish -styled
residential units proposed to the east could be more subtle.
Member Morrison - the building is not oriented enough to the human scale. Would
like to see design changes (materials, color, building form) address this. The
building footprint is fine.
Member Miller - the building is out of character with its surroundings.
The Committee would like to see the landscaping plan prior to building permit
approval.
NEW BUSINESS:
2. Application HC-51,015.9 - Service Merchandise Catalog Show Room (Formerly
Kessler Merchandising) - Informal review of modification to existing sign
program. The subject property is located on the south side of Stevens Creek
Boulevard approximately 275 ft. west of De Anza Boulevard.
Presentation: Tom Donoghue, Advertising Products, Inc.
The Committee was concerned that the proposed sign would have a greater visual
40 impact than the existing sign. This impact is due to the greater number of
letters in "Service Merchandise Catalog Showroom" than in "Kessler".
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The Committee approved the new sign with the following stipulations:
1. The length of the letters is not to exceed the four bays.
2. The background color may be changed to brown to match the wood on the building.
3. The existing "Catalog Showroom" shall be retained.
A formal Resolution was not necessary since the new sign is sufficiently within the
scope of the old sign program.
3. Application HC-51,299.41 - Stevens Creek Office Center (Allstate) - Modify existing
sign program to allow an additional ground sign. The subject property is
located on the north side of Stevens Creek Boulevard, approximately 225 ft. west
of Saich Way.
Presentation: R. Ingram
The Committee approved the modification (4-0) with the condition that the posts
supporting the sign match the posts supporting the trellis over the building's
entrance and the side of the sign consist of GLU-Laminated boards.
OLD BUSINESS:
.(This item was taken out of order as it was anticipated that it would not take much time)
5. Application HC-51,500.1.- J.M.T. Development Company - Modify the conditions of .
approval for thirteen single-family townhouses. The subject property is located
on the north side of Wildflower Way, approximately 2Q0 ft. east of Poppy Way.
Presentation: Rudy Witt and Tim Cereghino representing the homeowners adjacent
to the project.
(Jules Duc Construction and neighbors adjoining their project had jointly concluded
that one of the conditions imposed on the Wildflower Way townhouses should be
modified.)
Mr. Witt presented pictures to the Committee �n order to demonstrate that Juls Duc had
not replaced the existing retaining wall, fence posts, and necessary fence boards
as required in their ASAC approval. The ASACjagreed the repair work did not comply
with the original condition of approval.
Discussion of the proposed modification revealed that Mr. Cereghino had misunderstood
the modified condition.
The Committee denied the modification for the following reasons:
1. Neighbors do not support;
2. Modified condition differs little from original condition;
3. And, the ASAC remains concerned about t:he retaining wall.
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NEW BUSINESS:
4. Application HC-51,581.1 - K-Land Construction Company - Architecture, site and
lighting approval for a 3,400 sq. ft. office building. The subject property is
"L" shaped and is located on the south side of McClellan Road approximately 100 ft.
west of De Anza Boulevard and continues around to De Anza Boulevard 145 ft. south
of McClellan Road.
Presentation: Kamil Navai and Mike Kermani representing K-Land Construction Company.
The Committee discarded Alternates I and II after determining that the parking layout
was not workable unless access to McClellan Road was allowed.
Approval was recommended (3-1) per ASAC Resolution No. 1011 with the Committee's
major concern focusing on building materials and colors.
The minority opinion was that the uneven roof angles make the building appear
chopped up from the McClellan Road frontage.
INTERCOMMISSION NOTES:
None
ADJOURNMENT:
Chairman Rooker adjourned the meeting to the next regular meeting of March 22, 1982.
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ATTEST:
/s/ Dorothy Cornelius
City Clerk
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APPROVED:
/s/ Raymond Rooker
Raymond Rooker, Chairperson
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