ERC 11-13-02Community Development Department
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
HELD ON
November 13, 2002
Committee Members:
Charles Corr
Glenn Goepfert
David Knapp
Steve Piasecki
Dolly Sandoval
Committee Members absent: Ralph Qualls
Staff present:
Aarti Shrivastava and Gary Chao
Staff absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 23, 2002
ACTION:
MOTION:
SECOND:
ABSTAIN:
VOTE:
Motion to approve the October 23, 2002 minutes
Steve Piasecki
David Knapp
Charles Corr
3-0-2
NEW ITEMS:
1. Application No.:
Applicant:
Location:
U-2002-11 (EA-2002-23)
Freiheit & Ho, Inc.
10745 N. De Anza Boulevard
The following items were discussed:
Parking - 129 underground parking spaces available.
Protecting the oak tree: The parking garage is 10 feet away from the drip line.
Proposing to remove the existing trees to make room for the parking garage.
Mitigation needed for replacement.
The applicant is working with Larry Cannon for architectural details. (Tower
element, entry, pitched roof element).
Possible building materials/color alternatives.
Traffic study showed no significant traffic impacts.
A condition will be in place to have guests re-register after the 29~' day of stay at
the hotel.
ACTION:
MOTION:
SECOND:
ABSTAIN:
VOTE:
Recommendation for a Mitigated Negative Declaration for landscaping
and replacement of removed trees.
Steve Piasecki
Charles Corr
5-0
Application No.:
Applicant:
Location:
M-2002-09 (EA-2002-08)
Matt Pietras/Sim Architects
Mercedes Road (APN #342-22-044)
The following items were discussed:
Visual Impacts:
o Need more trees in the front yard area, possible Coast Live Oaks.
O
Staff is asking the applicant to explore other options to detach the garage
similar to the original proposal, to get rid of the cut in the retaining wall,
or lower the garage.
o Less visual mass than the original proposal.
Geology/Soils:
o Needs more review from the geologist.
Trees: 10 Coast Live Oaks are being retained.
Staff is recommending a Mitigated Negative Declaration to reduce the visual
mass of the house. Those conditions would be to detach, reverse or lower the
garage and plant 2 Coast Live Oaks in the front of the house for screening.