HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-10-1961 Planning Commission MinutesTime: 7:00 P, Me, Monday, April i0, 1961
Place: Fzui=vale Schuol, Fr~J.~vale ~unues Sara=oga~ California
· P~Te: Regular Meeting
I, ROUTINE ORGANIZATION
Chairm~n pro tem H"_ggin,-' called ~he meetim8 to crder at 7:00 P. M.
A, ~LL ~LL
P~eseni:: C~nif;sionc~vs Ande~:son~ B~nne~t~ Crisp ~d HL~4SAns~
Absent: Co~.Issioners Gle~x ~d Webster.
B, MD~TES
~ere was ~ ~lon ~y Co~ssioner Crisp, seconded by Co~lssioner
Eevn~Z'~ ~a~ ~Ina~e~ t,f the neet~.nZ of Ma~ch 2~, 1961 be 8~pzovad
II. PUBLIC
Chal~an pro tern Hi~Sin3 de~l~ed Pabli~ Head'lugs open a~ 7:05 P, M.~ but
advised that no a~'clon would be t.~;en in regard to the ~o (2) ~a~e of
~ applications, !nasw~ch as a ~.;o-thirds (2/3s) vote of the entire C~
mission was required to recommend appzo~al~
A, ~3j- ~ Chris.:~nJez~J3~' Road - C~&r~Zo~in~ ~
Mr~ Christepsen and ~. ~erl~pg were p~csent Zo give the
Co~ls~ion f~Tthcr de~a~.ls wl~h r~gard to tl~is request for a
ch~e of ~:~ILS. ~o O$c~ K. F~eysC~.laga ~.:~. Phi.].lips,
John Hexem~ ~:brs, Day Uc>~ten and Mr..%~drew Lessen were present
~o protest ~'b/s change of zon~.n5. Ti~ey iel= that if half (1/2)
acre zoning was appx'o~ed fez ~hese hqo (2) lets it would con-
tinue throuEl: ~he ~ea {:r:d property would depreciate, F='. Huff
advised that there w~re three (3) co~nicat!ons in the file
testi~ this cha~e of zGni~, After discussion, Chaiman pro tam
Htggins declared this Public Heari~ (C-33) continued until the
metir~ on April 24, 1961.
B, ~34 - Wm. a~ Wa~ter Se~&zaves~ SaratogaAvenue - C~t9 of Zcnin~ -
~e hbltc Iiear~ on C-34 was declared open at 7:42 P. M.
rector of Public Works Huff advised tha~ there were no ~!tten
comunl~a~ious on file. ~, No~an Stoner~ attorney~ was present
.Planning ~ommission - Minutes - April 10m 1961 - Continued -
II, B, C-34 - gm, and ~/alter Seagravest Sar.atoga Ave_uue - Change of Zoning -
to represent the applicantss and pointed out that this application
was in.accordance with the General Plan, He further stated that
it was the opinion of the applicants that the property in question
was ~ore appropriate for apartments than for private homest since
it was so close to the only industrial area in Saratogat was on a
thorouShfare and so close to the proposed Freeway, He gave the
Commission further details regarding the proposed aparments, as
well as the Con~unity Buildings and s~t--ing pools p~ed for the
area, ~ felt t~t the area ~ould be a definite asset to the com-
mnity, T~re ~as no one else present vho vished to .c~ent re-
ardins this mtter, Chai~n pro tem Higgins declared C-3~ con-
tinued until the meeting of April 2~ 1961~
C, V-189 Ja~s ~nns ~ood~nt Drive - VarYrice f~om Side Yard Require~nts -
~, ~nn ~as present, Co~issioner Crisp read a report from the
Variance C~i~tee (requested at the ~eting on ~rch 27s 1961)s
rec~nding that this application for a Var~nce be denied,
~as the consensus of the Comission t~t there ~as no legal basis
on ~hich they could approve this Variance, CMi~n pro t~
Higgins declared the ~blic Rearing closed on V-189 at 7:59 P,
There ~as a motion by C~issioner Crisps seconded by C~lssioner
~derson~ that the repor~ [r~ the Variance C~ittees ~ted
April ~s 1961, be approved as.su~itted and t~t applicat~ou V-189
HiEgins. Noes ~ None. Absent: Glenn and ~ebster. Notion
~rried.
D, V-190 Jas, ~, Ga~nons Sarato~a-SunnFale Road - Variance ~rom Corridor
B~th ~rs, 'G~g~an'and:'N~ Palm ~r~ :presentS' '~, Pal~ advis~d.~t~a(
t~e lot"in:~u~s~io~'vaS~l~ger-t~n r~qui~ed, and '~ha( other ~ouses
i~ th~ i~d~e are~ ~ere 'built: on 'lots'of not '~re-~au 10'000-
square ~ee~ 'cMi~ p~o' tem"Higgins dec~ed ~the ~blic-Hearing
al~sedjbn V~lgO :a~ 8:20 P~ ~;' There ~a~ a motion b~ 'C~i~ioner
C~{sp; 'seConded by. Co~l~sioher B~nuet~,' ~at. approval ~ 'gra~ted:
V-190 fdr. a r~duction in '~6rridor ~idth f~om' 20. feec~a~-'req~i~e~''
by 'Ordinahce-3A-8~ to 15"fe~t at the east 'end oi the ~or~iadr 'a~d
no '~ence;:~a11~ 'etc, being:placed alos~r than five (5) ieet along
the entire length of the corridor on the south side, Roll call
Absent: Glenn and ~ebster, ~tion carried,
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~ann~ng COmmqssion , Hlnutes - April 10, 1961 - Continued ,
E, V-192 - E, Lee qutaenb~r. ryL Buc~haven Lane - Variance fr~n Side Yard
Requiremen.~s on Si:reet Side of Cotear Let -
Dr, Quisen~-i~. was present to give further dets/ls regarding
this request for a Vazlance. Dr. ~h6nms Goane].li and l'.h'. J~hn
E. Po~k~ neighbors, vote prosent and advised ~hat they had no
objections. l~x. Ta~eshita, the designsr, advised that he had
checked vl~h FX, Greene at the City Office and received verbal
approval before plans ware e~mpleted. It was the general con-
sensus of the Canmission that in approvi~ this Vorl~ne~ they
would not be granting Dr. Quiseuberry a privilege denied others
in the area. Cha.trm~, pro tern Htggtns declared ~-he Public
Hearing on V-192 closed at 8:36 P. li, There was a motion by
Co---tssioner-Crisps seconded by CommissL~uer Antlersons that
V-192 be granted approval, Roll call vote: Ayes: Anderson,
Bennett,..Cr, icp a.a Higgins, ~es: None. Absent: Glenn and
14ehster, ~oti~n- carried.
Chairman pro tern Htggius d~clared Publa Hearings closed for the-even/rig
8:40 P.
80~.KTTEE REPORTS
A. SUBDIVISION AND BI~LDv_}h~ SITES
· - 1. SDR-239 , ~Barbara Caldwells. Bi.~ Basin. ~a}, - Apartmen.is ,
C~-.~ salonex ~,ude_rse~ advised that ceadittons oE tentative
approval had been established for this application, Mrs.
Caldwell 'was present. ~ere was a m~ion by
Amtersen~ se,~gnded by C~emlsstaner C~tsp, ~hat this ap-
' ' pl~e~ticn be granted tentative approval subject to the
nine (9) e~ndit~.Gas contorted in the Butldtn~ Si~,s Com-
mitcue R~port dated April 7~ 1961; motion carried.
SDR-257 - Stern end Renzel. ,.~to Medical Ce~:er - Request for
A revlse~i B~ild.~.ng 31~_e Conn'F,l'~e~ Repox~, dato~ ~,prLt
1961~ was subnd~te~t in cannecttau with-this applicataton.
PiE. Stern ~as present. The~ x:as a mot~_nn by
Criap, seconded by C~mm,iss,~,ener B~.,~ae==, tha~ the condi-
tinus of rexretire approval for SDR-257 be x~vised in
e~rdan,~e wJ, th the Revised Building site Cc~nittee Report
dated Aprt/3, 1961; m~i~n e~rrisd.
Pl~mnin~ Co-~.,-.sicn - Minutes - A~r~l !.0, ]961 - Continued -
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Ill. A. 3. SD,- 258 - Brom: and Kauff~,.x',~ Titus ana Bellwood .- S:~bdi.lic:J.on
56 Lets ~
~. B~'~ aud ~. Splitstone were presents and ad,jlsed the
Co~i,~81on iihat the c.cndition~ o~: teut~,tive approval were
acceptable~ ~ere ~.zas a mou!on by Co~2sslome~ Crisps
seconded L7 C,~issiouc= Ande~s,)n~ Chat Sd-258 be Zr~ted
t~ntu~ive app'~oval subject: ~o ~h,.~ 20 c=~nditions contained
in the Suhdivfstcn C,o~Ittce report dated April 10~ 19611
motion ~rr!ed.
b7 Com.'~s:3~.aLer kZh[l].T~On~ ueeoe=dcd b~ C~l. ssto~er ~isps
12 ~x,a~dl.~:ions ceD.taLned in the Bulidi~ Site Con,m~ttee
port d~.~ed March 2/, 1.961; m9%.!ou car~ied.
G.~o.'Ze 5~%~pa '~aa present to represent the appll. cnn~s and
a,/'~,lse4 ~Elat th~ condlZ!ons of Cantat~ apFroval were ac-
c'~'-~t~L]~ '~- !q~oa.., of Sc.aE:~ii y :Tupresch~in~ the Azule
Wa ~
Hap~'o~'c~'~ A:;aoc~!ation~ subml~ted a letter exp~ esziP~ con-
ccTn i;eg~:Tdf.~ tz',.f."~.c c~ngez~'iou when tkl.s land was
. e'~'l, ed
lo2ed. ~e Cc~;~.~j.s~iez~ displayed the r ~ 8 tentati~e map
I:o uhOw t:%at %~:~$ ~itt;ati,Dn ha~ [~en cozrectc=:]. ~t,ere was
a moticj b~; Co~,:LJcion~r .Cnf]e::~c,ns ser,or:ded [y
CTisp~ that SD..258 be grar. tzd tenzai:k~s aF. pro.~al~ ~uhject
tO uh.3 Z9 c0nditlc.no cc,riCa:'.~:e,~ In ~h~ Subdlq!jion Co~dttee
Repor~ da~c~ ~TI.! 7a 'a~j' ~9~ioa car~'ied~
I~'. [Lma'rv=~z wn.L poesent and d:~scussed the conditions of
~enta;::%~;.~ ap?i:~v~ .[ with the C~.~Lsslon. ~tere ~;as a
tion b7 Co~d.s~lrA~ar fnde:;c,T'.: se;onded by Cc~issioaer
Crisp~ iha'~: this npFl~catlon (SD,1-269) B.~ gi'an~ed tentative
approval s,:bjec~ ~o the ten (10) conditions contained
the B,~iiding Size Co~ttCee Report da~ed April 7~ 1961;
motio~ carzied.
Plar.,nin~ Couxniss{.on - Mfnur. es - April 10,.~19..61 -__g_~_t~n..u_.e:~ -
III. A. 7. .S_D_R-.]70 - L.o.~i_~r.._LM.~_Zic~z~__J~Za_EoZ.~.-Loc Ca;_'os Road - Building Site
Direc.'or ef Publie go;'ks }Iuff, road a letter f,.,:o~ the Health
Dopart~aon~ advising tha~ acquisition o£ additional property
or a sanita'~y sewer conne,:tien would bc mecessa,_'y fez
Eoa!~h De. pa~tmeut a!:p~oval cf this appllcatlcn, ~'!~.ere was
a mo;%~.om by Commissioner Ande.~.'s:a~ seconded by Commissioner
Cl:iSp~ .~:h.~ t,~,Zs appl.i. cation (SDR-270) be denied on th,
bas'~s of the iniormation contained in ~lxe letter from the
Health Depa~..~no,xt; mo~:Icn carried,
So ~p-L_.2,.T!- F_.rank Shejllx_~oK.d.~_.~r,_q~p.e~;t~_.R_~a_~.l..._~be_.~._~9.e,_~n_S_9~alr2~unnpal
Rr, ad aad ScullJf_.A'~__.e_a_~!) - S.~b;livisicu-, 69 Lo~.s -
MEo ShapEor,'! and l.~r, Kae~,~cr] img ~c pre~,en.' and advised
that L~a tend.it.tons cf tental:;'~e apl,row;l. were
· libra was a motion by CD'mml~,'.mor .~,~.do~on, se,:o~de'i by
Com~;tss.~.oner Cri~p~ the= ','l~Is a~bdi~rlstcn (SI~-2V1) be
gran_'ot .ten~a~'ive approval subje~zt to the 20 c.~nditions
con.~a~:.~d in the Sabdivisio.~ ComMittee Report dated
April i9, 1961; moi:i~n carried,
9. SDE-273 - Colbezi: II:}'_~t.~_~_L'~:.a..._P..._2'.~.r..~a - .B..~.'L~.in_lL Si~e ~j~__o;~ -
Dir.zc~.oz of, Public Works Huff. road a cormunl,;atfon fr. om
~ltc }i~aleh Depe.'_~'3v.~on~ sta~'.'ng ~hat ~h~. lo~ in q..:esP. ion had
J:,3e~x dluapp,:oved for se.p=Ic ~anlc due to d~ain ,~;,n7 intar-
f~rca,~.e, tlgK~: s--r:.;. and topofSraphy. Mz-. Nakata adviaad
l:ha: he wa~ pu~jchasitlg this py.',~l:~.r~y oubJeat to Building
Sire ApF::a~a].s aad requostad an opport:m.~_t:y ::o discuss
this matter ~i."h t:he ilealth Department. Chairman p:'o tern
Hlg,o, ins o~'dem:ed SDR-273 cc:,ttnued until ~.he next regula{:
mooa~ing so ~ha~ M,'. Naka--a would have an cpporeunity ~
10. SDR-.2v4 - Jos.'.,.r.X "~ ~.:.nno.. i~ia:'co Road -. p.i!tl~'.~..r_i~_p.Sj~-,.proval_-
D~rG.3~.nr of Pnb.,..L'. Works Hu'~ adv_'se.~ ~ha~ the ltealth
D~pa.:~m6u'3: had d~_sapprov~.d t~.ds ~o~ for sel,':~ic ~ank be-
caus~ of inadequa','e a~ea. idr. Romeo was prosen~. and
quea':'c~_ an oppo'-'tuniay to c:}nta.:,t the Eeal~h Departmoat.
Chairmar. pro :era Higg,_'ns ordered SDR-2Y4 continued uutfl
the nexP- regular mooZing to givo Mr. Romeo an opportunity
to discuss this matter with the Health Department.
Flanning Comissien - Minutes - April I0~ ~96~ - Continued -
III, A, 11. SDR-275 - ..Ar. thur He~leT~ Off Sobey Road - Buildin~ Site Ap~rnval -
Mr. Healey was proneat and aSreed to the conditions of
tentative approval established for this application. There
was a motion by Conrn{ssioner Anderson~ seconded by CompeLs-
sinner Crisps that SDR-275 be granted t'eut~tive approvals
subjec~ to the ten (10) conditions contained in the
Buildin~ Site Committee Report dated April 10~ 1961; motion
carried.
12, SDR-277 - ~art GiraudoL~Reid Lane - Building Site Approval -
There was a motion by Commissioner AndeTsons seconded by
Commissioner C~isp~ that ~his appliuatieu (SDR-277) be
granted ten=drive approval subject to the three (3) condi-
tioi~ cepta:/ned In the Building Site Committee Report
dated April 10~ 1961; ~otion carried,
13. SDR=279 - Its. JSE~ S"lliX~_Fa~d Lane - Build_in3_~t~_A~p_p~,sl -
Mr. S~:affo~d was present to represent the applicant. Cem-
missloiter ~iderson advised that conditions of ten%ati~e
approval bad not been established for this Building Site
Approval° Chei~man p~o tem l{lggins ordered 8DR-279 con-
tinued until tha~eting of April 24s ].961.
14. S__P.~-280 - ~'s. ~3~__~.'Zl~.%e/P]__~e Road - Buildings. Site ApprOval -
}~. K/ruse was present and reviewed the conditions of ten-
tative approval with the Comn~taslon. There was a motion
by Commissioner Ahderson, seconded by Coumalssioner Crisps
that SDR-280 be granted tenta~ive approvals subject to the
nine (9) condit~ons contained in the Building Site Commit-
tee Repo~t dated April 10, 1961; motion carried.
B. ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE CONTROL
i. A-43 - W~lter Jo Johnson° S~gn. I..a~2j~X~__Quitn SI,<,p~m~ Center -
On the rs~enm~endat!on of the Architectural and Site Control
Committees this ~tter was conZin~ed to the meeting on
April 24, 1961.
Plannin6 Commissie~ - 14inures - Aprfl 10s 1961 - Continu_,e~ -
III, B, 2, A-47 - GeorZe Day Homes,. Sia~I Real. Esl:a_~.e O~f~C~ Sar. ato~a Avenue
and P~rk Plaz____ea-
~aeArchiteetural and Sft~ Central Ca~dtt~e advised tha~
after explalvinS to the applicant~s satisfaction the non-
eonfonn~.~ty Of the st~n with the new Sign Ordinance, the appli-
cant a~reed that denial of this application ~as in the best
interest of all concerned, There was a motion by Commissioner
Bonnerrs seconded by Commissioner Crisps that this applica-
tion (A-47) be denied; motion carried,
3, A-50 -.SarateEn Country Club - Accessory Bu~ldiu~ -
Dell Ross was present to represent the applicant, Commis-
sioner Hi881ns advised that the Architec~ural and Site Con-
trol Conntttee did not feel that they could approve the
buildinn in question as a permanent buildlea for the Country
Clu'~, ~!=, Roas advised that the bulldtn~ had been there for
several years on a temporary basiss and asked if the
sion would a~aln be wiilln~ to approve it on a temporary
basiss since construction was be~inuin~ and it was needed,
XTs, S~e~easox~ who lives near the Club~ advised that she did
no~ object to the appearance of the bulldin~ on a permanent
ba~ts, ~e~e was a motion by Cor~nissioncr Bennett, seconded
by Cv~,~ss:LonerAnderson~ that this buildina be approved as
a temporary bulldin~ for a period of one (1) yeaEl motion
cuEtied,
4, A-5__2- Pat_.2.~__M~sson ~ine~Za_~_3,~Eehouse Addition -
Mro Berti was present to repreaent the applicant~ and dis-
cussed the poss!bill~y of a E~orml.laters Fee ~ith the Com-
mission, ~mre was a motion by Ceun~sstoner Bonnerrs seconded
by C~m~issioner Crisps ~hat thi.s application be approved sub-
ject to payment of a Storm~aters Ft!e of $675,00 per acre
for the entire bu~.ldiu~ sl::e~ motion carried,
1V, PETITIONS AND CRI~VANCES
~-~8 - Standard Oil Company o~_Califo=n%~_§e..n.ice S~ation~ Argonaut Shoppina
Cen~er -
Director of Public ~orks Huff read a letter ~rom Standard Oil Company
of California requestlet reconsideration of the limitation placed on
the size of the si.an in connection with their service station, After
discussions there was a motion by Co~missiouer Crisp~ seconded by Com-
~/ssioner Hi~inss that the Counisstcn approve the plastic interior
lighted sign with a maximum area of 24,4 square feet x~hich was referred
to in the letter frum Standard 011 Company of Califorula~ dated April
1961 avd s~Ened by D, Mollere Roll ~all vote: Ayes: Anderson~ Cris
a~d H!.aalns, lloes: Bennett, Absent: Glenn and ~eb~er,
carried,
Plannin~ Cemiss~.en - MiDurns - April I01 1961 - Cont__&~,je__d-
Ccmnissioner Bennett read a report fTom the Ar,.'hitect'ural and S:f~e Control Com-
mit=ee recommending that th."-"s CoLun~t(:tee be renamed ~I~e Architectural Design
Review Commit=cos and making further recommendations reg~zd~ng the functions of
this C~mitten. There was a mo~.ion by Ccmmissicner Be. nnett. secondud by Com-
missioner Crisp~ that this repor~ be app=cved and adopted; marion carried.
There was a motion by CommissloneT Anderson~ seconded by Commission,or Crisps
that the meetir~ be adJcur~!ed until 7:00 P. M. on ~n4:{y~ April 17~ 1961~ a=
~hich t~m_~ the Co~missien will meet a~ City Hall for a Study Session; motion
carried°