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Home My WebLink About12-26-1961 Planning Commission Minutes SUMMARY OF MInuTES CITY O.~. SARATOGA PI~N~qII,'G COMMISSION T/meg 7:00 F. No, Tnesday, December 26, 1961 Place= Fruitvale Schools Fruitvale Avenues Sa=ataCa, California Type2 Regular Meeting The meeting was callcd to order by Chairman pro tom Bennett at 7:35 P. A. ROLL CALL Present: Co~missione~s Anderson, Bennett, Glenn and Johnson Absent: Co~missioners Crisp, 1~gg~_ns and Webster ~ere l~as a ~.on by Co~issioner Cle~, seconded by ~isstoner Anderson, that I:he readin8 of the minu=e~ of the las~ meet!uS be x~aived carried unanimously. Chaimn Be~at~ declared Public Hearings open for the evening a= ~:38 P. A. ~-35 - Saratoga Cooperative Nu=se~ S~col, Willi~s Avenue and Se=a- toga-Sunu~ale Road - Use Pe~ for New Lo~tion of Nurse~ School PUBLIC ~INC COR~D PROM DECMER 1~, 1961 Comissioner ~e~son read a report from the Subdivision aM Building Si~e C~ttee pertaining to this app].ica~ion. ~e Secreta~ reported t~s. Forbes Md called to file an objection ~o the gran~i~ of ~his Use Pe~ ~mless adequate parking aM better upskeep could be ruined. ~ere ~-as no one present who ~ished ~o coment further in con- neckion ~rlth thie matter, so Chaimn Beme~= declared the Public closed on ~-35 at 7:44 P. M. There was a motion by Comissioner ~- derson, secoMed by Comissiouer Clem, tha~ this Use Pemit (~-35) graced subjec= =o =he seven (7) co~i~ions enmeraced in ~he tepor= of =he Subdivision and Buildi~ Site 8omi~ee, dated Dec~er 21, 1961; m~iou ca=tied unau~mnsly. B. C-4~- B~aM Kauf~, Inc., FrosFec~ Avenue - Cba~e of Zonhg from "A" to '~-l-10w000" a~ '~-1-12~500 F-D" ~e Public ~i~ on C-40 ~as ~en~ a~ 7=46 P.M. ~e Score=dry ad- vised ~t a ~ice of Public H~=i~ had been published and ~t No=ices of Public ~i~ ~ be~mil~. A letter from Albert J. ~ffo, Pl~nnin~ Ccmmissi~n ~{n~t~s - Decenber 26~ 1961 II. B. C-4~ - Brown and Kapffm__~nn~ Inc_~. attorney for Joseph Pon, requesting that the most northwesterly 11.8 acres of the subject property be eliminated from this spplication for a Change of Zoning was read by the Secretary. Mr. Ruffo was present andwithdrew~ls request ~Then sdvised by the Commission that the Notice of Public Henring would have to be published again before action could be taken if this property was Co be excluded from the app]icaCiono A~ Scarf Report perta].ning to this application ~ms read by the Secretary. M, L, Splitstone ~ms present to represent the applicant and discussed this matter further with the Couln!eslono There ~s no one else present who ~.shed to consent regardinS this mat~e~ so Chaiz~an Bennett de- clare] the Public ~aa~ir~ closed on C-40 at 7:51 Pc M, There was a motion by Conanff~slon~r GZenns ascends] by Cueam~ssioner Johnson, tile Planning CommiSsion recommend to the City Council that C-40, Brown and Kauff~ann, Xztc~, application for CPmnge of Zoning, be approved as requested; moll.on carried unanimously, C, v_-,zj/- Alpha Land Company, Glen Eras Drive ~ Variance fzum Required Lot D~pth .fo~Er..One (1) Lot iq.~_~4 SubdiV~.a~.on' The Public l~a~'ing on V~208 was opaaed aC 7:52 Pc Me ~e Secretary ad- vised that Notices of Public it~a~ip~ lmd been mailed and tlmt no ten comm,lI~catia~m llnd been rece:~';,edo A Staff ReTort per~.aining ~o this appXication was read by the Secretary, John Griffin of A].plm Land Com- pany was present and discussed this matter further with the Comm!sDton, There was no one else present who x.~sl~ed to speal~ reaa~ding this matters so Clmirman Bennett declared the PubZ].c l{ea~:fp~ closed on V-208 at 7:56 P, M, There was a motion by Cocm~.ssioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Johnaon~ thac this Variaa~.e ~208 - Alpha Land Company) be granted as requested] motion carried uuan~nously, Chairnmn Bennett decl. 83ced Pnblic Hearings closed for the evenit~ at 7:58 P, It, S~BDIVIEIONS AI~) BUII~ING SITES A, SD- 327 - Brown and Fauffmanns Into, Prospect Avenue - Subdivision - 228 M. Lo SplitsCone was present to represent the epplican~ and discussed th].s application with the Commission° Commissioner Anderson explained Chat the proposed conditions of approval contained a condition per- Cainiu~ to sidewalks or pathways, but thaC the decision had noC been made as to whether the applicant would be asked to comply with this coMiCion, Mr, Splitstone advised tImt the applicant objected to side- walks in Saz'atoga= bt~C would not refuse Co comply ~rlCh the condition if the Conmdssion decided chac they ~;ere necessary, Fir. Splitston3 ex- pressed satisfaction ~th the other conditions, There was a motion by Coclaissioner ADderson, seconded by Commissioner Glenn, that the tenta- tive map for SD-327, Brown and Kauffmanns Inc,, 228 lots off Prospect Avenue, be approved subject to the 18 coMiCions enumerated in the Sub- division Committee Report dated December 22, 1961; notion carried unanimously, Pl,annin~ Comma:salon Minutes - December 26, 1961 .~ Can't III, B, SD- 328 - Palo ato Development Corporations Saratoga Avenue - Subdi- vision - 247 Lots Leo Ruth was present to represent the applicant and expressed satis- factionwith the proposed conditions of approval, There was an orion by Comissiouer Anderson, seconded by Connissioner Johnsons that the tentative map £or SD-328, Palo Alto Development Corporations 247 lots oi~ Saratoga Avenues be approved subject to the ten (10) conditions satan°rated in the Subdivision Coaittee Report dated December 26s 19611 motion carried uz~vtmnusly, C, SDR-329 - Paul S, Blend~ Pierce Read - Buildinn Site Approval - i Lot rl~ applicant ~as present and ~pressed satis~action wi~h the proposed conditions of approval, There ~as a motion by Comissioner Anderson~ seconded by Co~,,'.,issioner G!enn, Chat the tentative map for SDR-329s Paul S, Blend, 1 lo~ on Pierce Road, be approved subJec~ to the ten (10) conditions satan°raCed in the BuildinS Site Comittee Report dated December 22, 1961; motion carried unanimously, D, SD2-330 - Ho G, Zinnnennan, FIerce Road and Palom~no ~ay - Buildinn Site Approval -j. Shel. ley Williams and lira, Noeggerath ~=ere p~esent to represent the ap- plicant and expressed satts£ac'Cionwith the proposed cond~tions o£ ap- proval, 1~ere yes a motion by Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Com- missioner Johnson, ~hat ~he tent:stirs map fcr SDR-330, H, G, Ztmm rman e 1 lot on Pierce Road and Palminn ~a}'s be approved subject to the 13 conditions contained in the Buildin~ Site Cennittee Report dated Decem- ber 22, 19611 motion carried uuanimo,~sly, E, SDR-331 - Irish Ep. mes~ Bi~ Basin ~ay o}uil~n~ Si~e A~groval - 1 Donald ~alker ~s preseu~ to represent the applicant, The Sect°tar/ advised that there ~as a question as to ~he~her a single fnmt~.y resi- dence was allowed in a Counueity Commercial (C-C) Zone, and since he had not heard ~rom the City Attorneys suagested that this matter be continued until the next regular meeting, On the basis of this sug- gestions Chairnan Bennett directed SDR-331 continued until the meeting on January 8, 1962, F, SDR-332 - John Re Dooley, Park Drive and P~rae Drive - BuildinS Site Approval - I Lot .. _ The applicant was not present, Comissioner Anderson stated that only standard conditions were involved in connection with this application, There yes a motion by Commissioner Andersons seconded by Comiseloner Glenns that the tentative map for SDR-332~ John R, Dooley, Par~ Drive and Hums Drive, be approved subject to the eleven (11) conditions enumerated in the Building Site Conm~ttee Report dated December 19611 metion carried unanimously° I'V, DESIGN REVIE~J V, NEN BUSINESS The Secretary advised that a connun'~cation had been received f~om the Santa Clara Count~ Plannina Co~nisalon co~ni~ an application fur a Use Permit fo= a tesCauran~ a~ Rolling ttille Lodge, located jus~ outside the city l~its of Saratoga on RoIli~ Hills Road, ~ere was a sio~r Johnson, seconded ~ Co~issioner Gl~n~ tha~ th~.s matt~ be referred to the Subdivision Comittee for a reco~eD~ation to the Zoning ainistra- tots and that the Zon~.ng ~inisttator ~tanait this rec~eMa~bn Co~y Pla~tn~ C~ssion~ ~, OLD BUS~ESS C~iss~oner Cle~ raised ~he question of the Street N~e Cu~ee and suE- 8est~ thaC ~he Comiss;~on request tha~ the ~yor appoint th~s ~l=~ee as soon as ~ossible, C~missioner ~der~on suS~ested ~.= perhaps ~ers the Plan~n~ Co~s~ion could be appointed to se~e t~ora~ily, ~e Secre- ca~7 ~as directed =o ~ite a le~te~' to the City C~t=~cil in ~ction ~th ~lxie marcel, vII. C~C~TI0N~ A, 1, The Secretary read a letter f~om the ~%u].e I~=ovement Association in ~ection with the Sia~l 0i1 ~ta=lon proposed for the areas a~ advised that he had drafted a letter In r~ly ~laini~ the preaenC 8tat~ of the Sia~l 0il Co~y avplica~ion, CMi~n Be~et~ direci~ thaC the 5ecreta~J transit the letter as drafted, 2, A letter from Alp~ Land C~any conce~nik~ s~reet ~es ~as by the Secra~a~y, john eriZfin of Alpha La~ Co~a~ ~ms present a~ advised t~t =heir fi~l map ~d be checked by the Coun~ ~thin ~he ~xeek and thq ~ould be ready to sub~t street n~es for =he subdivision, After discussion~ ~he Secretary was se~ ~he let~e~: from Alpha Land C~pany to ~he Cl~y Council toaether ~th the letter the Comissiou had directed h~ to ~iCe in co~ec- t~on ~ith th~s B, 0~ Chaise Be~t tha~ed Counc~lmn Hartman ~or his presence at the meeting, C~n ~nne~c declared the ~etin~ adjou~ at 8:50 P. ~, Respectfully submttt. eds S nl H ~ k S ta ey , e' al er~ ecretary Saratoga Plannin~ Cor~!sSion V