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Home My WebLink About11-26-1962 Planning Commission Minutes SU~blRY OF NINIrIES C.ITY .OF SARATOGA PLANNllt~ CO~ISSION Time= 7:00 P. N., ~onday, November 26, 1962 Place~ Fruit-vale Schools Frultvale Avenue, Sarato~s, California Type: ReSular Neetix~ I, ROUTINE ORGAITIZATION Chairman lqebster called the meeting to order at 7:00 P, A, I~,OLL CALL Present= Co~nisstone~s Anderson, C~tsp, Glenn, Johnson, Kell,~ and ~/ebstero Absent: Cc~nissioner Covleyo (Ccn~nissioner Cooley arrived at 7:05 Po N°) Be NINU~S Ccqu~tseloner Glenn moved, seconded by C,-.~..lssioner/ruderson, that the readin~ o£ the minutes of the meetix~ of Nov~xnher 13, 1962s be vaived and Chat the minutes be epproved as prepared and subzltted ~o the metion carried unanimously, IIo P.UBLIC HEARINGS IIIo SUBDIVISI. ONS.. AND BUILDING SI~-S As SDR-381 - Robert NorSan, June Way - Suildin~ Site ~pproval - 3 Lots Cg. ntimmd fr.c~m~ November 13s 1962 Commissioner Anderson advised that conditions of approval haS not been prepared since the revised mp had not been filed, He sugges~aS, ~here- fetes that this matter be continued until the nex~ regular Cl~irman Websfete on the basis of this information, directed SDR-381, Robert Norgan, continued until the meetin~ on December 10, 1962o Commissioner Ccwley arrived a~ 7:05 Po B° S.DR-38~ - Fen~on E° Silvey, Norton Road - Build!n~ Site Approval - 1 Lot Con~inued £rom November 13~ 1962 ... Co~m!esioner Anderson aSvised tha~ ~he Buildin~ Site Cemmit~ee ~as no~ pzepared to make a recommendation with regard ~o this application since ~he applicant haS no~ supplied the additional information requested by the City Eneineero I~ ~as the reco~nendation o£ the Buildin~ Si~e Can- mittee that this ma~ter he continued until ~he ne~t regular mee~ix~o pl~nntn~ cou~tsslon. Minutes - No,v~m,her 26~ 1.9.62 - Coqt. inue~, On the basis of this recomnendat'ion, Chairman ~lebster directed SDR-384s Fenton g. Silveys continued until the meetin~ on Dece~l>er 10, 1962. Co S..DR.-385 - Coccardi Corporation, Pierce RosS - Buildin~ Site Approval - 2 Lots Commissioner Anderson advised thqt the Buildin~ Site Co~nittee had met ~vith representatives of the Coccardi Corporation and they had decided to submit a revised map, dividing this property into four lots instead of t~o. It was his recommendation that this matter be continued until the next regular meeting to allow the applican~ adequate time to revise the tentative map. On the basis of this reccn~nendation, Chairman lqebster directed SDR-385 continued until the meeting on December 10, 1962, Do SDR-386 - .R._icha~d La~onx. Pierce Read - Buildin~ Site App. reval - I Lo~. Ce~aulssloner Anderson advised that this was a difficult lot to develop' ands for this reasons had been purchased subject to Build~nE SIte Approval, The applicants after meeting with the Buildin~ Site Co-~t~tee, had decided to give this purchase further thoughts so it was the recommendation of the Co~-..4ttee that this matter be continued until the next regular meetin8. Chairman ~/ebster directed SDR-386s Richard Lawton, continued until the meetin~ on December 10, 1962, IV, DESIGN REVIEi4 Vo NE~ BUSINESS A, The Secretary gave a brief report with regard to his trip to Pomena to attend the K~YOReS IqORKSHOP, and advised the Cuu~uisston that he would sub- mita written report at a later date. In anwder to a question from the Chairroans he stated that while he did not feel that the Pomeea Mall was feasible for SararoSa, he felt that perhaps a similar parking assessment district ~,a_ a modified nmll might be practical. Be The Secretary advised that Mrs. Georgia Ryder was writing her thesis on development of a library in Saratoga and would like to discuss this met- ter with the Con~aisston at some futere date. He further advised that Mayor Brazil had requested that the Planning Department cooperate in this endeavor since the information contained in the thesis would be available to the City. The Secretary suggested that the General Plan Cuu~aittee be appointed to study the project prior to its presentation to the entire Coumaission. On the basis of this suggestions Chairman lqebster requested that the General Plan Cogmtttee meet with lira. Ryder to discuss this matter at the earliest conveniance of both parties, Planx~n~ Conunlssion l~inutes - November 26~ 1962..- Co_ntinu~. Vl, OLd. BUSZNESS Ao B.;.o. wn & Kauffnmnn~. In~., - Request that 0live Trees he added to ~pproved Tree. List - C.onti.nued from .November 13t. 1962. Ce~lssioner Glenn advised that the Design Review C~lttee had discussed this matter with Plro Van Renssalaer and Counctlv~_n Hartm-~ as requested and they had felt that since these were speciment olive trees they should be accepted as the required street treeso They had su~ested, ever, that rather than add olive trees to the approved tree list (since they might not be suitable in all circumstances} that each such case be considered on its own merit, It x;as the recommendation of the Design Review Cu,~ittee that the specimen alive trees be accepted in this instance, but that olive trees not be added to the approved tree list at this There was a metion by Conmissioner Glerm, seconded by Con=his,loner that the request that specimen olive trees be allowed as the required street trees in the Brown & Kauffmann Subdivision (Prides Crossir~) be approved; marion carried urtnnlmously, Co~lssionsr Johnson moved, seconded by Co~m!ssioner Crisps that the C.~alssion adopt the reconunendation oE the Design Review Co~ittee that olive trees not be added to the approved tree list at this time; motion carried uns~ir~USly, B, SD-333 - Alpha Laad C~n~any, SaratoSa-Sunn~vale Road - Kequest that Com- m.i..ssion clarify intent of Condition #7 of Conditions of Approval The Secretary stated that PIt, Gri£fin of Alpha Land Company had requested that the Co~aission clarify the intent of Condition ~7 since there seemed to be some misunderatar~iing at Council level with regard to this, He read a draft of a memo to the City Council clarifyim~ this matter, PaT, Griffin wee present to discuss his request with the Cun...~ission, The Commission ~reed that the intent o~ Condition ~7 was not that the entire 15 acres should be drained to Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, but only that portion that naturally drained to Seratoga-Suenyvale Road, There was a marion by Comais,loner Johnson, seconded by C~.-i~{ssioner Glenn, that the Chairman be authorized to sign the letter drafted by the Secretary clarifying the intent o~ Condition ~7; marion carried unspim~uSZy, Chairman 14ebster acknowledged Councilman Drakes, presence end welcomed him to the meeting, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:40 Po Respectfully submi~teds Stanley 14, 14~ker, Secretary C'r*ff OF SARATCGA ~ C41~ISS'rOH .A.~ENDA 7:00 P, N,, ~nday~ ~ber 26, 1962 F~i~ale Sch~l, F~itvale Ave~e, Sarato~, C~tfo~ia I. ~o~ OR~A~ A. K~L C~L II. P~LIC III. S~DIVISIONS ~ BU~.n~C A. SDR-38~ - ~berC ~2an. June ~ay - Buildi~ Site ~p~oval - 3 ~ts - ~ntinued ~r~ N~er 1~, 1962 SDR-3~ - F~ton E. Silvey~ Norton Ro~ - Buildin~ Site ~pw~al I Lot - Con~inu~ from N~ 13, 1962 SDR-38~ - ~c~i Co~Cion~ Pierce Ro~ D. SD~-386 - Richard ~on~ Pierce Road - Bnilding Site Approval E. DESIGN ~V~E~ ~. O~ BUSINESS B~ & ~uf~n~ I~. - Eeq~st that Olive ~ees be added to the appr~ Tree List - Conti~ed N~ber 13, 1962 VII. C~~O~ B,