HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-07-1984 City Council Minutes M]lqUTES
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Tuesday, August 7, 1984 - 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: C~L,l~unity Center Meeting Room, 19655 Allendale Avenue
TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting
Planning Cu~,~sSion Rec~mlendations Concerning Design Review Appeal at 12319
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(adjourned from 8/1 meeting)
Councilmembers Clevenger, Hlava, MDyles and Mayor Fanelli were present at
7:06 p.m. Councilmember Callon was absent.
Bill Heiss rose to speak on behalf of his' client, Robert Dewey. He sta~ed
that they had attenpted to relocate the house where it would be least visible
by shifting it south as far as possible. He explained in' detail the locations
of various lan~ak3rks, using slides and charts.
Ku~t Andarson, architect for the project, submitted a revised plan showing
the new location of the house. He believed the new 'location caused the house
to apFear less massive, lc~er, and shorter in the view line.
Mr. Heiss noted that the Panning CommisSion had stipulated that the landscaping
design should return to then rather than being reviewed by staff.
Russell Crowther spoke as the appellant. He sut~nitted a letter frc~ Sandy
Santoriello objecting to the new site .on grounds similar to his objections
to the original site. Mr. Crowther felt the house should have been changed
in design and moved to a previously-approved pad. He also stated that one
of the Planning' CommisSioners voting on the issue had not been s~orn in.
Mayor Fanelli noted that the new Planning CuLu~lissioner had indeed been
officially sworn in before the meeting by the Deputy City Clerk; she had
again been sworn in at a later meeting of the City Council purely as a
cerenonial matter. The public hearing was closed at' 7:35 p.m.
Councilmenbets discussed issues. Councilmember Clevenger. felt the house
extended significantly above the .ridge line and would be visible. The p~se
of design review, she-said; is'to review how proposed hc~es would affect
the neighbors, and she felt the =beuse would have great impact and would not
fit in as well as some others in the area.
Councilmember Moyles felt the applicant had addressed his concerns, and the
house projected only a reesenable height above the ridge line. Councilmember
Hlava said she had not felt the proposed home was intrusive to begin'with,
and she was concerned about the amount of grading necessary for the revised
design, since it might cause an erosion problen. Councilmember Fanelli felt
the landscaping should be subject to Planning cu~a~asSion review rather than
staff review.
HLAVA/FAN~r.T.I MDVED TO D~NY APPEAL AND APPROVE DESI(I~ REVLBW A-958 PER THE
STAFF REPORT AS REV/~:~:,~ 5/15/84 AND W~'f~ THE ADDED CONDITION THAT THE LANDSCAPE
PLAN BE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS OPtOSED TO THE PERMIT REVIEW
DMSION. Passed 3-1 (Clevenger opposed).
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully suhnitted,
dra~e E. Cory
Deputy city Clerk