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CITY OF SARATOGA
PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
DATE: Tuesday, July 14, 1992
PLACE: Senior Center - Adult Day Care Center, 7:30 p.m.
19655 Allendale Avenue
TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting
The meeting is a study session between applicants, interested
citizens and staff, to discuss continued applications, advance
planning projects and general planning issues. The Planning
Commission has a policy that no decisions will be made at these
sessions. A written report will be made of the proceedings.
ROLL CALL - Present: Chairperson Caldwell, Commissioners Moran,
Forbes, Bogosian and Favero
Staff: Planning Director Curtis,
Associate Planners Adar and Walgren
Absent: Commissioner Durket
ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
1. DR-91-058 - SARATOGA PACIFIC OARB, 19205 CRISP AVE. (LOT #15)
Request for administrative consideration of exterior material
changes to a single family residence approved for construction
indicating horizontal wood siding in lieu of exterior stucco
finish. Revised plans and a material board were presented and
accepted by the Commissioners at the meeting.
2. CAL-NEON SIGNS - SAFEWAY SUPERMARKET, ARGONAUT SHOPPING
CENTER
Request for administrative sign permit approval to replace an
existing 92.5 sq. ft. individual letter Safeway sign with a
73.5 sq. ft. cabinet sign. Both the existing and the proposed
signs are internally illuminated. The existing sign currently
exceeds the allowable sign area of 75 sq. ft. for this
commercial tenant space. Existing and proposed exhibits were
presented and accepted by the Commissioners.
3. DR-90-043 - BUTLER, 15244 MONTALVO HEIGHTS CT.
Request for administrative consideration to add a 513 sq. ft.
room addition to a single family residence approved by the
Planning Commission and currently under construction. The
addition complies with the .previous allowable floor area
calculations governing this application, but would exceed the
current allowable floor area by 70 sq. ft. The Commissioners
directed staff to accept only an addition which would comply
with current standards pursuant to City policy, as presented
by the attendant Planning Director.
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City of Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes
Regular Adjourned Meeting - 7/14/92 Page 2
4. CITY OF SARATOGA - OPEN SPACE ELEMENT; Review of Open Space
Policies
Planner Adar reviewed the Commission's progress and comments
made at the 6/16/92 study session. She recommended that the
two issues related to the format and relation between goals
and policies be done after the completion of review of all the
policies.
As a general approach she suggested to list the applicable
goals at the head of each group of policies for each open
space issue.
The second recommendation was to postpone the discussion
concerning the on-going task force to a later stage after the
completion of the review of policies and implementation
program.
The Commission agreed with the recommendation and proceeded
with the review of policies starting with Policy #3.
Commissioner Moran was concerned that listing the goals by
numerical order may indicate priorities or importance. The
Commission agreed to discuss this subject at a later stage and
consider either removal of the numbers or adding a statement
for clarification of intent.
Policy #3 was reviewed and approved with the clarification
from the Planning Director that his staff will be responsible
for the Open Space Management Plan.
Policy #4 was approved as proposed. In relation to Policy #5,
the Commission directed staff to review the Parks and Trails
Master Plan and check how this policy is implemented through
the plan. Staff was also directed to consider expansion of
the policy and addition of implementation programs.
Policies for Unincorporated Hillside Areas
The Commission reviewed the introduction to these policies and
directed staff to make stronger statements emphasizing the
importance of the unincorporated hillsides to the community,
to its history, its recreation and visual values. It was
suggested that the second and third paragraphs be switched and
the statements be strengthened.
Policy #6 was approved by the majority of the Commission.
Policy #7 was revised to eliminate the last portion of the
statement and read:...."In evaluating future land uses,
efforts should be made to maintain agriculture uses as a
component of open space."
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Policies #8 and #9 were eliminated since the Commission felt
that the two statements are covered in policy #11 relating to
appropriate uses.
The Commission directed staff to study policy #10 and break it
into a policy statement and implementation program.
The Planning Commission agreed with staff recommendation to
proceed with the review at the following meetings and that the
correction of all the policies will be prepared and presented
to the Commission at the end of the review.
The next open space discussion is scheduled for the 8/4/92
regular adjourned meeting.
5. Planning Commission Attendance Policy
6. Fire Prevention Alternatives - 15500 Madrone Hill Rd.
ADJOURNMENT