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SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
JUNE 08, 2016
7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
Civic Theater | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga CA 95070
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Vice Chair Tina Walia, Commissioners Joyce Hlava, Sunil Ahuja,
Kookie Fitzsimmons, Wendy Chang, Leonard Almalech
ABSENT: Chair Dede Smullen, excused
ALSO PRESENT: Erwin Ordoñez, Community Development Director
Rick Smeaton, Sr. Planner
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Action Minutes from the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of May 25, 2016.
FITZSIMMONS/CHANG MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 25, 2016. MOTION PASSED. AYES:
WALIA, HLAVA, AHUJA, FITZSIMMONS, CHANG. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: SMULLEN.
ABSTAIN: ALMALECH.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
Any member of the public will be allowed to address the Planning Commission for up to three
(3) minutes on matters not on this agenda. This law generally prohibits the Planning
Commission from discussing or taking action on such items. However, the Planning Commission
may instruct staff accordingly regarding Oral Communications.
REPORT ON APPEAL RIGHTS
If you wish to appeal any decision on this Agenda, you may file an Appeal Application with the
City Clerk within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of the decision.
1. PUBLIC HEARING
Applicants and/or their representatives have a total of ten (10) minutes maximum for
opening statements. All interested persons may appear and be heard during this meeting
regarding the items on this agenda. If items on this agenda are challenged in court,
members of the public may be limited to raising only issues raised at the Public Hearing or
in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to the close of
the Public Hearing. Members of the public may comment on any item for up to three (3)
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minutes. Applicants and/or their representatives have a total of five (5) minutes maximum
for closing statements.
1.1. Design Review Modification MOD16-0006
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 16-15 approving the project subject to conditions of approval
included in Attachment 1.
ALMALECH/AHUJA MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16-15
APPROVING THE PROJECT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT 1. MOTION PASSED. AYES: WALIA,
ALMALECH, HLAVA, AHUJA, FITZSIMMONS, CHANG. NOES: NONE.
ABSENT: SMULLEN. ABSTAIN: NONE.
1.2. Requested Time Extension (EXT 16-001) of PDR14-0003/CUP14-0001
Recommended Action:
Approve Resolution No. 16-016 approving the requested time extension for the
project subject to conditions of approval.
ALMALECH/AHUJA MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16-16
APPROVING THE REQUESTED TIME EXTENSION FOR THE PROJECT
WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: GROVER HOUSE TO
BE PAINTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF APPROVAL. MOTION PASSED.
AYES: WALIA, ALMALECH, HLAVA, AHUJA, CHANG. NOES:
FITZSIMMONS. ABSENT: SMULLEN. ABSTAIN: NONE.
DIRECTOR ITEMS
COMMISSION ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT: 8:39 PM
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA
I, Janet Costa, Office Specialist III for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda
for the meeting of the Planning Commission was posted and available for public review on June
15, 2016 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City’s
website at www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 15th day of June 2016 at Saratoga, California.
Janet Costa, Office Specialist III
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