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AGENDA
DATE: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Council Chambers/Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA
TYPE: Regular Meeting
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ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Manny Cappello, Joyce Hlava, Jill Hunter, Robert Kundtz, Susie Nagpal, Yan Zhao and Chair Linda
Rodgers
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MINUTES:
Draft Minutes from Regular Planning Commission Meeting of May 24, 2006
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Any member of the Public will be allowed to address the Planning Commission for up to three minutes on matters not
on this agenda. The 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 under Planning
Commission direction to Staff.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS- PLANNING COMMISSION DIRECTION TO STAFF:
REPORT OF POSTING AGENDA:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on June 8, 2006.
REPORT OF 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, pursuant to Municipal Code 15-90.050 (b).
CONSENT CALENDAR
- None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
All interested persons may appear and be heard at the above time and place. Applicants/Appellants and
their representatives have a total of ten minutes maximum for opening statements. Members of the Public
may comment on any item for up to three minutes. Applicant/Appellants and their representatives have a
total of five minutes maximum for closing statements.
1. APPLICATION #06-388 (389-46-013 &013) – SUB-ACUTE, 13425 Sousa Lane: The applicant
has made changes to the project site’s landscaping, which are not in compliance with an approved
site plan and modify the site plan to add a children’s play area to the rear yard. The Planning
Commission will consider amending the approved site plan to allow for the changes or require the
applicant to comply with the approved site plan. The site is zoned R-1, 10,000. (Therese Schmidt)
Item to be continued due to noticing error.
2. APPLICATION #06-208 (517-38-005, 517-38-006, 517-38-007) – WOODS, 15595 Peach Hill
Road: Between June 9, 1999 and January 12, 2000, the applicant received Planning Commission
approval for all required entitlements for this project and had commenced construction. However,
due to inactivity, the building permits expired, which in turn voided the Planning Commission
approval of all entitlements. The applicant is now ready to resume construction and is requesting
that the Planning Commission approve the following entitlements that were previously granted:
(1) Design Review Approval to construct a 6,769 square-foot, two-story residence. (2) Use Permit
approval to allow a water tank within the rear setback and an emergency generator. (3) Variance
approval to allow retaining walls in excess of 5 feet in height. (4) Grading Exception approval to
allow grading in excess of 1,000 cubic yards for a parking lot on an adjacent 6.2-acre parcel. The
project site is 10.8 acres and is located in the Hillside Residential zone. (Suzanne Thomas)
3. APPLICATION #06-323 (517-10-005) – SLOAN (applicant)/ROBINSON (owner), 14524 Oak
Street: The applicant on behalf of the owner is requesting Design Review Approval to construct a
two-story home that will have 2,521 square feet of living area with an attached 488 square foot
garage. The maximum height of the home will be approximately 26 feet and will be situated on a
19,391 square foot vacant lot situated behind another lot fronting Oak Street that is the site of an
existing two-story historic home currently being remodeled. The property is located in the R-1-
10,000 zoning district. (Lata Vasudevan)
DIRECTORS ITEM
- None
COMMISSION ITEMS
- None
COMMUNICATIONS
- None
ADJOURNMENT TO NEXT MEETING
- Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers/Civic Theater
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this
meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (408) 868-1269 or ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us. Notification 48 hours prior to
the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR
35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).
Certificate of Posting of Agenda: I, Abby Ayende, Office Specialist for the City of Saratoga, declare that the
foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Saratoga was posted on June 8, 2006
at the office of the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and was available for public
review at that location. The agenda is also available on the City’s website at www.saratoga.ca.us
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