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CITY OF SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
DATE: Wednesday, July 12, 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 June 28, 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 July 6, 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 #06-411 Ordinance Amending Section 15-12.160 of the Saratoga Code relating to
Storage of Personal Property and Materials; - The City is proposing an update of this section including
but not limited to clarifying the length of time personal property and materials may be stored. (John
Livingstone) (This item is continued to this agenda from the 6/28/06 public hearing)
2. APPLICATION #06-311 (517-13-034) KANSKY, 16150 Cuvilly Way; - The applicant requests Design
Review approval to construct a new single-family dwelling on a currently vacant lot. The dwelling will
consist of approximately 6,077 square feet, including a garage approximately 762 square feet in size. The
height of the structure will not exceed the 26-foot height limitation. The site is located in the R-1-40,000
zoning district. Design Review approval by the Planning Commission is required pursuant to Saratoga
Municipal Code Section 15-45.060. (Shweta Bhatt)
3. APPLICATION #04-359 (510-26-001) BYRD, 19930 Sunset Drive; - The applicant requests Design
Review approval to construct a new single-family dwelling on a currently vacant lot. The dwelling will
consist of approximately 5,574 square feet, in addition to an approximately 5,181 square feet basement and
a 728 square feet detached second dwelling unit. The maximum height of the home will be 26 feet. The site
is currently located in Santa Clara County within the City of Saratoga’s sphere of influence and in the
Hillside Residential [HR] prezone. A request to initiate annexation of this approximately 86,153 (gross)
square foot parcel to the City was approved by the Saratoga City Council on June 7, 2006. (Lata
Vasudevan)
4. APPLICATION #06-405 (517-09-043, 517-09-018, 517-09-044) Comerica Bank (tenant)/Hiekali
(property owner), – 14410 Big Basin Way; The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to establish a
financial institution (bank) with an ATM in an existing approximately 5,249 square-foot vacant tenant
space in the newly remodeled Corinthian Corners commercial complex. The bank will face Big Basin
Way, abutting Starbucks Coffee Shop, with entrances from Big Basin Way as well as the side parking lot
facing Saratoga Los Gatos Road. The net lot size is 16,180 square- feet square-feet and the site is zoned
CH-1. (Therese Schmidt)
5. APPLICATION #06-218 (503-81-005) GREEN, 13000 Paramount Court; - The applicant requests
Design Review Approval to demolish a two-story single-family residence and accessory structure and
construct a two-story residence with an attached two-car garage and carport. The total floor area of the
proposed residence will be approximately 5,715 square- feet including the attached garage and carport.
The maximum height of the proposed residence will not be higher than 26-feet. The net lot size is 36,873
square-feet and the site is zoned R-1-40,000. (Therese Schmidt)
DIRECTORS ITEM
- None
COMMISSION ITEMS
- None
COMMUNICATIONS
- None
ADJOURNMENT TO NEXT MEETING
- Wednesday, July 26, 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 July 6,
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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