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CITY OF SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
DATE: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Council Chambers/Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA
TYPE: Regular Meeting
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Manny Cappello, Jill Hunter, Robert Kundtz, Linda Rodgers, Michael Schallop,
Mike Uhl, and Chair Susie Nagpal
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MINUTES: Draft Minutes from Regular Planning Commission Meeting of November 9, 2005.
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
Instruction to staff regarding actions on current Oral Communications.
REPORT OF POSTING AGENDA
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on December 8, 2005.
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, or ten (10) calendar days for a conditional use permit,
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 #06-049 – Adoption of Negative Declaration and Zoning Text Amendment
for Saratoga Village Parking. The City of Saratoga proposes a Zoning Text Amendment that
would relax all parking requirements in the CH-1 and CH-2 zones until such a time that new
development or intensification of uses equals to or exceeds the parking surplus as identified in a
recent parking study. An Initial Study has been prepared for this proposed text amendment, and
no comments were received during the initial study public review period. Staff recommends that
the Planning Commission adopt the Negative Declaration and adopt a resolution recommending
that the City Council approve the proposed Zoning Text Amendment.
2. APPLICATION #05-097 (503-26-005) Lam/Wong - 20880 4th Street - The applicant requests
design review approval to demolish a single-story, single-family residence and to construct a two-
story, single-family residence. The total floor area of the proposed residence is 3,366 square feet.
The maximum height of the proposed residence is 26 feet. The lot size is approximately
10,500square feet and the site is zoned R-1 10,000.
3. APPLICATION #06-037 (397-10-020) Chen, 19358 Monte Vista Drive; - The applicant
requests design review approval to demolish a single-story, single-family residence and construct
a 6,098.6 sq. ft. one-story single-family residence. The maximum height of the proposed residence
is 21-feet. The gross lot size is 1.02-acres and the site is zoned R-1 40,000.
DIRECTORS ITEM
- Remind Commissioners that the meeting on December 28, 2005 is cancelled
COMMISSION ITEMS
- None
COMMUNICATIONS
- None
ADJOURNMENT TO NEXT MEETING
- Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers/Civic Theater
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA
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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, Elizabeth Runyan, 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 December 8, 2005 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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