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CITY OF SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
DATE: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Council Chambers/Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA
TYPE: Regular Meeting
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Susie Nagpal, Linda Rodgers, Michael Schallop, Mike Uhl, Ruchi Zutshi and Chair
Mohammad Garakani
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MINUTES: Draft Minutes from Regular Planning Commission Meeting of June 23, 2004.
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.
REPORT OF POSTING AGENDA
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on July 8, 2004.
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 #04-048 (517-13-027) PINN, 15960 Cuvilly Way (Lot 3); - The applicant
requests Design Review and Use Permit approvals to construct a 5,530 square foot two story
home with a basement on a vacant lot in the Les Chateaux de Notre Dame subdivision. The
applicant is seeking a Use Permit pursuant to Municipal Code Section 15-12.100 because the
proposed ‘French Country’ style home will have a maximum height of 30 feet. The net lot size is
52,838 square feet and the property is zoned R-1-40,000. (LATA VASUDEVAN)
2. APPLICATION #04-152 (397-28-061) – Appellant MARATHE, Site Location – 13997 Alta Vista
Avenue; - Appeal of an Administrative Decision to DENY a Tree Removal Permit at 13997 Alta Vista
Avenue to remove a large Coast Live Oak tree. The tree in question is a 35-inch diameter 25-foot tall,
mature Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) and has a canopy spread of 40-feet. (JOHN LIVINGSTONE
FOR TOM SULLIVAN)
3. APPLICATION #04-158 (393-21-006) AT&T Wireless, 13000 Glen Brae Drive; - Request for
modification of a Use Permit approval to install one 2-foot diameter microwave dish at the top of
existing utility lattice tower. Use permit approval was granted in the fall of 2003 to install six
panel antennas and an equipment enclosure at the location of an existing utility lattice tower near
Congress Springs Park along the railroad tracks at Glen Brea Drive and Chardonnay Court. The
panel antennas, equipment enclosure, and landscaping have been installed. (CHRISTY
OOSTERHOUS)
4. APPLICATION #04-106 – AT&T, 19491 Saratoga Los Gatos Road, CalTrans right-of-way at
the corner of Saratoga Los Gatos Road and Fruitvale Avenue; - Request for Modification to an
existing Use Permit approval to add fixtures to an existing wireless antenna system. The project is
located in an R-1-40,000 zoning district. (JOHN LIVINGSTONE)
DIRECTORS ITEM
- For your information, an appeal to the City Council has been filed for a proposed second dwelling
located at 15301 Peach Hill Road. The appeal is scheduled for the August 4, 2004 City Council meeting.
COMMISSION ITEMS
- None
COMMUNICATIONS
WRITTEN
- City Council Minutes from Regular Meetings on June 16, 2004
ADJOURNMENT TO NEXT MEETING
- Wednesday, July 28, 2004 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, Kristin Borel, 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 8, 2004 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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