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ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. – CIVIC THEATER/COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 13777
FRUITVALE AVENUE
ROLL CALL
PRESENT Commissioners Leonard Almalech, Mary-Lynne Bernald, Pragati Grover, Dede
Smullen, Tina Walia, Yan Zhao, Chair Joyce Hlava
ABSENT None
ALSO PRESENT James Lindsay, Community Development Director
Christopher Riordan, Senior Planner
Cynthia McCormick, Planner
COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSION & PUBLIC
Chair Hlava announced 2 vacancies in the Planning Commission.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Action Minutes from the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of November 13, 2013, December 11, 2013
& January 8, 2014.
Actions:
ALMALECH/WALIA MOVED TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 13, 2013 MINUTES. MOTION
PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, GROVER, HLAVA, SMULLEN, WALIA, ZHAO.
NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE.
ALMALECH/GROVER MOVED TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 11, 2013 MINUTES.
MOTION PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, GROVER, HLAVA, SMULLEN, WALIA,
ZHAO. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE.
ALMALECH/GROVER MOVED TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 8, 2014 MINUTES. MOTION
PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, GROVER, HLAVA, SMULLEN, WALIA, ZHAO. NOES:
NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Update of the General Plan Noise Element (GPA13-0002), updates to various City Code articles
related to noise control (ZOA13-0012), and a Negative Declaration (ENV13-0006). Staff Contact:
Christopher Riordan, AICP (408)868-1235
Action:
ZHAO/BERNALD MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 13-049 RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, APPROVE AN
UPDATE TO THE GENERAL PLAN NOISE ELEMENT, AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE
WHICH INCLUDES UPDATES TO ARTICLES 7-20, 7-30, AND VARIOUS CHANGES TO
CHAPTER 15 OF THE SARATOGA ZONING CODE WITH THE FOLLOWING
RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE:
1) ADDING ARTICLE 7-20(ANIMALS AND FOWL) TO THE LIST OF AMENDMENTS
INCLUDED IN THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE;
2) CLARIFYING THAT THE MINIMUM NOISE MEASUREMENT TIME INCLUDED IN
SECTION 7-30.040(b)(1) SHALL BE THREE MINUTES AND NOT TEN
3) CLARIFYING THAT SOUND IS TO BE MEASURED 25 FEET OR MORE FROM THE
SOURCE OF NOISE IN SECTIONS 7-30.060(a)(1),(a)(2),(b),(c) AND SECTION 7-30.090(b)(2).
4) ADDING “CHAINSAWS” TO SECTION 7-30.060(d) AND SPECIFYING THAT THEIR USE
IS LIMITED BETWEEN THE HOURS 8:00 A.M. AND 5:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS BETWEEN 10:00 AND 5:00 P.M., AND BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 10:00 A.M. AND 5:00 P.M. ON SUNDAYS.
MOTION PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, GROVER, HLAVA, SMULLEN,
WALIA, ZHAO. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE
2. Application ZOA13-0005; City of Saratoga. Update to the Single Family Residential Design
Review Handbook and updates to the City Code including a new section regarding front yard
landscaping; a new section regarding outdoor lighting fixtures; and amendments to Articles 15-11,
15-12, 15-13, 15-20, 15-45, and 15-80. Staff Contact: Cynthia McCormick (408) 868-1230.
Action:
ZHAO/BERNALD MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-002 RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE UPDATE TO THE SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW HANDBOOK, ADOPT AN ORDINACE WHICH
INCLUDES TWO NEW SECTIONS TO THE CITY CODE REGARDING FRONT YARD
LANDSCAPING AND OUTDOOR LIGHTING FIXTURE; AMENDS SECTIONS OF THE
CITY CODE RELATED TO DESIGN REVIEW AND MAKES CLARIFYING EDITS
RELATED TO STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES WITH THE
FOLLOWING CHANGES:
CITY CODE UPDATES:
15-12.095 – REMOVED THE LETTER “D” FROM “PURPOSED” TO THE CORRECT
SPELLING OF “PURPOSE”
15-12.100(b) – REMOVED THE WORD “OF” FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST
SENTENCE
15-12.085(a) – CORRECTED REFERENCE TO CODE FROM 15-12.085(f) TO 15-12.085(c)
15-45.090 – CORRECTED CITY CODE SECTION NUMBER FROM 15-45.90 TO 15-45.090
15-45.090(c) – CHANGED THE WORD “THAN” TO “THEN”
15-45.080(f) – CHANGED THE WORD “SHALL” TO “DOES”
15.45.080(h) – CHANGED THE WORDS “IN ADDITION TO DEMONSTRATING” TO “AND
IS IN”
DESIGN REVIEW HANDBOOK:
PAGE 1 (FINDING 6) – CHANGED THE WORD “SHALL” TO “DOES”
PAGE 1 (FINDING 8) – CHANGED THE WORDS “IN ADDITION TO DEMONSTRATING”
TO “AND IS IN”
MOTION PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, GROVER, HLAVA, SMULLEN,
WALIA, ZHAO. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE
NEW BUSINESS
Application ASP13-0001; 21000 Big Basin Way (517-36-009); Hakone Foundation - Two new
free-standing signs would replace the existing free-standing sign near the main entrance that
intersects with Big Basin Way. Staff Contact: Cynthia McCormick (408) 868-1230.
Action:
BERNALD/ZHAO MOVED TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE MARCH 12, 2014
MEETING.
MOTION PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, GROVER, HLAVA, SMULLEN,
WALIA, ZHAO. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE
DIRECTOR/COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
None
ADJOURNMENT