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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-25-2009 Planning Commission Minutes MINUTES SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 PLACE: Council Chambers/Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA TYPE: Regular Meeting Chair Cappello called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Bernald, Cappello, Hlava, Kumar, Kundtz, Rodgers and Zhao Absent: None Staff: Director John Livingstone, Assistant Planner Cynthia McCormick, Planning Intern Rina Shah and City Attorney Jonathan Wittwer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Regular Meeting of February 11, 2009. Motion: Upon motion of Commissioner Rodgers, seconded by Commissioner Hlava, the Planning Commission minutes of the regular meeting of February 11, 2009, were adopted with changes to pages 5,9 and 11. (6-0-0- 1; Commissioner Bernald abstained) ORAL COMMUNICATION Mr. Adam Burns, Representative from PG&E: • Introduced himself as the new local PG&E representative for Saratoga and the nearby region. • Provided his contact information including a direct phone line (408) 282-7294 and email address a2be@pge.com. • Told the Commissioners to feel free to call or email him if they have any questions. • Said that he is also here at the request of Commissioner Hlava to provide information about electric reliability in Saratoga. • Explained that he has brought Mr. Dan Rothenbush, who is their electric reliability advisor for the DeAnza Region, which includes Saratoga, to come and give a brief presentation about where PG&E is, where it has been and what sort of progress has been made. This includes the proactive steps they take on a regular basis to make sure PG&E provides reliable energy to this City and to its customers. Commissioner Hlava explained for those watching from home that this Commission has had lots of applications for generators for homes and businesses to deal with occasions of lost power. She added that she has experienced lots of power outages at her home. Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 2 Mr. Dan Rothenbush, Supervising Engineer, DeAnza Division, PG&E: • Explained that he would provide some background on how Saratoga is provided service. • Said that there is a substation located at 12959 Glenberry Drive, on the south side of Highway 85 and south of Cox. It is across from a city park. He advised that transmission lines come in there at high voltage, which they then step down to distribute it through the neighborhood. It currently consists of 12 distribution circuits, acting much like a house with its separate service breakers. • Continued that these circuits are different though as they have ties to other circuits with normally open circuits. These are used to help PG&E restore power if they have a problem with a particular area. They also have ties to the circuits in their Los Gatos station, which is down at Highway 9 and Highway 17 (Vasona) at Lark and Highway 17/Winchester Boulevard. • Added that there is also the El Patio Substation, which is on the east side of Highway 17 and Hamilton Avenue. The Wolfe Substation is located in back of the DeAnza Division Service Center, which is in Cupertino just south of Homestead off Blaney. There is the Stelling Substation, which is located at Stelling and Homestead, further to the east. • Reported that there are ties to those substations that they use. • Provided a series of definitions of equipment and terms. OCB stands for Oil Circuit Breaker, which is like the main breaker in a house. It breaks the circuit. A “reposer” is a pole-mounted circuit breaker. They put those further out on the circuit so if they have a fault out they can isolate it without taking the whole circuit down. He added that an “interrupter” is very similar to that except that is what is used in the underground. “Switches” are also used to isolate portions of the circuit in the event of an outage or if they need to do maintenance work to isolate the area that is down. • Explained that they are in the process of installing additional fuses. They have a lot of fuses there now. That would be on the tap line if there were a problem. That fuse would blow, isolating it just to a single area. • Said that they also have “skated devices,” which are supervisory control and data acquisition. It relays information back to their operations in Cupertino and they can remotely open and close it. They can determine whether there is a fault current through that device. It helps them locate where the problem is. • Described a “sustained outage” as one lasting more than five minutes. A “momentary outage” is one that lasts less that five minutes. • Advised that they meet once a month to go over issues such as previous outages and reliability work. At that time they get a table that depicts the 15 worst performing breakers of the last 12 months. He called out some of the rankings for Saratoga: 1114 was ranked 4th worst. On a list of worst 15 breakers over a five-year period, 1109 in Saratoga was third worst. Saratoga 1103 was ranked 14th. • Added that they are currently looking at this data. He said that they started using this data about six months ago and he is not sure that it is good data. Commissioner Kundtz asked Mr. Dan Rothenbush if he could help the Commission to understand the locations of those Saratoga numeric locations he just quoted. Without understanding where they are located this data means absolutely nothing to him. Mr. Dan Rothenbush, Supervising Engineer, DeAnza Division, PG&E: Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 3 • Distributed a map of the region that identifies those locations. He said that the triangles depicted on this map represent substations and are marked with their identifying number. • Said that the circuits go out in every direction. Some go north, others east, etc. • Reported that they received money in 2005 to improve reliability for Saratoga. With those funds, additional reclosers, switches, tree wire and faults indicators (that allow them to identify where a fault is located) were installed. • Said that in 2006/07, they were funded to put in additional fuses and fault indicators. In 2008, there was a big storm resulting in lots of complaints from the Glen Brae area, which lost power for several days. He met with residents of that area. For Saratoga 1103, they spent $270,000 on that circuit to improve it. In December 2008, about $100,000 in additional improvements were put in on a one-day job accomplished by bringing in crews from other areas. • Said that for 2009, they are proposing about nine additional fuses and fault indicators. • Assured that this is all proactive stuff. They also have money budgeted for reactive stuff. They do vegetation management (i.e. tree trimming). This year, there is additional funding for targeting circuits (Saratoga 1103, 1107 and 1113). • Announced that coming in the future they will install “smart meters,” which provides faster information on outages. These will help PG&E know sooner where and how large an area is experiencing outages. He said that one improvement project, Cornerstone, is awaiting PUC approval. Commissioner Hlava: • Said that looking at his map, she is located in Saratoga 1103. She lives at Saratoga Oaks. • Explained that last summer and fall, she had numerous “momentary outages” that occurred several times a week, just long enough to shut off computers. Sometimes there were longer outages. • Reported that a lady up the hill needs a sump pump in operation all the time or her house will flood who asked for a generator due to so many power outages. • Asked if the planned nine (9) additional fuses in 2009 would cover that area. Mr. Dan Rothenbush said he would have to get back to her following some research. He asked Commissioner Hlava to provide him with an address and specific time frame and he would investigate specifics. Commissioner Hlava said that it was summer and fall of 2008. Mr. Dan Rothenbush, Supervising Engineer, DeAnza Division, PG&E: • Continued to explain that they have an extensive inspection program to prevent problems. They do a detail overhead inspection every five years. One is due this year in Saratoga. They look for hot connectors on overheads. • Added that they also do detailed underground inspections every three years. The last one in Saratoga was done in 2007. • Reported that every morning they review the outage report. This includes OCB, recloser and fuse outages. Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 4 • Added that they investigate dispatch time, response time and how long it took to repair the outage(s). • Said that they also evaluate whether they successfully limited/isolated the outage to the smallest amount of customers as possible. • Described the various team members and their functions. He added that 80 percent of outages require a crew when OCB and/or reclosers are involved in the outage. When the smart meters are in place, response and evaluation will be much faster. • Assured that PG&E is very serious about reducing outages. Mr. Adam Burns, Representative from PG&E: • Said that his general message to Saratoga is that PG&E is aware of reliability issues. That is a part of the nature of the business it is in. • Reiterated that they put the necessary resources into prevention and repair of problems. Commissioner Zhao asked how often circuit testing occurs. Mr. Dan Rothenbush, Supervising Engineer, DeAnza Division, PG&E: • Explained that often a tree branch, squirrel or bird will touch a wire and create a fault. Or one wire will touch another wire momentarily. This results in a momentary on and off testing that happens three consecutive times. This circuit testing is automatic. • Advised that he does understand the inconvenience of having to reset a household full of electronic clocks when these occur. Mr. Adam Burns added that PG&E has nothing against squirrels or birds. Commissioner Kundtz said that people often wonder if calling PG&E to report an outage is necessary or an unnecessary burden on PG&E. Do they already know of an outage in most cases? Mr. Dan Rothenbush, Supervising Engineer, DeAnza Division, PG&E, said that these calls from affected customers are good. They are necessary until the smart meters are installed. The more calls the better as it helps identify the scope of the problem. Mr. Adam Burns agreed that customer calls to report outages are not a problem but are instead necessary. He agreed that in the future the smart meters would tell PG&E directly when and where there are outages. Commissioner Zhao asked how many households a circuit supports. Mr. Dan Rothenbush, Supervising Engineer, DeAnza Division, PG&E, said that there are 12 in Saratoga. They support between 3,000 and 5,000 households each. Commissioner Kumar asked if PG&E plans to expose data on the web. Mr. Dan Rothenbush, Supervising Engineer, DeAnza Division, PG&E, said he was not aware of anything at this time. However, with the smart meter, a customer could access/control usage from their house. First, the smart meters need to be put into place. Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 5 Mr. Adam Burns added that one issue on what would be available on the web is that of privacy. However, the smart meters will be helpful to homeowners in making more energy- efficient decisions. Chair Cappello thanked Mr. Adam Burns and Mr. Dan Rothenbush from PG&E for the information they have provided. It was very helpful. REPORT OF POSTING AGENDA Director John Livingstone announced that, pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on February 19, 2009. REPORT OF APPEAL RIGHTS Chair Cappello announced that appeals are possible for any decision made on this Agenda by filing 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 There were no Consent Calendar items. *** PUBLIC HEARING - ITEM NO. 1 APPLICATION #PDR08-0038 (397-37-014) Spadafora, 14675 Carnelian Glen Court: The applicant requests Design Review approval to demolish an existing one-story dwelling and construct a new one-story single-family residence located at 14675 Carnelian Glen Court. The proposed home will be approximately 4,682 square feet and will be less than 26-feet tall. The net lot size is 23,652 square feet and the site is zoned R-1-20,000. Exterior colors and materials consist of neutral beige stucco with dark brown trim, stone accent and concrete tile roofing. Because the height of the structure exceeds 18 feet, approval by the Planning Commission is required pursuant to Saratoga Municipal Code Section 15-80.030(k). (Rina Shah) Ms. Rina Shah, Planning Intern, presented the staff report as follows: • Advised that a revised resolution has been distributed this evening as a table item. • Explained that the applicant is seeking Design Review approval to demolish an existing 2,600 square foot dwelling and construct a new single-story, 4,693 square foot single- family residence. The overall height is 23 feet, well under the allowed 26 feet. • Described building materials as including beige stucco, dark brown trim, stone accent and a concrete tile roof. • Reported that several neighbor notification templates have been submitted in support. One neighbor said, “This will be a beautiful addition to Saratoga.” Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 6 • Informed that one tree would be removed and has received approval for removal by the City’s Arborist due to its poor structure. Three additional trees on site will be protected with construction fencing. Two other trees would be removed. • Described the architectural style as being California French Country. • Said that the home would be located 100 feet away from Wildcat Creek. The project has received clearance from the Santa Clara Valley Water District. • Directed the Commission to Attachment 5 that outlines the green building measures. • Said that this project should be deemed Categorically Exempt under CEQA. • Stated that the Design Review findings can be made. • Recommended that the Planning Commission approve PDR08-0038 by adopting the draft resolution. Commissioner Zhao asked staff to outline the differences between the original and modified draft resolutions. Planning Intern Rina Shah said that Condition 15 has been added for the protection of trees during construction. Chair Cappello opened the public hearing for Agenda Item No. 1. Mr. Harold Harris, Architect’s Representative: • Expressed appreciation for the staff report. • Said he has nothing to add. • Advised that the property owner is present and available. Chair Cappello closed the public hearing for Agenda Item No. 1. Commissioner Rodgers said that she could make all required findings. Commissioner Hlava said she could also. Motion: Upon motion of Commissioner Zhao, seconded by Commissioner Rodgers, the Planning Commission granted Design Review approval (Application #PDR08-0038) to allow the demolition of an existing structure and construction of a new single-story, single-family residence on property located at 14675 Carnelian Glen Court, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Bernald, Cappello, Hlava, Kumar, Kundtz, Rodgers and Zhao NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Commissioner Hlava thanked the applicants for a beautiful design that meets all criteria. It will be a beautiful house. *** Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 7 PUBLIC HEARING - ITEM NO. 2 APPLICATION #PDR08-0037 (393-39-021) Golshan, 13591 Saratoga Vista Avenue: The applicant requests Design Review approval to demolish an existing home and construct a new two-story single-family dwelling with a total floor area of approximately 3,704 square feet. The height of the proposed home is less than 26 feet. The applicant will remove four (4) existing trees and replace them with nine (9) new trees including five (5) Redwood trees. The lot is 12,616 square feet and the size is zoned R-1-10,000. (Cynthia McCormick) Ms. Cynthia McCormick, Assistant Planner, presented the staff report as follows: • Provided a revised draft resolution with the addition of a standard condition regarding the release of the tree bond. • Said that the applicant is seeking Design Review approval to allow a new 3,704 square foot residence that is a maximum height of 24-foot, four-inches in a two-story format. The house includes two gas fireplaces. No wood burning fireplaces are proposed. • Explained that 10 existing trees would be replaced with 10 new trees including three 36- inch boxed redwoods; three 24-inch boxed redwoods and two 24-inch boxed flowering plums. Oak and pine trees on site would be retained. • Stated that this project design, materials and colors have been redesigned. A smaller balcony is oriented to the front and rear yards with increased setbacks. Existing trees minimize privacy impacts. • Recommended approval. Chair Cappello opened the public hearing for Agenda Item No. 2. Mr. Golshan, Applicant and Property Owner: • Thanked staff and the City Arborist for their assistance. • Said that he believes he has neighbor support. • Advised that the neighbor on his left also has a two-story home. • Added that his lot is at the lowest point of the street and is lower than the surrounding neighborhood. • Stated his hope for approval this evening. • Informed that his designer is here for any questions. Commissioner Bernald asked about the rather large window situated over the master tub. Why is it so large when located over a tub? Mr. Golshan said that the house that will soon be approved for the adjacent lot would not have any windows overlooking this one. He added that if this is a big concern to the Commission this window could be changed to block glass. Commissioner Hlava asked about the thinking behind including the carport. Mr. Golshan said it provides an extra place for a car. Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 8 Commissioner Hlava noted that she sees that this project is up to the maximum allowed FAR. It is just six feet under the maximum. She suggested a permanent condition to ensure that this carport is never enclosed. Mr. Yitmin Liang, Resident on Thelma Avenue: • Thanked the Commission for its site visit. • Expressed his opinion that there are privacy impacts to his property. • Explained that his master bedroom window opens up to the back. The proposed balcony is of concern. • Said that it is hard to gauge what the impact would be even with the story poles installed. • Added that existing trees may not offer sufficient shielding. This is a major concern. • Said he is wondering if there could be a more creative way to reduce the privacy impact. • Stated that while he is not immediately adjacent, one could look across onto his property from this balcony to his master bedroom. • Said he cannot support this current design. He is asking this applicant to reconsider his design to reduce the balcony and its privacy impacts. Commissioner Zhao asked Mr. Yitmin Liang what he would like to see. She asked if he has talked with this applicant. Mr. Yitmin Liang said that he questions the need for the balcony. He asked that it be reconsidered. Commissioner Rodgers asked Mr. Yitmin Liang if additional foliage would be an acceptable solution, either on his own property or his neighbor’s. Mr. Yitmin Liang: • Said that he has thought about this issue. • Stated that he would like both sides to do so. • Reported that he has three tall pine trees but their health is in question. • Advised that he has filed an application with the City to have them looked at. If they are deemed unhealthy and have to be cut down, his property would be more exposed to this structure that is being built. • Expressed his appreciation if this applicant would enhance the foliage on site to help reduce the privacy impact. Commissioner Rodgers suggested inclusion of a lattice wall to the north side of the balcony with vines on it. She added that the standard is not that there were no privacy impacts just that they not be “unreasonable.” She asked Mr. Yitmin Liang if he thought such a lattice might serve as mitigation. Mr. Yitmin Liang said he thought it would help a lot, definitely. He appealed to the applicant to reduce any privacy impact. Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 9 Commissioner Kumar said that it appears that Mr. Liang is not so concerned about this small balcony, which is oriented away from his home, as long as the applicant is willing to plant more foliage. Mr. Yitmin Liang said that there are a couple of windows on the north side that potentially could overlook his backyard. He deferred to the Planning Commission to determine if it is too big and intrusive. Commissioner Kumar pointed out that the distance is approximately 60 feet away from his house. Commissioner Hlava: • Said the distance seems even greater. These lots are 88 feet across. When you add 88 feet plus the rear yard setback on the Liang property, there is a distance of approximately 150 feet from the balcony to the Liang house. • Stated that this is a long, long distance as far as privacy and ability to view into his home from this balcony. • Added that the new house pending next door to this one would likely obstruct the view of this house between the balcony and the Liang property. Commissioner Rodgers said that as for the window over the master bathtub, most people would obscure that window when homes are closer together. Mr. Justin Lee, Resident on Saratoga Vista Avenue: • Stated that this evening is the first time he has addressed such a Commission. • Said that if a two-story is allowed, he is worried about a domino effect. • Asked how a two-story can be avoided on the adjacent vacant lot. • Stated that he does not want this two-story house to justify having a two-story on the adjacent vacant lot. Mr. Gary Mathews, Resident on Saratoga Vista Avenue: • Explained that his home is located on the corner of both Saratoga Visa Court and Avenue. • Added that his home is the closest to the project site. • Said he has no negative comments. • Advised that he is happy that this is a two-story thereby leaving a larger yard available. • Reported that yard size is the reason he bought his own home. • Informed that his house is a semi two-story already as it is a split-level. As his property slopes down, this new house will not be higher than his own house. • Declared that he is quite happy with this plan. Mr. Golshan, Applicant: • Said his is happy to address his neighbor’s concerns. • Advised that the new house for the adjacent vacant lot is in Planning for review right now. • Agreed that this other house would block view of his home from Mr. Liang’s property. Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 10 Commissioner Rodgers asked Mr. Golshan if he would be willing to install lattice screening on the north side of his balcony off the master bedroom while the vegetation grows in on that property border? Commissioner Bernald asked how large is that balcony. Planner Cynthia McCormick replied that this balcony is approximately six feet by six feet. Mr. Golshan said that he needs this balcony to meet Fire Department requirements. He can’t have a window on the left side due to privacy of a neighbor. Director John Livingstone clarified that the balcony may serve as an exit for the bedroom but that the Fire Department doesn’t require it to be built in that specific manner. Chair Cappello closed the public hearing for Agenda Item No. 2. Commissioner Kundtz: • Agreed that the finding for interference of views and privacy standard is reasonable versus unreasonable. • Added that another house is proposed to be built between this home and Mr. Liang’s home. • Said that it is necessary to wait and see the impact of the second home. • Informed that, as it stands now, he can make the finding that this balcony does not represent an unreasonable interference with views and privacy. Commissioner Rodgers asked if the drawing of the proposed adjacent home as depicted on Sheet A1-1 is an accurate reflection of where the lines would be. Director John Livingstone cautioned that the Commission could only consider an existing house on that lot and not a proposed one. They have to assume it will change and/or never get built. This is a stand- alone project. Commissioner Hlava: • Stated that she does not think this home will impact Mr. Liang’s property. The next house might but we don’t know that right now. • Pointed out that two trees would block views from the balcony onto the Liang home. The rest of the balcony faces the backyard. • Assured that little of this house would be visible from the Liang home. • Said that she would like to add a permanent condition that the carport could not be enclosed. This house is at the maximum allowed square footage (FAR) in this zoning district. • Said that she can make the findings and thinks this house is quite attractive. • Said that this house would not look very tall. It is shorter than the house right next to it. • Added that she thought that the use of lattice on this balcony would look ugly. It doesn’t go with the style of this house. Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 11 • Said that she is open to the idea of opaque glazing or glass block for the master bath window over the tub. Commissioner Kumar said he too could make the findings. Said that any interference with privacy is dissipated because of the distance and existing foliage. The existing foliage is already well situated. Commissioner Zhao said that with four more trees being planted, enough screening would be provided. There is not an unreasonable interference with privacy and views. Agreed with the need to use an opaque window over the tub. Commissioner Bernald said she could make all findings as the use of an opaque window over the master tub solves her issue. She added that the pine trees on Mr. Liang’s property are his responsibility. Commissioner Rodgers: • Agreed that Code does not require absolutely no impacts on privacy, just unreasonable impacts. • Expressed support for use of an opaque window over the master tub. • Said that she would like to see a plant on one side of the balcony to help obscure the view. • Added that Mr. Liang could also plant along the boundary. Chair Cappello: • Said that he agrees with much of what has been said. • Advised that he can make the findings. • Explained that despite Mr. Liang’s concerns about a domino effect regarding two-story homes, he can assure him that this approval does not create precedent and/or justification for any future two-story homes. • Assured that each project this Commission sees is viewed on its own merits and relative position based on findings that include privacy, bulk and compatibility. Each project is evaluated on its own merits. There is not any automatic justification for approving the next project. Motion: Upon motion of Commissioner Hlava, seconded by Commissioner Bernald, the Planning Commission granted Design Review Approval (Application #PDR08-0037) to demolish and existing home and construct a new two-story residence on property located at 13591 Saratoga Vista Avenue, as amended: • Permanent Condition of Approval: Deed Restriction – Carport: Prior to issuance of final zoning clearance, the applicant/owner shall record a deed restriction, to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director, prohibiting enclosure of three sides of the carport. • Amend Condition 2 as follows, “…2009, modified with opaque window over the north side of the master bathroom bathtub.” • Amend the landscape plan to require an additional tree in front of the carport in the front yard; Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 12 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Bernald, Cappello, Hlava, Kumar, Kundtz, Rodgers and Zhao NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None *** PUBLIC HEARING - ITEM NO. 3 Commissioner Zhao advised that she must recuse from Item No. 3 as she resides within 500 feet of the project site. She left the chambers for the remainder of the meeting. APPLICATION #PDR08-0013 (389-21-005) Min, 19096 Bonnet Way: The applicant requests Design Review approval to demolish an existing home and construct a new single-family dwelling with a total floor area of approximately 4,048 square feet. The height of the proposed home is less than 26 feet. The applicant will remove two (2) protected trees, plant four (4) new trees and remove nine (9) other trees. The lot is 14,097 square feet and the size is zoned R-1-10,000. (Cynthia McCormick) Ms. Cynthia McCormick, Assistant Planner, presented the staff report as follows: • Provided an amended draft resolution that amends a condition dealing with the release of the tree bond and adds a permanent condition of approval prohibiting the enclosure of the breezeway. • Reported that the applicant seeks Design Review approval to construct a 4,048 square foot, 24-foot, five-inch high single-story home. • Explained that Design Review approval is required for homes over 18 feet in height. • Advised that one gas fireplace and one wood burning fireplace are included. • Said that the neighborhood is a mix of newer single-story homes. • Recommended that the Commission find this project to be Categorically Exempt under CEQA and approve PDR08-0013. Chair Cappello opened the public hearing for Agenda Item No. 3. Project Representative: • Said that the owner is out of the country. • Said that the chimney was missed and can be added. • Agreed to record a deed on the breezeway. • Stated he was available for questions. Chair Cappello closed the public hearing for Agenda Item No. 3. Commissioner Bernald: • Advised that she is not a fan of wood burning fireplaces and would rather not see any. • Said that she likes this project’s design and garage doors. • Added that she is very intrigued by the rotunda. It is a very exciting design. Saratoga Planning Commission Minutes of February 25, 2009 Page 13 • Stated that she also likes the butler’s pantry, laundry and AV room. They are all very interesting. • Commended the beautiful landscape plan. Motion: Upon motion of Commissioner Bernald, seconded by Commissioner Hlava, the Planning Commission granted Design Review Approval (Application #PDR08-0013) to demolish an existing home and construct a new single-family dwelling on property located at 19096 Bonnet Way, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Bernald, Cappello, Hlava, Kumar, Kundtz and Rodgers NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Zhao *** DIRECTOR’S ITEMS There were no Director’s Items. COMMISSION ITEMS Chair Cappello welcomed Commissioner Bernald to her first meeting as a Commissioner. He said that she is a great addition. Commissioner Bernald thanked the Chair and said it is her pleasure to serve. COMMUNICATIONS There were no Communications Items. ADJOURNMENT TO NEXT MEETING Upon motion of Commissioner Hlava, seconded by Commissioner Kundtz, Chair Cappello adjourned the meeting at approximately 8:38 p.m. MINUTES PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY: Corinne A. Shinn, Minutes Clerk