HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-09-2019 Planninng Commission AgendaSaratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 1 of 2
SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
JULY 10, 2019
7:00 P.M. - PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Civic Theater | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga CA 95070
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Action Minutes from the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of June 12, 2019.
Recommended Action:
Approve Minutes of June 12, 2019 meeting.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
Any member of the public will be allowed to address the Planning Commission for up to three
(3) minutes on matters not on this agenda. This 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.
REPORT ON 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.
1. NEW BUSINESS
2. PUBLIC HEARING
Applicants and/or their representatives have a total of ten (10) minutes maximum for
opening statements. All interested persons may appear and be heard during this meeting
regarding the items on this agenda. If items on this agenda are challenged in court,
members of the public may be limited to raising only issues raised at the Public Hearing or
in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to the close of
the Public Hearing. Members of the public may comment on any item for up to three (3)
minutes. Applicants and/or their representatives have a total of five (5) minutes maximum
for closing statements.
2.1. Application APTR19-0002; 19324 Harleigh Drive (389-31-016); Katerzyna and
Maciej Kranz. The property owners are appealing the denial of permit application TRP19-
0054 for the removal of one (1) Blue Atlas Cedar tree which grows in the front yard of the
property. Staff contact: Kate Bear (408) 868-1276 or kbear@saratoga.ca.us.
Saratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 2 of 2
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No.19-012 denying appeal APTR19-0002.
2.2. Application PDR18-0027, ARB18-0038, ADU18-0017; 14595 Horseshoe Drive
(397-20-050); Amir and Niloofar Zarkesh / Glush Design Group. The applicant requests
Design Review approval to construct a two-story, 21’4” tall, 5,132 square foot single-family
home with a 486 square foot attached accessory dwelling unit. Two (2) protected trees are
requested for removal. The site is zoned R-1-20,000 with a General Plan Designation of RLD
(Residential Low Density). Staff Contact: Victoria Hernandez (408) 868-1212 or
vhernandez@saratoga.ca.us.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No.19-017 approving the project subject to conditions of approval
included in Attachment 1.
DIRECTOR ITEMS
COMMISSION ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA
I, Frances Reed, Administrative Assistant for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for
the meeting of the Planning Commission was posted and available for public review on July 5, 2019 at
the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City’s website at
www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 5th day of July 2019 at Saratoga, California.
Frances Reed, Administrative Assistant
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