HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-14-2019 Planninng Commission AgendaSaratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 1 of 3
SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 14, 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 July 10, 2019.
Recommended Action:
Approve Minutes of July 10, 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 PSP19-0001; 13718 Saratoga Avenue (397-30-047); Sacred Heart
Parish. The applicant requests Planning Commission approval for one illuminated
freestanding sign for Sacred Heart Parish located at 13718 Saratoga Avenue. Staff Contact:
Victoria Hernandez (408) 868-1212 or vhernandez@saratoga.ca.us.
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Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No.19-022 approving the proposed illuminated freestanding sign subject
to conditions of approval included in Attachment 1.
2.2. Application PDR19-0003, ARB19-0005, ADU19-0008; 15305 Pepper Lane (510-
02-009); Ravi and Prianka Chopra / Young and Borlik Architects. The applicant requests
Design Review approval to construct a new two-story, 25’5” tall, 5,942 square foot single-
family home with a 469 square foot detached garage, and an 801 square foot detached
accessory dwelling unit. Eight (8) protected trees are requested for removal. Staff Contact:
Victoria Hernandez (408) 868-1212 or vhernandez@saratoga.ca.us.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No.19-021 approving the proposed residence subject to conditions of approval
included in Attachment 1.
2.3. Application SUB19-0001, VAR19-0001, and ENV19-0002; 13939 Quito Road
(397-43-017); Howell Development & Investments, Incorporated. The applicant requests
Tentative Parcel Map approval to subdivide an approximately 25,698 square foot parcel
located at 13939 Quito Road into two lots. Parcel One would be 13,193 square feet and have
frontage on Loquat Court and Parcel Two would be 12,505 square feet and have frontage on
Quito Road. The project includes a request for a Variance because the proposed 43-foot
length of site frontage of Parcel One along Loquat Court would be less than the minimum
required site frontage length of 60 feet. The project would also include the relocation and
rehabilitation of an existing single-family home constructed in 1890 known as the Harry
Brandenburg house from its current location to the eastern portion of the site adjacent to Quito
Road. The house is classified as a Heritage Resource on the City of Saratoga Heritage
Resource Inventory. No other development is proposed at this time. Staff Contact:
Christopher Riordan (408) 868-1235 or criordan@saratoga.ca.us.
Recommended Action:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 19-019 adopting the Negative Declaration ENV19-0002, included as
Attachment 1; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 19-020 approving Tentative Map SUB19-000 and Variance VAR19-
0001 subject to conditions included in Attachment 2.
2.4 Annual Code Update/ ZOA19-0006. Staff Contact: Christopher Riordan (408) 868-
1235 or criordan@saratoga.ca.us.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 19-018 recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance which
includes amendments to Chapters 15 (Zoning Regulations) and 16 (Building Regulations) of
the Saratoga City Code.
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 August 8, 2019 at
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the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City’s website at
www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 8th day of August 2019 at Saratoga, California.
Frances Reed, Administrative Assistant
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