HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-09-2024 Planning Commission Site Visit AgendaSaratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 1 of 2
SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
JANUARY 9, 2024
3:30 P.M. - SITE VISIT
City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Meetings will be held at the site visit locations in the order noted on the agenda.
SITE VISIT INFORMATION
Site visits are fact-finding meetings, conducted to properties that are new items on the Planning
Commission Agenda and are usually held the Tuesday preceding the Wednesday hearing. It is encouraged
that the applicant and/or owner to be present to answer any questions that may arise from Planning
Commission members. Site visits are generally short (10 minutes) because of time constraints. Any
presentations or testimony from the public should be saved for the Public Hearing.
During the Site Visit, the Planning Commission and members of the public may ask factual
questions/clarification on items related to the site. The agenda does not allow any formal votes or motions
on the proposed project or other matters. No comments made during the Site Visit by the Planning
Commission are binding or required to be carried through to the formal public hearing where actions will
be taken on the proposed project.
SITE VISIT AGENDA
1. Application PDR23-002/ARB23-0011: 14251 Springer Avenue; (503-27-067) Qian Zheng and
Wan Zhiling (Applicant): The applicant is requesting Design Review approval for a new 2,880
square foot two-story single-family residence with an 800 square foot attached accessory dwelling
unit (ADU) (maximum height 26’). One protected tree is proposed for removal. The site is zoned R-
1-10,000 with a General Plan Designation of Medium Density Residential (M-10). Staff Contact:
Nicole Johnson (408) 868-1209 or njohnson@saratoga.ca.us.
2. Application APTR23-0003; 18639 Ravenwood Drive; (397-43-032) Kimeh Builders. A neighbor
to the property is appealing the approval of permit application TRP23-0465 for the removal of one (1)
coast redwood, Sequoia semprevirens, with a trunk diameter of 46 inches which grows in the front
yard of the property. Staff contact: Christina Fusco (408) 868-1276 or cfusco@saratoga.ca.us.
ADJOURNMENT
Saratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 2 of 2
Certificate of Posting of the Agenda, Distribution of Agenda Packet, & Compliance with Americans
with Disabilities Act
I, Debbie Bretschneider, Temp Administrative Analyst for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing
agenda for the meeting of the Planning Commission was posted and available for review on January 3,
2024, at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at
www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 3rd day of January 2024 at Saratoga, California, Debbie Bretschneider,
Temp Administrative Analyst.
In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials provided to the
Planning Commission by City staff in connection with this agenda, copies of materials distributed to the
Planning Commission concurrently with the posting of the agenda, and materials distributed to the
Planning Commission by staff after the posting of the agenda are available on the City Website at
www.saratoga.ca.us or available at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070.
In Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this
meeting, please contact the City Clerk at bavrit@saratoga.ca.us or calling 408.868.1216 as soon as
possible before the meeting. The City will use its best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to
provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety. [28 CFR 35.102-35.104
ADA title II]