HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-07-2024 Planning Commission Site Visit AgendaSaratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 1 of 2
SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
MAY 7, 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 PDR23-0007/ARB23-0036: 19301 Harleigh Drive; (389-33-002) Michelle
Miner (Applicant): The applicant is requesting Design Review approval for a new 4,696
square foot single story single-family residence with a 2,340 sq ft basement and a 909 square
foot attached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) (maximum height 22’). Three (3) protected trees
are proposed for removal. The site is zoned R-1-20,000 with a General Plan Designation of
Residential Low Density (RLD Staff Contact: Nicole Johnson (408) 868-1209 or
njohnsonn@saratoga.ca.us.
2. Application PDR23-0021: 20271 Calle Montalvo; (517-19-018) Yuan Lin, (Applicant):
The applicant is requesting Design Review approval for a 222 square foot single story addition
and new 1,050 square foot second story addition to a single story single-family residence
(maximum height 26’). No protected trees are proposed for removal. The site is zoned R-1-
20,000 with a General Plan Designation of Residential Low Density (RLD). Staff Contact:
Nicole Johnson (408) 868-1209 or njohnsonn@saratoga.ca.us.
3. Application PDR19-0023/ARB19-0039/GEO19-0013/ZOA19-0004/ENV19-0005; 14500
Fruitvale Avenue (397-12-012 & 397-12-019 & 397-40-006); Saratoga Retirement
Community Master Plan Update. The Saratoga Retirement Community is requesting
approval to construct three new apartment style buildings containing 52 independent living
units. The project site currently maintains 249 units and 94 skilled nursing beds. If approved,
this would bring the total residential units to 298 and skilled nursing beds reduced to 52. The
project would also combine existing skilled nursing rooms in the Health Center to create single
occupancy rooms for a bed reduction from 94 to 52. A new meeting room would be added to
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the west side of the existing Manor building, and a new workout room would be added to the
existing fitness center. The proposed project would include a net increase of 109 parking
spaces, new landscaping (including removal of 64 protected trees), relocation of outdoor
recreation facilities a new Fire Department Emergency Access from Chester Drive and an
Affordable Housing Agreement to provide 10 Assisted Living Studio Units for low-income
residents. The site is zoned Residential (R-1-40) and the request includes a rezoning to include
a Planned Combined District (R-1-40/P-C) with a General Plan Designation of Community
Facilities Sites (CFS). The Planning Commission will be making a recommendation to the City
Council. The City Council will consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation and the
project at a subsequent public hearing. A Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) is being
completed. Staff Contact: Cynthia Richardson, crichardson@saratoga.ca.us.
ADJOURNMENT
Certificate of Posting of the Agenda, Distribution of Agenda Packet, & Compliance with Americans
with Disabilities Act
I, Frances Reed, 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 May 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 May 2024 at Saratoga, California, Frances Reed, 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]