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Home My WebLink About05-08-2024 Planning Commission Meeting AgendaSaratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 1 of 4 SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MAY 8, 2024 7:00 P.M. - PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Civic Theater | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Public Participation Information In accordance with Saratoga’s Remote Public Participation Policy, members of the public may participate in this meeting in person at the location listed below or via remote attendance using the Zoom information below. 1. Accessing the meeting via Zoom • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82652375945 (Webinar ID 826 5237 5945) • Calling 1.669.900.6833 or 1.408.638.0968; OR 2. Viewing the meeting on Saratoga Community Access Television Channel 15 (Comcast Channel 15, AT&T UVerse Channel 99) and calling the numbers listed above; OR 3. Viewing online at http://saratoga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=2 and calling the numbers listed above. Written Communication Comments can be submitted in writing at www.saratoga.ca.us/pc. Written communications will be provided to the members of the Planning Commission and included in the Agenda Packet and/or in supplemental meeting materials. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Action Minutes from the Planning Commission Meeting of April 10, 2024. Recommended Action: Approve Minutes of April 10, 2024 Regular Planning Commission Meeting. 2. NEW BUSINESS 2.1 Finding of General Plan Conformity FY 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 24-017 finding the Capital Improvement Program projects proposed for Fiscal Year 24-25 conform to the Saratoga General Plan. 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 Saratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 2 of 4 from discussing or taking action on such items. However, the Planning Commission may instruct staff accordingly regarding Oral Communications. REPORT ON APPEAL RIGHTS Any interested person objecting to the whole, or any portion of decision on this Agenda, may file an Appeal Application with the City Clerk within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of the decision. The City Council conducts de novo review of appeals. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.1 Application ZOA24-0001: City Wide. Miscellaneous Code Updates: Amendment of Saratoga Municipal Code sections 15-06.030 (definition of hotel), 15-29.010 (fence heights at driveway intersections), 15-50.020 (correcting cross-references and a misspelling), 15-50.080 (tree security deposits), 15-50.140 and .150 (arborist inspections), amendments to article 15-80 to require replacement of affordable housing units lost to new development and amend section 15- 45.045 concerning creek protection setbacks. Staff Contact: Christopher Riordan (408) 868-1235 or criordan@saratoga.ca.us. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 24-014 recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance which includes amendments to Chapter 15 (Zoning Regulations) of the Saratoga City Code. 3.2 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. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 24-015 approving the project subject to conditions of approval included in Attachment 1. 3.3 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. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 24-016 approving the project subject to conditions of approval included in Attachment 1. 3.4 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 Saratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 3 of 4 from 94 to 52. A new meeting room would be added to 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 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. Recommended Action: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 24-018 recommending that the City Council certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Master Plan Update and Zoning Ordinance Amendment approval and recommends adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. 2. Adopt Resolution No. 24-019 recommending that the City Council approve a Zoning Reclassification from R-1-40,000 TO R-1-40,000 P-C (Planned Combined District) (ZOA19- 0004), for 37.17 Acres located at 14500 Fruitvale Avenue (APN’s 397-12-012 & 397-12-019 & 397-40-006). 3. Adopt Resolution No. 24-020 recommending that the City Council approve Master Plan Update and Design Review located at 14500 Fruitvale Avenue (APN’s 397-12-012 & 397-12-019 & 397-40-006). 4. DIRECTOR ITEMS 5. COMMISSION ITEMS 6. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA, DISTRIBUTION OF THE 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. Saratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 4 of 4 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].