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SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
JANUARY 22, 2025
7:00 P.M. - PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL 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 December 11, 2024.
Recommended Action:
Approve Minutes of December 11, 2024 Regular Planning Commission 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
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
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decision. The City Council conducts de novo review of appeals.
2. PUBLIC HEARINGS
2.1 Application ZOA24-0003: City Wide. Amend Zoning Standards to implement policy
programs of the adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element to include Incentives to Encourage
Small Lot Consolidation and new Objective Design Standards for Single-Family Dwellings,
Two-Unit Residential Developments, Three-Unit Residential Conversions: Articles 15-06
(Definitions); 15-12 (Single-Family Residential Districts); 15-21 (M-U: Mixed Use Zoning
Districts; (15-29 (Fences); 15-45 (Design Review Single Family Dwellings); 15-46 (Design
Review: Multi-Family Dwellings and Commercial Structures); 15-57 (Ministerial Consideration
of Qualifying Projects); 15-65 (Nonconforming Uses and Structures); 15-80 (Miscellaneous
Regulations and Exceptions); and adoption of Article 15-59 (Single-Family Dwelling Design
Standards). Staff Contacts: Christopher Riordan (408) 868-1235 or criordan@saratoga.ca.us / Kyle
Rathbone (408) 868-1212 or krathbone@saratoga.ca.us.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 25-001 recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance amending
Chapter 15 (Zoning Regulations) of the Saratoga City Code to implement programs of the 2023-
2031 Housing Element which includes Single Family Objective Residential Design Standards and
Incentives to Encourage Lot Consolidation.
3. DIRECTOR ITEMS
4. COMMISSION ITEMS
5. 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 January 16,
2025 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's
website at www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 16th day of January 2025 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].