HomeMy WebLinkAbout092607 Blight Study Session5:00P.M. – ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM, 13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE CALL MEETING TO ORDER – 5:00P.M. REPORT OF CITY CLERK ON POSTING OF AGENDA (Pursuant to Gov’t. Code 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on September 24, 2007) COMMUNICATIONS FROM PUBLIC Oral Communications on Non-Agendized Items Any member of the public will be allowed to address
the City Council for up to three (3) minutes on matters not on this agenda. The law generally prohibits the council from discussing or taking action on such items. However, the Council
may instruct staff accordingly regarding Oral Communications under Council Direction to Staff. 1. APPLICATION ZOA07-0003 (City-Wide) -Proposed Blight Ordinance: The City Council & Planning
Commission will consider a draft ordinance to set standards for the minimum level of maintenance of private property in Saratoga. The ordinance would establish standards for (1) general
property maintenance (e.g., overgrown vegetation, unsecured structures, or conditions of deteri?oration or disrepair that creates a substantial adverse impact on neighboring properties),
(2) single family residential use landscaping, (3) multifamily residential use landscaping, and (4) parkstrips between sidewalks and City streets. The ordinance would also specify enforcement
and appeals procedures. The Study Session is a fact-finding meeting where the City Council & Commission may discuss the item and ask questions from or hear statements from members of
the public attending the meeting. During the Study Session, the City Council & Planning Commission may only discuss items related to the project. The agenda does not allow any formal
votes or motions on the proposed project or other matters. The Study Session is a fact-finding meeting where the City Council & Commission may discuss the item and ask questions from
or hear statements from members of the public attending the meeting. During the Study Session, the Planning Commission may only discuss items related to the project. The agenda does
not allow any formal votes or motions on the proposed project or other matters. AGENDA CITY OF SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT STUDY SESSION SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (408) 868-1269 or ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us.
Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II). Certificate
of Posing of Agenda: I, Cathleen Boyer, City Clerk for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga was posted
on September 24, 2007 at the office of the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070 and was available for public review at that location. The agenda is also available
on the City’s website at www.saratoga.ca.us Signed this 24th day of September007 at Saratoga, California. Cathleen Boyer, CMC City Clerk