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Home My WebLink About03-10-1958 Planning Commission Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA PLANNING COr~M. ISSION 9~8 ~0 ~ M. TIME: March 10, 1 p , 7:_ ~. PLACE: Firemanes Hall, Oak .Street, Saratoga, Calif6rnia TYPE: Regular Meeting I ROUTINE ORGANIZATION A.' ROLL CALL Present: Anderson, Bennett, Crisp~ Higgins, Pasetta web .~ ster Absent: None . B. MINUTES Commissioner Anderson. moved that the reading of the minutes be dispensed with and that they be accepted as distributed. Commissioner Higgins seconded. Carried unanimously. II NEW BUSI?tE:SS A. WRITTEN COP~MNICATIONS Recreation 1. The' acting secretary read a letter from r-4r. V. D. Areas 12~00 Palmtag Drive re non-commercial Demare s :h, _ recreation areas. The acting secretary read from the City Council minutes of March ~, 19~8 wherein Mayor Brazil directed that the Planning. Coamission be asked to study stock corporation type Of recreation areas. Chairman Bennett referred the letter and the dir- · ective from the City Council to the subdivision commi tree. iII PUBLIC HEARINGS A. C~L~NGE OF ZONING O. R. Ma99iore 1. C-12 - O. R. Ma99iore Recreation The ac'tin'9 secretary explained the petition of Mr. Areas Maggiore for a change of zoning from R-1B2 to R-Z[H BD for three and one half acres at the North- westerly corner of Cox and Saratoga Avenues and then read Exhibit C of the application for rezoning. -1- Mr. Wade Hover, San Jose attorney for Mr. Maggiore s'tat~d that the pians submitted for 56 units of multiple dwellings were strictly proposals and were Su~'j'ect to change'if the Zoning was changed for the area. He stated further that there was a need in Saratoga for more. multiple dwellin9 zoning. This particular piece of property woul'd be difficult to do anythin9 else with because of its location at a busy .intersection: Mr. Walter Wagner, 19063 Cox ~.ve., stated that he felt this zoning Would not increase value but decrease Mr. Jo'e ~Shertey, 19095 Cox Ave., said he was opposed :. to the rezoning b~cause o'f the hi9h class residential neighborhood that'was already located there. He felt-that 56 apartments were too many and would add to the safety hazard at the inter~ection. Mr. E. Van der Boa, Sarato9a Glen Court~ opposed the -rezoni~g. He felt that the land could be used for one family residences. Commissioner Crisp stated that in the !and use policy set by the City Council it stated: 1. No down 9radin9 of present. zonin9. 2~ Multiple family residential uses Should be' confined to areas within a reasonable walkin9 distance of commercial areas. He alSo'added that this would be a case of spot zonin9 and that it would be better to consider it alon9 with the 9e~eral m~ster plan. Attorney Hover was agreeable to this proposal. CommissiOner Crisp moved to deny the rezoning without "prejudice. Commissioner Passerrs seconded. Carried ' unanimously. I V COF.~'~ I TTEE REPORTS A..' LaJRCH I TECTURE & S I TE CONTROL COF~I I TTEE :. V-60 1. V-60 -"Evelyn Graham Evelyn Graham- The acting secretary explained that this application was referred to th.e County Planning Department for their recommendation at the last meetin9. A letter from 'the County Planning Department dated March 10, 1958 in which co~m'ents were made on the off Street parRin9 problem and crowding'of buildings on the one parcel was read, .Mrs, Graham explained the re'queSt for movin9 the buildin'~. Commissioner Webst2r. asked if the actual length of the building was not.~0t rather than 32' as shown on the plot plan, Mrs, Graham agreed that this was so and that part of the buildin9 would have to be cut off. Commissioner Hi99ins, Chairman of the Architecture & Site Control Committee, stated that he agreed with the County recom~me~d at i on s. Comiissioner Hi99ins moved to deny the request.. Commissione~ Webster seconded. Carried unanimously. B. SUBD I V I S I ON CO~ I TTEE SDR 61 1o SDR 61 - L. W, Curtis h. W. Curtis The acting secretary stated that the County Health Department had put'no cond'f'tions on ~he buildin9 " site approval application, Mr. Sweany, County.Engineering Department, had con- tacted the City Office by phone and 9iron the follow- ing conditions to be set on this property: 1. 18t widened roadway from Pike Rd, to the buildin9 site,. minimum standard, 2. Record Sf survey, ~, $i50 per building site for flood control fun~o Commissioner Crisp.moved to.Bpprove subject to cOn- ditions above with'the addition of ,,not less than oil'bound road" ad'ded to condition i. Co~nission. er .f4nderson seconded. Carried unanimously. SDR 62 2. SDR 62 - 'St; AndreWs Espiscopal Church St.'-Andrews. 'Ep.iSc.opal The acting secretar~y re._ad ~ii& conditions o'f the Sub- Church ' . . ~ division Committee of t~e Coun'ty Planning Department for 't.he meetln9s of Marc-h 4-, I~ and December 2, '19~7 ; After a lengthy discussion between key; 5t~asburger, M~i D.:i,Br. owneand ~he Commi. ssioners involvin~ FlOod .. Control fees, .d'ra'i~age te Sa'ratoga Creek, and' p.ayin9 -' of Saratoga Avenue, Chairman Bennett. ordered that the hearin'9 be continued until additional 'information regarding SaratogaS.AvenUe dedication and p~VinG subm i t ted. SDR 20 3- SD'R 20.- Harold J'.:Weet'h (T. D. Lance) Harold J. 'Weeth (T. D. Lance) The act in9 secr. etary e~plained that Mr. Lance was unable to attend this meeting and asked for a post- .. ponement unti-ll:Mar.Ch 2~,,'19581. It was so ordered. SDR 59. ~. SDR 59- Bencrick Hejja .Benedek(Hejja The acting secreta, ry read the cohditions set by the subdivision commit'.te.e pf the ~ounty Planning Depart- merit meeting of February 1~, 19~8. A memo clarifying condition number 2 with the County Engineers wa's read. Commissioner Hi99i. ns moved for approval subject to the condi.tions of the subdivision committee meeting Of February 18, i95~. Commissioner gridcroon. s~conde-~2. .~-r r.!;~d.t-a~an ~ mou s 1 y. Recreation Commissioner Crisp, Chairman of the Subdivision' Com- Atea. mittee sta'ted that he and his committee had Seen' in conference with Mr. Day and Mr. Van der BOa. on their request for a non=profit 'recreation area. A memo stating the conclusions drawn-from this meeting has been.Sent to all-~h'e Flanhin9 commissioners, comh · .. .missione~ ~risp asked'~'t the time for. any comment.s, Com~issioner'Paset:'t.a suggested 'that the membership be limited-to real.dents of the City of Saratoga, Commiss.ioner Crisp stated that this would be.done s. fte~ an initial p'eriod of two years at the begini nin9 of the use, 'Thi.s two year period, being set in order to-assure adequate financial backin'9, Chairman Bennett adjourned. the meeting .at Present: 17 · . Press: 1