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Home My WebLink About04-09-1962 Planning Commission Minutes .SUMMARY OF MINUTES ,CITY OP SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION T~ae: 7:00 P. M., Monday, April 9, 1962 Place: Fruitvale School, F~uitvale Avenue, SaratoEa, California TTpe: ReSular MeetinS 1o ~qUT'INE ORGANIZATION The meetinE was called to order by Chairman Webster at 7116 P. M. A. ROLL CALL Present: Cou~issioners Anderson, Cowley, Crisp, Glenn, Johnson and Webster° Absent: None. Chai~n Webster advised that Comissioner Bennett, who had been a member of the SaratoEa PlanninE Commission since its inception, had resigned. There was a ~otion by Co~uissioner Anderson, seconded by ChaizTaan Webster, that the Cot/mission adopt a resolution expressin8 appreciation to Richard Bennett for his fine contribution to the City through his lonE and dedi~ cared setvice as Plnnnins Co~4ssioner, and exp~essir~ sincere reefers that he had found it necessary, for personal reasons, to resiEn from the Cornission. Roll call vote: Ayes: Coznissi6ners Anderson, CoOley, Crisp, Glenn, JohnSon and WeBster. Noes: None. Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously. Cc~nissioner Dean Cowley, appointed to fulfill the term of Couraissioner Hi~$ins, was introduced and welcomed to the Cor~ssion. Bo MINFEES There was an orion by CoLEaissioner Glenn, seconded by Coh~lssioner Johnson, that the readin~ of the minutes of the meeting of March 26, 1962, be waived and that the minutes be approved as submitted to the Conuiss~on; ms=ion carried urmn~iuously. II. PUBLIC HEARINGS The Chairnmn declared Public HearinEs open for the eveninE at 7:24 P. M. A. 8-43 - Dr. Isaac No Abrans, SararoSa Avenue - Chants of Zonin5 from "A" to '~-A" - Con~%nued frou Morch .26, 1962 The Secretary briefly reviewed this application and advised that it was necessary to publish a revised Notice of HearinEs since the amended ap- plication for Chants of Zon~n8 from "A" to '~-A" inclndeduore property than the ori8inal appl~cationo Dr. Abr.nn was present to explain that in order to haprove the street de- si8n, it had been necessary to extend the subdivision back to the creek. Plannin~ Con~aission Minutes - April 9~ 1962 - Continued II. A. C-43 - Dr. Isaac N. Abrsns Com~issioner Anderson advised that a revised tentative map was bein~ sub- mitted in connection wi~_h the subdivision application, and recorz~ended that C-43 be con~inued ~cil ~he n~ mee~in8. ~ere were three (3) residents present in coun~ion ~h ~his application, ~ho s=a~ed tM= they could re=u~ on April 23, 1962, for ~r=her develop- ments ~ith rega~'d to this ~tter= ~ the basis of the foreb~i~, 8haimn ~ebste~ directed 6-43 continued until the neetinC on April 23, 1962. B. C-44 - GeorZe W. Day Coust~ctiou ~any, Alle~ale Avenue - C~e of Zoni~ frou R-1-40,000 tq R-I-20,000 ~e Public Hearing on C-44 was opened at 7:31 P. M. ~e SeCretly advised that a Notice of Public ~aring ~d been publish~ and t~t Notices of hblic ~Ti~ had been mil~. ~o (2) comuni~- tions p=otesti~ this Change of Zoni~, o~ f~m Martin A. C~rles, G~d- net La~, a~ ~he other fr~ G. elu~'lani& Al1~1e Avenue,. were =end by the Secreta~, together with a Staff Repo=~ pertaining to this hy Ma~his was present to represent the applicant a~ stated that it was their feeli~ t~t this area could be develop~ mrs effectively as half- acre sites than acre sites. He further stated that se~mr facilities ~ere readily available for ~his property, a~ that it ~as difficult ~ justi~ acre sites since the lots directly in back ~ere ~lf-acre sites. He stated t~t they felt Allendale Avenue was a mrs realistic divid~ line. C~ES YO~G, 19110 Gardner La~, strenuously objected to the of this p=oper~ R~ stated t~t the la~ in this general area ~d 8rad~lly been rezoned, and pr~icted C~t if this application was grant~ the do~=zoni~ wuld ~t stop at ~lendale Ave~e. JAn BERGUES, 19922 Allendale Avenue, protested ~his change of zoning. He etated that he wanted to go on record as saying that if this applica- tion was granted, he wuld {mediately apply for a cha~e of zoning fr~ R-1-40,000 to R-1-20,000 on his property. JACK PIERCE, 10905 Gardner Lane, stated that th~s application a~ others like it wuld eventually eliminate the acre zoning unless it was stopped. He strongly recome~ed that acre zoning be retained in connection with the subject prope=~y. There was ~ one else present who wished to spe~ ~th re~a=d to this totter, so Chai~n Webster declared the public h~rin8 closed on C-44 at 7:49 P. M. It was observed that this property was i~icated on the General Plan as acre zoni~. ~ter discussion, ~ere was a ~tion by Comissioner Glenn, se~nded by C~{ssioner Crisp, t~t C-~, George ~. Day Construction Plannine Commission Mir~-~e..s - April 9, 1962 ~ Continned II. B. C~.4~ - George Wo Day Constr::~tlon . . Company, app!ica=ion for Change of Zoning from R-I-40,000 to R-i-20,000, be denied. Roll call vote: Ayes: Cornlssioners Anderson, Cowley, Crisp, Glenn, Johnson and Webste=. Noes: None. Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously. C. V-21__2 - Sam Heruandez, BiG Basin Way - Request for Variance to Allow A__lter.___lation of ~o~-Coofq_rmin~ St~u~t:v.,re The Public Hearin8 on V-212 was opened at 7:53 P. M. The Secretary advised that Notices of Public Hearing had been mailed. Connunications in support of this Variance, signed by (1) Thomas S. Pat- terson, 14630 Big Basin Way (2) Mro and Mrs. Charles C. Lone, 20793 Pamela Way (3) Helen and Ralph Ho Van Arsdale, Oak Street and Lomita Avenue (4) Joseph Horvath, 14577 Big Basin Way, were read by the Secre- tary, together with a Staff Report pertaining to this matter. The applicant was present to give further details regarding this request for a Variance. Commissioner Johnson advised that the Variance Cormnittee had studied the matter, and that their findings were much the sane as the Staff Report. There was no one else present who wished to cou~ent with ~egard to this application,. so.Chairman Webster declared the Public Hearing closed on V-212 at 8:19 P. M. There Was a motio~ by Conraissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Glenn, that this Variance (V-212) be granted subject ~o the following conditions: (1) The contents of the existing garages are to be stored in enclosed structures on the premises, or removed from the premises. (2) There shall be no increase in the number of units. (3) The building alterations shall conformwith the rest of the development, (4) Plans will be submitted for Design Review approval by the Plaunin~ Commission. Motion carried unanimously. Chairream Webster declared Public Hearings closed for the evenin8 at 8:23 P. M., subject to the continuance of C-43 (Dr. Isaac N. Abrams) to the meeting on April 23, 1962. RECESS FROM 8:23 TO 8:30 P. M. Plan~n8 C,Emission Minutes - April 9~ 1962 - Continued Chairman Webster appointed Commissioner Charles R. Glenn as Chairnan of the De,iOn Review Cozz~tttee. and Commissioner Dean Cowley as a member of this Committee. II1. ~UBDIVISIONS AND BUILDING SIT[~ A. SDR-343 - Quit, Market, Cox Avenue - Buildin8 Site Approval - Continued from March 26, 1962 The Secretary read a let~er from the a~plicant requestin8 a 30 day exten- sion in connection with this application. CoEmissioner Anderson stated that the applicant was submittimE a new map, so recorunended that this matter be continued until the next meetinS. On the basis of the fore- goinE, the Chairv~n directed SDR-343, Quit, Market, continued until the meetin8 on April 23, 1962o B. S~R~344_ - Our Lady of Fat~n- Villas SaratoEa-Los Gatos Road - Buildir~ Site ~pproval o Nursin~ Home Additioh Pat treeSan was. present ~nd expressed satisfactioa with the proposed con- ditions of apprbval. There was a motion by Corauissioner A~derson, seconded by C,sol,sinner Crisp, that the tentative map for. SDR-344 (Exhibit A, as modified by Exhibit B), Oar Lady of Fatima Villa, be ap- proved subject to conditions 1 throuEh 14 as stated in the BuildinE Site Comittee Report dated April 9, 1962, with the followin~ correction: Condition ~5 --- the next to the labt word ('%cease") to be thanSod to "exit". Motion carried unanimously. SDR=345 - St. Michael, Church~ Allendale. Avenu~ - B~ildin~ $i~ Approval Dick F,met was present to represent the applicant and expressed satis- factionwith the proposed conditions of a~proval. There was a motion by Comissioner Anderson, seconded by Comissioner Crisp, that the tentative rmp for ,DR-345 (Exhibit A, filed March 30, 1962), St. Michael, Church, be approved subject to the 13 conditions enumerated in the BuildinE Site Committee Report dated April 9, 1962] motion carried unsn/nously. D. ,DR-346 - Dr. Max Robbins, SararoSa Avenue - Buildin8 Site Approval - Medical Center E, BD- 34? - Dr. Isaac N. Abram,, Sarato8a Avenue - Professional-Administra- tive Subdivision - 25 Lots ChairDan Webster directed SDR-346 and SD-347 continued until the ~eetin~ on April 23, 1962, since the Corxaission had taken no action on the appli- cation for chanSe of z,aim8 in connection with this property. Plannin~ Conmission Minutes - April 9~ 1962 - Continued IV. DESIGHPaVIEW Ao A-69 - quito Market~..Cox.A2enua - 4~ghite__ctural Approval Coraafssioner Glenn recomended that this application be continued until action had been taken on SDR-343o On the basis of this su88estions the ChairDan directed Ao69 continued until the neetin8 on April 23, 1962. B. A-71 - Our Lady of FatMe Villa, SaratoSs-Los Gatos Road - Architectural Approval o NursiuS~ Hone Addition There was a notion by Cov~tssioner Glenn, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, that the prelirainary plans for A-.71, Our Lady of Fatima Villas be approved subject to final exterior plans showin8 finish, color, type of construc- tion, off-street perkiu~ and landscapin[ bein8 submitted for final approval in compliance With Ordinance I~S-3 and UPs30; vation carried unanimously& A-72 - Joseph P. Lon~, SaratoSs-Los Gatos Road - Architectural Approval - Antique ~tore The applicant was present and ~xplained that his request was only for a chan~e of use, since he did not plan to alter the buildin~o There was a notion by Comissioner Glenn, seconded hy Conale,loner Johnson, that the use requested by the applicant in A=72 be 8ranted; motion carried unanimously. D. A-7~ - ArChut ~allace, BiB Basin ~ay .- Architectural Approval - Real Estate 9ffice Mr. LouE~zan Was present'to represent the applicant and explained that this request was only for a chases of use, since no plans had been made to alter the buildiu8~ There was a motion by Commissi~uer Glena~. seconded by Con- uissionet Johnson, that A-73 be approved ~o~ the use requested by the ap- plicant] motion carried unanimously. E, A-?4 - ~t. Michaels Church? .Allendale Avenue - Architectural Approval Dick Foust, architect for the applicants was present to Eive further de- tails reEardin~ this application, and presented a perspective of the pro- posed church. There was a n~tion by Commissioner Glenn, seconded by missloner Johnson, that the preliminary plans for A-?4s St. Michaels Church, be approved subject to final exterior plans showin8 finish, color, type of constructions off-street parkinE and landscapinE bein8 submitted for final approval in compliance with Ordinance NS-3 and UP-29~ motion carried unanimously. F. SSr26 - Day Enterprises, lea.s FdShway 9 and Miljevich Drive - Subdivision Sign fqr Tract 2988 (SD-281) Ray Mathis was present to represent the applicant and advised that the s~En could be placed on MilJevich Drive if the Coznission so desired. There was a notion by Commissioner Glenns seconded by Comissioner Johnson, that the si8n requested in SS-26 be approved providin8 the si8n is placed in the riSht-of-way of Miljevich Drtve~ motion carried unanimously. Plann~n~ Co~mission Minutes - April 9~ 1962 - Continued V. NEW BUSINESS thaiman Webster welcomed Councilman Glennon to the usetin8. OLD BUSINESS 9gor~e S. Kocher - Request that the 10 feet Offered for Dedication in connec- tion with a lot on Mendelsohn Lane be included as part of ~_!he required 30 foot Front Yard Setback Mr. Kocher was present to discuss this matter with the Commission. The ques- tion arose as to whether a 60 foot street was actually needed in this area. ChairnanWebster directed this matter continued to the usetin8 on April 23, 1962, and, in the meantflue, referred this matter to the Subdivision Co~uittee for a review with the City En~ueer aud Director of Public Works with reaard to street width requirements, and a recotmendation nt the usetin8 on April 23, 1962. v~x..qg.m~NICA~ONE A, WRI'rr~N 1. SDR-272 - Mark Thomas and Company, Farwell Avenue - Building Site ~p~oval - I L6t - Request for Extension The Secretary read a letter requestin5 an extension of 60 to 90 days in connection with SDR-2~2. The~e was a notion by Comissioner Ander- son, ~econded by Cormissioner Crisp, that the request for gn extension in connection with SDR-o272 he denied, 8!ace the approval had already expired~ motion carried unnnfluously, 2. S~-..28~ - Garcia and Associates, Herr~f~-n Avenue - Subdivision - 61 L.2o~s - Request for Extension The Secretary read ~ letter fromDonald G~ Mc.~y reguestinZ an exten- sion in connection with SD-288, aud auk:in5 fo~ ~ r~sion of the tions established !u connection with this application. lit. McKuy was present to discuss this request and was advised by the Commission that only the City Council could approve a revision of these conditions, since the tentative map for the subdivision was approved more than thirty days before the revision was requested. Mr. McKay, therefore, withdrew the request for revision of the conditions and asked that the Cot. mission act only with regard to the request for extension of time. It was the consensus of the toEmission that unusual circt~- stances (pertaining to storu drains) Justified this extension. There was a u orion by Comissioner Anderson, seconded hy Commissioner Crisp, than an extension of one (1) year be granted in connection with approval of the tentative ~mp for SD-288, Carcia and Associates~ no- tion carried unanimously. 3. UP~.O - Our Lady of Fatima Villa, SararoSa-Los Catos Road - Request for Reconsideratton of Conditions The Secretary read e letter from Fred T. ~ouweli~8 requestin~ that a 25 foot rear yard setback be allowed in lieu of the ~0 foot rear yard ~6~ Plannir~ Co=nissiou tti.n...u,~es - April 9~ 1962 - Continued VII, A, 3, trP-30 - Our Lady of Farina Villa setback requ:~.red by the Use Pernit. There was a motion by Connissioner Anderson, seconded by Connissioner Glenn, that Condition ~6 of UP-30, approved by the Planning Cornission on AttSust 28, 1961, be changed to read as £ollo~s: '~ea~ yard setback to be 25 feet iu accordance ~rlth Ordinance NS-3," 4, Assenbly Ca~pai~.n S_i~.ns The SeCretary read a letter fron Donald Stalling. requesting permission to post c~npaiGn signs in Saratoga, The Co~nission. requested that the applicant be advised that the ordinance does not provide for this type siSn. ORAL CuL~lssioner Crisp, Chai~nan of the General Plan Co~nittee, ranivied the Connission that the Secretary B~d set a public hearing on April 23, 1962, in connection with revision of ~he a~neral Plan. He s~ated that to date he had received ~onnents £ron only one CoLnissioner. Chairman ~ebster requested that the CoEnissioners subni~' a~y su~gestions they ni~have as soon as possible. ~E~I~G ADJOUP~NED AT 10 ~15 P. ~. Respectfully subnitted, Stanley N, ~lker, Secretary SaratoGa Planning Comission v