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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-04-1980-Land Development CommitteeLAND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES TIME December. 4, 1980 - 10:00 a.m. ,PLACE.: Crisp Conference Room, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, Ca TYPE:. 'Regular Meeting I ROUTINE ORGANIZATION . A. Roll Call Committee Members Present: R. S. Robinson and Commissioner Laden Staff. Members Present: K. Kerdus, D. Trinidad and R. Harison B. Minutes It was moved and seconded to waive the reading of the minutes of November 20, 1980 and approve as distributed. The motion was carried unanimously. II. PUBLIC, HEARINGS A. SDR- 1480 - P &.S,Construction Company, Negative Declaration B. SDR -1480 - P & S Construction Company, Pierce Road, 'Tentative Building Site Approval - 2 Lots Staff explained that this is a proposed lot split in the R -1- 1.2,500 zoning district on Pierce Road, and that the one existing residence was proposed for removal. The major concerns on the lot split were the removal of the large trees for. placement of an access road to the rear lot., a ve "ry flat-site which indicated .need,-for careful review and approval of the drainage plan, and "the neighborhood concern for construction of a two -story residence on-the rear lot. Additionally,. Staff pointed out the. possibility for a joint drive- way to.save' the large trees,on the site,. The public hearing was opened at 10:15 a.m. Mr. Michael Pestana, of P. &.S Construction, indicated that.he did not intend to build any two - stories on the lot and was de-si,rous of accommodating the. neighborhood. Mr: Robinson stated that'he.di.d not like the to's,ee the r-emoval of an adequate housing unit in order to place more expensive housing on a site. Mr. Jerry Serene, of Ashley Court, stated that he was not against the proposal; how- ever, he was interested in finding out how close the proposed homes would be to his house and whether or not the.new pine trees and redwood trees to-the rear of the lot would. be saved. Mr. Pestana indicated that he intended to save those trees.. Mr., Serene also stated that he had never had a.drainage problem and was very con - cerned about picking up such .a problem with this development. Commissioner L'ado-ii stated .,that a. dra- inage,'plan .was required to be reviewed and approved prior to issuance"of' any per "mits. Mr. Serene questioned whether there was a warranty on this, and Commissioner Laden responded that.-any final war.xanty:. would,.,be through legal processes however ,, he ' City 'intended to., insure that he was not impacted by drainage problems. Mr. Trinidad stated-that the on- .site drainage was a. difficult ,problem, ,and that .it...woul.d have to be resolved. prior: t:6-,,final. approval. Mr. ".:: Robinson indicated that he would like to see that plan prior to tentative approval. Mr. Harison explained to Mr. Serene that, by State law, he was pro - tected from drainage problems caused by new impervious surface on adjacent lots. Diane Pachari, of Jepson Court, also expressed concern about the LDC-Minutes Meeting of 12/4/80 SDR -14.80 .(cont.) Page 2 drainage; the potential two -story structures, and the removal of-.the `trees. Mr. Lund, the. adj acent property owner, indicated that he felt that the removal of one or two trees would not be a significant impact on the neighborhood. Mrs. Janet Volk, owner of the property., indicated that she had had a problem with the tree roots going -into the septic tank and the foundation, and she felt they should be removed. Mrs. Serene then questioned whether or no.t the site would be placed on sewer, and Staff indicated that it would be. The Committee then expressed "that they would`'l.ike`to see a drainage plan that showed that this development would not cause a, problem for the neighbors and io`.i}lave 'the` applicants' look into a joint driveway with Mr. Lund. 'Mr- Pesta'na again I indicated that he would be building no two - stories on the site. The LDC.requested,Staff to notify the neighbors 'of the-- pgxt hearing, -on this item. It was directed that this item will: be continued to the meeting on Decem- ber 18, 1.980 or the meeting on January i, 1981. III. MISCELLANEOUS A. 14075 Saratoga Avenue,. - Larry Fine,. Request for a Modificat=ion to a Site Development,Plan for an Addition Staff explained that Mr. Fine was wanting to expand the existing house on a .lot with a slope that exceeded 100. Therefore, he was now requesting a modification to his Site Development Plan. Staff had reviewed the site and did not have any major concerns with the modifications.. It was pointed out that the.addi.tion would creat.e.additional second -story space, which is allowed by the Two - Story Ordinance on lots with slopes over 100. It was then noted that more than one house existed on the lot, and a discussion ensued over whether, at,this point, the LDC should request removal. of the kitchens. Staff stated that that had not been done on previous requests for modifications. Mr. Fine went into a lengthy discussion of his proposed addition and the existing,structures on the site. It was moved, and seconded .to approve the Modification of the Site Development Plan for the addition. The motion was :carried unanimously. B. SDR -1334 Robert Sny der, Tentative Building Site Approval - 2 Lots, Request for a Second One -Year Extension The applicant was present.for thi.s discussion. The LDC reviewed the previous c.ond'itions-, and it was moved and seconded to approve the request for a second one -year extension for SDR - 1334. The motion was carried unanimously. IV... ADJOURNMENT It was moved and seconded to; adjourn the meeting. The motion was carried unanimously. Respect -fully submitted, KA Ke dus/'- Secreta. KKcd