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City of Saratoga
H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION
AGENDA
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 / 8:30 A.M.
Place: Administrative Conference Room – 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Type: Regular Meeting – Please meet in the parking lot in front of City Hall
at 8:30 A.M. Staff will provide transportation to the site visits under
New Business and reconvene in the Administration Conference
Room by approximately 9:15 A.M.
Place: Regular Meeting – Administrative Conference Room
1. Routine Organization
A. Roll Call
B. Review of minutes from September 11, 2012 meeting.
C. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the
agenda was posted on November 8, 2012.
D. Oral & Written Communication - Any member of the public may address the
Commission about any matter not on the agenda for this meeting for up to
three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may
choose to place the topic on a future agenda.
E. Oral Communications –Instruction to staff regarding actions on current Oral
Communications.
2. New Business
A. 14065 Saratoga Avenue (Florence Cunningham Residence) – Review a
proposed residential addition to a Craftsman Bungalow at 14065 Saratoga
Avenue that is an existing City Landmark Property.
B. Heritage Orchard Discussion –
• Nomination to the California Register of Historic Places?
• Signage, benches, or related enhancements to the Orchard?
• Future protection and preservation of the Orchard?
C. Joint Meeting with the City Council - Discuss agenda topics for the January
16, 2013 joint meeting with the City Council and the Saratoga Historical
Foundation.
3. Old Business
A. Properties on Inventory – Continue the discussion process of adding new
properties to the existing Heritage Inventory.
• 14474 Oak Place (Julia Morgan – Architect)
B. Heritage Tree Applications – Discuss potential modifications to simplify the
Heritage Tree designation process.
4. Commissioner Comments
5. Adjournment
Please advise the Chair if you will be absent from the next scheduled meeting
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and
you need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this
meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 868 – 1269 or
ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one
full business day before the start of the meeting.
Any recommendation made by the Heritage Preservation Commission may be appealed
to the Planning Commission within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. The appeal
shall be taken by filing with the Secretary of the Planning Commission a written notice
and filing fee within ten (10) days of the date of the decision.
In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other
materials provided to the Historical Preservation Commission by City staff in connection
with this agenda are available at the office of the Community Development Department
Director at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070. Any materials
distributed by staff after the posting of the agenda are made available for public review
at the office of the Director at the time they are distributed to the Planning Commission.
Certificate of Posting of Agenda:
I, Christopher Riordan, Senior Planner for the City of Saratoga, declare that the
foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Heritage Preservation Commission of the City
of Saratoga was posted 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 8th day of November 2012, at Saratoga, California
Christopher Riordan, AICP
Senior Planner
City of Saratoga
(408) 868 – 1235