HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-11-11 Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda
City of Saratoga
H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION
AGENDA
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 8:30 a.m. for Site Visits (Reconvene at
Warner Hutton House by approximately 9:30am)
Place: Regular Meeting – Warner Hutton House (please meet outside in the
parking lot due to site visits)
1. Routine Organization
A. Roll Call
B. Approval of minutes from September 13, 2011 meeting
C. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the
agenda was posted on October 6, 2011
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. 14651 Farewell Ave. – Proposed fence exception attached to two existing
pilasters. The existing pilasters may have been part of the 20021 Bella Vista
(Rancho Bella Vista). Planning Commission requested applicant submit to
HPC for review.
B. 21000 Big Basin Way (Hakone Gardens) – Hakone Foundation has
proposed to rebuild their existing Wisteria Arbor (Fuji-dana). Hakone
Gardens is listed on the Heritage Resource Inventory as a Historic Landmark.
C. 20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd. (McWilliams House) – Saratoga Historical
Foundation has proposed to remodel an existing storage shed into a old
school house. The McWilliams House is listed on the Heritage Resource
Inventory as a Historic Landmark.
3. Old Business
A. HPC Training – Preservation and Sustainability Video (showing 10/13/11 in
Admin Conf. Room)
B. Hakone Gardens – Application for National Register (update)
4. Adjournment
Adjourn to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Warner Hutton House, 13777
Fruitvale Avenue.
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 Heritage 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, Michael Fossati, 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 6th day of October 2011, at Saratoga, California
Michael Fossati
Planner
City of Saratoga
(408) 868 – 1212