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Home My WebLink About08-09-2023 Planning Commission AgendaSaratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 1 of 3 SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 9, 2023 7:00 P.M. - PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Civic Theater | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Public Participation Information In accordance with Saratoga’s Remote Public Participation Policy, members of the public may participate in this meeting in person at the location listed below or via remote attendance using the Zoom information below. 1. Accessing the meeting via Zoom • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82652375945 (Webinar ID 826 5237 5945) • Calling 1.669.900.6833 or 1.408.638.0968; OR 2. Viewing the meeting on Saratoga Community Access Television Channel 15 (Comcast Channel 15, AT&T UVerse Channel 99) and calling the numbers listed above; OR 3. Viewing online at http://saratoga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=2 and calling the numbers listed above. Written Communication Comments can be submitted in writing at www.saratoga.ca.us/pc. Written communications will be provided to the members of the Planning Commission and included in the Agenda Packet and/or in supplemental meeting materials. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Action Minutes from the Planning Commission Meeting of July 12, 2023. Recommended Action: Approve Minutes of July 12, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting. 07122023 Draft Minutes ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS Any member of the public will be allowed to address the Planning Commission for up to three (3) minutes on matters not on this agenda. This law generally prohibits the Planning Commission from discussing or taking action on such items. However, the Planning Commission may instruct staff accordingly regarding Oral Communications. REPORT ON APPEAL RIGHTS Any interested person objecting to the whole, or any portion of decision on this Agenda, may file an Appeal Application with the City Clerk within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of the decision. The City Council conducts de novo review of appeals. Saratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 2 of 3 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2.1 Application APTR23-0002; 18693 Devon Ave (389-13-053); Guina Wang (owner) - A neighbor to the property is appealing the approval of permit application TRP23-0356 for the removal of three (3) Canary Island Pine trees, Pinus Canariensis, with trunk diameters of 21, 23, and 28 inches which grow in the back yard of the property, Staff contact: Christina Fusco (408) 868-1276 or cfusco@saratoga.ca.us. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No.23-0012 denying the appeal. Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution No. 23-0012 Attachment 2 - Appeal Application and Supporting Letter Attachment 3 - Tree Permit and Supporting Letter Supplemental Memo No. 1 2.2 Application PDR22-0016/ARB22-0080: 19348 Athos Place; (389-33-010) David Kuoppamaki (Applicant) - The applicant is requesting Design Review approval for a new 4,750 square foot two story single-family residence. The project includes a request for a height exception to increase the allowable 26’ tall building height by an additional 1’-7.5” for a total building height of 27’-7.5”. The project will also include a 736 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit with a maximum height of 15’-5”. No protected trees are proposed for removal. The site is zoned R-1-20,000 with a General Plan Designation of Low Density Residential (RLD). Staff Contact: Christopher Riordan (408) 868-1235 or criordan@saratoga.ca.us. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 23-011 denying the project as staff cannot make all the required findings for design review and for granting a height exception for a single-family dwelling to exceed a height of 26 feet. Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution No. 23-011 Attachment 2 - City Arborist Report Attachment 3 - Applicant written project description and justification Attachment 4 - Neighbor Comments Attachment 5 - Story Pole Certification Attachment 6 - Materials Board Attachment 7 - Images of Prairie Style Home Attachment 8 - Project Plans Supplemental Memo No. 1 Supplemental Memo No. 2 Supplemental Memo No. 3 Supplemental Memo No. 4 4. DIRECTOR ITEMS 5. COMMISSION ITEMS 6. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA, DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET, COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT I, Frances Reed, Administrative Analyst for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Planning Commission was posted and available for review on August 3, 2023 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 3rd day of August 2023 at Saratoga, California, Frances Reed, Administrative Analyst. In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials provided to the Planning Commission by City staff in connection with this agenda, copies of materials distributed to the Planning Commission concurrently with the Saratoga Planning Commission Agenda – Page 3 of 3 posting of the agenda, and materials distributed to the Planning Commission by staff after the posting of the agenda are available on the City Website at www.saratoga.ca.us or available at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070. In Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at bavrit@saratoga.ca.us or calling 408.868.1216 as soon as possible before the meeting. The City will use its best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA title II].