DRC 11-20-08Design Review Committee
November 20, 2008
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DESIGN REVIEW
COMMITTEE HELD ON November 20, 2008
ROLL CALL
Committee Members present: Lisa Giefer, Chairperson
Jessica Rose, Commissioner
Committee Members absent: none
Staff present:
Staff absent:
Piu Ghosh
None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
November 6, 2008
Minutes of the November 6, 2008 Design Review Committee meeting were approved
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
None
POSTPONEMENTS/REMOVAL FROM CALEl~dDAR:
None
ORAL COMMUNICATION:
None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
None
PUBLIC HEARING:
1. Application No.(s): ASA-2008-09
Applicant: Christine Laing (Hewlett Packard)
Location: 19111 Pruneridge Avenue
Architectural and Site approval for the addition of a new chiller building to support a new
lab, seismic upgrades to the existing building, a building fagade change, tree removal and
upgraded landscaping plan for Building 4 i
Design Review Committee decision final unless appealed.
Staff member Ghosh explained that Hewlett Pac]<ard has proposed to add a lab to Building 47.
This will include an interior addition, seismic bracing, the addition of a 2000 square foot chiller
building and landscaping changes. Hewlett Paci<:ard has a n existing Development Agreement
with the City. The additional square footage of the proposed addition does not exceed the
allowable development area under this agreement. The chiller building will have exterior metal
panels, sun shades with low emission glazing and landscape screening. They are planning to
reconfigure the parking area to accommodate for any future expansion of the chiller building.
The application also includes re-landscaping around Building 47. They will be removing 12
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trees and replacing them with 36" box Redwood trees. Six trees in the parking lot will be
replanted as part of the plans for future expansion. A $15,000 tree bond will be placed to ensure
that the trees survive the transplanting and are healthy for the next year. Staff supports
approval of the application. Commissioner Rosa had no comments. The applicant stated that
they have enjoyed working with Staff member Ghosh and that they had nothing to add to her
presentation. Chairperson Giefer asked for clarvEication about the timing of the confirmation of
the health if the trees. She would like to make a change to the conditions of the resolution so
that the trees will be inspected after the chiller building has been constructed to ensure not only
that the trees survive the transplanting but also the new construction. She asked the applicant
about their construction recycling plans. Hewlett Packard has an established recycling program.
They submitted a copy of their plan for the file. 'I1zey will not be installing impervious materials
in the parking lot, but matching the existing surface.
Commissioner Rose moved to approved the application with the additional conditions that
wording be included concerning the construction recycling program and that the transplanted
trees be reviewed 1 year from the end of construction before releasing the tree bond.
MOTION: Commissioner Rose moved to approve ASA-2008-09
SECOND: Chairperson Giefer
ABSENT: none
ABSTAIN: none
VOTE: 2-O
OLD BUSINESS:
None
NEW BUSINESS:
None
Resp~,~ec~~tf~~u~~ lly~~7sub//m-- fitted:
Beth Ebben
Administrative Clerk
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