Director's Report OFFICE OF COMMI, NITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY HALL
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Subject: Report of the Community Deve:.opment Director�
Planning Commission Agenda Date: Tue:,day, June 8, 2010
The City Council met on May 18, 2010 ar�d discussed the following item(s) of interest to
the Planning Commission:
1. A�ple/Hamptons Parking Easement F:emoval - City Council approved the application
consistent with the Planning Commission s recommendations.
2. Development Permit Process Review - The City Council directed staff to invite the
community to workshops in order to c�iscuss the permit process and left the citywide
noticing up to staff; concurred to authc�rize staff to obtain an accurate cost for software
for an online permitting system.
The City Council met on June 1, 2010 anci discussed the following item(s) of interest to
the Planning Commission:
1. North Portal Avenue - City Council a��proved the project with a negative declaration,
conducted the first reading of the rezoning ordinance, and directed the following:
• covenants to be recorded for both z ir quality and noise;
• additional storm drain wording; ar�d
• additional language about the mavttenance agreement
2. Kiddie Academy - City Council approved the Use Permit with the following directives:
� open up the rear parking lot to bot]1 of the properties to the east and west;
• maintain a 18.5 foot clear two-way driveway along the west side of the project
building;
• utilities along the westerly drivew�.y shall be relocated;
• shrubs shall be cleared to ensure maximum driveway width; and
• the daycare may start at 6:30 am - � =
3. Historic Preservation - City Council a��proved with corrections to Attachment D
regarding the title of the historic menti oned sites and ownership of the sites; and
changed language regarding public ac �ess consistent with the Planning Commission's
recommendation.
4. Disposition and Development Agreerr.ent DDA - City Council adopted a resolution
to transfer property on Cleo Avenue f� om City ownership to Habitat for Humanity
Silicon Valley ownership.
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Miscellaneous Items:
1. Development Review Process (Matrix) workshops - Following City Council- direction,
t�wo community workshops have been scheduled from 6:OOPM to 8:OOPM on
Wednesday, July 28th and Thursday, E�ugust 19th in the Cupertino Room at the
Quinlan Community Center. A possibl e third workshop is scheduled from 6:OOPM to
8:OOPM on Wednesday, September 15th in the Cupertino Community Hall. Staff will be
working with a facilitator to put the w��rkshops together. It is anticipated that
Planning Commission and City Council public hearings will be held in Fall 2010 to
consider the recommendations and related policy and/or zoning ordinance
amendments from the group worksho_�s. Workshop notices are, also, being posted in
the Cupertino Courier, the Cupertino ��cene and the City website at
www.cupertino.or�/ d�p.
Upcoming Dates:
June 10 Summer Concert, Me norial Park, 6:30 p.m. -- Kapalakiko (Sounds
from Hawaii)
June 17 Summer Concert, Me morial Park, 6:30 p.m. -- Tempest (Folk Rock,
Irish Reels, Scottish Bailads � Norweigian Influences)
June 24 Summer Concert, Me morial Park, 6:30 p.m. -- The Retro Rockets (60's
and 70's Rock £� Roll)
Enclosures:
News Articles
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Residents' help sought in The Santa Clara County SherifPs Office is looking for
help in locating a 19-year-old Cupertino resident
drafting green building who went missing on May 15. Jackson Miller was
last seen in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Bridge
ordinance walking away from his car. The car is a silver 2004
Honda Pilot, and he was last seen in a nearby
parking lot
Cupertino Courier
at about 4:10 p.m.
Posted: 05/20/2010 08:01:37 PM PDT
Bridge surveillance videos were reviewed and there
Updated: 05/20/2010 08:01:38 PM PDT were no signs of anyone jumping off the bridge
according to the sheriffs office. Miller is believed to
have no identification, money or credit cards with
City looking for input on its first green ordinance him. Family members believe that he may be at a
homeless shelter or youth center. He was last seen
Cupertino leaders are seeking residents' input as the wearing a black sweatshirt, shorts and loafer shoes
ciry crafts its first green building ordinance. The with no socks. Miller is 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds.
new ordinance is intended to conserve water,
energy and resources through the design, Anyone with information regarding this case, is
construction, retrofit, operation and demolition of asked to contact Sgt. Shawn Francis at
residential and non-residential buildings. 408.808.4500.
The city is looking for people to participate in two
focus groups, one to look at residential properties
and the other at commercial and industrial. The city
will host two meetings for each group between late
May and early July. City staff estimates participants'
time commitment at two hours per meeting.
Anyone interested in serving on a focus group may
contact Aki Honda Snelling at 408.777.3313 or e-
mail at akis@cupertino.org. Inquiries must be made
by May 24. Once a draft ordinance is prepared, the
city will hold public hearings to review and adopt a
green building ordinance this year in the late
summer or early falL
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CU ertino PetSmart closes main setting," said Kelly Kline, economic
P development coordinator for the city of Cupertino.
doors, leaving third ma j or Kline said the the city is confident that the 25-
vacancy at shopping square-foot building can be filled in a short time
period.
center
"In the ideal world, you'd fill it with something that
By Matt Wilson generates just as much [revenue], if not more," she
mwi�son@community-newspapers.com said. "What is nice about a pet store kind of tenant is
that it might generate a trip or two each week, which
Posted: 05/13/2010 08:05:30 PM PDT is what you want
Updated: 05/13/2010 08:05:31 PM PDT to see. The more the vi5its, the better it is for the
center."
Another major tenant at one of Cupertino's more
prominent shopping centers has closed its doors. The PetSmart chain is unique in that pets are
PetSmart at Cupertino Crossroads, 20558 Stevens Welcome to shop the aisles along with customers.
Creek Blvd., shut down May 2 after operating at the The chain offers pet training and grooming, the sale
center for nearly five years. of pet food and supplies, as well as animal
adoptions. While the pet store did generate a large
chunk of sales tax for the city, it provided a unique
The vacant store is now among three major sites amenity for residents.
without tenants at the center near De Anza
Boulevard. The 80,000-square-foot former Menryn's The two nearest PetSmart locations are at 770 E. EI
store there has been vacant since late December Camino Real in Sunnyvale and 850 W. Hamilton Ave
2008, when the company went bankrupt and closed in Campbell.
all stores. The Learning Game educational store has
closed and will soon be moving its business to a
new property on S. De Anza Boulevard near the
Donut Wheel.
PetSmart spokeswoman Kelley Moore said that for
"competitive reasons," PetSmart officials can not
discuss why the store closed or the status of the
store's eamings. The store closing was a corporate-
level business decision, and there are no plans to
relocate the store. she said.
"Next to Vallco, [Cupertino Crossroads] is our next
largest retail node. and ... its visibility puts it in a
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Cupertino council says no to parking proposal that
would have banned RVs
By Matt Wilson
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Posted: OS/07/2010 05:42:54 PM PDT
Cupertino City Council said no to a strict pazking �►roposal that would have banned recreation vehicles
from pazking on residential streets after residents r;illied together in opposition the ordinance May 4.
The new ordinance would have made it unlawful tc� park an RV on residential streets other than for
immediate loading and unloading. Vehicles would have been subject to towing, citations or impound by
code enforcement. Currently, cars aze limited to 72 hours of consecutive of street parking.
The city said that there was concern about the larg�:r recreational vehicles taking up parking for other
vehicles and creating a safety issue when pazked o;i corners.
"There were some complaints, and it was fairly difFcult to enforce because under the cunent rules you
can simply move under a 72 hour period and satisfy the cunent codes requirements," said City Manager
David Knapp.
Knapp told the council that code enforcement has si tough time enforcing the rules. City staff said when
code enforcement goes out, residents claim they've already moved the RV and have simply re-parked it in
the same spot, or some just move the vehicle a few feet or inches in the same location.
About five RV owners spoke out against the proposed law at the council meeting May 4, saying that the
new ordinance was unlike anything else in the regi�n. They said it was unfair to senior-aged RV owners
and would have been unrealistic to enforce withou: street signs residents know about the new rules.
Stuart Chessen, who owns a large RV, spread the �vord about the council meeting by scouring Google
Maps, which posts overhead photographs of neighl�orhoods on the web. Chessen spent about an hour
looking for parts of town that had RVs parked on the streets, and found about 11 vehicles. He went
searching for some of the RWs and put fliers on the ir windshields, alerting the owners about the May 4
meeting.
"When we saw this ordinance, we knew wanted to get other RV owners notified about it, too," said
Chessen.
If the ordinance had been adopted, residents and visitors could have applied for a 10-day exception once a
year from city hall. Owners could also pazk longer because of "special circumstances" at the discretion of
code enforcement.
RV owner Bruce McFarland often stores his RV bE;side his house, but told the council the ordinance
would have been awkward for friends and relative:; driving their RV to visit people in Cupertino. He said
that RV travelers often have loose traveling schedi.les and applying for a time sensitive permit would be
difficult to acquire and plan around.
The residents said that their recreational vehicles v�ere more than just mobile hotels. Chessen uses his RV
as a mobile emergency service center and also during events like the overnight Relay for Life at De Anza
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College. Joe DeRosa told the council that his RV i� for everyday transportation because it is the only style
of vehicle he said can accommodate his handicapped mother.
Resident Tom Hugunin, who does not own an RV said he checked other nearby city ordinances and
could not find anything on the scale of what Cupertino was proposing. He questioned why there was a
sudden need to tackle RV issues if there was minirnal complaints.
"I look at this situation and its like taking a chain saw to a situation where just a scalpel is needed. We just
needed adequate code enforcement," he said.
There were no speakers at the meeting complainin; about RVs in their neighborhood, and city staff did
not specify at the meeting the degree of neighborh��od complaints on the issue.
"I haven't heard a lot complaints about RVs in the town, probably because there are only seven azound
here and at least most of [the,owners] are putting tiiem in the right place," said Councilman Mark Santoro.
Vice Mayor Gilbert Wong added, "If there was a concern about a blight issue or concerns about a safety
issue, which I don't see here in the city of Cupertir, o, then I don't see why we need to have additional
laws."
The council unanimously agreed not to pursue the new rule.
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