ERC 02-24-94 CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torte Avenue, Cupertino, California 9~014
MINUTES OF 'rt~E REGULAR MEETING
OF ~ ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 24, 1994
8:00 A.M. CONFERENCE ROOM C (LOV~ER LEVEL)
ORDER OF BUSINESS
MEMBERS PRESENT
Wally Dean, City Council Member, Bob Cowan, Director of Commnnity Development, Don Brown, City
Manager, Bert Viskovich, Director of Public Works, and Orrin Mahoney, p]annlng Commiqsioner.
STAgg PRESENT
Michele Bjurman. planner U, Tom Robillard, Planner II, Colin Jung, Associate Planner, and Nancy
Danihcr, Sccrotary
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Thc minutes for the January 27, 1994 meeting were approved as submitted.
Michclc spoke on Colin's be. half tO havo thc Berg and Berg appeal be moved to the last item bec~v~ of the
excessive fim~ ~ to discuss thc item.
The Fit and Healthy item will be heard later in thc agenda as no i~*prcscntative is currently in attendance.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Application No. (s): 1-U-94 and 4-EA-94
Applicant: Nehemiah Architects, Inc.
Property Owner: West Valley Presbyterian Church
Location: 6191 Bollingar Road
USE PERMIT for a 3,800 sq. ft. addition to an existing church.
Michele Bjurman stated that thi~ is an existing church with classroom buildings. They want to
oxpand the palish hall, addjnnior 8nd high school classrooms, an cdfice ~,~ library. They are
adding new junior and senior high classes. Use is only on Sundays during Sanctuary time, not
during the week. TwobottlebmshUcesaud fonr cypress trees are to be removed. The trees will
be replaced on a I to 1 basis, the bottle brush with a drought tolerant x~placemont. The church is
currently nnderparked. They are required to have 125 spaces following the addition and have 95
existing. They do have a long tcnn parking agreement with Hyde Jr. High located adjacent to thc
church. Don Brown asked if there are industrial uses near the site using ha,~rdous materials.
Michele responded there is no indusUy in the area. A negative declaration is rocommended
based on I to 1 tree replacemont. So movedby Bob Cowan, scconded by Orrin Mahoney and
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2. Application No.(s): 11-U-93 and 10-EA-93
AppUcant: Fit & Healthy Spa
Preperty Owner: Pacific Acquisition Corp.
Location: 21267 Stevens Creek Blvd.
USE PERMIT for a 7,200 sq. ft. health club in an existing shopping ee~ter.
Michele reported that in October the applicant was required to update their existing parking
study. The Onlr, Center is deficient in parking by up to 200 spaces, nnd tho nevi occupant will
generate a larger parking deficiency. The rupert was completed, and the peak or impacted hours
would be on Friday and Saturday evenings after 7 p.m.. This business will be closed at thnt time
so there will be no conflict. Du=rillg tho ~ of the week thoro is no problem. Two suggestions
from stn~: 1.) Hems be consistent with the applicant's proposal, 2.) Their use permit brought up
~?in if parking problems arise in the future. This witl enable the PC to require additionnl
Don moved for a negative declnrntion, subject to staffs suggestions. Bert seconded. Carried 5-0.
3. City Council request for a report on the environmental aspects of the 2/4/94 Berg & Berg notice
of appeal of File No. 10-U-93 (mod.), a modification of a use permit to delete dayc~e activities,
consider offsite parking controls and consider other activity limitations for a proposed church at
10340 Bubb Road, APN 357-20-019.
Colin passed out copies of the Staff responses. (See attached) City Council hn, directed ERC
and plnnning Commission to ~view appeal letter submitted by Berg and Berg. In November of
1993 the church applied for a use l~-,~t and rezonin8 recommended for approval by the
plapnin~ colnmission. Because of concerns by tho indu~ixial tenants it was deferred to Sanuaxy.
Chemicals being used did not pose an ,ndue risk to the church or proposed day care population.
Council tentatively approved rezoning but sent use pen~t back to plnnnlng coxnmi.~qion tO
ensure greater compatibility. Specifically n~ed that day care be deleted. Off site parking also
looked at. Back to City Council in early Februmy for the second time. Berg & Berg appealed
thc use permit modification. Colin went over each of the 10 points from the appeal letter.
Bert moved for a fmdin~ of no new s~nificant env~onmelltal impacts nnd uphold previous
negative declaration recommendntions. Don seconded. Carried 5-0.
4. Application No.(s): 2-GPA-94, 2-U-94, I=TM-94 and 5-EA-94
Applicant: SummcrHiH Homes
Property Owner: Comerica Bank
Location: 21875-21881 Stevens Creek Blvd., North side of Stevens
Creek Blvd., approximately 140 feet West of Mann Drive
GENERAL PLAN request for a General Plan Amendment to remove thc commercial land
use designation for Parcel 326=19-117.
USE PERMIT for a p]nnned detached single=family dovelopmeilt consistil~ Of 24 homes.
TENTATIVE MAP to subdivide a six~le parcel into 24 lots and one lot held incommon.
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This project will be on the Monta Vista Hardware site. The general plan now calls for this site to
bc primsrily residential, with a si~ificant portion for commercial. Commercial portion csnnot
be supported so a general plan bearing has been granted.
This is a planned unit development that has a frontage road along Stevens Creek Blvd. They arc
two story homes about 1~00 scl. fl. on about 3500 sq. iT lots. Thc densit~ is about 7 units per
glOSS acre. There will be two BMR 11nits. There ~ 4.67 parking spaces per 11nit which is on the
low end. Tr, m¢ is negligible. Access from Stevens Creek is right turn in and out only. It is
consistent with the gcncml plan omen,truant There have been meetings with thc
neighbors t~ discuss concerns. Thc length of driveways was discussed. Landscaping will be
facing the street with trees proposed for street elevation with all drip imgation. Don moved for
a negative declaration, Bert seconded. Passed 4-1 with Dean voting no.
ADJOURNMENT
Prepared by: Approved by: ~
Nancy Danih~ro/S~'ets_ry
Attest:
Kim Smith, City Clerk
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