February 27,1984ASAC-343
SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND
SITE APPROVAL COMMITTEE OF FEBRUARY 2.7, 1924. MEETING HELD IN
THE -CONFERENCE ROOM OF CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA.
Meeting was called to order at 7:08 by Chairman Higdon who led
the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Committee Members Miller, Morrison, Nobel, Rooker
and Chairman Higdon
Absent: None
Staff Present: Mart; Caughey, Planner II
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the regular meeting of
February 13, 1984 approved as published.
POSTPONEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Staff reported that Application 11-U-a.2 of Community Housing
Developers will be continued to a date uncertain at the
applicant's request.
IiNFORMAL REVIEW OF USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
1> Application1-U_B4_=_Sobcato_Develonment_Comeany - Use Permit
to construct a 25,000 sq. ft. three-story office complex with
underground parking at the northeast corner of Mariani Avenue
and North De Anza Boulevard.
Presentation: John Sobrato, Jr.
Samples of exterior materials were displayed, and include a
"Brazilian Granite" exterior skin in dark red, reflective
silver -green glazing and green aluminum anodized mullion.
The Committee strongly recommends approval of the design
concept by the Planning Commission; however, they request
that final site, elevation and landscape plans be returned
for ASAC evaluation prior to construction. Specific concerns
of the Committee are as follows:
- Maintenance of the atrium area as a quasi -public space;
reflective glass may inhibit public visability into that
space.
- Proposed parking strategy -- impact to Peppermill
Restaurant and precedence value.
- Dichotomous formality of entry walk depicted on Sheet
C-1 relative to the manderi ng informality of sidewalks
prescribed by the North De Anza Boulevard Specific Plan.
® - Extreme grade break: at Mar Tani Avenue entry drive.
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Sophistication of the buillll ing lines detracted by
certain details such as exter'or staircases, etc...
Building height in relation to curb line setback may be
excessive; 45 degree relationship usually prescribed.
INFORMAL REVIEWS: �
lication _17_-_U_--83 _=TownCeniter Fro ern es Informal
review of landscaping for a 45,000 sq. ft. office building
1"ocated within the City Center PI'alnning Area at.the.southeast
corner of the future extension of Torre Avenue and Stevens
Creek Boulevard.
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Presentation: John Vidovich, Project Developer
Molly Duff, Landscape Architect
Due to his professional assocr tion with the applicant,
Member Rooker stepped down froml the Committee and loft the
hearing room during consideration of this matter.
Concerns expressed by the Committee were as follow:
- Use of Ivy ground cover on Stevens Creek Boulevard is
interpreted to be inconsistent with the "Prometheus"
concept on the opposite quad rlant of Torre Avenue; should
be modified to include turf area behind the sidewalk.
Placement of trees outboard of the sidewalk on the Torre
Avenue frontage was deemed acceptable, although not
strictly consistent with the Prometheus" concept.
- Spaces within the brick' plaza grid area at the
building's southerly entry shlould be paved in concrete.
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- To accomplish a smoother transition to the less formal
design concept in the Stevens Creek Boulevard Sidewalk
Flan at the project's eastee=ly boundary, the Committee
requested that the alternatiu,e frontage planting concept
depicted on Exhibit L-1 be implemented.
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NEW BUSINESS:
4. Application __1C=511075_421_1=IHewlettPackard __Company -
Modification of street frontage Landscaping for an industrial
complex at the southeast quadrant of Wolfe and Homestead
Roads.
Presentations: Don Stebbins, Hewlett Packard Company
Keith Huffman, Hewlett Packard Company
Charles Newman, Vallco Park Ltd.
Committee Member Miller excused himself from discussion of
this application because he is employed by Hewlett Packard
Company.
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Discussion centered on the rationale for the extensive
removal of trees on the Homestead Road frontage of the site,
and comparative diagrams of the existing and anticipated tree
canopy growth were displayed. The Committee generally agreed
that while the extensive removal represents a rather extreme
solution to the problem of overcrowding, the.work was
preceeded by careful research and investigation on Hewlett
.Packard's part. Prior to commencing work on the site's other
public street frontages, however, the applicants have been
requested to supply a master landscape management plan for
Committee approval. The applicants were requested to word:
with the management of Vallco Park in creating that Landscape
Management Plan.
Consensus: Approval of Application HC-51,075.421.1 -subiect
to the findings and conditions contained in ASAC Resolution
No. 1036.
Agenda Items 4, 5 and 6 pertaining to Applications HC-51,242,
HC-51,242.1 and HC-51,592.1 of Atlantic Richfield Company were -
continued to the ASAC meeting of March 12, 1984 because an
authorized representative of the applicant was not present.
OTHER BUSINESS:
3. Review of proposed criteria for the installation and
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operation of drive -up window facilities; advisory input to
the Planning Commission.
Presentation: Linda Callon, Attorney at Law
Chairman Higdon led the Committee in a point by point review -
of the proposed .criteria referred by the Planning Commission
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rom their February 13, 1984 meeting. The following
notations resulted from that review:
- Criteria 1b: Fifty foot requirement may be too strict;
consider change to a 30 ft. minimum with qualifying
language to allow lesser setbacks when circumstances
;warrant.
- Criteria 1c: Define .justification for apparently
arbitrary selection of 500 ft. separation standard.
- Criteria 2d Fes: e: Delete; rational for their inclusion
unclear.
- Criteria 31a: Check for consistency of proposed hours of
operation with provisions of the Noise Ordinance.
- Criteria 3c: Delete as superfluous; consideration of
• traffic impacts is already required in the Use Permit
review procedure.
- Criteria 4b: Delete the first sentence for clarity.
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Criteria 6a: Audible signs are prohibited by Section 5
of the Sign Ordinance.
- Criteria 6b: Delete reference to "sound walls"; already
required by Standard Conditions of Approval.
- Criteria 7b: Should probably delete; already regulated
by outside agenci.es.
Suggested addition of Criteria No. 10 dealing with signing:
- Sign Ordinance currently limits most sites to one ground
sign; amendment may be necessary to accommodate
additional "monument" type menu reader boards.
- Traffic guidance signs necessary to identify and insure
safe circulation within the drive -up facility can be
adequately accommodated under the existing Ordinance
subject to observance of the four square foot per sign
face limitation.
- Use of audible order message systems may require Sign
Ordinance amendment to remove current prohibition of
these devices.
NEW ITEM:
9. Aeelication_9_TM_83_=_Terry_Brown_Construction - Approval of
fencing for Lot 6, Tract 7521 as required by Condition 16 of
Planning Commission Resolution No. 2425.
Presentation: Terry Brown
The applicant presented a graphic depiction of the open metal
fabric style of fencing proposed for use in this area. The
Committee approved the concept as presented in his letter of
February 24, 1984.
INTERCOMMISSION NOTES:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Having concluded its business, the Committee adjourned at 10:25
p.m. to the next regular meeting ofMarch 12, 19e4.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
/s/ Dorothy Cornelius /s/ Roger Higdon
City Clerk Chairperson
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