ERC 08-24-05
Community Development Department
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
HELD ON
August 24, 2005
Committee Members:
Dolly Sandoval
Steve Piasecki
Glenn Geopfert
Marty Miller (alternating for Gilbert Wong)
Dave Knapp
Committee Members absent:
Gilbert Wong (recused himself to avoid a conflict
of interest)
Staff present:
Colin Jung
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
August 10, 2005
ACTION:
MOTION:
SECOND:
ABSTAIN:
VOTE:
Approval of minutes from August 10,2005
Dave Knapp
Glenn Geopfert
Dolly Sandoval
4-0
NEW ITEMS:
1.
Application No.:
Applicant:
Location:
V-2005-l3, ASA-2005-09 (EA-2005-09)
Justin Mozart (Homestead Road L.P.)
10977-10985/22028-22036 Acacia Way
The following items were discussed:
o Arborist Report
o Preservation of 5 existing trees
o Remove 17 due to construction, disease and hazardous conditions
o Minor grading on site will not affect long term tree health/growth
o Construction landscape plans will have several more trees planted
such that the end result will be more than 22 trees
o Soils Report
o Letter in file from SCVWD, dated May 5, 2000, states that the measures
taken to clean the soil after the (former) gas station closed down, were
successful
o Noise Impact
o No impact from nearby freeway
o Traffic impact on neighborhood less than when site was a gas station
o Traffic noise comes from Homestead Road
(The houses will be constructed with the living areas away from
the street side, so sound mitigating walls will not be necessary)
o Additional Discussion
o FAR
o BMR concerns
o General access and driveway entrance
ACTION: Approve Negative Declaration
MOTION: Steve Piasecki
SECOND: Dave Knapp
ABSTAIN: none
VOTE: 5 - 0
Respectfully submitted,
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Beth Ebben
Administrative Clerk
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