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PC Min 01/11/2005 CITY OF CAMPBELL PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 7:30 P.M. TUESDAY JANUARY 11,2005 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Planning Commission meeting of January 11, 2005, was called to order at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 70 North First Street, Campbell, California by Chair Gibbons and the following proceedings were had, to wit: ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chair: Vice Chair: Commissioner: Commissioner: Commissioner: Commissioner: Elizabeth Gibbons Bob Alderete George Doorley Tom Francois Michael Rocha Bob Roseberry Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Community Development Director: Senior Planner: City Attorney Recording Secretary: Sharon Fierro Geoff 1. Bradley William Seligmann Corinne A. Shinn SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO 2004 CHAIR DOORLEY Chair Gibbons presented a plaque to Commissioner Doorley in recognition of his leadership as Planning Commission Chair in 2004. Commissioner Doorley expressed his appreciation. PPROV AL OF MINUTES Motion: On motion of Commissioner Francois, seconded by Commissioner Doorley, the Planning Commission minutes of December 14, 2004, were approved as submitted. (6-0; Chair Gibbons recused herself from voting on the portion of the minutes reflecting Agenda Item #5) COMMUNICATIONS There were no communications items. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS OR POSTPONEMENTS There were no agenda modifications or postponements. Planning Commission Minutes of January 11, 2005 Page 2 ORAL REQUESTS There were no oral requests. PUBLI C HEARING 1 PLN2004-164 Stalie, M. Public Hearing to consider the application of Mr. Martin Stalie for a Site and Architectural Review Permit (PLN2004-164) to allow the construction of a new single-family residence on property owned by Mr. Martin Stalie located at 1105 Audrey Avenue in an R-l-lO (Single Family Residential) Zoning District. Staff is recommending that this project be deemed Categorically Exempt under CEQA. Project Planner: Tim J Haley, Associate Planner Mr. GeoffI. Bradley, Senior Planner, presented the staff report as follows: . Advised that the project site is located on the north side of Audrey Avenue and is surrounded by single-family residences on all sides. The site has an existing house and garage, which will be demolished. The zoning is R-l-lO (Single Family Residential) and the General Plan Land Use designation is Low-Density Residential. . Reported that this project is consistent with General Plan policies, some of which are outlined in the staff report. The project is also consistent with the San Tomas Area Neighborhood Plan. . Explained that the project is developed at 32 percent lot coverage and consists of a Spanish ColoniallMediterranean architectural style that includes arched windows with wood shutters and a courtyard area adjacent to the garage. . Stated that SARC reviewed this proposal at its meeting of December 28th. . Recommended that the Commission adopt a resolution approving this Site and Architectural Review Permit. Commissioner Roseberry provided the Site and Architectural Review Committee report as follows: . SARC considered this project on December 28th. . Said that the applicant was not present at the SARC meeting and therefore not all of the comments made by SARC have been incorporated into the project. . Said that SARC was concerned that the courtyard area not be enclosed. . Added that by and large SARC likes the project. However, the garage is seen as being very prominent representing nearly 50 percent of the building frontage. . Stated that SARC was hoping to see the garage doors give more of an appearance of individual doors. . Added that SARC is also concerned that the mechanical venting for the waste line and kitchen exhaust be located at the rear of the house so as not to be too visible from the front. . Said that SARC also is asking that the balcony be constructed of solid material rather than open picket. . Questioned the calculation of square footage and asked staff to make sure that all necessary square footage is calculated when depicted on plans as being open to below. . Said that SARC is in support of this application. Planning Commission Minutes of January 11, 2005 Page 3 Commissioner Francois said that the garage doors appears to be recessed and gives a nice effect. Commissioner Roseberry replied that there is just a nominal setback. Senior Planner Geoff 1. Bradley advised that the applicant has exhibits on the proposed garage door. Chair Gibbons reported that Condition #5 covers the issue of the garage door. Chair Gibbons opened the Public Hearing for Agenda Item No l. Ms. Meg Stein, Representative, San Tomas Neighborhood Association: . Said that this is a wonderful home that would be a great asset to this street. . Reported that this area is changing and larger homes are being seen. . Said that this project fits within the requirements of the San Tomas Area Neighborhood Plan and that no concerns were raised in the neighborhood. Mr. Jay Andre, General Contractor: . Reported that he has built this same house twice in Los Gatos selling them for two million dollars each. . Stressed that this is a very detailed house, a custom home, with authentic details to its Spanish architectural style. . Assured that this would be a great attribute to Campbell and the neighborhood. Commissioner Roseberry pointed out that the garage was accessed by the side on one of the Los Gatos homes. Mr. Jay Andre agreed, saying that the lot had been split and that was done to accommodate the house on this particular lot. Commissioner Roseberry said that he liked the house and asked Mr. Jay Andre if he had any ideas about the garage and how to reduce its prominence. Mr. Jay Andre reported that the older style carriage door is built to look like two garage doors. He added that it would be very difficult to go with smaller doors that would not accommodate the cars of today. Commissioner Roseberry agreed. Mr. Jay Andre said that they are using 90 percent effective units so that mechanical venting requirements are minimal. They will use only PVC pipes and not the taller missile silos. Assured that the venting will be placed on the back side and agreed that he too does not like the look of vents either on the front side of a house. Planning Commission Minutes of January 11, 2005 Page 4 Commissioner Roseberry suggested that the issue of the balcony can be dealt with at staff level and said he believes that it is part of the San Tomas Area Neighborhood Plan to require solid versus open balconies. Mr. Jay Andre reminded that this balcony is a design feature and not a functional balcony at the front of the house. Chair Gibbons closed the Public Hearing for Agenda Item No.1. Commissioner Alderete asked Commissioner Roseberry if the concerns raised by SARC have been adequately addressed in the Conditions of Approval. Commissioner Roseberry replied yes, as long as the issue of the back balcony is addressed per the requirements of the San Tomas Area Neighborhood Plan. Chair Gibbons: . Suggested that Condition #3B could be modified to require the modification of the balcony to the approval of the Community Development Director. . Suggested that Condition #5 could be modified to require that the materials used are consistent with those presented this evening and to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director. . Said that she is not comfortable with the calculations and asked that staff be clearer on how a project's square footage is calculated. . Pointed out that if the back balcony is counted as square footage, this project would exceed allowable FAR. However, the City does not count covered porches and she wants to be clear that this space cannot be enclosed. . Stated that this is overall a nice project. Motion: Upon motion of Commissioner Roseberry, seconded by Commissioner Doorley, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 3621 approving a Site and Architectural Review Permit (PLN2004-164) to allow the construction of a new single-family residence on property owned by Mr. Martin Stalie located at 1105 Audrey Avenue, with amendments to Conditions 3B and 5, and found this project to be Categorically Exempt under CEQA, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Alderete, Doorley, Francois, Gibbons, Rocha and Roseberry NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Chair Gibbons advised that action is final unless appealed in writing to the City Clerk within 10 calendar days. *** Planning Commission Minutes of January 11, 2005 Page 5 REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR The written report of Ms. Sharon Fierro, Community Development Director, was accepted as presented with the following additions: . Advised that Council considered the annexation of Mozart, the Abatement of Hazardous Vegetation and the Planned Development projects on Kennedy and North Second Street. . Reported that there will be four agenda items on the next Planning Commission agenda on January 25th. Chair Gibbons: . Asked staff to provide actual material samples for larger projects. . Expressed support for the newly drafted condition (Condition #11) that requires that contractor contact information be posted on construction sites. . Stated the importance of requiring projects to be designed in such a way that mechanical vents are collected and made less intrusive by being position at the rear of a structure rather than where visible from the front. . Stressed the importance of clarifying how FAR calculations are done. Commissioner Rocha stated his agreement with the need to have contractor contact information posted in public view. He related that he has experienced several projects being constructed in his neighborhood where it would have been helpful to have such contact information. Director Sharon Fierro stated that this requirement can be included in the staff report immediately without the need to include this subject in the Zoning Code Update. ADJOURNMENT The Planning Commission meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m. Commission Meeting of January 25, 2005. SUBMITTED BY: ~ l;'A~ Cori~e A. Shinn, Recording Secretary APPR DVED BY: (/~r; ¿;¿Yz :{J t; 5~ ~~iza Gibbons, Chair to the next Regular Planning ATTEST: .~Yu~ --§lìaron Fierro, Secretary .