PC Min 01/23/1996CITY OF CAMPBELL PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
7:30 P.M. TUESDAY
JANUARY 23, 1996
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Planning Commission meeting of January 23, 1996, was called to order at 7:30
p.m., in the Council Chambers, 70 North First Street, Campbell, California by
Acting Chair Kearns, and the following proceedings were had, to wit:
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:
Acting Chair:
Commissioner:
Commissioner:
Commissioner:
Commissioner:
Susan A. Kearns
I. Alne
Brad Jones
Dennis Lowe
Jane Meyer-Kennedy
Commissioners Absent: Chair:
Mel Lindstrom
Staff Present:
Community
Development Director: Steve Piasecki
Senior Planner: Darryl M. Jones
Associate Planner: Tim J. Haley
City Attorney: William Seligmann
Reporting Secretary: Corinne A. Shinn
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: On motion of Commissioner Meyer-Kennedy, seconded by
Commissioner Lowe, the Planning Commission minutes of
January 9, 1996, were approved with a minor correction to page 9.
(5-0-1; Lindstrom was absent)
COMMUNICATIONS
There were no communication items.
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AGENDA MODIFICATIONS OR POSTPONEMENTS
There were no modifications or postponements.
ORAL REQUESTS:
There were no oral requests.
pUBLIC HEARING
Acting Chair Kearns read Agenda Item No. 1 into the record.
1. M 95-09
Public Hearing to consider the application of Ms. Linda Park,
on behalf of the Korean Baptist Church, for approval of a
Modification (M 95-09) to allow the establishment of a 17,000
square foot church use in a portion of an existing office
building located at 62 S. San Tomas Aquino Road in a C-PD
(Condominium Planned Development/Commercial) Zoning
District.
Mr. Tim J. Haley, Associate Planner, presented the staff report as follows:
Applicant is seeking approval of a modification to a previous approval for an
existing office building located at 62 S. San Tomas Aquino Road.
This site has a two-story office condominium which was approved in 1982
and is located to the south of W. Campbell Avenue.
Applicant proposes to occupy 70 percent (17,000 square fee0 of this building.
Surrounding land uses include Goodwill (north), Taco Bell (south),
Kirkwood Plaza (west) and condominiums/multi-family residential (east).
· Zoning is C-PD (Condominium Planned Development/Commercial) and the
General Plan designation is Commercial.
· Staff finds the proposed use to be compatible and consistent with the Zoning
and General Plan designations.
· Hours of operation will be weekday evenings and Sundays.
· Site improvements will include an enhanced entry, interior improvements
to the sanctuary and handicapped accessibility. Included will be the creation
of handicapped parking spaces which will reduce the site parking from 103
spaces to 101 spaces. Staff finds this parking accommodation to be suffident.
· SARC reviewed this proposal at its meeting of January 12, 1996.
· Staff is recommending approval of this application.
Commissioner Lowe presented the Site and Architectural Review Committee
report as follows:
· SARC found no problems with this use and supports the project as presented.
Acting Chair Kearns opened the Public Hearing for Agenda Item No. 1.
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Mr. Arthur Kee, 2230 Central Park Drive, Campbell.
· Announced that he was present on behalf of the Korean Baptist Church.
· The applicants agree with all of the Conditions of Approval and the staff
report and they request approval.
· Made himself available in case of questions by the Commission.
MOTION:
On motion of Commissioner Alne, seconded by Commissioner
Lowe, the Planning Commission unanimously moved to close the
public hearing, (5-0-1; Lindstrom absent)
MOTION:
On motion of Commissioner Alne, seconded by Commissioner
Meyer-Kennedy, the Planning Commission moved to adopt
Resolution 3017, granting a Modification to allow the establishment
of a 17,000 square foot church use in a portion of an existing office
building located at 62 S. San Tomas Aquino Road in a C-PD
(Condominium Planned Development/Commercial) Zoning
District, by the following roll-call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Alne, Jones, Kearns, Lowe, Meyer-Kennedy
None
Lindstrom
None
This item will be forwarded to the City Council for final approval at its meeting of
February 20, 1996.
MISCELLANEOUS
Acting Chair Kearns read Agenda Item No. 2 into the record.
APPOINTMENT OF 1996 ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPE
ADVISORS
Mr. Tim J. Haley, Associate Planner, presented the staff report as follows:
· Advised that the Commission annually appoints both an Architectural
Advisor and a Landscape Advisor.
· The current terms have expired for Mr. Jeff Bowlsby and Ms. Susan Landry.
· Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission reappoint Mr. Bowlsby
and Ms. Landry to their respective posts for 1996.
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MOTION:
On motion of Commissioner Meyer-Kennedy,, seconded by
Commissioner Jones, the Planning Commission moved to
reappoint Mr. Jeff Bowlsby as the 1996 Architectural Advisor and
Ms. Susan Landry as the 1996 Landscape Advisor. (6-0)
REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
The written report of Mr. Steve Piasecki, Community Development Director was
accepted as presented with the following additions:
· Reminded the Commissioners that they need to submit their list of needs to
the Planning Department staff as part of the preparation for the next session
of the Advisory Commissioners' Workshop to be held Tuesday, January 30th.
Mr. Darryl M. Jones, Senior Planner:
Advised the Commission that the cancellation of the February 13, 1996,
Planning Commission meeting was appropriate due to a lack of agenda
items. There was but one item and the applicant for this item was willing to
have their application heard at the February 27th meeting.
Commissioner Alne sought assurances that the applicant was not going to
experience any inconvenience or costs by this delay.
Mr. Darryl Jones assured the Commission that the applicant actually preferred the
additional time in order to further prepare.
ADJOURNMENT
The Planning Commission meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. to the next Planning
Commission meeting of February 27, 1996, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers,
City Hall, 70 North First Street, Campbell, California.
SUBMITTED BY: _ _ ~ ._.
Corinne A. Shinn, Recording Secretary
APPROVED BY: c~. J
Susa~earns,~ Chair
Ste'~rPiasecki, Secretary