Planning Commission

CITY OF CUPERTINO AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION 10350 Torre Avenue, Council Chamber Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:45 PM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Subject: Election of Chair, Vice Chair and Committee appointments. Postponed from the January 14, 2020 meeting. Recommended Action: 1) Elect a Chair and Vice Chair of the Planning Commission, assign representatives to various Committees, make a recommendation to the City Council for the Planning Commission representative to the Environmental Review Committee; 2) Review the upcoming meeting calendar Staff Report 1 - Committee appointments 2020 2 - 2019 Committee appointments 3 - 2020 Calendar, tentative meeting schedule 2019 Planning Commission Attendance Roster APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. Subject: Draft Minutes of November 12, 2019. Postponed from the January 14, 2020 meeting. Recommended Action: approve or modify the Draft Minutes of November 12, 2019 Draft Minutes of November 12, 2019 3. Subject: Draft Minutes of December 10, 2019. Postponed from the January 14, 2020 meeting. Recommended Action: Approve or modify the Draft Minutes of December 10, 2019 Draft Minutes of December 10, 2019 4. Subject: Draft Minutes of January 14, 2020 Recommended Action: approve or modify the Draft Minutes of January 14, 2020 Draft Minutes of January 14, 2020 Page 1 Planning Commission Agenda January 28, 2020 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not on the agenda. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT CALENDAR Unless there are separate discussions and/or actions requested by council, staff or a member of the public, it is requested that items under the Consent Calendar be acted on simultaneously. PUBLIC HEARINGS 5. Subject: Municipal Code Amendments to the Cupertino Municipal Code for Accessory Dwelling Units (Chapter 19.112 -Accessory Dwelling Units and Chapter 19.08 - Definitions), for clarifications, and consistency with recently adopted State Bills. Application No(s).: MCA-2018-04; Applicant(s): City of Cupertino; Location: citywide Recommended Action: Conduct the public hearing and; 1) Find that the proposed actions are exempt from CEQA; and 2) Approve the Draft Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance to make amandments to the City's Municipal Code Tentative City Council hearing date: February 4, 2020 Staff Report 1 - Draft Resolution 2 - Redlines to Municipal Code Chapters 19.08, 19.20 and 19.112 3 - CA Govt. Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 4 - Public Comment NEW BUSINESS 6. Subject: Planning Commission Work Program FY 2020-2021 Recommended Action: Discuss topics and ideas to recommend that the City Council incorporate into the Planning Commission's Work Program for FY 2020-2021 Staff Report 1 - City Work Program Flow Chart 2 - Guidance on Commission Proposals for City Work Program 3 - FY2019-20 Planning Work Program 4 - Commission Proposals for FY 2020-21 City Work Program 5 - Chapter 2.32, Planning Commission OLD BUSINESS Page 2 Planning Commission Agenda January 28, 2020 7. Subject: Study Session on the General Plan Annual Review/Implementation Plan and to consider General Plan Policies and Strategies that could benefit from clarification. Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission: 1. Provide additional direction on the format and content of the General Plan Annual Review/Implementation Plan (Attachment 1) 2. Consider General Plan Policies and Strategies that could benefit from clarification (Attachment 2). Staff Report 1 - GP 2019 Annual Report - PC 1-28-2020 2 - General Plan Comments - Updated Jan 21 2020 STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS ADJOURNMENT If you challenge the action of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Cupertino at, or prior to, the public hearing. In the event an action taken by the Planning Commission is deemed objectionable, the matter may be officially appealed to the City Council in writing within fourteen (14) days of the date of the Commission’s decision. Said appeal is filed with the City Clerk (Ordinance 632). In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend the next Planning Commission meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, Planning Commission meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Also upon request, in advance, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission after publication of the packet will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department located at City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, during normal business hours and in Planning packet archives linked from the agenda/minutes page on the Cupertino web site. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code 2.08.100 written communications sent to the Cupertino City Council, Commissioners or City staff concerning a matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written communications are accessible to the public through the City’s website and kept in packet archives. You are hereby admonished not to include any personal or private information in written communications to the City that you do not wish to make public; doing so shall constitute a waiver of any privacy rights you may have on the information provided to the City. Page 3 Planning Commission Agenda January 28, 2020 Members of the public are entitled to address the Planning Commission concerning any item that is described in the notice or agenda for this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the Planning Commission on any issue that is on this agenda, please complete a speaker request card located in front of the Commission, and deliver it to the City Staff prior to discussion of the item. When you are called, proceed to the podium and the Chair will recognize you. If you wish to address the Planning Commission on any other item not on the agenda, you may do so by during the public comment portion of the meeting following the same procedure described above. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less. For questions on any items in the agenda, or for documents related to any of the items on the agenda, contact the Planning Department at (408) 777 3308 or planning@cupertino.org. Page 4