Planning Commission

CITY OF CUPERTINO AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION This will be a teleconference meeting without a physical location Tuesday, April 14, 2020 6:45 PM TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a teleconference meeting without a physical location to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Members of the public wishing to observe the meeting may do so in one of the following ways: 1) Tune to Comcast Channel 26 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 on your TV. 2) The meeting will also be streamed live on and online at www.Cupertino.org/youtube and www.Cupertino.org/webcast Members of the public wishing comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the following ways: 1) E-mail comments E-mail comments received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting at planning@cupertino.org will be forwarded to the Planning Commissioners before the meeting and will be posted to the City’s website after the meeting. 2) To comment by email during the times for public comment (Oral Communications or during the Public Comment period for an agenda item) during the meeting, please send an email to the Planning Department at planning@cupertino.org. A Staff Member will read the email into the record, and display any attachments on the screen, for up to 3 minutes (subject to the Chair’s discretion to shorten time for public comments). Please email any attachments you would like to have presented prior to the start of the meeting. 3) Teleconferencing Instructions Members of the public may provide oral public comments during the teleconference meeting as follows: Oral public comments will be accepted during the teleconference meeting. Comments may be made during “oral communications” for matters not on the agenda, and during the public comment period for each agenda item. To address the Planning Commission, follow the instructions below to access the meeting. Page 1 Planning Commission Agenda April 14, 2020 Phone Dial: 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 and enter Webinar ID: 912 526 133 (Type *9 to raise hand to speak) The last four digits of your phone number will be called when it is your turn to speak. When called, please limit your remarks to the allotted time. On-Line https://cityofcupertino.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0q3h_hfwSnGj2vSH8q4RQg Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 912 526 133 SIP: 912526133@zoomcrc.com After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Registration begins at 6:30p.m. Please read the following instructions carefully: 1. You can directly download the teleconference software or connect to the meeting in your internet browser. If you are using your browser, make sure you are using a current and up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers, including Internet Explorer. 2. You will be asked to enter an email address and a name, followed by an email with instructions on how to connect to the meeting. Your email address will not be disclosed to the public. If you wish to make an oral public comment but do not wish to provide your name, you may enter “Cupertino Resident” or similar designation. 3. When the Chair calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on “raise hand.” Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. 4. When called, please limit your remarks to the time allotted and the specific agenda topic. ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Subject: Draft Minutes of March 10, 2020 (Postponed from the March 24, 2020 meeting) Recommended Action: Approve or modify the Draft Minutes of March 10, 2020 Draft Minutes of March 10, 2020 Page 2 Planning Commission Agenda April 14, 2020 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission and 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 2. Subject: Use Permit and Architectural and Site Approval to allow the conversion of two existing retail buildings to a preschool and after school program, with associated site modifications to provide for required outdoor play facilities. (Vidyarambh…The Right Beginning). Application No(s).: U-2019-006, ASA-2019-010; Applicant(s): Devan Namboodiri/Gryphon Creek; Location: 10041 N Blaney Ave and 20015 Stevens Creek Blvd APN#316-23-036, 093 (Postponed from the March 24, 2020 meeting.) Recommended Action: Conduct the public hearing and find: 1) that the project is exempt from CEQA; and 2) approve the applications per the Draft Resolutions Planning Commission decision final unless appealled Staff Report 1 – Draft Resolution for U-2019-006 2 - Draft Resolution for ASA-2019-010 3 - Operational Plan 4 – Noise Impact and Mitigation Study for Vidyarambh Preschool/Afterschool, Dated January 16 , 2020. 5 – Trip Generation Study for a Day Care Facility on Stevens Creek Blvd in Cupertino, CA, Dated December 10, 2019 6 - Plan Set 7 - Play Structures 8 - Public Comments OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS ADJOURNMENT Page 3 Planning Commission Agenda April 14, 2020 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. 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. 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