8/13/03 Director's Hearing Agenda

Public Hearings: 2003 Hearing Agendas

Planning Director's Hearing Agenda

Wednesday, August 13, 2003

(Recommendations as of August 8, 2003)

10:00 a.m.
City Council Chambers
Room 205
City Hall
801 North First Street
San Jose, California

Hearing Officers

Darryl Boyd, Principal Planner

Susan Walton, Principal Planner

Plan Implementation Division
Joseph Horwedel, Deputy Director

Stephen M. Haase, AICP
Director, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement

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Notice to the Public

The procedure for this hearing is as follows:

Hearing Officer will identify the project as described on the agenda.
Staff Report.
After the staff report, the applicant and/or representative should make themselves known as their item comes up by approaching the microphone and identifying themselves and stating their home address, or just wave from the audience if you do not wish to speak..
Public testimony, either for or against the project. Please state your name and home address for the record.
The Hearing Officer may ask questions of the speaker.
After the public testimony, the applicant may make closing remarks.
The public hearing will then be closed and the Planning Director will take action on the item. The Planning Director may request staff to respond to the public testimony, ask staff questions, and discuss the item.

If you challenge these land use decisions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at this public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.

The Planning Director's action on these agenda items is final when the permit is signed and mailed, unless the permit is appealed. The Planning Director's actions are appealable in accordance with the requirements of Title 20 0f the Municipal Zoning Code.

Note: If you have any agenda changes, please contact Joe Babiasz. (joe.babiasz@sanjoseca.gov).

Order of Business

1. Deferrals

Any item scheduled for hearing this evening for which deferral is being requested will be taken out of order to be heard first on the matter of deferral. A list of Staff-recommended deferrals is available on the Press Table. If you want to change any of the deferral dates recommended, or speak to the question of deferring these or any other items, you should say so at this time. I will now open the public hearing. The following items are proposed to be deferred.

The matter of deferrals is now closed.

2. Consent

SP03-026. Special Use Permit to construct a 932 square foot accessory structure for an existing single-family detached residence on a 0.23 gross acre site in the R-1-8 Single-Family Residence Zoning District, located at/on the south side of Terra Bella Avenue approximately 350 feet westerly of Harmil Way (948 TERRA BELLA AV) (Earle, James R Jr Et Al, Owner). Council District 6. SNI: None. CEQA: Exempt.
Recommend: Approval.
HA03-024-01. Site Development Permit Amendment for the removal of 38 ordinance sized trees of various sizes and species on a 7.19 gross acre lot in the HI Heavy Industrial Zoning District, located at the southeast corner of Brokaw Road and Martin Avenue (273 MARTIN AV) (City of San Jose, Owner; San Jose Jet Center, Developer). Council District 3. SNI: None. CEQA: E.I.R. Resolution 67380 and 71451.

PD03-035 Planned Development Permit to allow demolition of an existing, approximately 163,00-square-foot commercial building and construction of an approximately 164,000-square-foot commercial building in the same location at an existing regional commercial shopping center (Oakridge Mall). The project site is a 56.6-acre site in the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District, located at the northwest corner of Blossom Hill Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard (925 Blossom Hill Road). Oakridge Mall LP, owner/developer. Council District 10. SNI: None. CEQA: Use of a Master EIR.

PDA03-004-01 Planned Development Permit Amendment to finalize architectural, site layout, and landscaping details for 107 previously approved single-family detached residential units within the Communications Hill Specific Plan area. The project location is a 60.2-acre site in the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District, located on the south side of Curtner Avenue approximately 900 feet easterly of Highway 87 (MTA Properties LP, Owner; SummerHill Homes, Developer). Council District 7. SNI: None. CEQA: Re-use of a Negative Declaration.

TR03-070. Tree Removal Permit to remove 1 Redwood tree/138 inches in circumference on a 0.17 gross acre site in the R-1-8 Single-Family Residence Zoning District, located at/on the south side of Davis Street, approximately 120 feet easterly of Dana Avenue (1586 DAVIS ST) (Iwanaga David M, Owner). Council District 6. SNI: None. CEQA: Exempt.

SF02-043. Single Family House Permit to allow a 154 square-foot, first-floor addition and a 1,293 square-foot, second-story addition to an existing 1,203 square-foot, single-story house resulting in a 2,650 square foot single-family detached residence on a 0.11 gross acre site. in the R-1-8 Single-Family Residence Zoning District, located at/on the west side of Cristina Avenue approximately 650 feet northerly of Minnesota Avenue (1311 CRISTINA AV) (Bovone Karen M, Farris Ray K Sr Trustee, Karen Boswell, Owner). Council District 6. SNI: None. CEQA: Exempt.

The consent calendar is now closed.

3. Public Hearings

SP02-034. Special Use Permit to allow an existing 676 square-foot accessory structure (storage room and garage) on a 0.16 gross acre site in the LI Light Industrial Zoning District, located at/on the southeast corner of South 26th Street and Shortridge Avenue (54 S 26TH ST) (Dasilva Silvino P And Ema, Owner). Council District 3. SNI: Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace. CEQA: Exempt. Deferred from 6/25/03, 7/16/03, and 7/23/03.

SF03-009. Single Family House Permit to demolish a 1,066 square foot single family residence and construct a new 2,747 square foot single family residence in the R-1-8 Single-Family Residence Zoning District, located at/on the 1334 Spencer Avenue (Warda David M And Donna E, Owner). Council District 6. SNI: None. CEQA: Exempt.

PD03-032. Planned Development Permit to allow the installation of up to 16 non-permitted containers at a private school on a 38.80 gross acre site in the A (PD) Planned Development Zoning District, located at the easterly terminus of Skyway Drive (Valley Christian School, Owner). Council District 2. SNI: None. CEQA: Negative Declaration.

PD03-028. Planned Development Permit to construct an approximately 5,120 square foot stockroom/warehouse addition to an existing retail facility on a 9.15 gross acre site in the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District, located at/on the southeast corner of Monterey Road and Blossom Hill Road (5524 MONTEREY RD) (Pan Pacific Realty Corp, Owner; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Developer). Council District 2. SNI: None. CEQA: Exempt.

SP01-019. Special Use Permit to allow a materials processing facility for mixed residential curbside recyclables on a 1.87 gross acre site in the HI Heavy Industrial Zoning District, located at/on the north side of Burke Street approximately 350 feet easterly of South Tenth Street (505 BURKE ST) (California Waste Solutions David Duong, Owner). Council District 07. SNI: NA. CEQA: Incomplete.

T03-015. Tentative Map Permit to subdivide 1 parcel into 2 lots for residential use on a 0.53 gross acre site in the R-1-8 Single-Family Residence Zoning District, located at/on the Northerly side of River View Drive approximately 1,400 feet easterly of Lyric Lane (785 RIVER VIEW DR) (Calderon Jesus And Veronica, Owner). Council District 2. SNI: None. CEQA: Exempt.

The projects being considered are located at/on south side of Woodard Road approximately 150 feet easterly of Starview Drive (15722 WOODARD RD), in the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District (Mehdi Sadri, Fereydoun Azarm, FMA Development, LLC, Owner). Council District 9. SNI: None. CEQA: Exempt.

The projects being considered are located at/on north side of Aborn Road approximately 1000 feet east of Altamara Avenue (3914 CARRACCI LN), in the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District (Joseph Sorci Trustee, Owner). Council District 8. SNI: None. CEQA: Re-use of Evergreen Specific Plan EIR Reso. No. 63179.

H03-012. Site Development Permit to demolish an existing single-family detached residence and contruct a duplex of 2,987 square feet on a 0.14 gross acre site in the R-M Multiple Residence Zoning District, located at/on the east side of North 6th Street approximately 240 feet northerly of St. James Street (236 N 6TH ST) (Milaninia Ali And Iman, Owner). Council District 3. SNI: 13th Street. CEQA: Exempt.

PT03-049. Planned Tentative Map Permit to subdivide 1 parcel into 28 lots for single-family attached residential uses and one non-buildable lot for parking purposes on a 1.48 gross acre site in the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District, located at/on the northwest corner of Bassett Street and North First Street (57 BASSETT ST) (San Jose Redevelopment Agency John Weis, Owner; Classic Communities, Inc. Scott Ward, Developer). Council District 3. SNI: None. CEQA: Reuse of Dowtown Strategy EIR Reso. # 68839.

PDA91-006-64. Planned Development Permit Amendment to construct a single-family detached residence on a 2.0 gross acre site in the A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District, located at/on the east side of Hollow Lake Way approximately 900 feet southerly of Lake Way (6994 HOLLOW LAKE WY, Lot 46) (Isied Stephan S Et Al, Isied Margaret, Owner). Council District 10. SNI: None. CEQA: Re-Use of EIR- 59924.

This concludes the Planning Director’s Hearing for August 13, 2003. Thank you.

10:00 a.m. City Council Chambers Room 205 City Hall 801 North First Street San Jose, California

Hearing Officers Darryl Boyd, Principal Planner