Apartment Units on Saratoga Planners Agenda Tonight

The Saratoga Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 at the Civic Theatre/Council Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale Ave. to discuss the following items:

• Applicant Eiko Shimizu/HMH, Incorporated requests tentative parcel map approval to subdivide an existing 41,382-square-foot lot at 18771 Allendale Ave. Parcel 1 would be 19,896 square feet and parcel 2 would be 16,146 square feet. The site is located within the R-1-12,500 zoning district, or single-family residential 1-12,500.
• Applicant Irany/Karr owns a 13.8-acre parcel on Mt. Eden Road and has submitted an application to subdivide the land into two parcels. Parcel 1 would be 3.85 acres and parcel 2 would be 9.92 acres. An initial study/negative declaration [of environmental impacts] was required because both proposed lots have average slopes greater than 20 percent.
• Applicants Asgari/Lokzadeh has requested to demolish an existing single-family residence and cottage at 20440 Arbeleche Lane, totaling 1,500 square feet to construct four, two-story apartment units and associated parking. The size of the units will range
• between 1186 square feet and 1,430 square feet. An initial study/negative declaration of environmental impacts was required because project is near riparian habitat.