Commercial-Residential Project in Saratoga Village on Planners' Agenda

The Saratoga Planning Commission meets tonight at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Civic Theatre/Council Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., to discuss the following:

• Neehar and Radica Giri/JCA Architects are requesting design review approval for a 199-square-foot addition to an existing one story single-family home at 15124 Sobey Rd. and the construction of a detached 734-square-foot deed restricted secondary dwelling unit. The proposed project would increase the allowable building square footage on the site to 6,929 square feet.
• Jie Yao/SC Design Group is requesting approval of minor modifications to an existing design review and conditional-use permit approval to construct a two-story commercial building, four-car garage, and two residential townhouses at 14639 Big Basin Way.
• Sprint is requesting design review approval to install three new panel antennas and six remote radio units 77’ above grade on an approximately 144’ tall existing Pacific Gas & Electric lattice tower at 20013 Cox Ave. Two new equipment cabinets would be installed within an existing 493-square-foot fenced enclosure located to the northwest of the lattice tower. There is no proposed increase in height to the existing tower or increase in size of the fenced enclosure to accommodate this project.
• Changes to Saratoga's tree regulations to waive the fee for a permit application for fallen trees, refund the permit application fee for a dead tree and modify the notification process so it notifies nearby residents of the decision. It would also provide time to appeal before trees are removed as well as an opportunity to review the costs associated with and alternatives to tree protection security deposits for development projects.