Public hearing on appeal of planning commission decision for subdivision application.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL Notice is hereby given that the City Clerk of the City of Saratoga State of California has set WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026, AT OR NEAR 7:00 P.M., in the City Council Chambers at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California, as the set time and place for a public hearing on: APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO APPROVE A TENTATIVE MAP APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING 100,972 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL LOCATED AT 13785 SARATOGA AVENUE INTO THREE PARCELS. SARATOGA CREEK DIVIDES THE SITE WITH THE FRONT PORTION FRONTING SARATOGA AVENUE WITH R-1-20,000 ZONING AND RLD GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS; THE PORTION OF THE SITE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CREEK HAS R-1-10,000 ZONING AND M-10 GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS. PARCEL ONE WOULD BE 47,960 NET SQUARE FEET AND WOULD MAINTAIN THE EXISTING SITE FRONTAGE ON SARATOGA AVENUE. PARCELS TWO AND THREE, 12,327 AND 13,939 NET SQUARE FEET, RESPECTIVELY, WOULD BE LOCATED BEHIND PARCEL ONE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CREEK AND WOULD HAVE ACCESS FROM HERITAGE CREEK COURT VIA A BRIDGE SPANNING SARATOGA CREEK. NINE PROTECTED TREES ARE PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL. Staff Contact: Christopher Riordan (408) 868-1235 or criordan@saratoga.ca.us The City Council will conduct a site visit on Monday, March 2, at 4:00 p.m. The site visit is open to the public, contact Christopher Riordan at criordan@saratoga.ca.us or at 408.868.1235 for details. Participation Information: Members of the public may participate in person at the location listed below or via the Zoom platform using the information below. Members of the public may view and participate in the meeting by: 1. Attending the meeting in person at the Civic Theater, Council Chambers located at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga CA 95070; OR 2. Accessing the meeting through Zoom Webinar URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81627041223 Webinar ID: 816 2704 1223 Call In: 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833; OR 3. Viewing the meeting on Saratoga Community Access Television Channel 15 (Comcast Channel 15, AT&T UVerse Channel 99 and calling in following the direction above; OR 4. Viewing online at http://www.saratoga.ca.us/watch and calling in following the directions above. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting due to a disability, please contact the City Clerk at bavrit@saratoga.ca.us or calling 408.868.1216 as soon as possible before the meeting. The City will use its best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety. Comments can be submitted at https://saratogaca.form.transform.civicplus.com/50019. Written communications should be filed by noon on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, to be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. Comments received after noon and up until the close of Public Comment for the item on Wednesday, March 4th will be included in the agenda materials after the meeting and will be available on the City website. A copy of any material provided to the City Council on the above hearing will be available on the City website and on file at the Office of the Saratoga City Clerk at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga. Questions may be addressed to the City Clerk, bavrit@saratoga.ca.us. All interested persons may appear and be heard at the above time and place. If you challenge this item in court, you may be limited to raising only issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to the close of the public hearing. /s/Britt Avrit, MMC, City Clerk SVSA 6949147 February 20, 2026