1978 - Entrance Gate for transportation and walk gate was installed. It was made with chain link mesh design
05-27-1983 Jonathan Fitch and Ann Nunziata Santa Clara bought house. Jonathan Fitch: "When I bought this house from Samuel Swift at May 27, 1983, front gate structure exists not less than 5 years, so it was erected prior 1978" 2004
04-05-2004 Vergasov goes to City Building and Planning office front desk and bought zoning map ($25) and found no notations that there were any non-conforming uses related to the lot.
05-27-2004 Vergasov started to collect neighbor signatures to support 8' fence replacement and City approval
05-28-2004 Vergasov bought the house from Jonathan Fitch and Ann Nunziata Santa Clara Recorder Office ¹ 17816883.
06-06-2004 Vergasov (now owner) finishes collection of neighbor signatures to support 8' fence replacement and visits City of Cupertino for approval
06-07-2004 After City planner gave detailed explanation of Fence Code, Owner determines not to build 8' tall fence
** 06-07-2004 City planner gave owner the copy of the 10496 Byrne Ave. site drawing and owner informed about new property line location - 10' off the old front lot line
06-07-2004 Owner orders topographic and boundary survey of the site. Owner used this Surveyor Map to get every Building Permit from the City
07-09-2004 Surveyor Map completed.
07-12-2004 MCI contractor gave owner a bid for "Reconnection existing sewer to new property line clean out". Contract # 04-07-02-03
** 08-19-2004 MCI got advance by check # 1013 $1,000 for "Reconnection existing sewer to new property line clean out". (total -$5,722.66) Owner has existing front lot line sewer connection changed at a cost in excess of $5,000 due to belief that front lot line would be moved 10'
09-10-2004 MCI finished "Reconnection existing sewer to new property line clean out". Contract # 04-07-02-03 and got paid balance (check # 1022 $4,722.66)
09-13-2004 Owner goes to City Building and Planning office front desk. Santa Clara Fire Department. Deputy Fire Marshal Wesley Van Osdol required minimum 12' width of the new gate that Owner indicated to Fire Marshal that was going to be built. Likely a memorable meeting to Fire Marshall as owner brought with him a small scale model fire engine which he "drove" over the map
10-04-2004 Owner goes to City Building and Planning office front desk to discuss how to build small wall for both electric and gas meter relocation to site at the driveway entrance area
10-04-2004 Owner goes to City Building and Planning office front desk to discuss whether meter relocation should be oriented to left or right side of driveway
** 10-04-2004 Owner goes City Building and Planning office front desk. City planner expresses warning that "You [may] or [will} have a problem with the driveway gate with the new property line location, 10' off the old one. "This statement confirmed 6/7 review of Byrne property and implicit acquiescence of City personnel and other to drawings and discussion related to relocated gate.
** 10-04-2004 After going to City Building and Planning office front desk, owner physically added new property line location to drawing ("Building Permit Drawing") used to acquire subsequent permit. A copy of that Building Permit Drawing is attached and demonstrates owner's conviction that new property line was a part of the planning process.
10-04-2004 Santa Clara Fire Department meeting. Deputy Fire Marshal Wayne A. Hokanson agree with 2" diameter of future water service line
** 10-04-2004 Santa Clara Fire Department meeting. Deputy Fire Marshal Wayne A. Hokanson agree with minimum 12' width of the new driveway gate
10-04-2004 Santa Clara Fire Department meeting. Deputy Fire Marshal Wayne A. Hokanson agree that future house will not require fire sprinkler system to be installed
10-04-2004 Santa Clara Fire Department meeting. Deputy Fire Marshal Wayne A. Hokanson agree that my lot dos not require area for fire-car U-turn along my site
10-05-2004 City Building and Planning office front desk. Building Permit Drawing submitted
10-06-2004 Building Permit for gas relocation # 04090057 was issued ($150.90+$244.39=395.29)
10-19-2004 PG&E got payment in advance (check # 775, $2,500) for Project of both electric and gas relocation to the driveway entrance area 2005
05-23-2005 PG&E got payment for electric and gas meters replacement (check # 1111, $9,617.24)
05-27-2005 I got first bid from fence contractor (not the gate). Later on I got several more bids
05-24-2005 Four foundation piers installed re gas and electric meter relocation
06-01-2005 Re Building Permit for gas relocation # 04090057. Four foundation piers were inspected and approved and paid (Check914, $ 800)
06-03-2005 Old gate relocation starts according with new property line location. Three foundation concrete piers were installed in the soil to support gate
06-10-2005 Re Building Permit for gas relocation # 04090057: Electric contractor started digging 2 paralel tranches for electric conduits along West fence to the electric pole and house
06-16-2005 Re Building Permit for gas relocation # 04090057: Small utility wall for electric/gas meters was inspected and approved
06-21-2005 Fence contractor's bid was accepted and fence replacement starts
06-23-2005 Re Building Permit for gas relocation # 04090057: Small utility wall for electric and gas meters was built and paid (Check # 1125 $ 500)
06-27-2005 Gas service relocation underground gas pipe was inspected. Started to backfill the trench
06-27-2005 PG&E does not backfill trench along West neighbor (10496 Byrne Ave.), so it is impossible to erect fence here at the length of 35'-45'
06-27-2005 Fence contractors almost completed the task and got paid by checks # 1129, 1130, 1169 and 1170
08-24-2005 Re Building Permit for water line # 05080208: New 2" copper water line was inspected and approved
08-31-2005 Re Building Permit for water line # 05080208: Water line trench was backfilled
09-20-2005 PG&E came and backfilled electric conduit trench and fence contractors got opportunity to erect fence here at the length of 35'-45'
09-22-2005 PG&E installed new electric and gas meters onto new utility wall at the driveway entrance area
09-27-2005 Fence contractors finished fence replacement and balance was paid (Checks #1170, 1169, 1130, 1129)
09-27-2005 Gas and water pipes relocation done and paid (checks # 1167, 1159, 11391154, 1124)
10-13-2005 Regarding Building Permit for gas relocation # 04090057. Electric Contractor finish his mission and got paid (Check # 1122, 1173, $6,500) 2006
06-02-2006 Gate. 3 metall posts were fabricated, delivered, installed and paid (check # 1258)
06-21-2006 Gate leafs fabrication ordered. Payment in advance 75% of cost was given - (check # 1266, $1,500).
07-21-2006 Planning Department Noren Caliva: writes to owner that he should "...please provide justification letter demonstrating the need for driveway gate"
07-28-2006 Planning Department Noren Caiva and Ciddy Wordell indicates in writing that owner may replace existing fence as long as it's the same fence in the same place.
07-28-2006 Planning Department Noren Caiva and Ciddy Wordell - no word "Gate" was expressed in the e-mail
** 10-21-2006 Planning Department. Noren Caliva made measurements on the site and found: new gate post height is 6', distance from old property line - 40'-6". Ms. Caliva expressed concerns about dimensions of the gate (these concerns were resolved) but no concern about the issues that she had raised in her 7-21-06 communication.
02-10-2007 Gate leafs fabrication ordered. Total $,5,050. Advance (Check 1352
02-27-2007 Building Permit, Ref #8555 for Driveway approach ($206 paid)
03-02-2007 Driveway paving start
03-12-2007 Driveway paving finished (check # 1359, 1364, 1368 $25,000)
03-14-2007 Gate leafs were delivered, installed and balance was paid (check # 1366, $3,050)
03-05-2007 Gate's mechanical (not electronic one) openers were paid by VISA
03-25-2007 Gate mechanical (not electronic one) openers were installed
Jonathan Fitch: "When I bought this
house from Samuel Swift at May 27, 1983, front gate structure exists not less
than 5 years, so it was erected prior 1978"
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