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EXHIBIT A FINDINGS OF DENIAL Based on the entirety of the record before it, which includes without limitation: the Los Altos Hills General Plan; the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code, preliminary application requirements under Government Code section 65941.1; all submittals from Appellant, correspondences from the Los Altos Hills Planning Department, all oral and written comments, and all communications, submittals, presentations, recordings, minutes, written correspondence, and public testimony submitted as part of the Los Altos Hills Planning Commission's duly noticed August 3, 2023 public hearing, and any other evidence and testimony presented in the record below, the Planning Commission of the Town of Los Altos Hills makes the following findings with regard to the denial of an appeal of the June15, 2023 administrative determination by the Los Altos Hills Planning Department that Preliminary Applications for two development proposals at 11511 Summit Wood Road were considered submitted as of June 2, 2023 (FILE #APL23-0002): 1. The Planning Commission finds that the appeal was timely filed on June 27, 2023, within the 14 -day appeal period from an administrative determination, in accordance with Los Altos Hills Municipal Code Section 10-1.1002. 2. Under Government Code section 65941.1, an applicant may submit a preliminary application to the Town by providing a list of required information set forth under that statute. If all of said information on the list is provided, the preliminary application is considered submitted and would lock in all of the applicable standards, regulations and policies applicable to the proposed project to those in effect at the time of submittal, unless the applicant fails to follow up timely with submitting a formal application or if certain substantive changes are made to the proposed project. The list of items required for a preliminary application under Gov. Code section 65941.1 is as follows: a. Project specific location, i.e. address, APN numbers, legal descriptions, as applicable. b. The existing uses on the project site and identification of major physical alterations to the property on which the project is to be located. c. A site plan showing the location on the property, elevations showing design, color, and material, and the massing, height, and approximate square footage, of each building that is to be occupied. d. The proposed land uses by number of units and square feet of residential and nonresidential development using the categories in the applicable zoning ordinance. e. The proposed number of parking spaces. f. Any proposed point sources of air or water pollutants. g. Any species of special concern known to occur on the property. h. Whether a portion of the property is located within certain special areas such as high fire hazard severity zones, hazardous waste sites, delineated earthquake fault zones, and special flood hazard area, all as defined by statutes. i. Any historic or cultural resources known to exist on the property. j. The number of proposed below market rate units and their affordability levels k. The number of bonus units and any incentives, concessions, waivers, or parking reductions requested pursuant to Government Code Section 65915. Resolution PC08-23 Page 3