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<br />5 <br />Planning Commission Meeting December 12, 2022 Minutes <br />A question-and-answer session between Chair Waschura and City Attorney Andrea ensued. <br />Planning Director Mangalam asked City Attorney Andrea to clarify her understanding that <br />even if there were recorded easements, the Town would have to allow up to an 800 square foot <br />SB9 unit. <br />City Attorney Andrea confirmed that understanding and further clarified that if the property <br />could support development on the non-easement portion of the land, then the development could <br />be placed there. <br />Vice-Chair Bredo commented that Portola Valley had a provision for development on a steep <br />slope. <br />A question-and-answer session between the Commissioners, staff, and the City Attorney ensued <br />regarding easements and SB9 development. <br />Laura Snable, a resident of Los Altos Hills, asked about the number of SB9 applications and <br />their status at this time. <br />Planning Director Mangalam responded that there were four (4) SB9 applications and all of <br />them were under planning review. <br />Esther John, a resident of Los Altos Hills, asked about the requirements of SB9 units for very <br />low- and low-income housing. She noted that she was in support of having low-income housing <br />in Los Altos Hills to support the residents who need low-income housing. <br />Chair Waschura noted that the Town has requirements to provide housing at a variety of income <br />levels and was challenged in providing housing at the median-income level. <br />Carol Gottlieb, a resident of Los Altos Hills, asked about a comment made by the California <br />Attorney General, who stated in a news comment that communities with narrow, winding roads <br />could not be forced to approve high density developments. She wanted to know how that <br />statement pertained to SB9. <br />A question-and-answer session between the Commissioners and the City Attorney ensued to <br />address Ms. Gottlieb’s comment. <br />Commission discussion ensued regarding how to preserve the Town’s deep setbacks and large <br />lot sizes while adhering to SB9. <br />Commission discussion pivoted to providing incentives to homeowners to maintain large lots for <br />their improvements instead of splitting lots into smaller parcels to leverage SB9 for development. <br />Planning Director Mangalam reminded the public the Town maintains a dedicated web page <br />for SB9 updates. <br />Chair Waschura closed the PUBLIC HEARING. <br />No Motion. <br /> <br />6. REPORTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS <br /> 6.1 Past Meeting <br /> No past meetings to report.