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RESOLUTION PC 06-24 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS MAKING A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION DETERMINATION UNDER CEQA AND APPROVING A SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS AT 12871 ATHERTON COURT AND IMPOSING CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WHEREAS, on October 19, 2023, -the City Council voted unanimously (5-0-0) to remove the Francis Avidano Home aka 12871 Atherton Court from General Plan Appendix A — Inventory of Historic Sites and Structures; and WHEREAS, 12871 Atherton Court is no longer identified as a historic structure on any local, state, or federal registry; and WHEREAS, on April 22, 2024, The Town of Los Altos Hills received an application for a Site Development Permit (SD24-0013) from the property owner, Henry Hsu, for a new single-family residence and associated improvements at 12871 Atherton Court ("Project"); and WHEREAS, based on the record presented before it, the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(I)(1) and 15303(a) as the project scope includes demolition of an existing single4amily residence and construction of a new single-family residence; and WHEREAS, the project application was processed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Government Code and the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Interim Community Development Director ("Hearing Officer") held a duly noticed public hearing on the project on July 30, 2024, and considered all evidence, testimony, written documentation, and public comments and determined that the application be forwarded to the Planning Commission for final approval; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the project on September 5, 2024, and considered all evidence, testimony, written documentation, and public comments; and NOW, THEREFORE, based on the entirety of the record before it, the Planning Commission of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby finds that the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(I)(1) and 15303(a) and approves the Site Development Permit subject to the findings and conditions contained in Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, the Commission recommends the property owner (1) provide significant historical elements of the existing residence to the Town's History Committee prior to demolition and (2) provide the collective research of the Francis Avidano Home to the History Committee. Resolution PC 06-24 Page I