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7.1 Minutes of a Regular Meeting DRAFT Town of Los Altos Hills PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, March 6,2008,7:00 p.m. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The regular meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Chairman Carey, Commissioners Cottrell, Clow, Collins and Harpoothan Staff: Debbie Pedro, Planning Director; Brian Froelich, Associate Planner; Richard Chiu, City Engineer; and Victoria Ortland, Planning Secretary 2. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR - none PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.1 LANDS OF LOS ALTOS HOMES, LLC, 26462 Purissima Road, File #166-07-ZP-SD-GD; A request for a Site Development Permit for a 10,975 square foot two-story new residence (maximum height: 27 feet), a 960 square foot detached single story secondary dwelling unit, and a 1,200 square foot swimming pool and spa. CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 (a) & (e) (Staff -Brian Froelich). (CONTINUED FROM THE JANUARY 17, 2008 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING). Ex Parte Contacts Policy Disclosure: Chairman Carey had exchanged emails and spoken by telephone with one of the applicants. Commissioner Clow had met one of the applicants at the site and spoke briefly to him before the Planning Commission meeting. Commissioners Collins and Harpootlian had met the applicants at the site. Commissioner Cottrell had exchanged emails with one of the applicants. Brian Froelich, Associate Planner, presented the staff report explaining that the application before the Planning Commission was continued from the January 17, 2008 meeting. The two acre site has frontage on Purissima Road. A two story residence, secondary unit, pool, tennis court and horse barn are proposed. At the January 17, 2008 meeting, the Planning Commission requested that the applicant return with an immediate landscape screening plan and a study of the implications of moving the house 15 to 20 feet to the south. The Commission also recommended the landscape screening deposit be increased to $20,000. Of the 49 proposed trees on the landscape plan, 17 are 48 inch box oak and eight are 48 inch box madrone trees. The remaining trees are 24 inch box or larger of various native species. Proposed to be planted around the perimeter of the property are 264 drought tolerant shrubs of native species in five to 15 gallon