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PLANNING COMMISSION %l TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS W MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING July 31, 1972 Chairman Thomas P. McReynolds called the Regular Adjourned Meeting of the Planning Commission of the Town of Los Altos Hills to order at 7:45 P. M. In the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California. The following members answered roll call: Commissioners Lachenbruch, Magruder, Mueller, Perkins, Spencer, Welsbart and Chairman McReynolds. Absent: None. CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE: Councilwoman Mary C. Davey APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 17, 1972. Commissioner Spencer moved, seconded by Magruder and carried by majority vote (Commissioners Lachenbruch and Perkins abstaining because of absence at 7/17 meeting) that the Minutes of July 17, 1972 be approved as submitted. COMAUN I CAT I ONS: 1. City Manager Pro Tem Jerry Crabtree read letter from Mr. and Mrs. John D. Steers, 11641 Buena Vista Drive, dated July 21, 1972 (received at Town Hall 7/28/72) advising that there had been no results from their appeal to clear poison oak and greasewood from some of their acreage without a Site Development Permit in order to eliminate a fire hazard and that the Fire Chief had stated unconditionally ( that the land was only to be cleared by hand. 4b/ Staff reported that as a result of the Planning Commission discussion at the July 17th meeting, a letter was sent to Mrs. Steers on July 19 that such work (tilling) would be permitted without a Site Development Permit under the Town's Municipal Code and if done In accordance with the Fire Marshal's requirements. Planning Commission concurred that perhaps these letters had passed in the mail and that the problem has been resolved, but the Commission again stressed that such permission to eliminate the fire hazard was in no way to constitute pregrading of the land. ANNOUNCEMENTS: I. City Manager Pro Tem reported Mr. Lee J. Kubby's appeal to the City Council dated July 18, 1972 (sent to Commissioners on 7/26/72) was heard at the July 24th meeting of the City Council and on a 3 - I vote overruled the recommendations of the Planning Commission to grant the variance (Alternate "B"). Commissioner Perkins stated for the record that hewas not present when the Commission denied without prejudice the Kubby appl scat l on (7/17/72) but believed Mr. Kubby's letter of 7118 was not based on sound foundations, particularly Mr. Kubby's reference to fences (fences are not prohibited but must be no higher than 6' if within 251 of the property line) and the Baumgartner variance being used as a precedent, since the Commission does not use precedence as a guide to decisions, and In any case the Baumgartner variance did not relate to the Kubby variance. Objection was also expressed by Commissioner Magruder as to Mr. Kubby's inferencr that the Commission had made a commitment on the Northcutt variance (still perd- Ing) and Commissioner Lachenbruch was of the opinion that Mr. Kubby'sstatement