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Staff Report to the Planning Commission <br />Lands of Askarinam <br />27198 Elena Road <br />December 4, 2008 <br />Page 2 of 12 <br />DISCUSSION <br />Site Data: <br />Gross Lot Area: <br />1.12 acres <br />Net Lot Area: <br />1.004 acres <br />Average Slope: <br />9.9% <br />Lot Unit Factor: <br />1.004 <br />Floor Area and Development Area: <br />Area (sq. ft.) Maximum Existing Proposed <br />Development 15,060 11,272 13,233 <br />Floor 6,024 3,750 6,003 <br />Site and Architecture <br />Increase Remaining <br />1,961 1,827 <br />2,253 21 <br />The applicant is requesting approval of a Site Development Permit to construct a 6,003 <br />square foot two story residence with a 756 square foot swimming pool. <br />The parcel slopes up from Elena Road and levels off at the existing building site and <br />continues to slope gently towards the rear of the property with an average slope of 9.9%. <br />The existing residence is located primarily on a flat building pad. The proposed residence <br />is sited on the widest portion of the lot in the same vicinity of the current residence. The <br />proposed two-story building meets the setback, height, floor area and development area <br />requirements established in Title 10, Zoning and Site Development, of the Los Altos <br />Hills Municipal Code. The new residence is located a minimum of 82' from the north <br />(front) property line, 31' from the east (side) and 38' west (side) property lines, and 164' <br />from the south (rear) property line. The maximum building height on a vertical plane is <br />26' and the maximum height of the building (including chimneys and appurtenances) <br />from the lowest point to the highest point is 31'. Proposed exterior materials include a <br />cement plaster exterior, concrete file roof and metal clad wood windows. <br />The ground floor of the new residence has 3,477 square feet of living area which includes <br />an entry hall, living room, office dining room, family room, kitchen, wine cellar, billiard <br />room, and a guest room The second floor has 1,883 square feet of living space with <br />three bedrooms each with their own bathroom and the master bedroom with a master <br />bath. <br />Driveway & Parkin¢ <br />The existing nonconforming driveway will be removed and replaced with a new <br />driveway which will be located a minimum of 10' from the property line to comply with <br />code requirements. The new driveway is 14 feet in width for its entire length. A garage <br />will provide three (3) covered parking spaces with standard dimensions of 10' x 20'. One <br />