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reports, minutes, and public testimony submitted as part of the Planning Commission's duly noticed meeting on June 24, 2014; and all reports, minutes, and public testimony submitted as part of the City Council's duly noticed meeting on August 21, 2014; and any other evidence (within the meaning of Public Resources Code § 21080(e) and § 21082.2), the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills-hereby finds as follows: 1. The proposed use or facility is properly located in relation to the community as a whole, land uses, and transportation and service facilities in the vicinity; The existing private recreation facility use of this site provides a recreation source for residents in the Town. The property operates under a Conditional Use Permit and has a General Plan Designation of RA-PR (Private Recreation Area). The existing tennis courts have been in place since 1966 and are a compatible use with the on-site environment and for the proposed tennis court lighting. Parking demand for the project is not anticipated to have any negative impact on the site. Increased traffic demands meet the level of service anticipated in the Town's General Plan. 2. The site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the proposed use and all yards, open spaces, walls and fences, parking, loading, landscaping, and such other features as may be required by Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 1, or will be needed to assure that the proposed use will be reasonably compatible with land uses normally permitted in the surrounding area; The proposed project will not change the existing uses already in operation on site. The site is of adequate size (17 acres) and shape to accommodate the new light fixtures on the existing tennis courts. The property maintains a General Plan Designation of RA-PR (Private Recreation Area). Existing topography, perimeter landscaping, dark court playing surfaces, shielded fixtures and tennis court screen-fencing will buffer the proposed lighting effects from surrounding properties and therefore will be compatible with the neighborhood. 3. The site for the proposed use will be served by streets and highways of adequate width and pavement to carry the quantity and kind of traffic generated by the proposed use; The site has access directly to Viscaino Place which provides connection to Viscaino Road and a second entrance to Roble Ladera Road. Parking is available on the site (147 spaces). The Traffic Study for this project found that there will be a maximum increase of 102 daily trips in the winter months as a worst case scenario. The resulting daily traffic volumes were compared to those identified as typical in the General Plan. Based on the analysis by the Traffic Engineer, all of the roadways segments would remain within the typical volume levels described in the General Plan as acceptable. 4. The proposed use will not adversely affect the abutting property or the permitted use thereof. Resolution 55-14 Page 2