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VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION Town o` Los Altos HT is �.' 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGJLPP. °AFETING Wednesday, April 28, 1976 re-! 50, Side 1, Tract 1, Count 1 to 820. Cha;tura a=rk!ns called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m., in the Gouncll Chamberc., "(cwn Hnll, Lis Altos Hills, California. A, ROLL CALL: Chairman William Perkins Commissioners Judith Carico and Theodora Schick* P-c_arrF: A. D. Russell, City Engineer; K. R. Pastrof, Town Planner: D. Pennington, Secretary; R. E. Crave, City Manager. Absent: Commissioner William Hahn *Substituting for Comilssloner Hahn. B. CONSENT CALENDAR The approvalof the minutes of the meeting of April 14, 1976 was co�ltinued because of the absence of Commissioner Hahn. Chairman Perkins asked that those minutes be amended to show the key argument for the Commission's decision. Mr. Russell requested that any person making a motion, state the reason for it. C. PUPLIC HEARINGS: LANDS OF BRORS Chairman Perkins opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Pastrof gave the Staff Report and emphasized that this parcel had six plus acres, yet there was only one hcmeslte possible due to the steepness of the land. The property's road frontage Is extraordinary --about 1,068'-- which ' borders Moody Road and Chaparral Way, a private road. Slope density would not be In favor of a I�r �ubd�vlslon of any of the neighboring properties, but ultimately there will be more than the five parcels currently bei.„g served by Chaparral Way. Mr. P*,,tre; told the Commission the majcri?y cr the CounclI was not In favor of private roars. He advised that he and the applicant had reviewed the Staff Report and the applicant objected to Conditrbns 11, 12, 14(c) and 14(d). Chairman Perkins thanked Mr. Pastrof and called upon the applicant, Dan Bror:. Mr. Beers emphatically stated he was not in favor of the Conditions that Mr. Pastrof had noted. He particularly objected to the road in lieu fees for Chaparral Way. He thought the fees should be based on the number of people who use the road, rather than the number of feet of frontage. Chairman Perkins thanked him for speaking. Commissioner Carico Indicated that what Mr. Pastrof had said about the majors h/ opinion of the Council towards private roads was surprising. She was under the impression the majority of the Planning Commission and the City Council were in favor of private roads. She herself is very definitely for private roads In this Town and for a realistic approach towards their maintenance. She stated she will do everything she can to work towards that end.