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VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION #6V Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills. California Wednesday, March 8, 1978 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Reel 67, Side I. Tr. 2, 215 to 460 Chairman Perkins called the meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission to order at 7:07 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Perkins, VanTamelen, Lachenbruch kins Also Present: Town Planner/Engineer John Markl, Secretary Ethel Hop APPROVALOF MINUTES* - Commissioner Perkins requested that the first sentence of paragraph two. Page one under Lands of Papoulias,be deleted and the following added in its place: In the discussion between Commissioners and applicant, it was em- phasized by the Commission that the bases for granting a variance 4,V are speci fi ed by the State. Si x State requi revents must be demon- strated. One of these ' hardship I had not been demonstrated. The final sentence beginning "Also cited was Resolution No. 694... remains as written.) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Commissioner VanTamelen and seconded by Commissioner Perkins that the Minutes of February 22 be approved as amended. Voting for the motion were Commissioners VanTamelen and Perkins. Commissioner Lach- enbru�h abstained. PUBLIC HEARINGS: I . LANDS OF DLIWE Fi ' le #VAR. 7046-77, 25900 Elena Road, Paul Nowack and Associates, -L:'-r Tn_c._,rn`gineer e�-q-ue;--Sf-To-r—lrec—oiinendation of Approval of Variance Request. Mr. Markl discussed the variance request as detailed in his Staff report dated March 1, 1978. He drew particular attention to the problem of providing both an easement for future road widening and a path easement along Elena Road. He stated that construction difficulties must be emphasized. Discussion began with Commissioner Lachenbruch asking whether a conservation easement existed along the southerly property line and Commissioner Perkins asking whether the six conditions for granting of a variance had been complied with. Mr. Markl noted that the Open Space -Conservation Easement had been designated by the General Plan; and that due to the size and shape of Mr. Duwe's lot, +4W a ha dship did exist. Other limiting factors were the leach field at the back of trhe property and the existing drainage swale that held a fair amount of ground water at certain times of the year. Thereafter, the hearing was opened to the public.