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P, ` VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, July 26, 1978 Reel 71, Side 1, Tr. 1, 001 to 503 Chairman Mary vanTamelen called the meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission to order at 6:32 P.M.. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Kuranoff, Stewart, and vanTamelen Also Present: Assistant Town Planner/Engineer John Markl, Secretary Ethel Hopkins APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the July 12 meeting were continued to the next meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission because participating Commissioners had not in- dicated their concurrence or desired corrections. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. LANDS OF AVENI File #V/R. 7051-78 24183 Hillview Drive, Paul Nowack and soc ates, Engineer, Request for Recommendation of Approval for Variance for Existing Tennis Court Mr. Markl discussed the subject request as detailed in his staff report dated July 18. Thereafter, Commissioners explored various matters relative to the request, namely: (1) that the variance had been initiated at Mr. Syed's insistence, (2) that Mr. Aveni had not submitted information on the six reasons for granting a variance, (3) whether Mr. Syed's property line had been violated by grading for the tennis court. The hearing was opened to the public. Paul Nowack En ineer, discussed the history of the Aveni tennis court, noting that Fe e area o ie tenn s court had been graded and a wall installed when Mr. Aveni bought the property, so that the tennis court had been easy to install. He stated that there was no attempt on Mr. Aveni's part to avoid Town rules, that with the elevation of the court and screening, almost no one can be seen playing tennis. Further, Mr. Syed's property line had not been violated by grading or the tennis court, that neighbors feel that the court is an asset, that the court is done in such good taste that it is difficult to find objection to it. He asked that the request for variance be recommended for approval. Mr. Nasrullah 5 ed 24182S Avenue, acknowledged that he had brought the ssue o e non -con ormrng tennis court to the attention of the Town, and stated that his main concern was that the Town's ordinances had knowingly been broken, that Mr. Aveni's action was precedent -setting, and that he would initiate court rr action to uphold Town ordinances on this matter. He acknowledged, however, that the tennis court was not a nuisance to him.