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3.�2- TOWN OF LAS ALTOS HILLS October 14, 2004 Staff Report to the Planning Commission RE: AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS GENERAL PLAN AND PLAN DIAGRAM FROM: Carl Cahill, Planning Director C That the Planning Commission: Adopt the attached resolution recommending that the City Council approve the proposed amendment to the General Plan Land Use Diagram and Paragraph 139 of the Land Use Element. BACKGROUND On August 19, 2004, The City Council directed staff to prepare amendments to the General Plan Land Use Diagram so that the diagram accurately reflected current land uses on certain properties in Town including the Pinewood School at 26800 Fremont Road (APN 175-33-009) and the property commonly known as Morgan Manor at 12335 Stonebrook Drive (APN 336-28- 059). PROPOSED PLAN DIAGRAM AMENDMENT The General Plan Land Use Diagram designates the Pinewood School property as "Institution - Elementary School" when in fact the public elementary school has been closed since the 1970's and a private school has operated at this location since 1975-76. It is proposed that the Pinewood School site be assigned a dual designation on the General Plan Diagram: "Institution - Public Elementary School/Private School." The dual designation is justified since the property is still owned by the Palo Alto School District and there remains the potential for the site to revert to a public elementary school use in the future. The General Plan Land Use Diagram designates the Morgan Manor at 12335 Stonebrook Drive as an `Institution - Private School." The Ford Country Day School was a private school that operated from this location starting in 1952 and ceased operations sometime in the 1970's or 1980's. The Morgan Manor is now a private residence that has undergone an extensive restoration and conversion back to a single family home. It is proposed that the Morgan Manor be designated from `Institution — Private School" to "R(v-1) Residential — Very Low to Low Density." The proposed actions are consistent with the Town's past practices pertaining to General Plan amendments. For example, the Matadero Creek subdivision property was designated as "Institution - Elementary School" on the 1975 General Plan Diagram. The Plan Diagram was then amended in 1981 and the 59 acre property was designated "R(v-1) Residential — Very Low to Low Density" with 10 -acres previously allocated to the school site being placed in conservation and open space easements.