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VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION `. Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, April 25, 1979 Reel 77, Side 2, Tr. 2, 260 to 574 The meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission was called to order at 6:35 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall by. Chairman vanTamelen. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Rydell, Dochnahl and vanTamelen Absent: None Also Present: City Engineer/Planner John Carlson, Secretary Ethel Hopkins APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of April 11 were corrected as follows: On page two, next to the last paragraph, delete "requested that he be able to go to" and add instead ' was informed that he could go before...". Thereafter, the Minutes of April 11 were approved as amended on the motion of Commissioner Dochnahl, seconded by Commissioner Rydell. Voting for the motion were Commissioners Dochnahl and Rydell. Commissioner vanTamelen ( abstained. PARI TC NFARTNGCu 1. LANDS OF JAISWAL, File #VAR. 7057-79, 13571 Hill Way, Request for Recommendation of Approval for Variance in Setback to Construct a Garage Mr. Carlson reviewed the background of the above request as detailed in his April 25 staff report. He noted, however, that the applicant had moved the existing garage closer to the residence and now needed less of a variance with setback to construct a new garage. As there was no further discussion among Commissioners, the hearing was opened to the public discussion. Balgobind Jaiswal, Applicant, responded to questions on the windows affected by the proposed new construction. Patrick J Ryan Contractor for the Applicant 1200 Dale Avenue Mountain View, responded to some of the questions asked of P1r. Jaiswal. He noted that the applicant had obtained the sianature of the only neighbor who would be affected by the variance, discussed the applicant's responses to the justification for granting the variance, and noted that the encroachment for variance would be fourteen feet rather than seventeen feet. The public hearing was closed and discussion returned to the Commission. The following responses were given as the Commission's response to the granting of L the variance: �r 1. The lot is substandard, and the house and garage were in existence when the Town was incorporated. The house itself is an unsatisfactory residence except for a family without children if left as it is. As