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I VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION kr Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, June 13, 1979 Reel 78, Side 1, Tr. 1, 324 to 446 Chairman Stewart called the meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission to order at 7:05 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Dochnahl, Carico and Stewart Absent: None Also Present: City Engineer/Planner John Carlson, Secretary Ethel Hopkins APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The approval of the Minutes of May 23 were deferred to the meeting of June 27. because of a change of members on the Commission. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. LANDS OF RAMEY, File #VAR. 7061-79, 23935 Jabil Lane, Request for Recommendation of Approval of Variance for Pool Mr. Carlson referred Commissioners to his staff report for his recommendation of approval of the variance request. A short discussion followed on a request made by the Pathway Committee for a pathway on the Lands of Ramey; but it was concluded that unless the owner consented to the request, the Town could not require it.as a condition for the granting of the variance. Thereafter the hearing was opened to the public discussion. Robert White, 23930 Jabil Lane, spoke against a pathway on Jabil Lane and noted that neighbors did not want the path and that Jabil Lane is a private road. The public hearing was closed and Commissioners discussed the proposed pathway further. Commissioner Carico noted that the policy of requiring pathway dedications was to keep horses and children off the main thoroughfares of the Town, not to con- fiscate anyone's property, further, that no one was trying to intrude or ruin any- one's property. Mrs. Ra me A 1icant, discussed the use of the proposed pathway by neighborhood c ildren over t e years. She noted, however, that the path used had been with the Ramey's permission. The path had never been in use as a permissive path for everyone. She noted, however, that her neighbor had fenced off her property from tawpath users, and that the path area has been a bone of contention in the area, also that the owners of the private road would have to give their permission on the use of the private road as access to a pathway.