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J VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION ` Town of Los Altos Hills (r 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, February 27, 1980 Reel 83, Side 2, Tr. 2, 648 to 876 The meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Chairman Carico in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Carico and Stewart Absent: Commissioner Rydell Also Present: City Planner/Engineer John Carlson, Secretary Ethel Hopkins APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the February 13th meeting were amended on page two under the motion on the Lands of Morley to read: It was moved by Commissioner Stewart and seconded by Commissioner Dochnahl that because the application for variance for the Lands of Morley, File #VAR. 7065-79, could not meet conditions (1), (2) and (3) of the con- ditions for the granting of a variance,that it be recommended that this application be denied without prejudice. Thereafter the Minutes of February 13 were declared approved as amended by Chairman Carico. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. LANDS OF CLARK, File #SA 1-80, Altadena and Kingsley, John Riley, Engineer, ' Request for Recommendation of Approval of Site Approval: Mr. Carlson reviewed the background for the above request as outlined in his staff report dated February 22. Additional information discussed was that the subject site was in an old drainage swale and also that he recommended the filina of a parcel map to be added as one of the conditions for the Site Approval. Commissioners discussed the procedure for combining the acreage for the Lands of Clark into a single parcel and whether they were actino according to Code require- ments in requiring that the applicant file a parcel map as a condition of the Site Approval, Dr. Fink's lawsuit against the Town on the ownership of Kingsley Avenue, and whether in recommending approval of Mr. Clark's request the Commission would be exposing the Town to another lawsuit. The hearing was opened to the public discussion. Malcolm Clark, A licant, 235 Waverl Street, Menlo Park, discussed possible accesses he had to is property and the verbal agreement a had with Dr. Fink for access over the driveway on Kingsley Avenue. He was advised by Commissioner Stewart to obtain a written statement on this promise of access. V Commissioner Stewart observed that there would be pathways on all sides of the property. He asked whether a path in the right-of-way would be sufficient. Carol Gottlieb Pathway Committee, noted that a path on Altadena would not be necessary