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MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously by all members present to grant a special land use permit for Lands of Bob Owen Homes based on the pro- ject's substantial conformance with the guidelines for Ordinance #300 with the condition that the 40' setback be taken from Burke Road. 5. Ordinance # of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills amending the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code by amending the text of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code entitled "Zoning Law of the Town of Los Altos Hills" regulating the use of buildings, structures and land; the loca- tion, height, bulk, number of stories of buildings and structures; the size and use of lots, yards, courts and other open spaces; the percentage of a lot which may be occupied by a building or structure; intensity of land use; establishing re- quirements for off-street parking and building setback lines; and providing for the division of the Town into zones and amending Section 9-1604 of Chapter 1 of Title 9 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code entitled 'Subdivisions;' and amending Sections 10- 2.301, 10-2.1303 and 10-2.1309 of Chapter 2 of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code entitled 'Site Develoment;' and repealing Ordinance #292, 295 and 300 Lori Scott, Planning Consultant, presented her report to the Council on the proposed amendments to the zoning, subdivision and site development ordinances. The major areas affected by these changes are as follow: 1) calculation of maximum development area; 2) building coverage; 3) minimum maximum development area and maximum floor area; 4) conditional development permits; 5) maximum height; 6) new height measurement; and 7) nonconforming structures. (This detailed report dated 8/7/86 is on file at Town Hall.) Dieter Kopal, Barley Hill Road, expressed his concerns about the proposed maximum development area. In his opinion, the proposed limits were quite restrictive and seriously affected what an owner could do with his land. Mr. Ray Fenn, Carillo Lane, agreed with Mr. Kopal. He had lived in the Hills for a long time in a modest home and would not be pleased if he decided to add on to his home and found he was unable to due to new ordinances. Wen Chen, Cupertino, reported on a lot in the Hills he was consider- ing purchasing. He noted the size of the lot and what development would be allowed under the old and new regulations. On this par- ticular lot, in his opinion, the change in development area was considerable. Mr. Marc Kaufman, Planning Commissioner, noted that smaller lots, resulting from subdivisions completed under previous regulations, could still be sold and developed but not to the limits of cur- rent lots. Mr. Kaufman also commented that the definition of a lot unit factor and what that allowed was confusing.