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CITY COUNCIL MINUPFS - December 5, 1984 D. SPECIAL ORDERS: 1. Public Hearings: a) Request for Site Approval, IA`DS OF LEWIS, File SA #5-84 The Staff Planner presented her report dated 11/29/84 concerning the Site Approval for Lands of Lewis on Canario Way. Council discussed the proposed staff codifications to the Planning Commission's approved Conditions of Approval and also requested clarification of the proposed grading, the possible abandonment of the easement and the potential for finding items of archaeological significance on the property. Jemes Foulk, a licant's ineer noted that he agreed with the staff's rfications to the conditions and briefly cmuented on the grading and easement issues. Tan Barton, applicant's developer, consented that there was little likelihood of finding any items of archaeological significance because the grading to be done was quite minimal. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: The following corrections and/or additions were approved for the Lands of Levis Conditions of Approval: Condition 1.B. to read as follows: 'The owner shall dedicate to the Town a conservation easement along Deer Creek, following the same boundary as the proposed storm drainage easement, however, separately described. Proposed driveway and bridge can cross the conservation easement and the clearing of minor scrub, particularly poison oak, as approved by the City Engineer will be allowed in the conservation ease snt. ' Condition 4.A. to read as follows: 'Applicant shall obtain encroachment permit from the Irian and install Type IIA path along property line, within road right- of-way, in accordance with Pathway Camdttee recordation dated July 6, 1984.' Condition 6.A. to read as follows: 'Applicant shall enter into a cost sharing agreement, precedent to Site Approval for construction of a fire hydrant on Purissima Poad, as reccamended by the City Engineer in his mec, dated November 5, 1984. Installation of the hydrant shall be accomplished prior to issuance of building permit, as reornended by the Los Altos Fire Department.' Condition 6.E. to be added as follows: 'At the time of Site Development Committee consideration, the grading plan approved for Site Development Permit shall not allow grading in the septic tank drainfield area and the plan shall raise the pro- posed building pad elevation above the 100 year flood plain elevation.' Condition 6.B. the second sentence should read as follows: 'Should the Cammittee decide to approve a crossing on Deer Creek, the design of the proposed crossing shall be to the satisfaction of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, Los Altos Fire Department, and the City Engineer and the existing easement shall be abandoned.' Ma PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To change allreferences from 'should' in the Conditions of E Approval to 'shall'. Ma