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'3. 3 Town of Los Altos Hills January 14, 1998 Staff Report to the Planning Commission RE: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR NEW RESIDENCE, SECOND UNIT, POOL HOUSE AND POOL, AND A MODIFICATION TO THE TENTATIVE MAP CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL (Tract 7187); LANDS OF RUTNER; 28500 MATADERO CREEK LANE; File#151-97-ZP-SD-GD-AMEND. FROM: Susan Manca,Planner Syn. APPROVED BY: Curtis S. Williams,Planning Direct RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission EITHER: 1. Recommend approval of the requested Site Development Permit and the modification to the subdivision conditions of approval, subject to the attached conditions of approval; OR 2. Direct the applicant to redesign the house to reduce the height of the cut proposed adjacent to the garage and follow more closely with the natural slope, returning to the Planning Commission for further review. BACKGROUND The subject property is located on the northwest side of the Matadero Creek Lane and Matadero Creek Court intersection. The parcel was created with a 20 lot subdivision (Tract 7187) that was recorded in 1981. The property is currently vacant. There is an open space easement along the east portion of the lot, a conservation easement located in the southwest corner, and a landscape easement to .the south of the conservation easement. The Matadero Creek Subdivision included many conditions of approval which limited development below that allowed by the Municipal Code. The MDA was calculated specifically for each lot based on the amount of area which was free of easements. In addition, a maximum building coverage and a maximum elevation of the building were set for each lot. Unlike other subdivisions in the Town, the Matadero Creek Subdivision required that the buildings be sited in the building site circle as shown on the Tentative Map. Amendments to the conditions in later years allowed for additional development area on specific lots. In 1996 the City Council approved the owner's application to modify the conditions of approval of the Matadero Creek subdivision to relocate the access of the property from the south side of the lot to the east side, as is shown on the plans. At that time, only the location of the access was reviewed.