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+ 3w S TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS January 14, 1998 Staff Report to the Planning Commission RE: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR A NEW RESIDENCE AND POOL AND VARIANCE TO ALLOW GRADING OVER A PROPERTY LINE; LANDS OF WYTHE &VITU; 13824 MOON LANE(PARCEL 3); FILE#47-96-ZP-SD-GD. FROM: Suzanne Davis, Planner SD APPROVED BY: Curtis S. Williams,Planning Director RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission: 1. Make the findings as required by section 10-1.1107(2) of the Zoning Ordinance for the granting of a variance and approve the site development permit for the new residence and pool, subject to the recommended conditions; OR 2. Make the findings as required by section 10-1.1107(2) of the Zoning Ordinance for the granting of a variance and direct the applicants to make design changes to the house and/or pool area, working with staff to achieve the requested plan revisions, subject to the recommended conditions, modifying condition #1 accordingly; OR 3. Continue the application to February 11, 1998 and direct the applicants to redesign the residence to eliminate or reduce the basement, eliminate the pool and/or reduce the floor area to bring the project as close as possible to the Town's Grading Policy. BACKGROUND This proposal for a new residence and pool is the companion application to a proposed residence for the adjacent lot to the west. A complete background is contained in the staff report for parcel 2 at 13826 Moon Lane. The minutes from the two Planning Commission meetings and one Council meeting where discussion on the project took place are attached to the report for parcel 2. Several development restrictions were placed on parcel 3 as conditions of the subdivision that created the lot. The new residence may not exceed the 370 foot contour line in elevation. The condition also states that development shall be designed to minimize disturbance to the natural topography, and that the houses shall be stepped down or set into the sites. Due to steep topography and a conservation easement over a drainage course, the maximum floor and development areas may not be able to be achieved. The subdivision also required a single access to parcels 2 and 3 from Moon Lane. Two letters have been received from neighbors, and are attachments 8 and 9 to the staff report for parcel 2. Neighborhood concerns are the same as those indicated for parcel 2: the size and height of the houses, compatibility with existing homes on Moon Lane, grading volumes, retaining walls, and whether the sites can accommodate the proposed amount of development.