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Planning Commission Minutes DRAFT January 28, 1998 Page 2 Art Lachenbruch, 11820 Buena Vista Drive, was in support of the project, although he was concerned with pathways and right-of-way issues. Buena Vista Drive is a private, small, local road which the residents prefer. He was concerned with the road dedication and the treatment of the entrance at Page Mill Road. He was concerned with the amount of dedication being required at the Moody Road, Buena Vista Drive and Page Mill Road intersection due to the 30 foot radius. He stated this was a enormously important piece of real estate, asking the Commission to take care of it and maintain the existing trees (screening). Regarding the pathways, he noted a safety issue with the Page Mill Road as the pathway is proposed in a dangerous location and once beyond the Wilson property there is no way to continue it safely. The path would be better across the street on the Palo Alto Hills Park. Also, he felt it would be better to grant the pathway over the road rather than the proposed five foot wide native path to be constructed on the south side of Buena Vista Drive. Wayne Balkenhol, 11470 Page Mill Road, agreed with Mr. Lachenbruch on the pathway issue as he did not feel a pathway on Page Mill Road was feasible. He requested that the area between Moody Road and Buena Vista Drive be kept natural to avoid any confusion as to the location of Page Mill Road. Enlarging Buena Vista Drive would cause problems. Peter Duxbury, provided a diagram for consideration indicating how they would backfill against the back wall so the basement would comply with the Town ordinance. Retaining walls would not be needed. Bob Stutz, Pathway Committee, discussed the two proposed pathways indicating the importance of the links. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING Discussion ensued regarding the proposed skylights, the standard skylight condition wording (needs to be added to the conditions of approval), the basement, and the right-of- way dedications. The assistant engineer addressed the right-of-way issue noting the additional area beyond the 30 foot half street for Page Mill Road and Moody Road will be attached to Buena Vista Drive and will remain private at this time. No widening is required at the intersection of Buena Vista Drive and Page Mill Road. Only minor widening will be required at the driveway intersection of Buena Vista Drive, as shown on the plans. She clarified that the Town would not accept the Buena Vista Drive dedication at this time, but would get an irrevocable offer to dedicate which is held until such time that all properties have dedicated and the road is upgraded to public standards. The Planning Director stated he has reviewed the revised basement plan and it appears to bring the project into conformance with the basement policy. The assistant engineer stated that the proposal would not require retaining walls and would blend into the natural contours.