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Town of Los Altos Hills June 23, 1998 Staff Report to the Planning Commission RE: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR A SECOND STORY ADDITION, NEW CARPORT & REMODEL OF AN EXISTING RESIDENCE; LANDS OF DANVER; 13474 ROBLEDA ROAD; File#34-98-ZP-SD. FROM: Suzanne Davis, Planner SQ - APPROVED BY: Curtis S. Williams, Planning Director RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission: Approve the requested Site Development Permit, subject to the recommended conditions of approval in Attachment 1. BACKGROUND The subject property was created as part of a two lot subdivision (Tract 4506), that was recorded in 1968. The property is accessed from a private driveway off the east side of Robleda Road, south of Quail Lane. There is an existing 20 foot wide access easement along the east property line, part of which is proposed to be abandoned since it is not needed. There is a shared driveway serving the applicant's and two other properties. The access easement would be abandoned beyond the point where this driveway splits to the applicant's and the adjacent neighbor's properties. The abandonment of the easement allows the building setback to be measured from the;property line rather than the edge of the easement, and the land area to be included in the net lot area for purposes of calculating the maximum floor and development areas. Condition#18 requires the access easement to be abandoned prior to acceptance of plans for building plan check. The access easement is the only recorded easement on the property. The gross lot area of one acre is reduced to .922 acre due•to the exclusion of the access easement. Surrounding properties are all developed with single family homes and related uses. CODE REQUIREMENTS As required by Section 10-2.301 of the Site Development Ordinance, this application for a major addition has been forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and approval since a new second floor is proposed. Criteria for review from the Site Development Ordinance include grading, drainage, building siting, pathways, landscape screening and outdoor lighting. Zoning Code review encompasses compliance with floor and development area requirements, setbacks,heights and parking.