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Home My WebLink AboutJune 1, 2017 TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA www.losaltoshills.ca.gov ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (650) 941-7222. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Notice to Public: Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California during normal business hours. These materials will also be made available on the City website subject to Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting. 1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Persons wishing to address the Commission on any subject not on the agenda are invited to do so now. Please note, however, that the Commission is not able to undertake extended discussion or take action tonight on non-agendized items. Such items will be referred to staff or placed on the agenda for a future meeting. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS Persons wishing to address the Commission should obtain a copy of the request form located at the table at the back of the Council Chambers and leave the completed form at the podium; this ensures that names are recorded accurately in the minutes. Please limit remarks to THREE (3) minutes. This will assure time for all persons wishing to speak. Also, in the interest of time, please avoid redundancy with remarks made by previous speakers. If a large group wishes to express its views, the group should try to have one spokesperson. If you challenge the proposed action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described below, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any interested party may appeal a determination of the Planning Commission to the City Council by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within twenty-two (22) days of the decision. A nonrefundable filing fee and a deposit for services shall accompany each notice of appeal, except that any member of the Council may file such an appeal without payment of a fee.  Planning Commission Ex Parte Contacts Policy Disclosure 3.1 LANDS OF CROLL; 14161 Miranda Road; File #39-17-ZP-SD; A request for a Site Development Permit for a landscape screening plan for a new 7,109 square foot, two-story residence which was approved at the December 22, 2015 Fast Track hearing. In addition, the applicant is requesting a minor modification to the pool cabana location, an exception to the condition of approval related to the Planning Commission Agenda June 1, 2017 – Regular Meeting Page 2 maximum light reflectivity value for exterior walls on the new residence, and an exception to allow multiple light fixtures within the required setbacks in order to provide a lit pathway to Miranda Road. CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15304 (b) – new landscaping; (Staff: S. Padovan) – continued from the regular Planning Commission meeting of May 4, 2017. Applicant requested continuance to the July 6, 2017 regular Planning Commission meeting. 3.2 LANDS OF HARRISON/VALIQUETTE; 26173 RANCHO MANUELLA LANE; File #69-17-ZP-SD-GD; A request for a Site Development Permit for a new 5,926 square foot two story residence with a basement and swimming pool (Maximum height 24’). CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 (a) and (e) (Staff: E. Horan) 3.3 LANDS OF SOMEKH; 13875 MIR MIROU DRIVE; File #364-16-ZP-SD-GD; A request for a Site Development Permit to demolish an existing residence and detached garage and to construct a new 11,741 square foot estate home (maximum height 27’) with a 751 square foot bunker and 4,875 square feet of basement, a 1,336 square-foot detached structure, a new swimming pool, driveway and related hardscape improvements and to remove seven heritage oak trees; CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 (a) and (e) (Staff: M. Moseley) 3.4 LANDS OF LEONE; 13389 Robleda Road; File #431-16-ZP-SD; A request for a Site Development Permit to construct a new 11,501 square foot estate home (maximum height of 27’) with a multi-level 10,680 square foot basement, a new swimming pool and related hardscape improvements. Three (3) heritage oak trees are proposed for removal. CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303(a) – construction of a new single-family residence (Staff: S. Padovan) 3.5 UPDATE TO TITLE 9 (SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE) OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE. The Subdivision Ordinance consists of regulations related to the subdivision of land within the Town of Los Altos Hills and were enacted for the purpose of promoting orderly development of property and the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare of Town residents. These regulations insure that the development of land is consistent with the general community objectives in the General Plan and the established rural character of the Town. The Town has determined that an update to the Subdivision Ordinance is necessary in order to bring the Town’s subdivision code into conformance with the State Subdivision Map Act and to streamline and clarify the existing regulations. File #349-16-MISC, CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15061(b) (3) (Staff: S. Padovan) – continued from the regular Planning Commission meeting of May 4, 2017. 4. OLD BUSINESS – None 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.1 Short Term Rentals (Staff: M. Moseley) Planning Commission Agenda June 1, 2017 – Regular Meeting Page 3 6. REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS 6.1 Planning Commission Representative for May 18 – Commissioner Partridge 6.2 Planning Commission Representative for June 15 – Chair Tankha 6.3 Planning Commission Representative for July 20 – Commissioner Mandle 6.4 Planning Commission Representative for August 17 – Commissioner Couperus 6.5 Planning Commission Representative for September 21 – Commissioner Basiji 7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 7.1 Approval of May 4, 2017 minutes. 8. REPORTS FROM FAST TRACK MEETINGS – MAY 9, & 23, 2017 8.1 LANDS OF LAKHANI; 14172 Amherst Court; File #373-16-ZP-SD-GD; A request for a Site Development Permit for a new 5,883 square-foot two-story residence (Maximum height 27’) a 905 square-foot secondary dwelling unit and pool. CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303(a) – construction of a new single-family residence where public services are available in a residential zone (Staff: M. Moseley) 8.2 LANDS OF SCHILLINGS AND MAH, 26915 Alejandro Drive; File #70-17-ZP- SD-VAR; A request for a Site Development Permit and Minor Variance to allow for a two (2) foot encroachment into the rear yard setback for a bathroom addition to an existing residence. The amount of floor area encroaching into the setback is 17 square feet. CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15301(e) and 15305 (Staff: S. Padovan) 9. REPORTS FROM SITE DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS – MAY 9, & 23, 2017 9.1 LANDS OF CARMACK, 26815 ORTEGA DRIVE; File #83-17-ZP-SD; A request for a Site Development Permit for landscape screening, fencing and lighting plans for a previously approved new residence and pool. CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section and 15304(b) (Staff: S. Avila) 10. ADJOURNMENT