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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC 02-24RESOLUTION PC 02-24 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS MAKING A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION DETERMINATION UNDER CEQA AND GRANTING AN APPEAL OF THE SITE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE'S DECISION TO APPROVE A SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR LANDSCAPE SCREENING AT 23600 RAVENSBURY AVENUE AND IMPOSING CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WHEREAS, The Town of Los Altos Hills received an application for a Site Development Permit (SD23-0046) from the property owners, Anthony Maslowski and Toobe Cheng, for landscape screening for an approved new residence; fencing and driveway gate at 23600 Ravensbury Avenue ("Project"); and WHEREAS, based on the record presented before it, the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15304(b) as the project scope for new landscaping. WHEREAS, the project application was processed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Government Code and the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Site Development Committee held a duly noticed public hearing on the project on January 16, 2024, and considered all evidence, testimony, written documentation, and public comments; and WHEREAS, the Site Development Committee approved the Site Development Permit for the proposed landscape screening at 23600 Ravensbury Avenue with conditions; and WHEREAS, Cindy and Paul Chan, property owners at 23660 Ravensbury Avenue, submitted a Notice of Appeal to the Community Development Department of the Site Development Committee's approval of the project. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the appeal on April 4, 2024, and considered all written documentation and public comments and voted 5-0-0 to 1) direct the applicant/property owner to make specific design changes to the landscape plan and 2) direct staff to prepare a draft resolution of approval for review and adoption on the May 2, 2024 Planning Commission Consent Calendar; and WHEREAS, on April 23, 2024, the applicants, Anthony Maslowki and Toobe Cheng, submitted revised landscape plans in response to the Planning Commission's direction; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the Consent Calendar on May 2, 2024 containing the revised project information and voted to continue the item for discussion on the June 6, 2024 Planning Commission meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, based on the entirety of the record before it, the Planning Commission of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby finds that the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Resolution PC 02-24 Page 1 CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(b), grants the appeal, and approves the Site Development Permit subject to modified conditions of approval outlined in Exhibit A. The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Planning Commission of the Town of Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of June 2024 by the following vote: AYES: Indaco, Couperus, Waschura, Patel, Bredo NOES: none ABSTAIN: none ABSENT: none By- Alisa Bredo, hair ATTEST: &® Bradley Evanson, Community Development Director Resolution PC 02-24 Page 2 EXHIBIT A CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Lands of Maslowski & Cheng — 23600 Ravensbury — File# SD23-0046/APL24-0001 Adopted by Planning Commission on June 6, 2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 1. Any further changes or modifications to the approved landscape plans, received April 18, 2024, and the berm exhibit, received May 20, 2024 shall be first reviewed and approved by the Community Development Director or the Planning Commission, depending on the scope of the changes. The approved landscape plans shall be revised to reflect Figure 1 below which specifies locations for new plantings in an enlarged view: a. Red represents removal/deletion of a proposed tree. b. Green represents new 36" box Coast live oak. c. Blue represents new 36" box Little Gem Dwarf Southern Magnolia. — _ A minimum of 5 additional y6' evergreen trees; 36" box _._.... minimum Figure 1. Applicant -Provided Sheet L-3.0. Annotated by Staff. 2. The property owner shall submit a revised landscape lighting plan (Sheet L4.0) correctly identifying the callout for "ADU Cabana Recessed Light Reduced to 4 Fixtures" to be placed over the ADU cabana for Community Development Department staff review and approval. 3. All required plantings shown on the updated plans are recommended to be installed during the winter months between October and March. 4. All conditions of approval shall be printed on plans submitted for building permit plan check. 5. New fencing is approved as shown on plans, including new wood and wire fencing along the side and rear property lines, open fencing along the front property line, and a vehicle gate at the driveway. Any modification to the fencing shall first be reviewed and approved by the Community Development Department prior to building permit issuance. 6. The property owner shall remove all Stinkwort (Dittrichia graveolens) plants from the entire property and in the road right-of-way by manual pulling or use of herbicide by October 1st of each year until the final approval of the project. 7. Walkways within setbacks shall not exceed four feet in width. 8. A Certificate of Completion shall be prepared by the project Landscape Architect, Irrigation Designer, or Landscape Contractor, provided to the Town, and include the following statement: "The landscape and irrigation system has been installed as specified in the landscape design plan and complies with the criteria of the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and the permit." The Certificate of Completion shall be submitted at completion of landscape installation (not required prior to final inspection). 9. A $5,000 landscape maintenance and water usage deposit shall be paid to the Town prior to final inspection of the new residence. Two years after the project has been completed, staff will review the water usage for the property and conduct a site inspection to ensure installed landscape screening is still present and has been adequately maintained. Inadequate maintenance of installed landscape screening and/or water usage greater than the annual usage indicated on the approved parcel water budget worksheet, may result in complete forfeiture of this deposit. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 10. Any revisions or additions to the approved grading and drainage plan shall be submitted for review by the Engineering Department. The plan shall be reviewed by the Engineering Department and approved prior to commencement of this project. The approved plan shall be stamped and signed by the project engineer and shall supersede the previously approved grading drainage plan. 11. No grading shall take place during the grading moratorium (October 1 and April 30) except with prior approval from the City Engineer. No grading shall take place within ten feet of any property line. 12. An encroachment permit shall be obtained from the Public Works Department for all work proposed in the public right-of-way. No work within the public right-of-way shall commence without an encroachment permit. 13. Any, and all areas on the project site that have the native soil disturbed shall be protected for erosion control during the rainy season and shall be replanted prior to final inspection. 14. All irrigation systems must be located at least three feet from the Town's pathways and outside of the public right of way and public utility easements. The Town staff shall inspect the site and any deficiencies shall be corrected to the satisfaction of the Engineering Department prior to final inspection. Project approval may be appealed if done so in writing within 21 days of the date of the approval. Please refer to the Conditions of Project Approval set forth herein. If you believe that these Conditions impose any fees, dedications, reservation or other exactions under the California Government Code Section 66000, you are hereby notified that these Conditions constitute written notice of a statement of the amount of such fees, and/or a description of the dedications, reservations, and other exactions. You are hereby further notified that the 90 -day approval period in which you may protest such fees, dedications, reservations, and other exactions, pursuant to Government Code Section 66020(a), has begun. If you fail to file a protest within this 90 -day period complying with all of the requirements of Section 66020, you will be legally barred from later challenging such exactions. Upon completion of the construction, a final inspection shall be required to be set with the Planning and Engineering Departments prior to final building inspection approval. NOTE: The Site Development permit is valid for one year from the approval date. All required building permits must be obtained within that year and work on items not requiring a building permit shall be commenced within one year and completed within two years.