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FLANNING COMMISSION
TOk4P OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
MINUTES OF 9 REGULAR MEETING
April 26, 1965
The Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission of the Town of
Los Altos Hills was called to order by Chairman Arthur S. Alter,
Monday, April 26, 1965, at 8:00 F. M. at the Town Hall,
26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos hills, California.
ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Commissioners Ashby, Benson, Garbett,
Hibner, Chairman Alter
ABSbNT: Commissioners Hawley, Prentice
COUNCIL
3Fi,�RESEP?T:9TI VE: Mayor pro tem John M. Fowls
Commissioner Hawley arrived at 8:02 F. M.
4 AFFROVAL OF MINUTES: April 12, 1965
Correction: Page 3, Variances, Item 21
Philip Armi (V-218-65): Change Commis-
sioner Hither's vote of 'Yes' to ""To".
AC"ION:
Adopt Minutes of April 12, 1965
as corrected.
MOTION: Hibner; SECOND: Ashby
VOT?C: lassed unanimously.
COM."TUNIC ;TIONS:
1. ."association of Bay Area Governments letter dated April 20,
1965 regarding completion of inventory of current develop-
ment policies and objectives.
2. Letter dated April 12, 1965 from T. W. Kendall, 27961 Central
Drive, Los Altos Hills, with petition containing 52
signatures requesting a chane in the zoning ordinance.
Discussion deferred to Committee Reports, Item 2, Land Use
in Steeper Areas.
3, Pacific Gas and Electric Company letter dated April 22, 1965
recommending certain changes pertinent to utilities regarding
the Proposed fire ordinance.
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COMMUNIC'lTIONS: Item 3 cont'd.:
Chairman Alter referred this communication to Fire Commissioner
Hibner and requested the Council to defer the second reading
of Fire Ordinance No. 105 since the Planning Comrission will
make a recommendation at its May 10t Meeting.
,',NNOUFCETi�TTS: None.
COM[MI"_'TFE RF'P"RTS:
1. Cluster Development - Deferred to May 10t Agenda.
2. Land Use - Steeper ureas.
Chairman filter read the following letters favoring increased
minimum parcel size zoning in selected areas of the Town:
T. `,i. Kendall, 27951 Central Drive, with petition of
52 signatures requesting two acre minimum zoning
of area borderedby Page Mill, Moody Roads and
Central Drive (Moody Court) and also including
adjoining lands of Moeller, Kendall and 7arrettini.
T. I. Andrews, 11471 Page Fill Road
Mr. & Mrs. M. G. Boissevain, 27181 Sherlock Road
Mr. Firs. Robert S. McCann, 11570 Buena Vista Drive
Mr. o Mrs. Arthur H. Lachenbruch, 11820 Buena Vista Drive
M. Clyde Low, 27751 Moody Road
Lewis E. Hollander, Jr., 26950 Moody Court
Following letters op^osing any change to the established
one -.cre minimum lot size were read by Chairman :Ater:
David Janssen, 27440 Sherlock Road, with petition of
25 signatures
i4arold Blood and Irene M. Griswold, I'. 0. Box 280,
Boulder Creek (property on Moody Road)
Mrs. K. Carberry, 11854 Page Mill Road
Chairman 9ltcr asked for discussion from the Floor and
comments were heard from the following:
Favorinc zoning change
I. F. Hollander, Jr.
M. r. Low
M. G. Boissevain
Lachenbruch
D. Srencer
Kendall
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Opposing zoning change
D. Janssen
G. rarrari
G. S. Tvlor
COMMITTFR_RHPORTS: LL=nd Uso - Steeper -reqs (Cont'd.):
General contention of those residents favofino a chan
was that an increas,-O minimum zoning In specific steer a-e_.s
would help to rreservo the rural atmosphere and rrevent
indiscriminate division cf one acre lots without regard for
topograrhy, in view of Further development in the steel
areas now being made possible because of the expansion of
the water district; also, thee. ,ny opposition of tido sevelorors
as to potential loss of profit would be offset by the en-
hanced land values when rroperly developed.
Opposition to any change of the minimum acre zoning contended
it is the right of any owner who has, in gaod faith, pur-
eha.sed land under the existing ona acro minimum zoning to
develop this property as planned without inevitable loss
if .a change ware mado, and supported the present Flanning
Commission policy of takir_l; each case and judging, it on its
own
Commissioner Hibncr commented the Planning Commission has
boon aware, of the problems and has had a continuing interest
in this matter, and referred to Comrnssioner larbett's report
on steep slope ,areas date' '�,Dtember 1963.
Chairman PIltcr then renucstcdindividival comments from ead:
Comr.issioner.
4W Many alternatives to this difficult nrobla;r; were discussed
by the Commission.:rs, some of which
1) Thcr- is authority in the Gcner.1 ',]in and in the
Ordinances to rr;quire anyacreage onendin,c on the
nature of the t r -in =rl th-t a blanket rule should
not be enforced, but each easy tek�:n separately,
stud.icd carefu]ly and up to 'he jud^meat of the.
'panning Commmission; o
2) 'flow th- `- ; tc set
1he7'selr .side. ^ep rate districts with its own
'rate zonin but dctLrmining whet kind of .
irajerity wi.l]. rul(.;
3) L ave the one, acre minimum zoning, but exclude the
,rca r_euired for cut is .n1 and iills on roadways; or
4) Gro hitectural control (plec--ment of houses, not
extorior desicoa); or
5) Leave one acro zoning 19 is but provide for automatic
preliminary review by the 11anning Commission; cr
6) If elcv tion along i_, the c iaaron ca be a -d far
c,rtrcl, it ray uE __.:; r, r tr o; wherever a 1 t, do's n7.,
exceed ccrt_in z lies i -on rh one acrc zoning
will prevail; if rh,. st,. _. p s_.. �s ].w bo,'n.
ad t .; pre.-,cribed
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point, than a pliina =v1c1. ;€ould bo re o,uired.
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CC^;PITT= RETORTS: Land Use - "tcecor _real (Cont'd.).
:.ltho gh tnrs was a rr-'imin_-ry stud , the Co cr „ioners
wcr., it „aner l agreement t'n_o tcn th method of conr.rcl
r�l T_e^, a ass is I `411 qt1. ., 3 compel .r, rre'io::in-..r'
'ie,r ng (wi,aaut co - u to the: develop.,-) should be rocu.irA
by . r1-.n_inS Conic_ sier_ t 'et-r-ine whethe- th- land
will lend itself to planned unit development or one acr::
si C -c I if '.,here is x snacial road or slope ar rreb__e:_
or ja7thcr it is a subdivision requiring spoc�,,l trey -ni.
Thr dcveloper woule tlaDn be, recuired to demon rat, that
these sites or,,, pre.ticol rand will not destroy llat
Phe foregoing discussion was commented upon by tnc fol.le:;int
from the Floor: Messrs. Spencer, Johnson, Taylor, J_.nsscn,
"err. -.-1 .•ra Loer.
.CTI OP7:
Th the, proble;< of zonirg in the higher clevati. :;ns
be re rred to the Bann ng Committee anl tia s:
written report be: submitted at the Play 24'h heeling.
-.u,'_IDY, : ?ibn�,r; .C(.PTD: _.:nNon; VOT : la-3ssd ar =Dourly.
COL^dCII� R1F'i4R.=liis:
`, 1. Ia_dr_cnrL_urvey.
'Pie City 11-.nager was requested to prcvido a lis{; cf :ub-
divisions within the past year in order to detcr-_:.ine what
h?s been squired in the way of landscaping and hutaer t"..-
rc:quirenents have been accomplished. Deferred. tc P?ay 10'
M^.::tir_r.
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blackened concrete.
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prc�osod r id standards rointin,w nut Lha.t th ccomr.enfted
st=nc':ards hs�' not yet boon officially ._dopted and nrged
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