HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/26/1967PLAN14ING COPuiISSION
TO
{pt O`! LOS 6.LT05 HILLS
I,INJT3o OF raGULA.� [Z,1TING
June 26, 1067
Vice-C1,oij.-an Gertrude Sherlock called the senting to order at 7:5 P. M,,
at it,e Town Nall, 2637; Prcoont Road, Los Altos Hills, California. The
follo+ing members were present: Com,issioners Bowler, Dawson, hibnar,
Lacl:cnbruch, Vice -Chairman Sherlock. Absent: Cor_missioner Perkins, Chair-
man Vincl:ley. Vice -Chairman Sherlock noted the absences as excused.
Mayor Henley represented the Council.
Minutes lor June 12, 1967 were corrected as follows: P. 5, last para.APPROVAL
2nd sent., omit "rental". [lotion by Daason, Second by Bowler, that O
the Minutes of June 12, 1967 be approved as corrected, was unanimous- HINUT33
ly passed.
Commissioner 'm. A. Perkins, dated June W, 1967, advising of ois CorvilhT-
absence t'''is evening, and submitting information as !'lap Committee CATION!;
representative. Deferred to pertinent items of the Agenda.
Upon wocognition by the Chair, Connissioner Dawson, as a natter of ANNOUNCE -
personal privilege, read the following statement: ^I was, frankly, WNiTS
taken aback at some of the public reaction to my appointment to PARSONAL
t1is present post, and, perhaps, I can allay some of those fears; STATEr4ENT
I hone so. I an accused of being a cluster advocate. Not so. I OT COIL.
did approve of a cluster--once--a prenosed. development in our neige UlOSON
her city of Palo Alto --not in our jurisdiction --but one whit" would
materially have aff_cted my vary o>:p_nsive view. Of the choices
offerad, an we *aa� no control, this so-called cluster seemedto do
the least wiolonce to the land, to .cy view, and to equestrian and
hiking access to some of our focthills' most beautiful acres. Howb
ever, to gan^ralize such approval into approval n. priori of all
clusters is, if done innocently, an error, and, if clone d.eliberataly
for political ourposos, a technique known in the days of Hitler an:;:
Stalin as "too big lio." P-.rsonally, I know of no con arable land in
our jurisdiction to which such a solution could be applied; hence,
it saes 'cc a tie issue is "Oct. Now, to tae positive side, 1610
points first, 1 an deeply concerned., as I believe we all are, wit':
the quanrty of environment which brought most of us here. 1 want to
do all I can to pr^serve it for our laturn--and our children's. But,
I bring no fixed pro -conceptions to ter.: problem of how, best -to do this
job. Just as the so-called cluster concept may not be a good answer,
so also, I am not convinced that the b st answer is a planning nap
which locks as though it ware produced by the packaging engineers of
Ralston Purine. at Checkerboard Squarul I would `,opt, we can all approach
with open ninds the vary real difficulties of maintaining the character
of our cormiunity. Second, I ':ave .^'ways regarded this kind of public
service as a tea:., operation, c have a good Council of strong, balanced
opinion; we have a good Planning Cocsaission. For myself, I do not pro-
pose to let partisanship of any sort interfere with our teamwork approach
to the job at hand, Thank you. Let's get on with tae business."
Vice-Chairnan Sherlock thanked- Commissioner Dawson for
his clarify -
Ing s.at,nt, and roquesteo t -is sti_tea_nt be a part
of the Kinutos
and on fila at 140 Town :=all.
- r_poriae tr=..t, in regard to tr.:: .lpiscopal Layman's
Group's
3PISCOPSL
requos't -or a sign' -a, asurfing 15 squares feet, it is the
City
L lq'13i I'3
Ittorvey's opinion: there is no provision for a sign in
excess Of
G^OUP -
sin squaw feet nor is there :any provision for a variance
fro"
5IGMAG
Lire requirements of tine Sign Ordinance No. 12.
Co�:rission noted that the Congrogation Ret_, A" sign was
in azcess
of the rurrcrrent and requ sted. tow 3jaff to investigate
Luis natter
to onsare Lena th- rules are consisivntly enforced.
.-)airman Lac•.;onbruch reportcd he :had been in contact with Professor
Page, Ch_irnan of a five---xs:ber co=:ittec regarding the joint study
by Portola Valley ane :Joodside, whose charge is to investigate
their involverrcnt in terns of geological hazards to protect tho
Town, subdivider and hotaL Owner. Chairnan Lachenbruch stated he
had attended two neatings ane that a tentative conclusion reaches
was tto b^lief trac vara aro enoug- contiguous corwuniiies -.with
siuilar problota to got togathor enc- hirh a mull time consulting
geologist. Crairz,an Laclrznuruch fall this would be a reasonabl^
approach L.t since an expenditure of funis would be ncc^ssary if
we p-^.rticipated, it :could be well to determine ,:actly what kind
of haarc',s r+e have in our Town and w`�at tra cost would be. For
t:^ present, C:rair:^an Lachenbruch sti.t _d he 'will continue to ac,-
as
c"as linschn the CO:a _t tee enc �.- Town of Los Altos :-:.ills
am_: rep r'L Lj -i:.az Cou�hcil.
in ord.,r to brine, the oathwaay systO:', to further completion, Chair -
.an Da2,son r-pozien thorc is tk problem of "missing links" in un
covoloped land b.;t,veeh paths already COAKOWO, and t-hcrefore the
Pathways oin,itt o is-aques'cing ' Con,ission to recassrenc
approval o 'she Council of the follo.cing points: 1) approval oa.'
� cz _ for voluntary aascownts, writ . ..hr
7,t._pug:ht of Inco ,rc tax
deductibility (,n this value of too aase..n_nt to 'tic property o.mer;
and. 2) allowing as a policy Int,,r :within nee subdivisions, general
purpose easements for utility purV s:s an_'. pates or trails over
this sa o 3sw[ nnt.
Ca NITTEE
R3PORTS -
GOLOGIG:L
SURVEY
C0i'H%UTTCL
12PORT
P/iTHVAYS
CO. "ITTi3
i,AWT ON
-ASZv1E13T5
yellowing c.iscussion, Cocnrs ion agr 'uin principle of t -,z easQ-
uent, butr_rat the voluntary form. en The gift tax ceducti n r quire-.
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advice of the City Attorney. As to the general purpose eas2rlwnt,
t eras nc tad that vhiL not every aasacrenY would 6c covered 1,7 a path,
control by the lhn` own --r should b, riclue-d so that t route .f
t`ra patA nig4t b c4anged so as not to confine the use Of t'.t und_-
voloped land.
It was by Bowler, Seconded by Dawson, and nass-,A unnni:aously
that 'the City Attorney be asked for an opinion in respect to:
1) au approved fora for a voluntary granting of an easemont an_:
the question of incus:e tax doductibiiity to the donor;
2) Th-: possibility a a Town policy to require what axe now
special purpose easements to be genoral purposes easements in
tL-a Tow's subdivision raquizewnts; and
^.)
Tial if 1, is not possibile to obtain a per anont easQ.ant,
the possibility of obtaining a 'ecrporary easement wixn certain
controls left to the land Owner.
4r
RFrs. Gin -ton asked that t:aw i2_-: V "Peripheral 7vad Preslans°
bd sczc at l-, n -2%!t -n 2ting i '.ditioa is t:ae Path.✓cys
,.:wr,s, in -'•r:_ _r to con ,naz t -o_ : hwnys progra,•: o_
,�viag a a_,:, it: i ti . .,_tong. St'aif ,as so instruct2-.
Clgirr�a, 25930 Vin 'c Lan:;, cl -n 2c t'aat 1:laln Lenanc o;
plthway:, o s act nen-ii<,aec 3tafi _;carted. -.i_ 1367-6.; budget
a1l-mta� znds _,or tis purypcs2.
C::ai r: : n ',+fi zr, o_ t;i_ Pari ane. ,Z2 to ---at:ion o :,.ttgc, re - pr gr> s
PUELIC
r pori ov Juno 2v 1967, x,garding 50 Pari.ss_..n. ::itc Lan of P_l..
HlaRIOG-
Al-ro, Uni on Scic.:l District (Littl- League Park), with 'the recoi.i-
LITTLd
,cation taut the CoD_itt<e coqld , holshwar't_dly ondorso this
L IGUL'
,
pro;act on i_is Dain rnarits but recagninas that it ,.wast h= evaluated.
BALLPARK
all of the current undertakings of fie Town.
in ,a Contaxt e:i
Vice-i:lnain.,an �',,2rlocc read Corn,,issionor Perkins' _.eno on the Litt!_
Lc^_gae park, in shies'he favored acquiring park property for gen-
but rcrsed the nore fundauental preblco of e;hat the Tarin
r:3 us�:,
ncv, en.', in Lnc future, Cor.r:issionttr Perkins urnal ti"at
a Sys cc, -at'_c analysis be had- Wh; ck z'aniously would be no= covyle:'
than t ,:nisi has bean presont2d So T -s Co _fission.
W.,issioner Lacienbrc.ci spoke to Mr. Perkins' points, an:'. in OLS -
cussing zninTonanca, Coa—issioner Loalur stated the Littl Long"
was in nca' in writing ,nt tiny will continue to oprate _nd
naint,.in -Lae park as in tine past ano t'zat the To.,m could. issue
per at5 jo civic orgnnioa ion; Or scn cul^d use of the 1 2 in
.ocurn :oz their conu.itriaents to s§ i,. £it maintenance. .00rais-
sioncr EnUar further statio- that W acquiring On property, thea
is no f-n_i2ia! risk, since t4c Town can a'r.'sys r -:.:sell it; :nocevor,
...d ran! • 1nai :tial bazar- v,,n1d b^_ t . .:seal? ' t,n a_ -un . of
xoenditures ,.o_i t'.:_ ya-_rs.
,lice-Caairtlar. Saerlock apanec t i,t Public ng at :00 P, Ti,
Co. :-s in favor of the Town acquiring tho Pwrissina sit_ +ear.
hears the .-._'ior,vin9 (t re !!2r- an euj�cti.ons):
D,,-rr, SJ?Ci :'n'aont Pins Lana
I.arl-s A. Zig:,t, 20577 nlr Sssii.a RoaC.
J. A. Aurray, 12324 %lolly Lan_
4,rs, 1, Olgiati, 25560 Vin3do Len, -
Paul I. brycrs, Jr., 155 main Strcct, Los Altos
id., Vice-Cs.ir!..an .`, •:>rlock C13SCO the Public Hearing.
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,,Or H2nl,y, Council r? rossni:3t1J', Statow '.els apyroval fcr an Carly
an '. fav _mKI, r coi, and i on frc" i - :;os�iss ion,
,rt, t..<a r ,�_:ion-r, Second by Bowler, Viae the Planning Cor: .:ission
approv- in ......... tlra new i,itj,w of ' >_ parissi, a 5ito, Lin -75
Alto, Una. 8c a'1 llistr an-,.' i_st tkc City Council
of
t_ enc. r into n gotra,ions m:,ard tow acnaliticn Of "'s propsr y,
.,as pass_" un�ulii,ously.
a r` inei atcd a building p r'`t'rad boon issu=e on i y 9,
firi _=plic_,ticn indic tine prop_r sotbac<s, ane 4,alto am -1
_r_ approval; ncwcvor, upon first inspocticn ;or '3xcavetiDn an
,_ 1 t _ "p_ctor not¢C. tic pool to be 27' fro., tl're nrcperCy
ram y.. ,r t'.,ar. too required 301. Rather 't:,an thz poc.'_, the
.,.riser is r'aeuest_:n9 tuts variance,
WRIANCZ
Jtce-Ce -�;
Sherlock r._ac lottsx rc.r :ity Attorney dit,C '!oril 1%,
1)57, slating t1w 02ciAc findings w i rust be made co supacrt
Wc gral my or•- i variance are covers& by Goction 55005 o! t
Govornr at Cao. Caa,issionsr Porkrns' reccnnendaticns .'ern roar'
nnc is r
- _ ;''or a Chang- in the inspection scbedul s to >void
. J "! fut a 5—uations was ciscussc,;. It was pointeG out t.'st the
bur::n of o-oc` of corrocinoss is not t:.: r-spcnsibiliry of _ Town
Wt ,__., „ c.__ comer and contractor.
-0110wing ..iscusston, it was the Co. issicn's judg.:vant thaw td.s
roquost Al, net r ct too conditions-o-'cifiad in Section 5.5>05
010 Gov rncnnt Cod.;, iurYror, c e r cmes'i f - a vnrianco ?as in-
appropria.-io in this caso, as this was actually a failure on t'oo
Par! u-� 11c poo_ contractor to comply with the setback r cu _,.,en'i,
,d t.z a 1.tce.nc'., actions would be note appropriately naoo z,�arc
asking the contractor in correct his error rather thon roruas-iing
a vari_ancc.
(6w
Or. .i..calcss l.es advis=_JOf s right to appeal to i:, _: Council.
Kr. C. j. 2 Ai advis:J im Cw,uissjon Max the Council has WAS'
requester e prellc,inary rcpor. on .,l.rpe Dansity eiscussions for BJSI&3SS
..s n -x` r2an! _Or na.ting, an 6 that be prepared to sto! ,it a
oral i co ,mcmion to tho Council -prier L :.ngas't 1,t, (C -,'_s
-1' nuc sslt.to n reccoarsn': ition on or bsfto i du7ast 70,
1huncil _y'cmg).
T,.rc b:.i a; ao furl cr kusinoss t*e Pantiag was acjournc:'-a.t
0.
STUDY S231 I: Slcpc Density Discussion.
Iik{T R--GJLP,A AZITIOG: July 10, 1557 (i ,neny) at 7:0.5 P. id, at Town Hall.
IIA? 00:_.3ttea lir Planning
Coruaissi:m, r.,,_ting o£ July 130:
Chair an Minckley
..,,..nissionar Hibner
naspect-tully subaittad,
DCA? T. HIMER, Sacretary
Planning Coc:ission
5/2G/G7-:am- To," of Los --los hills
..r. 1 ^_'-'I ss spoko to tba Com aission that this "as a huwan error
a ba.t10 ,,cv- `he
pool would b
l:rrdship on t'ae land
by weakening
Y Gla`J C C1eJal.
hiotiox: by LOVII-r, Socond by kibn_r,
that Lha r -,quest of
David
_t_.ss (V-2-3-67)
`or md.uct:_on
- .o,back :,r peal be
denies^,
on t.:a grounds that
_..._..;hip has
not been d-�uons tilt
nos
passci unnninctsly.
�
(6w
Or. .i..calcss l.es advis=_JOf s right to appeal to i:, _: Council.
Kr. C. j. 2 Ai advis:J im Cw,uissjon Max the Council has WAS'
requester e prellc,inary rcpor. on .,l.rpe Dansity eiscussions for BJSI&3SS
..s n -x` r2an! _Or na.ting, an 6 that be prepared to sto! ,it a
oral i co ,mcmion to tho Council -prier L :.ngas't 1,t, (C -,'_s
-1' nuc sslt.to n reccoarsn': ition on or bsfto i du7ast 70,
1huncil _y'cmg).
T,.rc b:.i a; ao furl cr kusinoss t*e Pantiag was acjournc:'-a.t
0.
STUDY S231 I: Slcpc Density Discussion.
Iik{T R--GJLP,A AZITIOG: July 10, 1557 (i ,neny) at 7:0.5 P. id, at Town Hall.
IIA? 00:_.3ttea lir Planning
Coruaissi:m, r.,,_ting o£ July 130:
Chair an Minckley
..,,..nissionar Hibner
naspect-tully subaittad,
DCA? T. HIMER, Sacretary
Planning Coc:ission
5/2G/G7-:am- To," of Los --los hills