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Home My WebLink About09/19/1959L PLAhmiNG COMMISSION T0'4N OF IAS ALTOS HILLS MINUTES OF ". R'GUL..R MEETING Sept�7ber 19, 1959 The Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission of the Town of Los Altos Hills was called to order Saturday, September 19, 1959 at 8:35 A. M. by Chairman Proctor Mellquist at the Town Hall, 26379 W. Fremont .ve., Los Altos Hills. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Commissioners Case, Dawson, Hibner, Kendall, Williams (arrived 8:45 A. M.), Chairman Mellquist ASSENT: Commissioners Hayes, T.antau MINUTES: August 15, 1959. ACTION: Adopt minutes of August 15, 1959 as submitted.. COMMUNICATIONS: 1. G2or T H es - Letter announcing resignation from the Planning onn ssion. 2. Theodore Kend ll - Letter announcing resignation from the Planning UO ss on. An expression of thanks to Commissions Hayes and Kendall for time spent with the Commission and regret of receiving their resignationq was heard from Commissioners. Further discussion was deferred to Personnel Meeting to follow adjournment. 3. Cit+ C� - Memorandum, Sated Sept. 7, 1959 regarding statue of _the General Flan. Chairman Mellquist asked Commissioner Dawson to accept chairmanship of the Planning Committee in the interir. to expedite getting the General Plan before the City Council. 4. Janea B. HumYld e - Letter, dated September 3, 1959, requested that reeman ev ng o. dump fill dirt on his property. Deferred to discussion of the Freeman Paving Company's request. 5.W 1 iam _R Lo re - Letter of Sept. 1, 1959, requested that the ra nage an ar s be considered apart from fhe Road Standards, and recommended that the Drainage Standards be adopted as submitted. Deferred to Item #2 of the Agenda. f 6. William H. Lon ng ire - Letter of Sept. 1, 1959 regarding Freeman av ng Conpan, s request to haul material from the Fremont Hills Development Company's subdivisions. Deferred to Item 11 of Old Business. -2- UOMMITT33ES: 1. Plannin Committee - -. Meeting was scheduled to be held at the owT -n Hall Se�u-rday, Sept. 260, 1959 at 9:00 . M. to discuss the following items; the 3tegnor property with regards to access road to trapped lands, the Page Mill-LupiptRoads area with regards to connecting road, and the Rufus -Bennett subdivision. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Fr an Favin Co. - Reouest for Permission to Remove Dirt from remont JIB SuDalvislons. Letter from Mr. Longmire was discussed, relative to requirenent of a bond. RECOMMBYD:.TION: That the request of the Freeman Paving Company be approved sub- ject to the conditions stated in the letter of September 1, 1959 from Mr. William H. Longmire, City Engineer, particularly in reference to the bond to be posted for clean-up operation of the streets. MOTION: Dawson; SECOND: Williams; VOTE': Passed unanimously 2. Drainage Specifications - Recommendation from Committee. RECOMMENDyTION : That the Drainage Specifications be approved as submitted by Mr. Longmire. MOTION: Hibner; SECOND: Case; VOTE: Passed unanimously The suggestion was rade that the Road Standards be discussed at a Study Session at the meeting of the Planning Committee on Saturday morning. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Variances: a) Hunfeld, Janes B. (V-48-59) - Request for Reduction of Setback kequirenenta or esi arca. Report of the Map Committee was given by Commissioner Williams, recommending approval. RECOMMENDITION: That the variance of Janes B. Humfeld (V-48-59) for a 25' reduction in the front yard setback be approved. 41W MOTION: Williams: SECOND: Hibner; VOTE: Passed unanimously USE PERMITS: 1. Peninsula Bownans' lsscciaticn (V-4'7-59) - Request for Conditional Use. Mr. Seward, representing the owners of the Byrnes property, was present. Following a review of the application, Commissioner ililliar.s re- ported that the Map Committee recommended granting a, tenpor:ry permit to be viewed after six months. Mr. L. Hollander, owner of property adjacent to the site, asked questions relative parking facilities, the number of people to be using the facilites, and problems of stray arrow and fire haz^.rds. Commissioner n^wson pointed that there is nothing in the applica- tion which st^.tes the nature of the activities end conditions of operations, which are necessary for consideration by the Planning Connission. He suggested that data be submitted by the `.ssociation prior to referral to the Council Members of the lssociation were present and clarified most of the questions. That the request of the Peninsula Bemoans' Assoention (V-48-59) be granted, noting that Fire Chief Bassett has approved with certain conditions, subject to the fo3lcwing conditions: 1. Letter of approval from the Iiealth Department. 2. Letter from the Peninsula Bowman' F.ssociation stating the number of people involved, the type of operation, how parking (offstreet) is to be handled, and the number of and character of inter -association meets to be held. 1W.rther, that this permit be granted until January 1, 1960, buject to review. MOTION: Williams; SECOND: Hibner; VOTE: Passed unanimously 2. Varian :.ssociates (V-49-59) - Request for Field Laboratory. Mr. H. E. Secrest, representative, was present. The Chairman reviewed the application for request for a field laboratory on the property of Mrs. Romania Clark, 13490 Page Mill Road, and stated that it wa.s in order. The Map Committee's recommendation was that the request be denied, on the premise that although nresunably harmless, the use is not in keeping with zoning of the Town. Mn5 Walter G. Benson, representing the Los .`.ltos Hills Association, and Mr. Roy C. Kepler, a Page Mill Road resident, concurred with `, the opinion of the Map Committee. That the request of Varian i.ssocia„tion (V-49-59) for a field -4- Varian cont'd. laborary be denied. MOTION: Dawson; SECOND: Williams; VOTE: .YES: Dawson, Case, Hibner, Williams, Mellquist NOES: Kendall :.BSENT: Hayes, Tantau DIVISIONS OF L.ND: 1. Hinton' Gertrude - Request for Re -alignment of Lot Lines. Engr. ii eii�y.� RECOMOD?DdTION: That the change in lot lines of the Gertrude Hinton property be approved. MOTION: Dawson; SECOND: Case; VOTE: Passed unanimously PRELIMIN-RY DISCUSSION: 1. Nolte -Rosters. 3 lots% Colin Peters, Representative. Mr. Peters explained that a stater..ent is desired from the Plan- ning Commission to determine whether Mr. Rogers has three build- ing sites. He explained that the problem was created when Mr. Rogers sold land to Mr. Janes Claitor for widening Priscilla Lane. Following discussion of the dedication made by Mr. Rogers, the Chairman stated that the minutes relative to the Claitor subdi- vision will be exarinod, and that this natter will be an item on the .agenda for the October let meeting. He requested that Mr. Rogers submit a map showing the exact acreage. 2. Rufus -Bennett. 8 lots. Engr. 'Whipple. This natter was referred to the Planning Consultant for an opinion, which will be discussed at the Planning Committee meeting to be held September 260, and will be c^nsided on the :.genda at the meeting of Planning Comr..ission Oct. 1, 1959. 3. Concar Ranch & Enterprises - Discussion of Change of Zoning. Mr. Harold E. '.tkinson, Planning Consultant, representing the Con - car Ranch Enterprises, was present. The Chairman road letters received fr^r Mr. Atkinson, requesting change in zoning to permit a shopping center and apartment apart - rent buildings near Page Mill & ._rastradoro Roads.. Letters ro- ceived fror Townspeople were read, generally opposing any change in zoning. Minutes of the Council meeting of ..ugust 3, 1959 were read. Chairman Mellquist cornented that the Zoning Ordinance, which has been adopted, does not permit any commercial enterprize, nor does the General Plan, which is in the process of being adopted. He further stated that achange in zoning would have to be petition- ed and an election called for. -5- Concar cnnt'd. Mr. '.tkinson stated that he had sketches and slides to present, showing the type of d.evolopnent plrnned. Conrissioners concurred Lo that it would not be necessary to look at the sketches due to the fact that expressions indicated that they were opposed to any cm,ercial develornent. Expressions of oppositions were heard fror the following persons: Mr. Ross Aiken, Mr. Roy C. Kepler, Mr. Sndrew C. Stevens, Mr. Preston Burchard, and Pars. Walter f,. Benson, representative of the Los .`ltos Hills .Association. Following further cornents fror Mr. 'akinson relative dvantages of having a shopping cantor in the Town, and the sugZestion that after viewing the slides, opinions right be changed, Chairman Mellquist stated that in view of the expressions rade, he felt that the discussion should be torrinated; that the Natter should be considered as an application; that the rocorrendation of the Planning Connission should be f�rw^.rded to the Council and also a staterent thr.t =y further application would be met with the save attitude. Mr. ,akinson asked that it be specifically stated in the rinutes that he had offered to show sketches and slides, but at the re- quest of the Cormi ssion, he did not show then. RECOMMENDATION: Having heard the application of the Concar Ranch & 73nterprises that the Planning Commission roconrend to the Council that no consideration be given to any change in the Zoning Ordi- nance. MOTION: Willia.:as; SECOND: Dawson; Mr. :Akinson pointed out that the Planning Cormission had not heard the application, stating that he had not been given the opportunity to present all of the naterial (slides & sketches). ..MENDED RECOMMEND:: TION: Having heard the; Prelininary Discussion of Concar Ranch & Enterprises that the Planning Corrission recornended to the Council tha� no consideration be given to any change in the Zoning Ordinance. MOTION: Williams; SECOND: Dawson; VOTE: Passed unanirously MEETING :ADJOURNED: 11:10 1. M. to Personnel Meeting NEXT REGULi.R MEETING: Thursday, October 1, 1959 at ?:30 P. M. at the Town Hall. Respectfully subr_itted, :.RTHUR F. CLSE, Secretary ilr. -26-59