HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/19/1959PLANNING COMMISSION
TOWN 0'r LOS ALTOS HILLS
MINUTES OFA ROGUI,R 11'^ETI.7G
4w Dece-:ber 19, 1959
The Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission of the Town of Los
Altos Hills was called to order by Chairman Mrs. Hal Williams at 8:38
A. M. Saturday, December 19, 1959 at the Town Hall, 26379 West Fre-
mont Avenue, Los Altos Hills.
ROLL CIL L: FRESrTT: Commissioners :1ter, Case, Hibner, Tantau,
Mellquist (arrived 8:41 A. M.), Chairman Williams
ABSENT: Commissioners Dawson, Stevens
MINUTES: Dece=ber 3, 1959.
ACTION:
:Adopt minutes of December 3, 1959 as submitted.
1. Cit Clerk - Mer.orandum, dated December 14, 1959, requesting a
recorren ation for approval of road construction in the Palo
Alto Hills subdivision in the City of Palo Alto.
Maps were presented showing access from., Page Mill Road.
Letters were read from. George Nolte, Engineer, regarding road
standards and from Charles S. McCandless, City Engineer, relative
to drainage problems.
'.fter discussion, the .following reconrendation was made:
RECOMMEND -.TION:
That the map be submitted to the Map Committee for an on-site
inspection and recorrendation and also submitted to the City
Enineer and Planning Consultant for recommendation in regard
to the access road and its intersection with Page Mill Road
and also that the rap be submitted to the PlanningCommittee
for momenta on problems created by this first Palo Alto
subdivision adjacent to our Town.
MOTION: Mellquist; SECOND: Tantau; VOT': Passed unanimously
V-RIANCES:
1. Neal Walter J., Jr. CV -54-59) - Request for Reduction in Setback
liequ rerena
Commissioner Hibner reported for the Map Committee, recommending
that the request be denied. He explained that the Committee did
not consider this as a hardship case, and rointed out that the
contours, as indicated on the rap, were inaccurate.
Mr. Zahn, :xchltect, explained reasons for applying for a variance
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and presented his plans showing desired location of the house.
Following discussion, at the request of the applicant, action was
4401 postponed until the roetin-, of January 'J, 1960.
USE PERMITS:
1. Feninsula Bowrans' ',ssociation - Review of Permit.
Mrs. Doris Sermon and Mr. Wayland Marlow, ne-.bers of the Penin-
sula Bown:-ano', were present.
RECOMMEND.',TION:
That the Planning Co: -mission extend the Use Per -nit of the
Peninsula Bowrans' :association to June 30th, 1960, subject
to review at that tire.
MOTION: Mellquist; SECOND: Case; VOTE: Passed unaninously
DIVISIONS OF LXD:
None.
FRELIMINSRY DISCUSSION:
1. 14e uir:e:ent of Develo �:ents of tee Lots n Fremont Hills Units
os, an ,
Mrs. L. Hines represented the Frer.ont Hills Development Co.
Map was presented which indicated several lots on :.nacapa Drive
(Lots Nos. 12, 13, 14, 15, snd 16) as very steep.
Letter frDr. Frevont Hills Development Conpany requested an indi-
cation from the Planning Co:mission as to what variance would be
allowed.
It was explained that when the Units wore subdivided, attention
was celled to these lots and it was suggested that they be larger
than one -acre sites due to the topography.
The general consensus of the Cormissioners, that each lot will
have to be considered separately.
NEW BUSINESS.•
1. Lupine Road Flan Line.
Letter, dated December 15u, iron Nestor Barrett, relative to the
procedure for adoption of the plan line rap.
Resolution No. 4-59, setting the time and pl^ce for the Public
t Hearing, was read.
Comnissioner Hibnor suggested that the Commission rake an on site
inspection of the proposed Flan Line with the City Engineer.
Lupine Road cont'd. -3-
4 :,CTION: .
70. That Resolution No. 4-59 be r.dopted as read, and that the
property owners fr^nting on the road be notified by rail of
this hearing.
MOTION: Melleuist; SECOND: '_Iter;
ROLL C:ZL: AYES: '.iter, Case, Hibner, Mellquist, Tantau,
Chair. -.an 'dillia-7s
NOES: Nene
..BSENT: Dawson, Stevens
2. Fares ta-es of Lands to be Renoved fror, the Tax Roll - Referred
Iron the ounc
Following discussion, the r..attor was referred to the Planning
Connittee, with the request that Mr. Dawson's figures on non-resi-
dential uses be nade available to all Connissioners and be broken
down into non-taxable uses and non-residential, but taxable us.es.
3. Town Standards
Sur-ary fror the F°ayor was read and discussed. The suggestion
was rade that this sur_ ry be edited by Co:_rAssioner Mellquist,
of the Flanning Corrittee, m' be subritted for consideration at
the next rooting of the Planning Corrission.
4. Paths.
Following a discussion of paths, .as described in the Standard
Specifications, the Mayor requested the planning Corrission to
specify, by letter, whether or not they wish to require paths
on subdivisions on :.rastradero Road. The ratter was deferred
to a study session to follow the second regular rooting on Jan-
uary 16, 1960.
Connissioner Tcntau was asked to subrit, in writing, his views
relative to equestri^n trails by January 160, 1%0.
k.ETING P.DJOURNED: 10:45 .L. M. to:
STUDY SESSION: Discussion of �.ppointrent of New Ferber.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Thursday, Janudry 7, 1960 at 7:30 F. M. at the
Town Hall.
Respectfully subritted,
2TDREW C. STi;,7rENS
Secretary
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12-23-59