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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/22/1974VARIAPICE AND PERMIT CO�WIISSI0P1 ` Town of Los Altos Hills Los Altos Hills, California Plinutes of May 22, 1974 Reel 25, Side 2, Tract 1 - 924 to 1137 Commissioner carico called the meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission to order in the Council Changers of `he Town Hall at 7:25 P.P% ROLL CALL '-6resent: Commissioners YOUNG, PERKINS, CARICO sent: Commissioner NONE. STAFF City ;4anager Lawson, Assistant Planning Consultant Vlasic, Secretary Huffstetter NBUTES Piotion was made by Commissioner PERKIRS, seconded by Commissioner YOUNG, the Minutes of lay 0, 1974, be approved as submitted. lotion was unanimously approved. H HIN THE SETBACK AREA 23449 UVWIV ncni"a,, �•�.+ ^•--- ssistant Plann ng onsu tant as c state '•ir. ackson oe is requesting a variance in order to build an addition to an existing residence, which will consist of a bathroom within the 17 -foot side yard property line and a garage addition within the 25 -foot side yard property line. All contig- uous property owners have indicated they have no objection to the proposed variance. The proposed additions will not have any effect on the views of the neighbors as the surrounding residences are on the down-slope from the Roe residence. The staff is recommending approval of the variance, however it is noted that any further development of this property to the northwest should not be permitted, as this could be considered a special privilefindingge" and thatthisproject affect is exemptnfroman neighbors. EIR Report,recomnended is the indingha Commissioner Young asked if the acreage of .8918 included the access road to the property, Is'this should not be included under the present ordinance. Assistant Planning Consultant Vlasic stated the road..iay was excluded from the net acreage, leaving a net acreage of .891. Commissioner Perkins inquired if the formation of this lot pre -dated the incorporation of the Town. Assistant Planning Consultant Vlasic stated it did. ... Commissioner Young inquired if further additions to the residence are planned for the future. Jackson Roe, applicant, statad no further development of the residence is planned. -1- V",RIA:9CE AND PERMT COMMISSION - May 22, 1974 Curing the discussion, Assistant Planning Consultant Vlasic stated if any further additions to the residence are planned, they should not be to the rear of the house, only to the front. ?lotion was made by Commissioner YOUNG, seconded by Commissioner PERKINS, the requested variance be approved, subject to the staff notation that further development of the northwest corner of the parcel not be permitted, and that this project be found categorically exempt from an EIR Report. Motion was approved, with Commissioner Perkins abstaining, stating he was acquainted with the architect retained by Mr. Roe. SSED THE GRANTING OF VARIANCES TO LOTS UPIR c m!e NLRC us SILL ommissioner erkins requeste the onmigs on d scuss the question of grant- ing variances to small lots, under one acre. The Planning Commission and this Commission should have guidance on where to draw the line as there are lots in the Town that are less than one acre, and these do create prob- lems and hardships on both the applicant and the Commission when the owners want to develop their property further. Assistant Planning Consultant Vlasic reviewed some of the problems that the Town has had to deal with when considering variances for lots under one acre, i.e. the size of the lot, placement of buildings and trees and the setback requirements of the Town. Nhen the staff is revietiing a requested variance,they look more at the size of the lot before considering other factors such as the shape of the lot and the topography. Commissioner Perkins asked what the size of the lot should be when the set - 4W back can no longer be maintained i,ihen an applicant requests a variance, and if a change can be made inthe ordinance to deal with this problem. Assistant Planning Consultant Vlasic stated that when he reviews a requested variance, be looks at the history of the area and any precedences that have been set. When the setback requirements were studied some time ago, it was decided that some consideration should be given to small lots and that other factors should serve. as guidelines, i.e., if the lot was created when the County only required one-half acre lots and only 20 -foot setbacks instead of the 40 -foot setbacks that the Tonin reouirps. During discussion, Commissioner Perkins asked that an inventory be prepared showing all the lots that exist which are under one acre in size.a.nd %!hen , they •.,ere created. Also, the Planning Consultant should prepare a recom- mendation on the standards the Commission could use when considering variances for thse lots. Commissioner Carico requested the list include the surrounding lots and their sizes. Commissioner Young stated the ordinance does deal with the shape lines of lots, and this could be a controlling factor when considering variances, i.e., could require certain straight lines when considering variances for lots one-half to one acre in size. +w` Commissioner Carico .requested this list be prepared for the COmmnssion by the next meeting. The list should include all lots under one acre in size within the Town's limits and should list the size of all irnediately adjoin- ing lots. - 2 - VARIANCE AND PERPIIT COMISSION - May 22, 1974 Assistant Planning Consutlant Vlasic stated this kind of study would take ` a great deal of tine to prepare, and as there are many other items his firm is working on that have deadlines to meet, they could not do it at this time. Commissioner Carico requested this matter be brought to the attention of the Town Manager and Town Engineer; and if it is not possible to compil() this information by the next Commission "fleeting, a definate date when this information will be available be conveyed to the Commission. (NOTE: City Manager stated this information will be completed and distributed in 45 days.) Commissioner Perkins stated he did not think the Los Altos Villa group needed to be included in the list. Commissioner Carico stated if there were any other 'groups of lots that are under one acre, they should be noted, but they did not need to be included in the list. ADJOURIME IT �� was made by Commissioner PERKIMS, seconded by Commissioner YOUNG Tie meeting be adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 7:4.5 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Virginia Huffstetter Secretary - 3 -