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Home My WebLink About10/12/1977 (2)PLANNING COMMISSION Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, October 12, 1977 Reel 64, Side 2, Tr. 1, 073 to End; Side 1, Tr. 1, 001 to 110 Chairman Stewart called the meeting of the Planning Commission to order in the Council Chambers of Town Hall at 8:05 P.M.. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Commissioners Stewart, Carico, Lachenbruch, Perkins, VanTamelen, and Dochnahl Absent: Commissioner Kuranoff Also Present: Town Engineer Alexander Russell, Town Planner/Engineer John Markl, Secretary Ethel Hopkins CONSENT CALENDAR: c The Minutes of September 28 were removed from the Consent Calendar. �r MOTION SECONDED AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY: It was moved by Commissioner Perkins and seconded by Commissioner Dochnahl that the remainder of the Consent Calendar be approved, namely: 1. Minutes of September 22, 1977 (Adjourned Meeting) 2. Tentative Maps to be Accepted for Filing: ((a) LANDS OF TROEDSON, File #TM 2069-77 (b) LANDS OF GERARD INVESTMENT, LTD, File #TM 2071-77 (c LANDS OF BLEDSOE, File #TM 2070-77 The Minutes of September 28 were corrected as follows: Page 1, under "Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance", Commissioner Kuranoff's name should be added to the list of Commissioners present. On page 5, the motion on Condition 15 should be corrected in the next to last line by adding after "corrugated" the words 'fiberglass roof' ... (the rest of the sentence remains the same). MOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: It was moved by Commissioner Stewart and seconded by Commissioner VanTamelen that the Minutes of September 28 be approved as amended. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. LANDS OFABRAHAM. File #CU 8026-77, LaVida Real, Paul Nowack & Associates, t ng neer, equest or ecomnen anon df Approval of Conditional Use Permit. �w Town Planner/Engineer John Markl discussed the subject request as presented in his staff report of October 4, 1977. He noted that the Lands of Abraham could accomodate PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - October 12, 1977 Page two PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. LANDS OF ABRAHAM, File HCU 8026-77: (continued) subdivision into two lots, but was restricted in this regard by a statement on the Final Map of the subdivision creating the parcel that Parcel 3 (Lands of Abraham) could not be further subdivided. He added that the request for considera- tion was the granting of a Conditional Use Permit for a cabana with kitchen facilities to be used as a secondary dwelling. Discussion among Commissioners centered on whether the lot could accommodate a secon- dary dwelling with kitchen facilities if it were considered as a non-subdividable lot; and whether slope density calculations demonstrating that the lot could in fact be subdivided into two lots if it were not restricted from subdivision, could be considered as a factor in permitting two dwellings on the property. A concern expressed among Commissioners was that the approval of a Conditional Use Permit might lead to the eventual use of the secondary dwelling as a rental unit rather than as a temporary residence for a relative, as was now being proposed. Thereafter, the hearing was opened to the public. Alan Lambert, l41 First Street, Los Altos, stated he represented the Abrahams. He to t e onmrssroners t at t was not the intent of the Abrahams to use the secondary dwelling as a rental unit, and that any restriction they wished to put on the use L permit in this regard would be acceptable to the Abrahams. He noted that he had met to with the Hallacks, who were buying the adjacent property to the Abrahams, and that they wished him to convey to the Commission their complete concurrence with the use permit application. The public hearing was closed, the conditions reviewed, and the following motions passed: et4gkIED: MOTION SECONDED AND Pte: It was moved by Commissioner VanTamelen that Condition AYES: Commissioners Stewart, Lachenbruch NOES: Commissioner Carico ABSTAIN: None by Commissioner Lachenbruch and seconded 5 be deleted. IOIz6179i Perkins, VanTamelen, Dochnahl MOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: It was moved by Commissioner Stewart and passed by Commissioner Perkins that Condition 6 be amended to read: A landscape plan for the boundary between the subject property and Lot 2 shall be submitted by the applicant to the Site Development Committee for their approval. The applicant shall also post a bond in an amount to be determined by the City Engineer to guarantee the cultivation and care of the trees and shrubs on the approved landscape plan through two successive summers ending in October of the second year. NOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED: It was moved by Commissioner Perkins and seconded by Commissioner VanTamelen that the Conditional Use Permit for the Lands of Abraham, File #CU 8026-77, be recommended for approval with conditions as amended. AW OLD BUSINESS: 1. Discussion on Pro osed Recommendations for Chan es in Ordinance No. 232 6 the P annrng Commission Committee on Ordinance o. 232. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - October 12, 1977 f Page three �r OLD BUSINESS: (continued) 1. Ordinance No. 232 Discussion: (continued) After a brief recess which lasted from 9:03 to 9:15, Commissioner Perkins beqan the discussion of suggested changes to Ordinance No. 232. He noted that the memorandum of October 4 from the Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the Planning Commission contained changes recommended for emergency action by the City Council. The Commissioners reviewed the recommendations, with the result that the following motions and changes on Ordinance No. 232 were approved to be sent to the City Council: NOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: It was moved by Commissioner Carico and seconded by Commissioner Lachenbruch that Section 9-4.102 title be amended to read: 'Section 9-4.102. Purposes and Objectives'. MOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: It was moved by Commissioner Perkins and seconded by Commissioner VanTamelen that Section 9-4.103. Objectives. be deleted. (This refers not only to the title, but to the paragraph following the title.) NOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: It was moved by Commissioner Lachenbruch and seconded by Commissioner Perkins and passed by consensus that Section 9-4.204 of Ordinance 232 be amended to read:"'Net Area" shall mean the gross area of any parcel of land, less panhandles and all public and private easements for vehicular access within the parcel, excluding easements primarily for maintenance and emergency access. Panhandles are defined separately.' PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Commission that Section 9-4.205 Average Parcel Slope should read: 'For any parcel the average slope is the value S, Fpercent, computed in accordance with Section 9-4.604(b)(3). The paragraph in its entirety in Section 9-4.205 in Ordinance 232 should be replaced by the amended statement. MOTION SECONDED AND PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was moved by Commissioner Carico and seconded by Commissioner Stewart that the word "native" in Section 9-4.227 (next to last line in the paragraph) be changed to 'natural'. MOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: It was moved by Commissioner Lachenbruch and seconded by Commissioner Carico that Section 9-4.229 be amended to read: "'Front- age" shall mean that portion of the length of a single parcel or lot which abuts public or private road rights-of-way.' PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was the consensus that the amend ment suggested on the October 4 memo be adopted, namely: Amend Section 9-4.258 `Road, Private to read: "Private Road" is a road, way, or streetin private ownership and underrip 'vate maintenance, not offered for.... (rest of section remains the sameT— PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was the consensus that Section 9-4.501, second sentence should be amended to read:'An over-riding concern is that the proposed development and improvements will conform to the General Plan and its elements, and to any appli- 6 cable special plans.' �Ir MOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED: It was moved by Commissioner Stewart and seconded by Commissioner Lachenbruch that the following should replace Section 9-4.506(7): PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - October 12, 1977 4W Page four OLD BUSINESS: (continued) 1. Ordinance No. 232 Discussions: (continued) 'A number for each lot, approximate dimensions of the lots, including frontage, depth, width and gross and net area of each lot to the nearest hundredth (.01) of an acre. Each lot shall have inscribed therein a circle, one hundred sixty feet (160') in diameter, which includes a suitable residential building site.' PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was the consensus that in the statement -following the title in Section 9-4.508, the section number should be changed from "Section 9-4.504" to 'Section 9-4,505.' PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Commission that Section 9.4.603(a) read as follows:'Each lot steal( contain a one hundred sixty foot (160') circle inscribed totally within its boundaries. In addition to containing a suitable residential building site,, said circle shall have its general location d ternin0d by th following:'. ��Llc•..«�.>-.t3 am.�a.«<C �,t .G'u Glirc e.�+�- v[r ,<o+�Ca+2✓�u�iy PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was the consensus that Section 94.603 should be amended with the insertion of a new Item (c) and the re -lettering of all subsequent lettered sections. Item (c) should read: 'Each lot shall contain an area of at least one (1.00) net acre within which net acre no straight line exceeding 350 feet can be drawn.' PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Conmission that Section 9-4.603(d), t now (e) with the insertion of a new (c) above, should read: 'Gross and net acreage 4r of each individual lot to the nearest one hundredth(0.01) of an acre;...' (replacing the (0.1) of an acre). At this point in the meeting, it was decided to adjourn to an adjourned meeting in order to finish discussion on suggested changes on Ordinance 232. It was moved by Commissioner Carico and seconded by Commissioner Stewart that the meeting be adjourned to Monday, October 24, at 7:45 P.M. to continue the present discussion. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 P.M.. Respectfully submitted, Ethel Hopkins Secretary