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( VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION
Town of Los Altos Hills
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills, California
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, November 30, 1977
Reel 65, Side 2, Tr. 1, 171 to 332
Chairman Stewart called the meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission to
order at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Stewart, Dochnahl and Carico
Also Present: Town Engineer Alexander Russell, Town Planner/Engineer John Markl,
Secretary Ethel Hopkins
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The Minutes of October 12 were corrected by Commissioner Stewart. He asked that
on page one, under the Approval of Minutes, that the last line of the motion approv-
ing the Minutes be amended to read "...abstained because she had not been a mem-
` ber of the Variance and Permit Commission for the September 28th meeting."
�r MOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED: It was moved by Commissioner Stewart
and seconded by Commissioner Dochnahl that the Minutes of October 12 be approved
as amended.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Commissioner Dochnahl and seconded
by Commissioner Stewart that the Minutes of October 26 be approved as submitted.
Voting for the Motion were Commissioners Carico and Dochnahl, while Commissioner
Stewart abstained because he had been absent for the meeting.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. LANDS OF DELFS, File #BSA 6099-77, Albertsworth Lane, John Riley, Engineer,
Request for Recommendation of Approval of Building Site Approval Request.
Town Plannner/Engineer Markl reviewed pertinent information on the subject re-
quest as discussed in his staff report dated November 19, 1977. He drew par-
ticular attention to the fact that the building site would be on fill land
and referred to the Town Geologist's letter with suggestions for dealing with
this problem.
Discussion among Commissioners centered on how to assure that there be no slippage
in the fill area on the lot, whether pathway recommendations had been received,
and whether there was a maintenance agreement for the private road, Sundown Canyon
C Way. It was pointed out to the Commissioners by Mr. Markl and Mr. Russell that
`r Condition 1 dealt with the problems of the soil condition. However, Mr. Russell
noted that if the soils report found that the soil could slip, it might be necessary
to have the fill area soil removed and the fill area compacted. There had been
no Pathway Committee recommendations, and while neither engineer knew
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PUBLIC HEARINGS: (continued)
LANDS OF DELFS, File #BSA 6099-77: (continued)
whether an agreement on the private road existed, it was noted that a recommenda-
tion had been made in reference to such an agreement in the List of Suggested
Conditions. Thereafter the hearing was opened to the public.
John Riley, Engineer for the Applicant, noted that Mr. Guinasso has the over-
lyin�ee�or Sun3oanyon Way. He noted also that soil testing had been
done, and the report would be given to the architect to use in the designinq
of the house.
Commissioner Carico noted that the matter of the private road maintenance and
proper landscape screening had been raised by Mr. Pelligra at the time of the
Subdivision Committee meeting.
The public hearing was closed by Chairman Stewart, the conditions reviewed, and
the following motions passed:
MOTION PASSED BY CONSENSUS: It was the consensus that Condition 8 be amended
to read: The applicant and successors in interest shall participate in a mutual
maintenance agreement for Sundown Canyon Way if one does exist or if one is
t� formed in the future, and shall repair any damage resulting from construction
equipment to the satisfaction of all private parties concerned.
MOTION SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED: It was moved by Commissioner Stewart
and seconded by Commissioner Carico that the Lands of Delfs, File #BSA 6099-77,
be recommended for approval with conditions as amended.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no new or old business to discuss, the meeting of the Variance and
Permit Commission was adjourned at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Stewart.
Respectfully submitted,
Ethel Hopkins
Secretary
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