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Home My WebLink About04/28/1982 (2)PLANNING COMMISSION Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, April 28, 1982 Reel 96, Side I, Tract II, 260 -End Chairman Rydell called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers. A. ROLI. CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Commissioners Carico, Dochnahl, Lachenbruch, Stewart, and Chairman Rydell Absent: Commissioner xuranoff Present: City Engineer/Planner John A. Carlson; Assistant Also Planner Pat Webb; Secretary Leslie Penfold B. CONSENT CALENDAR: item Removed - B.1. (Lachenbruch and vanTamelen) ♦ Lachenbruch requested that on page 2, last paragraph, Commissioner the last sentence be removed; the sentence will that the end of end with commission. Councilwoman vanTamelen requested on page 1, under report from be noted that Variance & Permit be revised as follows: It should Agendas; items continued on the Variance & Permit Commission is a degree of the commissioners should overlap so that there continuity. 8.2. There were no items to be set for public hearings on May 12, 1982. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dochnahl, seconded by Lachenbruch and passed unanimously to approve the Consent Calendar as amended. Commissioners Carico and Rydell abstained from approval of the minutes. C. REPORT FROM VARIANCE & PERMIT COMMISSION: Chairman Rydell reported that the Variance & Permit commission recommended them with approval of the three variance requests before in the conditions of approval and recommendations as stated staff reports. Planning Commission Minutes - April 28, 1982 Page TWO D. REPORT FROM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 21, 1982: Commissioner Carico reported on the auction of lots at Matadero Creek; Resolution to rescind the Public Safety Department; Hillestad's report on Solid Waste Tour; and the formation of an Ad Hoc Committee to review Police Serivices. E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: OLD BUSINESS: 1. Lands of Eshner, File #TM 10-81, Westwind Development, Inc., 26410 Altamont Road, Consideration of Condition 1.H. of the Conditions of Approval for the Tentative Map. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Stewart, seconded by Dochnahl and passed unanimously to continue this item to the May 12, 1982 meeting. (The applicant could not be present this evening and requested the item be continued.) 2. Lands of Wachs, File #A 5094, 27450 Sherlock Court, Continued consideration of an Appeal for a Site Develop- ment Denial. Mr. Carlson briefly reviewed the background on the above subject site development denial noting the applicant had a landscape plan prepared and received a grading plan signed by a Civil Engineer for the proposed pool site. Staff recommended denial without prejudice. Commission and staff reviewedthe landscape plan discussing briefly the types of plantings that are proposed. Mr. Harold Wachs, 27450 Sherlock Court, asked commission to grant approval of the pool in the location they desire, and also asked what types of trees the commission would like planted. Mr. Don Spencer, 27490 Sherlock Court, noted he had no objection to the applicant's proposal, and asked commission to grant approval. Mr. David Jannsson, 27440 Sherlock Court, asked commission to grant approval for the pool as proposed by the applicant, He further questioned commission if they received the petition signed by the adjacent homeowners in favor of this application. Commission responded "yes" they had. Mrs. Patmore, 27650 Central Drive, informed commission that she was not asked to sign the petition, and she is the closest effected neighbor. She questioned if the pfzomsoff- ed landscaping would adequately screen the structures site, and noted she would be in favor of the applicant posting `, a bodd for assurance of landscaping. Mrs. Patmore also noted there was some shiny material that has been piled up in the yard for some time now and asked when it would be removed. Planning Commission Minutes - April 28, 1982 Page Three F. OLD BOSINFSS: Lands of Wachs (continued) Mr. Harold Wachs, noted the garbage on the property was blown down into the valley and they had hauled it up to their property but had not yet had a chance to remove it. He further noted they had already purchased the plants that are listed on the landscape plan. Commission discussed the landscape plan and the effectiveness of screening, and the possibility of the applicant posting a bond to cover the improvements. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Stewart, seconded by Dochnahl and passed unanimously to approve the Site Development Permit for the Lands of Wachs, File #A 5094, with the following conditions: 1) The applicant shall post with the Town a $1,000.00 Landscape Bond; 2) A Soils Engineer shall review the excavation for the pool prior to placement of steel for the pool to ensure the stability of the soils in the pool area. Staff indicated that the application will now go onto the Building Department for issuance of the Building Permit. Ordinance amending Chapter 5 entitled "Zoning" by adding sub- section (j) to Section 9-5.702 of Article 7 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code. (continued from previous meeting) Mr. Carlson reported that the City Attorney responded to the `,. request that the subject ordinance be placed under Public Nuisance in the Code, but he indicated we still have the definition problem as to what objects should be hidden and how; the City Attorney indicated he thought this ordinance would best fit under "Zoning" in the Code. It was passed by consensus to have Commissioner Stewart work on the ordinance and return with a report at the meeting of May 12, 1982. Matadero Creek Subdivision, Tract 7187, Consideration of Amendment to Site Development Criteria. Mr. Carlson noted a field trip had taken place to review the sites with Mayor Perkins, vanTamelen, Crowe and himself, and as a result of the field trip this item has been brought to the commission for your consideration. The City Manager has indicated that several comments have been received from prospective buyers regarding the Site Development Criteria. Chairman Rydell recommended that the commission not do any analysis on this item until a Public Hearing has been set, and recommended that a field trip be scheduled for commission to review the sites with staff. Mrs. vanTamelen, 23570 Camino Hermoso, noted that as a citizen she is concerned that this property is costing the Town $3,000 a day and is concerned over the time factor; as a councilwoman she felt there is a need for the commission to review these areas of concern and make recommendations to Council. Planning Commission Minutes - April 28, 1982 Paqe Four F. OLD BUSINESS: Matadero Creek Subdivision (continued) kw MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Carico, seconded by Lachenbruch and passed unanimously to set Public Hearings on the Lands of Matadero Creek, Tract 7187, as follows: 1) Field Trip on Monday, May 10, 1982 at 5:00 p.m. at the site; and 2) to be continued to Wednesday, May 12, 1982 at 7:30 at the Town Hall Council Chambers, for consideration of Amendment to Site Development Criteria. G. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Commission requested that staff not recommend to the public,individual professionals for jobs, (i.e. contractors, landscapers, etc). It is however appropriate to have a list of all contractors that work in the Town available for the public. 2. Commission questioned staff on the letter from Mr. Frank Saul that was included in their packet. Mr. Carlson reviewed the applications and noted he was in the process of writing a letter to the City Council regarding this matter and a copy would be forwarded to the commission. 3. Chairman Rydell reported that the Ad Hoc Committee met today at 4:00 (Hillestad, vanTamelen and Rydell) to discuss and evaluate present committees. Rydell asked a commission for ideas or comments, indicating the next ` meeting will be held on May 6. There being no further new or old business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Leslie Penfold Engineering/Planning Secretary