HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/10/1982VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION
Town of Los Altos Hills
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills, California
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, November 10, 1982
Reel 102, Side II, Tract II, 000-500
Chairman Kuranoff called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. in the Town
Hall Council Chambers.
A. ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Kuranoff, Stewart and Struthers
Also Present: Assistant Planner Pat Webb; Secretary Leslie Penfold
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Lands of MJM Investments, File #VAR 8-82, Lot #4, Tract 6518,
Story Hill Lane, Variance requests for lot coverage, height
limitation, and swimming pool into setback.
Ms. Webb referred to staff repot of November 8, 1982, indicating
this variance request is for a three part variance: 1) proposed
building coverage to exceed by 88 tle 448 MDA allowed by Code Sec-
tion 9-5.502; 2) proposed building height to exceed 11i' as allowed
by Code Section 9-5.503; and 3) maximum 8' encroachment into side -
yard setback for a swimming pool. Staff recommends denial of the
requests noting there are no unusual or exceptional circumstances.
The public hearing was then opened.
Mr. Seals,Architect , asked commission to grant approval of the
requests, and reviewed the six criteria for granting of a variance.
Ms. Susan Barbour, owner, would like to build house within the
trees, but is being restricted because of the new ordinance (268),
and asked commission to grant approval of the request.
Mr. Bruce Weiner, Coldwell Banker, asked commission to grant approval
of the variance indicating it would be a hardship to remove trees
and build higher of the knoll.
The public hearing was then closed.
Commission and staff reviewed the proposed variance request and
plans; and reviewed conditions for granting of a variance. Commission
indicated to applicant they liked the architecture of this proposal,
however, the ordinances were written to minimize larger houses on
smaller, steeper lots and asked if there was anyway to reduce the
size of the residence to conform to the ordinances.
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Variance & Permit Commission Minutes
November 10., 1982
Page Two
Mill Investments, File #VAR 8-82, (continued)
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Stewart, seconded by
Struthers and passed unanimously to recommend approval of the
variance request for the Mill Investments, File #VAR 8-82,
to allow a maximum eight foot (8') encroachment into the side -
yard setback for a swimming pool. Commission found basis for
recommending granting of the variance in conformance with
Municipal Code Section 9-5.1107.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Struthers, seconded by
Kuranoff and passed unanimously to recommend denial without
prejudice the variance request for Mill Investments, File #VAR
8-82, to allow proposed building height 1;' over Municipal
Code Section 9-5.503, based on condition #2 of the Municipal
Code Section 9-5.1107.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Stewart, seconded by
Struthers and passed unanimously to recommend denial without
prejucide the variance request for Mill Investments, File #VAR
8-82, to allow proposed building coverage to exceed 88 the 448
MDA allowed by Municipal Code Section 9-5.502, based on Item
#6 of the Municipal Code Section 9-5.1107.
There being no further new or old business, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Leslie Penfold
Engineering/Planning Secretary