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Home My WebLink About07/25/1984PLANNING CCIM4ISSION TOM OF LOS ALTOS HTTSG L 26379 Fremont Road k✓ Los Altos Hills, California � a. • • ar is Wednesday, July 25, 1984 Reel 110, Side I, Tract I1, 000-500 Chairman Carico called the Greeting to order at 7:45 p.m.in the Town Hall Council Chanhers. A. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Camnissioners Carico, Gottlieb, Lachenbruch, Siegel, Struthers and Yanez Absent: Camnissioner Kuranoff Staff: Acting City Engineer/Manager Gordan R. Miller; Staff Planner Nancy Lytle; Secretary Leslie Mullins •• a � a �•. Item Removed - B. 1. (Carico & Lachenbruch) Lachenbruch requested en page three, Item #1, Notion be a.e+,ded as follows: [ change "property owners" to "involved parties". �r Carico requested on page three, before the approved Motion, that a Notion made by Carice and failed due to lack of second be included, as follows: Notion failed due to lack of second, Coutissioner Carico moved that the abandonment be approved subject to Seiger, Water District and City Council as to what the Tom's needs are, Seiger's needs, and the neighbors needs, noting she did not feel that at this time we can condition this property legally. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Lachenbruch, seconded by Gottlieb and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of July 11, 1984 as amended. MOTICN SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Lachenbruch, seconded by Gottlieb and passed unanimusly to approve the remainder of the Consent Calendar, namely: 1) Setting Public Hearings for August 8, 1984: a) Lands of Calvo, File #'LM 5-83 b) Lands of Story, Lot #1 Wright Way (Site Development Approval) C. ORIENTATION: Ms. Lytle informed the camdssion the first half hour of the meting is dedicated to the continued discussion of the Planning Commissions functions and the Town's Planning Agency, as well as a review of the Town's Zoning Ordinance. Materials were handed out to all cartnissioners on Zoning require- ments. LW Cc m ssioner Lachenbruch distributed a mamo dated April 10, 1984,for Planning Commissioners regarding the proposed ordinance changes and regulations of development intensity. (Ordinance #268) Planning Canmission Minutes - July'.25, 1984 Page TWO D. REPORT FROM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 18, 1984: Camiissioner Carico reported the City Council approved mosquito abatement kw ordinance, animal control ordinance; the vacation abandonmentfor Purissima Water District was referred to the Planning Caumission for review of their Site Development Application; Lands of Mortion lot Line Adjusbm t was approved with same changes to the Conditions and addition of a covenent that would not allow variances on Iot #1 in future; approved plans and specifications for both 1984 Street Improvements and Edith Avenue Bridge Replacerent; approved a 58 cost of living increase for staff; appointed 7achenbruch and Dannenberg to be involved in the interviews of the new City Engineer; sent back to the Co mission the policy decision for Lot Line Adjustments; and Mr. S7uath withdrew his application for the Conditional Use Permit to allow a second unit. E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. Amendment to Second Unit Ordinance, Subsection (k) of Section 9-5.703; and definition of "gross area" in Section 9-5.219. Ms. Lytle informed conmission this item was continued from the July 11, 1984 meeting; noting the proposed amendments were drafted and considered by the Ca ssim at previous meetings. Ms. Lytle indicated the purpose of this change is to clarify sections of the second unit ordinance which defines the size of attached and detached units. The Public Hearing was then opened and closed with no one speaking for or against this item. MOPION SECUZED AND CARRIED: Moved by La henhruch, seconded by Struthers and passed unanimously to recamend to the City Council approval of the proposed second unit ordinance, as amended. M. Lytle informed commission they may wish to start a list of items they are concerned about with second units that could be addressed at the time of the Housing Eleont Review. F. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Lands of McCandless, File 44-84, Lot Line Adjustment for Reversion to Acreage Ms. Lytle referred to her staff report of July 20, 1984, noting it is recaumeried that the Cacmission recaaneul approval of a resolution by the City Council approving the proposed Tentative Nap for Lot Line Adjustment as shown on the application cited in mean to Council from Gordon Miller and Neal Martin dated June 18, 1984 with Conditions of Approval. M. Lytle indicated the condition recc mended would not allow the applicant to re- establish the lot for a building site. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by Lachenbruch and passed mmsly to recommend to the City Council approval of the Lands of McCandless, Lot Line Adjustment with Conditions as stated in June 18, 1984 mend. Mr. McCandless informed commission he has filed with the Town a covenent to that effect. planning Ccxmission Minutes - July 25, 1984 page Three F. NEW BUSINESS: (continued) `• 2. Establishing Policy on processing of Lot Line Adjustments Ms. Lytle referred to her staff report of July 20, 1984 noting staff requests the co mission establish a policy on processing of Lot Line Adjustments; staff has been unable to clearly define a standing procedure in local ordinances. Ms. Lytle indicated Lot Line Adjustments are exergDt frau Subdivision Map Act requirements,provided they be approved by the Local Agency or advisory agency, noting public hearings and CEQA review are not necessary. Ms. Lytle listed sane standards for assuring consistency in her staff report of July 20, 1984 for the camnissianers review. Cam ssioner Gottlieb suggested that Lot Line Adjustments should be processed through public hearings, so that all neighbors are notified. Camnissioner L.achenbruch camented that the Lot Line Adjustment should not increase the potential of subdividable lots. Lachenbruch expressed the Canmission should be the approving body, noting in cases there should be a waiver process to eliminate the need for preliminary and tentative map in sore cases. Commissioner Yanez asked for a definition of Int Line Adjustment frau staff before he could make a decision on this tonight, as he felt the information given was too general. ( Commissioner Siegel indicated he would also like to see a definition for V Lot Line Adjustcrents and how staff would process, noting be would like the Commission to make the final approval. WrION SECCNDED AND CAm2R : Moved by Struthers, seconded by Yanez and passed unanimously to have staff prepare a report for the next meeting with definition of Lot Line Adjustment and comments frau this meeting for co missions review. G. OLD BUSIlIESS: 1. Letter regarding Code EnforcOmnt Commissioner Carico indicated Chairman Kurenoff asked the cafn"ssion to re- view the letter again with the deletion of the first paragraph on the second page. Commissioners discussed the letter, noting the content should state the problem and not the solution; since the new City Manager has not yet arrived, recommending that when he arrives, City Council, planning Commission and staff devote a study session to discuss the enforoement concerns. Mr. Miller noted this would be an appropriate procedure to make a review, although it will take sane time to get the new Manager acquainted. Commissioner Siegel recacnended the Commission should recamend to the City Council that the new manager review the code enforcement concerns and make kw a report back; noting instead of listing the violations it would be mare effective to deal with the overall problem. Commissioner Yanez recammended that comoission recamend that the new staff including the City Manager enforce the codes and enforce penalties on the violators, noting the caanission feels very strongly that the problem of Planning Commission Minutes - July 25, 1984 Page Four G. OLD BUSINESS: i 1. Code Enforcement (continued) �r code enforcement be a top priority and should be addressed as soon as staff is able to report to the Commission and/or Council in the next month or so. Staff was requested to prepare a metto for the next Planning COMIssiOn Meeting with suggestions made at this meeting. H. ADJOUR UII : There being no further new or old business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M. Respectfully subiitted, leslie Ymllins Engineering/Planning Secretary