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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/19/1990 h,, Minutes of an Adjourned Regular Meeting September 19, 1990 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, September 19, 1990,5:45 P.M. Council Chambers. 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Siegel called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 5:45 p.m. at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Siegel,Mayor Pro Tern Hubbard, and Councilmembers Casey,Johnson, and Tryon Absent None Staff: City Manager Thomas Fnitchey; City Attorney Sandy Sloan; Director of Public Works Bill Ekern; Planning Director Ann Jamison Press: None 2. CLOSED SESSION RE: 2.1 Personnel—Government Code Section 54957.6 3. DISCUSSION OF SITE DEVELOPMENT ORDNANCE Several issues were discussed; consensus was achieved on some of the issues. Allowable development (MDA and MFA). For a lot with a 1-acre LUF, our current ordinances allow a maximum of 6,000 square feet of development area and 4,000 square feet of floor area. Consensus was reached that the Town has the discretionary ability to select allowable levels of development and floor areas that are lower (down to 4,000 square feet of floor area and 5,000 square feet of development area for lots iwth a Lot Unit Factor greater than .50), as long as they are based on certain stated factors. These factors need not be formal findings, but must have a supportable rationale. It was noted that one advantage of the site analysis process is that applicants would not have to anticipate • what discretion might be exercised. It was also noted that the key issue ( is how to exercise the discretion and how to communicate it, in �r advance, to applicants. 4t. Allowable initial development. Agreement was not reached that the Town should, in certain circumstances, limit the initial amount of allowed development, to ensure that future buyers have the ability to expand. Agreement was achieved, however, that the Town can require a redesign, to ensure that reasonable features (that provide for normal living) are included within the design. Height. Consensus was reached that height, like MDA and MFA, as specified in the Code, is a maximum and can be reduced at the Town's discretion, as long as the criteria are stated. Setbacks. The front setback is set by the code at 40 feet other setbacks are set at 30 feet In this case the Code is specifying a minimum. Consensus was achieved that the Town has the ability, at the site development stage, to increase one or more of the required setbacks. Once again,those factors leading to the decision should be stated and concern was noted with regard to communicating this early to applicants. Protection/Continuation of Non-conformities. It was noted that the Town's Code is much more liberal than the code of most other communities, in that it allows most non-conforming structures to be modified or rebuilt without requiring that they be brought into conformance. The City Attorney stated that at the time of subdivision the Town can place restrictions beyond those states in the Zoning Ordinance. This is because subdivision of land is a privilege granted by the Town and not a property right 4. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR None. 5. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m. Respectfully submitted, /4w Thomas Frutchey Acting City Clerk The minutes of the September 19, 1990 Adjourned Regular Meeting were approved at the November 7, 1990 Council Meeting.