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AGENDA ITEM #J.
Distributed:
April 3, 2014
Jim Abrams, Chairman Aoli
Planning Commission, Town of Los Altos Hills
Re: LANDS OF BAKER AND NIATSUOKA; 27030 Elena Road; File #244-13-ZP-SD-GD
Dear Chairman Abrams and Nlembers of the Los Altos Hills Planning Commission:
I live at 26951 Elena Road directly across from the property of Baker-Nlatsuoka at
27030 Elena Road. They have filed a request for a Site Development Permit for a
new 5,280 square foot tennis court and 603 square foot swimming pool. In addition
the applicant is requesting a Grading Policy exception for the proposed tennis court
of up to 8'6" of cut where 6' is allowed.
I object to the grade cut. The town has a storm drain running through my property.
Justice Scott and I granted an easement to the town for maintenance of that storm
drain. During mid to heavy rainfall that drain is running to capacity to the point
where the water shoots out at least ten feet at the bottom. The water falling on the
6000 square foot of hard surface will obviously not be absorbed and will create a
problem in the hills for drainage.
The runoff alone from a tennis court would create a very difficult situation in which
I believe the storm drain will not b able to handle the excess; as it is now, the
existing rainfall excess runs down my driveway and forms a pool at the entry to the
portion of the storm drain which enters my property.
I believe that putting in 6000 square footage of covered surface on a slope above my
home will have a very negative impact not only on my property but also the other
homes along Elena Road where the water will spill over onto the street and down
onto the property of homes on the downside of the proposed new project.
I request that the Planning Commission deny the request to build a tennis court on
the subject property; I strongly request that the Planning Commission deny the
exception to the Grading Policy.
Respectfully submitted,
JOCOTT
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