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Home My WebLink About06/03/1963 OITI COUNCIL (' TOWN OF TOS ALTOS HILLS .. i MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING June 3: 1963 : The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the Tdvm of Los Altos Hills was called Townrder Monday, June 3, 1963 Hall, 26379 Fremont Road,aLos Altos Bills,MClayton California.lifornia. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: - Councilmen Aiken, Bowler, Fowle, Mayor Clayton Councilman Henley arrived 7:52 P. M. ABSENT: None MINUTES: May 20, 1963, Corrections '= • e 1 - Corrections: Page 4 - Res. No. 233: Add - S CALL: ABSENT: Councilman Henley, Mayor Clayton Page 4: Item 1 - Schwab - ACTION: That the mat- ter be tabled until meeting of June 3, 1963. VOTE: NOES: Councilman Aiken Relative to Corrections on Page 5 Correction for Minutes of May 6, 1963 - Underground Ordinancex. oorrection has not been cleared with Com. Revilers- . ._ ACTION: awlers-. :-.-ACTION: . . Adopt Minuts of May 6, 1963 as corrected. COMMUNICATIONS: Ili i' 1. Cunneen Wallace Jr. - Letter, dated June 1, 1963, requested the councils consideration of application for change in lot lines of Lots No. =14,-;5 & 6 in. Tract No. 2986. The Mayor deferred the letter to Divisions of Land 2. Brittain Ernest A. - Letter of May 30, 1963, requested consideration of Banal -Map_of Tract No. 3482 at this meeting. The Mayor deferred" theletter to . Divisions of. Land. ANNOUNCEME,[tTS: 1. Santa Clara County Inter-City Council- Notice of Meeting to be held Thursday, June 6, 963 -at Plateau 7, 777 North First Street, San Jose, hosted by the City of`San 'Jose. The Clerk requested uncilmen to notify him if they desire to attend. • The Mayor' said°he wo d attend. & 'tSW BUSINESS: 1. &ordon Morrison - Request to Move House to Lot 3, Tract No. 3327,. 12135 Hilltop Drive. The Clerk reported that the Planning Commission, at its meeting of May 27, 1963, recommended approval of application to move a house from • • p .629 Milverton Road, Los Altos to Lot 2 , Tract 3327 on Hilltop Drive. Councilman Bowler commented that this matter was not an item of the .`.Planning Commission' s Agenda, that there is a good deal of public in- terest, and that ,he ,would recommend that the..item be ,returnedto the, , Planning Commission for proper hearing. ACTION: That the application of Gordon Morrison, to move house on Lot 3, . Tract No. 3327, 12135 Hilltop Drive , be referred.back to the Planning Commission for hearing. • eMOTION: Bowler; SECOND: Aiken; The following persons spoke in opposition to the granting of the ap plication: Mr. Lindau, Mr. C. Wirshing, Mr. C. Hagenmaier, and. . Mr: R. Fimmel. . The question was called. VOTE: Passed unanimously - - Mr. Morrison arrived and the Mayor explained that the application was being returned to the Planning Commission . forahearing. Mr. Morrison explained that he had contacted the Building Inspector and felt that he had complied with the provisions of the House Moving Ordi- nance; that he was informed laterthat a hearing would be required, . and that all was required was a letter requesting consideration by the .Planning Commission in order to be- heard at the meeting. He commented on the expense involved in the eventoffurtherdelay. ACTION: That the Council reconsider the last motion. MOTION: .., Fowles : Lost for lack of Second. ACTION: ... . That the matter bereferred back to the Planning Commission for its meeting of June 10, 1963; that notice be mailed to property. ownersinthe area, rather than to wait -for the 2nd meeting in June. • MOTION: Henley; SECOND: Aiken; The •Mayor stated that the letter requesting approval to move house was received on May 271 1963 which was not in time to appear on the print- edAgendaofthePlanning Commission. Councilman Jowle stated that he would like to take action at this meet- ing: (3 Councilman Bowler, Henley and Aiken agreed that the inatter should be referred back to the Planning Commission to be heard at its next meet-: ing. The Question was called. Mer iisoP cont /d. VOTE. 'AYES: Aikens Henley, Fowle, Mayor Clayton NOES Bowler ABSENT: None ACTION: That the request of Gordon Morrison to move house from the Los Altos to Lot 3, Tract No. 3327, Los Altos Hills be referred to the Planning Wommission and that the Clerk be directed to give notive to property owners within three hundred feet (300') of . the proposed, site within three (3) days of the Planning Commis- sion s ommis-sion' s hearing. MOTION: Henley; SECOND: Aiken;. After further comments from the Mayor, Councilmen, Mr,- Elkins, the contractor, and Mr; Morrison, the Question was called, VOTE: AYES: Aiken, Bowler, Henley, Mayor. Clayton NOES: Fowle ABSENT:: None Councilman Aiken suggested that the propertyowners concerned with the hoOhe to be moved, see the house piior. to the Planning Commission' s meeting" .. VARIANCES: 1. Fuller; -Kendall I: (Vo143-63) .,- Reduction in Front Yard Setback Re- quirement'. equirement: The Clerk reported that the Planning Commission recommended approval for reduction in front yard setback for construction on Nina Place, Fremont Hills:'. He explained that the applicant had previously been granted a variance of five feet (5% in order to use the existing pad; that attthe time construction was to commence, it was found that an errorhad been made in calculating the distance frau: the road and that. an additional reduction is required, in the amount of twenty feet (20') . The objection of Mr. Wm. Best, adjacent..property owner, was noted. Due to adiscrEpancy in the distances shown on the map, the following action was taken: ACTION: That the ruést of Kendall K. Fuller (V-13-63) be deferred until it is determined whether the map is Correct-. MOTION Fowle; SECOND: .Aiken; VOTE: Passed unanimously The orderof the Agenda was changed to consider Final Maps first. p3 DWTSTONS LAND; },ara+s�y.+aw nal Maps 1. Breyman, E. A. , Tract No. 3280. .- Engr. John W. Riley. ACTION. That the Final Map of E. A. Breyman, Tract No. 3280 be approved, . . subject to the Engineers requirement. MOTION: Fowle; SECOND: Aiken; VOTE: Passed unanimously 2.-. Vogler, Fred, Tract No. 3445. Engr. John W. Riley. ACTION: - That the Final Map of Fred Vogler, Tract No. 3445, be approved as . it is subject to the normal non-access conditions as previously imposed MOTION: Dowler; SECOND: Aiken; VOTE: Passed unanimously 3. Cunneen Wallace Jr. (256-63) Resubd. of Lots. 1, 5 &. 6,. Tract # 2986. Engrn;._Jotn•W..'R24ey. .._ .-' -.. ._. . . _ . _ - . .._..:.__ . ..,.. Deferred from Communications. ACTION: That the Map of Wally Cunneen (256-63) Resubdit1sion of Lots 1, 5 and 6, Tract No. 2986 be returned to the Planning Commission with... specific instructions that action be taken at its meeting of June 10, 1963, that the City Clerk take immediate action to have the property posted to the requirements of the Subdivision Ordi- nance relative to a Conditional Exception. MOTION: Aiken; SECOND: Fowle; VOTE: Passed unanimously 4. Brittain, Ernest, Tract No. 3482. Engr. John W. Riley. Letter, dated May 30, 1963, from Mr. Brittain appealing the City En- gineer's requirementfor road improvement, was deferred from Communi-,. cations. ACTION: That letter of appeal from. Mr. Ernest A. Brittain, dated May 30,_ 1963, be .tabled. MOTION: Henley; - SECOND: Clayton; VOTE: Passed unanimously TENTATIVE MAPS: Li. Ferris, wm. , Tract No. ::.3482. Engr. Riley. ACTION: • That the Tentative Map of Wm. Ferris, Tract No. 3482, be returned Rerris cont'd. to the Planning Commission for consideration as a two-lot subdivi slop. MOTION:. Fowle; SECOND': Henley; . VOTE: Passed unanimously VARIANCES: Fuller, Kendall K. (V-143-63) - Request for Reduction in Setback Require- ment-. Mr. Fuller petitioned the Council to consider his request, stating that he had phoned his Contractor who verified the fact that the. pad is twenty feet (20' ) froth the road. Mr. Self en Stated that the pad, as it exists, is the only place for the house to be constructed. ACTION: That the request of Kendall K. Fuller (V-143-63) be approved. MOTION: Fowle; Motion was withdrawn. ACTION: ' • That 'the former action, by the Council, be rescinded, and that the request for variance of Kendall K. Fuller be granted. MOTION. Powle; SECOND: Aiken; VOTE: Passed unanimously WARRANTS: the amount of Ten Thousand Two .Hundred"Ninety-Nine: Dollars, were presented by Councilman Fowle, - ,• - ACTION: That the bills, as presented, be approved; that the Clerk be author- ized to draw the appropriate warrants. MOTION: Fowle;. SECOND: Aiken; ROLL CALL: AYES: Aiken, Bowler, Fowle, Henley, Mayor Clayton NOES: None . - - ABSENT !' None RESOLUTIONS: 1. ,..Resolution No. 2376- Appointing Clerk to Act as Town's Agent in Negotiations with Mate for Storm"."Damages 1962-63. _ Resolution No. 237hwas=presented and ,read, in its 'entirety, by the City Clerk. ' ?es No. 237Aeont 'd. l 7 ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2374as read. MOTION: Henley; SECOND: Aiken; ROLL CALL: AYES: 'Aiken, Bowler, Towle, Henley, Mayor Clayton NOES: None ABSENT: None ORDINANCES: . 1. Proposed nenment to Ordinance No. 53 - ..House.:Moving. The proposed draft was read by the City Attorney. Following discussion of the draft, the Council concurred in that no action should be taken at this time. =0TH-TR BUSINESS: 1. M. R. Johnson. Mr.' Johnson -commented and asked the Council' s consideration of certain items, pertaining to inconsistencies in the Ordinances, relative to the following: setback requirements, changes in lot lines, require- ments for improvements. Mr. Johnson volunteered. to work with a committee to study these mat- ters. MEETING .ADJOURNED: 11:10 P. M. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Monday, June 17, 1963 at 7:45 P. M. at the..Town Hall. Respectfully submitted, • City Cl:C ,- , Town of tos Hills jlm 6-3-63