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Home My WebLink About01/03/1963PLA'"1! IG CC "t'T' SIO" TOWN OF IAS ALTOS HILLS MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 3, 1963 The Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission of the Town of Ios Altos Hills was called to order "'hursday, January 3, 1963 by Chairman Gordon E. Bowler at 7:45 F. M. at the Tonin ,call, 26379 Fremont Road, los Altos Hills, California. ROLL CALL: FRESEF'T: Commissioners Alter, Hawley, Hibner, Mellquest, Chairman Bowler; Commissioner Garbett arrived 7:51 FM. ABSEWT: Commissioner Frentice MI"TUTES: December 15, 1962. Corrections: page 2, Eine 13 should read, "Chairman Bowler, with the consent of the planning Commissioners present, directed that the attached Memo be part of the record." Paye 2: `TF,'%T kZ:GLLiiR . =T,?G: Time should be 7:30 F• F. 1CTI `N : Adopt 11inutes of De 4S, 1962 as amended and corrected. MOTIO,': Alter; SisCOND: Mellquist; VOTE: Fassed unanimously COMMIINIC&TICKS: 1. City Manager - Demo from Mr. Salfen for-arded letter from the City 'Lot Sizes in IAountainous Terrain in the Engineer's office regarding Towr_ of Los '.ltos Hills'. Deferred for further discussion. vFOUNC'T.r-^`TS: 'None. COf'P;ITTEE REPORTS: VVone. OID BUSINESS: "Tone. T'Eld Bi7SI7?ESO: Hone. V ;RI G.NCES 1. WooA=ide Oaks Construction Co. (V`133-62) - Re^,uest for Reduction of Satba:e Requirement for Garage. Chairman Bowler stated that the request 'is for reduction to eishteen feet (181) Cron_, the easterly side line. He reported that notice was mailed to property owners within the 300' radius of the property; that none of persons have signed the statement indicating they have no ob- jection to Che variance. Mr. L. Schwab, applicant, stated that he has a signed statement from r -2- Woodside Oaks cont'd. Mr. & Mrs. 3. T. Russell, the nearest property owners who would be affected by the reducti`n in setback recuirement. Commissioner Hibner reported that the concrete slab for the garage 'cad already been poured and questioned why this was done. Mr. Schroiab stated that his contractor was unaware of the setback re- quirement at the time, but that the slab has been removed. heuilding_ Inspector renorted that the aprlicant had been Lnstraeted not to h=_ve the slab poured and that he had squired him to have the slab removed. B'IGOT'S`,"i) "TION: That the request of the loodside Oaks Construction Co. (11-13'-62) be approved, subject to the receipt of letter from Nr. Harry L. �U: sell• T'OTlOH: 1eIlquist; SEC --LD: ..Iter; VOTE: Passed unanimously 2. Pulford, Gurdon S. (V-134-62) - Request for Reduction of tetback Ra- ouirement for Residence. The Chairman reported that the request is for reduction to fifty-one feet (51') from a secor_dary street, and stated that the adjoining property owners have all signed as approving the variance. RECO)":-77 TIO'T: That the request of Gurdor. S. Fulford (V-134-62) for reduction of sideyard setback to fifty-one feet (511) be approved. NOTION: F6 llgaist; SEC -ID: Hibner; VOTE: Passed unanimously USE FERPIITS: 1.. First Baptist Church of Los 61tos(UP-135_62) - Request for Church Building and '.ppurtenant Structures. Chairman Bowler road the application and latter, doted Dec. 20, 1962, from the Rev. Ralph 11. Kraft, castor o£ Tirst Baptist Church of Los Itos, r:.:uesting TTse Permit for a church ani aTpurtenant structures on the Louise �ortriede property on Fremot't RoF:d, Ios -1tos hills. Letters, opposing the Use --T ermit, from the following rersons were Load by the Chairman: �Jm. T. P01e11, Mr. & t'rs. Paul T`. Bor7, :Tr. & Mrs. P'. 1`asani Irfr. Lewis Holland -r, Jr., Inr. ndrs. T.'.• Sho- walter, end "'r. - T"!rs. L mpleto.. 'moval of property from tha Town's t_x roll end. traffic nrotlems were the re.^.sons for the ob- jections stated in th.o letters. AW Of t�,e thirty-three properties within three hundred feet (30(') of the 7ortriede nrorerty, there were signatures indicating no obcrions to the to granting of the Use Permit.representing nine (9) properties. :hey are as follows: Mr. & Nrs. _'..rthur :-. Bubb, P'.r. 8Mrs. Richard D. -3- Church cont'd. Boyce, Nr. G Fro. Frank J. artin, r &yrs :merge T" v.r Lr. N:".- P'rs. S. 41. Webber, ,r x_ Mrs m. P Fowler, ,'r. R_, ,^r 'rucr 'leecker, e'r. i, Lrs. Ifm. .^ ?rerce, ,'re. Louise Fortr_.-d., - s• & f; ro."'ark H. Orr. Com:°:issioner Hawley stated that the Flrnni n Commission has been. in- structed_ by the City Iouncil to work within the bounds of tFo2,ter Ilan; t"i"t the percentage set aside by the I7aster Flo- ^ for non res,- dential £ it ties is R/ and t at, t this time, the total nose 13%. -c suggested that any discu Sion s'okld be restricted to -h 'aster -1—n. Chairman T omer called for comments frog! the eloor, r...uest!; t" =.t comments be restricted to discussion of the Piaster 'r. John !:art, Chairman of tee Board of 'leacons, commented tht _w dere aware of the rrTo,,n1s P. �.�t,:-• Flan and that prior to taki n onion on the Fortriede pro^erty. t'n-3 had contacted the ^,ity Nana -or =+ne '.^e told that the Pastor l`lan was to undergo some revision s£ter which h^y proceeded to try ..d obtain the alte. He commented further on the prorosed plane for ouildir.,s to accommodate the present membership end for future exransion. ^hairman Bowler st_ted the Flan is not to be revised to chr.nge the limitations of land for ,^relic -ase. NIr. .rleur Pubb, adjoining property owner, commented, in favor of the approval of the Church Sita. Dr. 1 P. Opie stated that he was in favor o£ the Church site-ithut;h it might cost the Town more in taxes. Pir.John Lehman commented that he would be in favor of small rural type churches on small sites within walking distances from the members hom::s, but would not like to sae large m3trorol4tan type churches in this rurca c ommuni t"'. Consents in opposition to Lhe Franting of the use pormit, or the br<sis that the land would be remove-] from the tax roll and additional traffic problems would be created,Tiers heard from t -_e following persons: Ir. Richard S. 'Lawson, Mrs. Edith I?illiams, Pers. George G. Cowie, ir. Casey Jones, yr. Kenneth Young, CIF. Constance Hunter, yr. M. Civer, Fr. died Strassman, T'r. Laurence- Dawson. They were in favor of supporting the Master Flan as it now stands. The iublic Iaaring was closed at 8:50 T. C'. RECOItMEN D 1�TI OPS That the request of the +irst Baptist Church of Lo ltcci '`or Jse Ior-it �DF-135-62) for church building and elpurt_nart structures be denied. bean r_, contrary to the ,aster Han of the Town of Los :altos Hills. DICTION: Mcllquist; SP,,C0FD: Garbett; VOTE: Posed unenim^usly Followint: a five minute recess, the meeting reconvened at 0:0^ F. N. -4 - OTHER BUSI`TESS: %W General'tan. �'ith tuts Frov sl of tha llanning co,.;is.,1 n, Chairman Towler r�quast- ed t^3t th„ Council direct Nestor Barrett to i_ clyde it his re,ort on the general Flan 'Cluster Develcrm nt' sed a 'Slope Ordinance fir larger than one -acre sites, and t'�-_t the Council exrr_ss an opinion to the FLannina Commission reo;arding 'cluster development'. ,=Tl' G '_DJ:`i;E',<,D: 9:20 YEXT ?`,UI':R Ii7TII?G: Saturday, January 19, 19`3 at 8:30 '-t the -own Hall. Respectfully submitted, DON T. HIBN'r;R Becrc:tary Planning Commission 1-3-63 lm