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PLANNING 00rLI.ISSION
TO',JFN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
r'INUTES 0- A REGULAR MEETING
January 19, 1963
The Repular Meeting of the Planning Commission of the Town of Los Altos
Hills was called to order Saturday, January 19, 1963 by Chairman Gordon E.
Bowler at 8:30 A. N. at the Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Too ^_ltos Hills,
California.
ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Commissioners .liter, Garbett, IIawley, Mellquist.,
Prentice, Chairman Bowler
ABSENT: Commissioner Hibner
YINUTES: January 3, 1962.
Corrections: Page 2: USE PERMITS: Item No. 1, January 11, 1.963.
Psge 1: Corrections: Should be amended so that
the fourth raragraph from the bottom reads:
"Chairman Bowler stated that changes under con-
sideration for the Master Plan do not provide for
increasing the amount of land for public use."
ACTION:
Adont 1'inutes of January 3, 1963 as amended and corrected.
MOTION: Alter: SECOND: Hawley; VOTE: Passel unanimously
COMMUNICATIONS:
Request o£ Vanderveer Voorhees - Mr. Voorhees 1_tter reque:,tcd an in-
dication Prom the Planning Commission as to whether it won]d consider
a variance to the reouirement for a 40 foot right-of-way so that he
could use the 30 foot wide strip which he owns, and which was estab-
lished prior to the formation of the Town. .T'[r. Voorhees stated th-.t
he plans to undertake a subdivision that would put ^bout 13 homes on
his 20 acres, but that with a variance on the roadway, he would be
land] oohed.
The Commission informed Fr. Voorhees that he should submit a mer show-
ing proposed roads and entrances. It will be necessary to provide a
safe access onto E1 Monte, providing for both St. I+iicholas School,
which adjoins, and which has its road immediately adjacent to Mr.
Voorhees' access strip. The Commission will not favor any propos.-^.1
that shows two (2) entrances side-by-side onto El Monte, especially
because of the proximity to the freeway on-ramp. The Commission stated
that development of the land would not be held up because of the 30
foot right-of-way technicality, provided suitable access could be work -
c", out.
2. Mrs. George Hgle, 2000 Foge Mill Road, Polo Alto, represcntj Dg the
ommittee faroGreen Foothills, required that the Los Altos Hills Plan-
ning Commission consider sending a resolution, to be presented at the
meeting of the Palo Alto planning Commission on Wednesday, January 24U
%W to urge the Palo Alto Commission to rodect medium density housing
shown on the proposed new m..stc-- plan in f-vor of J ntsining the: lo'el
-2 -
density one -acre minimum residential -agricultural zoning now in effect
in the foothills areas.
CC'.U`ITTEE REFORTS: idone.
CLD BUSI?;ESS:
1. Master Path Plan.
The Commission continued a discussion of path rlanning problems.
ccetly the Commission sent to the Council a set of "Guidelines for
Flanring Footpaths and Equestrian Trails". The Commission o:ould li-ka
to receive comments of these guidelines from the Council. Cheir=
Boval-r ststed that he is no longer convinced that a clear distinction
can be made between horse trails and p thways, and that any pat'h or
trail must satisfy both kinds of traffic. Comr.issioner Garbett re-
quested that the commission be provided with inform. -tion on :;xisti_rg
Falo Alto, Los Altos, and California State hiking ,nd riding trails,
insofar as they may lead into Los Altos Hills; this information would
be helpful in working on the Master Plan.
NEW BUSIIdESS:
1. Stonebrid e Associates.
proposal for sixty-six (6E) apartment project on six acres o t,.e
3rpden property in Santa Clara County, immediately adjoining Los Altos
Ti 11s.
-pis i ^:d is now zoned for one -acre minimum, but enrries a non -conform-
ing higher density, wit: about ten dwellir_g units. The propos^1 is
'� foru the Santa Clara County Planning Commission, who have requested
comments from both the Los Altos fills Council and Planning Comrission.
ACTION:
That a letter be sent to the Santa Clara County '.Tanning Com-
mission expressing the opinion that it would be undesirable to
have this land zoned to give a density that would be at vsr-
iance with that of the surrounding area. ?;e would prefer to
see the zoning hold to one acre minimum, as at present, but
feel that anything less that one-half (i!) care wr uld be highly
undesirable. It was felt that a higher density would be an
attempt at spot zoning without justification and with sericus
corscquences to the surrounding -area.
j`,DTIOY: Hawley; SECO I'D : ;ullquist; VOTE: Passed uneniraously
Cammissioner Hawley was excused at 10:00 A. M.
No other business was transacted.
STI*� ADJOJRIIEID: 10:'.0 A. M.
xT R,1 ;U7ShR "!EETIUe: Thursday, Feb. ?, 1963 at %:30 L. :-. at the 'Pown H11.
suspectfully submitted,
CHARLES R. G'1RBETT
Acting -ecr-tary