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PLANNING COMMISSION PACKET
JULY 19, 2012
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 AT 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills www.losaltoshills.ca.gov
ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting,
please contact the City Clerk at (650) 941-7222. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to
make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
Notice to Public: Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any
item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office located at 26379 Fremont
Road, Los Altos Hills, California during normal business hours.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LOS ALTOS
HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON:
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 at 7:00 P.M.
The agenda for the special meeting is as follows:
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE AND SEATING OF THE
NEWLY APPOINTED PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
2. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. RE -ORGANIZATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
4. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
Persons wishing to address the Commission on any subject not on the agenda are invited to do so now.
Please note, however, that the Commission is not able to undertake extended, discussion or take action
tonight on non-agendized items. Such items will be referred to staff or placed on the agenda for a future
meeting.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Persons wishing to address the Commission should obtain a copy of the request form located at the table at
the back of the Council Chambers and leave the completed form at the podium; this ensures that names are
recorded accurately in the minutes. Please limit remarks to three minutes. This will assure time for all
persons wishing to speak. Also, in the interests of time, please avoid redundancy with remarks made by
previous speakers. If a large group wishes to express its views, the group should try to have one
spokesperson.
If you challenge the proposed action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the public hearing described below, or in written correspondence delivered to the
Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Any interested party may appeal a determination of the Planning Commission to the City Council by filing
a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within twenty-two (22) days of the decision. A nonrefundable
filing fee and a deposit for services shall accompany each notice of appeal, except that any member of the
Council may file such an appeal without payment of a fee.
Planning Commission Agenda
July 19, 2012 - Special Meeting
Page 2
Planning Commission Ex Parte Contacts Policy Disclosure
5.1 LANDS OF WADHWANI, RED ORCHID AND BLUE ORCHID,
26170, 26238 and 26240 West Fremont Road (File # 135-12, 146-12 and
147 -12 -PM). PERMIT MODIFICATION TO A SITE DEVELOPMENT
AND VARIANCE PERMIT FOR THE REALIGNMENT OF BARRON
CREEK APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 14,2012;
The applicant proposes to move approximately 370 linear feet of the creek
16.5 feet back to the east from its previously approved location.
Modification to the approved fence exception to locate a fence within 25
feet of the creek and modification to a variance to allow three bridges and
associated paving within the setbacks is required. No new impacts to trees
and wetland vegetation will occur. CEQA Review: Addendum to
Mitigated Negative Declaration (Staff -Cynthia Richardson).
5.2 LANDS OF YIU, 26880 Elena Road; File #5-12-ZP-SD-GD; A request
for a Site Development Permit for a 5,000 square foot new two story
residence with a 2,746 square foot basement and a 719 square foot
basement garage (Maximum height: 27'), a new driveway access to Elena
Road, swimming pool and removal of three (3) heritage oak trees. The
applicant is also requesting a Grading Policy Exception for portions of the
driveway and Fire Truck Turnaround. CEQA Review: Categorical
Exemption per Section 15303 (a) & (e) (staff -Brian Froelich).
CONTINUED FROM THE JUNE 7, 2012 PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING.
5.3 LANDS OF SITYU, 26200 Catharine Court; File #145-12-ZP; A request
for a fence permit and an exception to replace a six (6) foot tall solid wood
fence, with a reduced setback of 30 feet from the Fremont Road right-of-
way centerline where a 60 foot centerline setback is required. CEQA
Review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 (e) (staff -Brian
Froelich).
6. OLD BUSINESS — none
7. NEW BUSINESS — none
8. REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
8.1 Planning Commission Representative for June 21 Commissioner Clow
8.2 Planning Commission Representative for July 31 — Commissioner Partridge
8.3 Planning Commission Representative for August TBD — Commissioner Abraham
8.4 Planning Commission Representative for September 20 — Commissioner Harpootlian
9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
9.1 Approval of June 7, 2012 minutes.
Planning Commission Agenda
July 19, 2012 - Special Meeting
Page 3
10. REPORTS FROM FAST TRACK MEETINGS — JUNE 26, JULY 3, AND JULY 10, 2012
10.1 LANDS OF THE DOUGLAS HAHN & TRANG BUI LIVING TRUST;
24597 Voorhees Drive; File #50-12-ZP-SD; A request for a Site
Development Permit for a 5,644 square foot new residence (maximum
height 27') with a 745 square foot basement. CEQA review: Categorical
Exemption per Section 15303(a) (staff -Nicole Horvitz).
10.2 LANDS OF TATE; 12085 Hilltop Drive; File #32-12-ZP-SD-GD; A
request for a Site Development Permit for a 4,826 square foot new
residence with a 2,840 square foot daylighted basement (maximum height
27'), new driveway access to Hilltop Drive, and removal of one (1)
heritage oak tree. CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section
15303(a) (staff -Brian Froelich).
10.3 LANDS OF LAM & CHANN; 24100 Hillview Road; File #297-11-ZP-
SD-GD; A request for a Site Development Permit for a 5,118
square foot two story new residence CEQA review: Categorical
Exemption per Section 15303(a) (staff -Nicole Horvitz).
11. REPORTS FROM SITE DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS — JUNE -19, 2012
11.1 LANDS OF YU, 12697 Roble Ladera Road; File #95-12-ZP-SD; A
request for a Site Development Permit for a landscape screening plan for
new two story residence approved on May 31, 2011. CEQA review:
Categorical Exemption per Section 15304 (b) (Staff -Nicole Horvitz).
11.2 LANDS OF LEE & WU, 14122 Amherst Court; File #61-12-ZP-SD; A request
for a Site Development Permit for a 725 square foot first and second story
addition. CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 (a) (Staff -
Nicole Horvitz).
12. ADJOURNMENT