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TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014 AT 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills www.losaltoshills.ca.gov
ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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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.
1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. 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.
3. 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 (3) 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 Ex Parte Contacts Policy Disclosure
3.1 LANDS OF VAHDAT; 26520 PURISSIMA ROAD; FILE #156-14-ZP-SD;
(CONTINUED FROM THE OCTOBER 2, 2014 PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING) A request for a Site Development Permit of a landscape screening
plan for a two story new residence with a basement, a detached secondary
dwelling unit, and a swimming pool approved at the April 4, 2013 Planning
Commission meeting. CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15304
(b) (Staff-N. Horvitz).
Planning Commission Agenda
November 6, 2014 - Regular Meeting
Page 2
3.2 LANDS OF LU; 14696 MANUELLA ROAD, FILE #218-14-ZP-SD-CDP-VAR;
A request for a Conditional Development Permit and a setback variance for a new
232 square foot addition to an existing 4,111 square foot single story residence.
CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 (a) (Staff- N. Horvitz).
3.3 LANDS OF MUELLER; 26075 DUVAL WAY, FILE #375-13-ZP; A request for
a fence height variance of up to 8’ where 6’ is allowed. CEQA Review:
Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 (e) (Staff- N. Horvitz).
3.4 LANDS OF MATHUR; 27299 BYRNE PARK LANE, FILE #140-14-ZP-SD-
CDP-VAR; A request for a Conditional Development Permit and a setback
variance for a 1.398 square foot addition to an existing 2,000 square foot two-story
residence and removal of a heritage oak tree. CEQA Review: Categorical
Exemption per Section 15303 (a) (Staff- S. Avila).
4. OLD BUSINESS
4.1 Status of 25531 W. Fremont Road (Staff- S. Avila)
4.2 Ordinances, Policies, Guidelines, Variances and Exceptions (Staff- S. Avila)
5. NEW BUSINESS - none
6. REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
6.1 Planning Commission Representative for October 16 – Commissioner Tankha
6.2 Planning Commission Representative for November 10 – Chair Mandle
6.3 Planning Commission Representative for December 11 – Commissioner Abraham
6.4 Planning Commission Representative for January 15 – Commissioner Couperus
7. MINUTES
7.1 Approval of October 2, 2014 Minutes
8. REPORTS FROM FAST TRACK MEETINGS – OCTOBER 28, 2014
8.1 LANDS OF SHAH AND CHAWLA; 12364 PRISCILLA LANE, FILE #20-14-
ZP-SD-GD; A request for a Site Development Permit for a new 6, 002 square
foot residence (Maximum height 27’) with a 3,524 square foot basement, a 616
square foot cabana, 1,064 square foot sports court, and a 480 square foot
swimming pool. CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15303 (a) &
(e) (Staff- N. Horvitz).
Planning Commission Agenda
November 6, 2014 - Regular Meeting
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9. REPORTS FROM SITE DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS - OCTOBER 8, 2014
9.1 LANDS OF VANDERBEEK; 26400 PURISSIMA ROAD, FILE #231-14-ZP-
SD; A request for a Site Development Permit for a landscape screening plan for a
new 6,054 square foot single story residence, detached garage and carport,
detached accessory building with a basement, and a swimming pool approved at
the August 20, 2013 Fast Track hearing. CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption
per Section 15304 (b) (Staff- N. Horvitz).
10. ADJOURNMENT