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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/19694 4V PLANNING COMMISSION TOWN OF IAS ALTOS HILLS MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING April 18, 1969 Chairman William A. Perkins called the Regular Adjourned Meeting of the Planning Commission of the Town of Los Altos Hills to order at 5:03 P. M. at the Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California. The following members answered roll call: Present: Commissioners Dawson, Hibner, Minckley, Weisbart and Chairman Perkins. Absent: Commissioners Lachenbruch and McReynolds. COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE: Councilman Walter A. Benson BUILDING SITE APPROVALS: 1. Hall, Felix (BSA -52-69) 2.713 acres, Dori Lane. Staff report was presented, noting the request for building site approval was necessary due to the creation of the lot more than ten years ago. Staff recommended approval, subject to the requirement that Dori Lane be improved from the end of the pavement to the Hall property and that a 10' path ease- ment be provided along the southerly and southwesterly boundaries of the Hall property. Commission discussion ensued concerning pathway objectives, path utilization and path construction requirements, with Floor participation by Mr. and Mrs. Felix Hall, Mrs. D. Saviano, Vice -Chairman of the Pathway Committee, Mr. A, Uhalde, applicant's builder, and Mr. G. Currie, adjacent property owner. The following points were clarified during Commission discussion: 1) Dori Lane presently serves four lots and should be improved to private road standards. 2) The Master Path Plan designates a through path route from O'Keefe Lane to Dori Lane along the Freeway. 3) The Halls objected to path requirements along the front of their property (southwest boundary). The Commission noted the path could not be relocated to access easement adjacent to the Hall property since Mr. Hall did not actually own this property. 4) Commission concurred a rolled gravel path without headers should be constructed. Check List was prepared, with the following additional condition: 1. Park and Open Space in -lieu payment as per Ordinance No. 117, MDTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Commissioner Hibner moved, seconded by Minckley and carried unanimously that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the request of Felix Hall (BSA -52-69) for building site approval, in accordance with the conditions of the Check List. ( BUILDING SITE APPROVALS cont'd.: 2. Currie, Gerard (BSA -51-69) 12.788 acres, O'Keefe Lane. Staff report was presented noting the applicant is requesting that one building site be approved for the 12.788 acre parcel and recommended approval subject to the statement that there be no implied approval of the proposed access drive, road, stable, pool, or residence. Staff reviewed Pathway Committee's recommendations for a 15' path easement along the southerly boundary of the property, a 10' pathway easement along the western boundary, and a 5' pathway easement on the eastern boundary of the property to be connected at a future date to existing path easements on Brendel Drive. Commissioner Dawson recommended a floating pathway easement, i.e., requiring a 10' path easement to connect the southwest corner of the property and O'Keefe Lane access, the alignment to be to the owner's preference subject to Town review. Commission discussion ensued concerning path requirements, with Floor parti- cipation by Mr. G. Currie and Mr. J. W. Riley, applicant's engineer. The following points were clarified during Commission discussion: 1) Commission concurred that a pathway connection between O'Keefe Lane and Robleda via Dori Lane was of extreme importance. 2) Commission endorsed the concept of a floating easement, noting the path between O'Keefe Lane and the southwest corner of the Currie property might properly be aligned either along the southern boundary of the property adjacent to the Freeway or along the proposed future cul-de-sac. 3) Mr. Currie questioned the legal authority of Ordinance No. 102 regarding requiring improvements for building site approvals. Commission concurred that legal questions should be directed to the City Council. 4) Commission concurred that a path easement along the westerly boundary of the property would not be necessary as it did not provide a vital circulation link. 5) Commission concurred that a 5' pathway easement should be required along the easterly boundary of the property and that an additional 5' pathway easement could be obtained in the future from the adjacent Kern property, noting if adjacent properties (particularly the Rard property) objected at that time, that the 5' pathway easement on the easterly boundary presently required could be abandoned. 6) Commission co�ncu red that a rolled Favel path without headers should be constructed from Lane to the southiw corner of the Currie property following determination of the path easement location within six months. CsceAm NA) A Check List was prepared with the following additional condition: 1. There is no implied approval of the proposed access drive, road, stable, pool or residence. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Commissioner Minckley moved, seconded by Dawson and carried unanimously that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the request of Gerard Currie (BSA -51-69) for building site approval, subject to the conditions of the Check List. Mr. Hall objected to the path approaching or adjoining any of the eastern boundaries of his property (western boundary of the Currie property), except at the southeast corner. Commission concurred that this would not be a desirable path location due to the close proximity to the Hall residence. -2- ADJOURNMENT• There being no further business, Chairman Perkins adjourned the meeting at 6:58 P. M. to: NEXT REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING: Monday, April 28, 1969, at 7:45 P. M. at the Toon Hall. DRL/mam 4/18/69 4 -3- Respectfully submitted, PRISCILLA R. WEISRART Secretary Planning Commission Town of Los Altos Hills