HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/10/1975 (2)`, PLlTTINr, CRITISSION
Town of Los Altos Bills
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Rills, California
minutes of a Regular r'eeting
Thursday, .July 10, 1975
Reel 37 - Tract 1, Side 1, 898- to end, Peel 38 - Side 1, Tract 1, 002-135
Chairman Caries called the meeting of the PlanninfT Commission to order at
8:00 P, in the Council Chambers at Tam hall, 26379 Frerant ^oad:
Before the Roll Call Chairman Carico welcomed the new Planning Commissioner
David Preft and directed the City Planner to perform the swearing in ceremony.
A. ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners PerY.ins, Young, Schick, 9ram,Proft, Chairman
Carico
Absent: Commissioner Hillestad
Staff: City P+ana¢er ".obert Cr(mm, City Engineer Alec Bussell, City
Planner/Building Inspector Kenneth Pastrof, Planning
Commission Secretary gate Tenney
B. APPI?Oy.AL OF r"I:•7LR•ES: June 25, 1975
Commissioner Brown asked that on nape one, first naragraph, the word
"by -Laws" be changed to 'rules of procedure". There being no further
corrections Chairman Carico declared the minutes of June 25, 1775
approved as corrected.
C. SPECIAL REPO.?IS:
1) Presentation by Bill Cotton, Tam reologist, on Phase I of geological
Hazard;apping Program.
11t. Cotton reviewed his final report on the first Phase of the
Geological Hazard Tapping Program he is doing for the Tam and
reported on steps accormlishe, to date. r;e presented various
scaled contour mans, aerial photos, and color slides, where he
outlined information that was already available from nresent
D. R19rFrST FOP. C9:7 lJ-TNi07,:
Commissioner Schick moved, seconded by Comissioner "ram, and carried
unanimously, to continue the Lands of ?tyle to the next regular meeting.
of the Planninp Commission, of July 23, 1975, by request of the applicant.
E. TE.OTJEST FOR EM?'T'PIOPI FPr*l ME MRATOPSIDT:
1) LAND RESOURCES, IidC., West side of Pave T1i11 Road, APN #182-18-012,
George Nolte, Engineer
PLANNING, CMUSSIM, July 10, 1975
LAND RESOURSES, cont.
As the applicant had verbally requested that the exemption request
for Land Pesources be rermved from the agenda., Cormissioner Schick
roved, seconded by Cormissioner Rrmm, and carried unanimously, to
remove said item from the agenda.
2) IR4D5 OF ELSIE ITI(71T, Elena Road and'datoma, "fin Longmire, Engineer
(ref: Staff memo, Kenneth Pastrof, City Planner, dated July 7, 1975)
itr. Pasttef stated Staff had no further comments to add to the staff
mem submitted to Commission.
IM. Un Longmire, Engineer, thanked Staff for their help and stated
he had no further con rents.
Discussion ensued regarding the problems which pernetiated the
extension of the Ibratorium , a Study Session to review the
ibratorium, and rel?till cess:nhc`i` -rnI- in^s.
Commissioner Schick moved, seconded by Commissioner Perkins, to
recormend to Council exemmtion fron the "oratorium for Lands of
Elsie Wright. ibtion carried by the following tell call vote:
AYES: Commissioners Perkins, Young, Broim, •Schi&, Chairman
Carico
�dOES: None
ABSTAId: Commissioner Pteft
.ABSENT': Commissioner Nillestad
F. NNI BUSINESS:
1. 11.eport by City Pnhgineer Alec Russell on pronosed changes to the
'lunicinal Code Section 9-4.604 (d) regardinp Conservation Easements.
Discussion ensued concerning the suggestions referenced in the Staff
memo of July 3, 1975 from the City Engineer as to what should be
prohibited in a Conservation Easement. The Commission questioned
conditions 2,6, and 7, hma restrictive the Toim should be concerning
Conservation Easements, and the advisability of a Study Session to
review the matter and develon guidelines for use by the Cormission
in the future.
Commissioner Young moved, seconded by Commissioner Brohm, that the
swject of Conservation Easements be aoendaed to a Study Session at
the earliest possible tine, and that the Commissioners dhaw up their
mm list of recommendations to be used when ptenerty comes before the
Commission.
There being no further business, Commissioner Sch4-cl: moved, seconded
by Commissioner Young to adjourn the meeting, to the next regular
meeting, of July 23, 1975. t'.otion carried unanimously, and the
meeting adjourned at 9:25 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Kate Tenney, PC Secretary