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Tri "I OF LOS P•Ll'75 !11LLS
25079 Fremont Roar;
Los Altos Hills, California
IlMiTES OF A SPECIAL MEETS",
Monday, Movember 17, 1.975
cc: Peel ^1, Side
Chairman Hillestad called the Special Meeting, of the variance and Permit Commission
to order at 7:00 P.M. in the COOneil Chambers of Tonin Hall:
P.. P,O!_L CALL:
Present: Commissioners Proft, Young, Chairman Hillestad
Staff: Citv Engineer Alex Russell, Town Planner Ken Pastrof, 9eputy City
rinvi, "nrma "islnn
g, APPROI'_^L OF iTIUTES.: October 22, 1975
Commissioner Younn moved, seconded by Chairman Hillestad and unanimously
carried to approve the Minutes of October '2. 1375 as presented.
C. APPLICATIC'IS FOR B!IILOIfir STTE APPR•,-VAL,.
4 1. LVOS OF S!IIFT, File ;T,SW153-75, J. Fammond, Engineer:
Town Planner ::en Pastroff informed the Commission that the applicant had
made some additions to his man, and for this reason it was renuested to
Anenda this ratter for the nee*,inn on November ^5th. The Commission so
agreed.
^. LA'InS OF CLAPS, File #RSM15„-75, M. !!olff, Enaineer:
Iir. Pastroff referred the Commissioners to his Penn datnd tIovemher 12, 1975,
statins that he had no further information to add at this time. In response
to Conmissioner Proft's request, lir. Pastrof read the summary and recommend-
ations of Vie Soils : Oen'.ogy report which li°: been suhrniti;0.
niscussion ensue het,ieen Staff ani Commission rerardinn ?ossihle tree removal,
,riveway access, placement of the narane, and the Proposed oathafay renuire-
ments for this nrcnert,,.
lir. Pastrof noted that the anolicant had im!icated t5at beca•a sa of the slope
and leach line reouirements, he would have to build a small house, with the
garage Possibly underneath the house.
1r. non Avila, rnnresentinn the anolicant, ad,4ressad the Co,irnission rena.r�inn
the driveway placement, and stated that there minht be ons tree removed from
tie property, but only if it must be for the drivnray,
VARIANCE 4'!0 PFRGiT MVIISSIn" t '117 _ , ,i-, 1"75
13!lIUTiC, SITE An"'OhALSIliw
LAPIOS OF CLAUS Cont'_')•
Commissioner Younn. state.! that `�s thought tre prohLms on the property 11oul,'
he taken care of by folloninn imolicityly the instructions in the Soils
Report, and if this .vere done, the site would be a nood builcinq site.
GxzmSssioner Younq moved, seconried by Commissioner Proft to reconmeod
approval of the request for building site approval, LVn'; 0!C!.PUS, subject
to the conditions recommended in the Staff !levo dated P!ovemher 12, _975.
'lotion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
3. IPM OF !tE"LAn.O, File '!RSA0055-75, J. Riley., Fnnineer:
l' stroff noted there was no further information to add. to him f. mo r=ae:d
rbvamher I', 1975 con,=nSnn this pronert,.y, but said I:_: �.;oul�! answer any.
questions te Co!imissicn had relative to the matt,=r t. ^ .
In reponse to agr!rst'o:i of Commissioner Hillestad, City Ennineer Alex Pusse%'i
stated that there was a 'mown fault in this are? of the Trn:,n.and that a
Soils a�:d neological report ha,! haT! requested for this reason.
"1r, Pastrof indicated that a title renort had been received and the nronerty
did. in fact, have access to 'fover.ita Roadr that it had not yet been ascer-
taineei whether utilities could be brought to the sit but that water would
he provided by California 'later Service.
r�isrussion continued repardinn the emernency turn-aroi:n�;, the loratinn of the
chain harricada and !•rhethar an. emerq-ncy vehicle Willi n,notiate t'at
o9staclr., and the pathway recommendations which had hoer verbdll r:,ce'v^d
Staff.
"r. John Piley, Enlinear for the applicant- Staff and Commis �.a
concern -inn the nat !ay reruest, and felt that the existine rinht-of_ my should
provide plenty of room for a pat!i as opposed to the dedication of another
easement.
The Commissioners all expresse' concern renardinq the verbal request by the
rath,.ta rnrmittee. -dt'^ Commissioner \oma statinn that '-;n rIN net feel that
Staff s.i,,.MH accel� verbal recommendations 4 t acre not !_flrcted in the
official Fatfr.!ay Committee (linutes.
commissioner Hillesta; novel:_, seconded by Cor,njssio;:.ar Yim•,n e1,•i unanimously
carried !,y roll call vote to recommended apnroval oil the request for hui idinq
site approval, LWIS OF 11ENAPO suh.ject to conditions Stemmed in the Staff
R^port. of I!ovemhnr In. ''071. b!t �,±it•, the deletion of condition ? nertaininn
to patharav renuirements.
commis �,,. - scca: ror,iissin er Pro,:.` -viii the prom=_rt;
from Section 9 i ilI in that the property tis on a pn van roan that served
I-! m !nn Viis rrrrns✓io r !.n .. that
a t;-.ro n ro:' ' a ' arrvc coil f.,_ case
f er.;croenci^s. Th cicstion was called, and tho rxtiol, car ie�'. uaenimously
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„ roll call vote. -2-
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4 RIgLnIPf SITE AU PP( 'PLS!_�-t'_'! •
n LPM OF STrr'17,. File I+hSAVC.0-75, Sandis p, Assx., Ennin=_ers:
fir. Pastrof stated there ,as no further information to add to the Staff tleno
on the suhject nronerty dated r!cwanber 1.1, 1n75, an,. he rint,ld answer any
questions the Commission minht have concerninq his ronort and recommendations.
In resn:.nse to questions h,y Commissioners, ffr. Russell and Plr, nastrof note:'.
there was no mention of power easements in the title report of the pro^erty,
a!thourh u,', en naestioned.. fir. Steiner, owner of the land, stated he ,as sure
,..ere .:as.
Chairman Hiliestad also auestioned the requirements of the Health ^enartment
;•.d hy the of t•!ell would have to he sealed off instead of usinn the mater
'`Iii' irrina`..'ion nurpose6.
Snealcing for the aoplicari, Mr. John tlumher, Sandis Assoc., addresser's t';e
Commission <ethnc that unitary sewers were rot available for this ^opercy,
and because o' th 'eac!', lire there would not be sufficient room to keen the
+eali in operation under ttealth nenartment renulatioris.
The CcmrJss onars raised questions concernino the drainane, emergency access
road, a nossihle conservation easement and the Santa Clara valley Hater
District's interest in the nro—rt,' as it nertained to flood control_ pIr.
n:;,sell clarified the Dis�rict's -ithdrawinn of t'ie.ir orininal icnands on this bw
nronert,,,.
Chairman Hillestad noted, the Fire District's nositien ronardinn i:he ranuest,
and f;r. Pastrof explained Heir concerns. He notO t:ha positions of the
fire hydrants in the area for t ^ Commissioners.
fir. Humber addressed Srims:=lf to several items in Vio staff report on
of the applicant, oarticularly item i; (c) concernin'1 rood in -lieu fees, and
rev ,,uestad an ex,2^ntion from this requirem^_nt. lir. Russell resnonded to tir.
Humber and ans,dereri C';- airman f+illestad's innuiry on the ':1istory of roa�, in -
lieu fees, !'r. !!umbo also did not feel this was the proper time to request
the rinht, of °av for a nossi hle !ideninp of the roar!.
SppW,.in^. from ter. Flcer,
tors. T c' ick-. 17eston 2cad Sneakinn as a private citi%en, she calle+I
Commissho. < ett�.^.t'on to the �nunciliijites of now.5, 1n7^ in which several
Council-n'er•s e messed concern about t',e nurher of rer :es allowed on
a cul i,, ,a_. ani ..h^ allooa' len?Vi finder th+ Iuric lnal fr''.a.
firs. Lucille couir!. Drteua Drive: Renardino inconsistenc" of '`r. Stegner not
+.rami nn to s t9e pan proper t;;' nr other nein••hor's nrnnerty develone14.. yat
wished to ?evelon his.
"r. 'iallacn Ster,ne•r, South Fork Road: clarified his nosition regardinn state-
nents mile b''Irs roup'. Also addressed road :oncerns of commission and
+,rohlems fac snth. ralcinn the road a public one. Also ccntended there t -re
recora a nar.^nen s on thn subiect nroperty.
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11r. lien ravis: Addressor; rlommission regarding the cost of thn road, and
,It there should, be flexible application of the Ordinance raiien others aero
not asked to nay an enuitable share.
. A. t1. Laws. 1looner Lane: SPoke regarding thn nathr-all beinn renuesterr
and uuave nrst.ory of the caths used in that area of Toem.
'r^s. liana 'tiller, crista del Valle Saeakinn as a private citizen, urge!
l'-rnmissi on to consider the property before them this evening separately from
nli t :ay or rare not happen shoul' other lands he subdivided in the future
t.
rn_late•1 to irm-acs anu egress of roads.
F!nti"e•r disv,ssinn ensued concerning the nathr:!ay roquost, nossihle tree
remora'., Possible dar,hg of tF,e creek on the property as a result o- r^_cent
hull?pzir,c. *a r^:i!e tennnrao)ie maps; rnsd 1,4idths, and ,,ublic or
case^rarsts e�:ist on the prnpert,y.
Susan Piorison, Beal Estate Anent, questioned the reouirement for Fire
Hydran+ Cann -bre f.^n 5.
Because of seeeral questions err ssd which could not he clarified at this
neetinn, Commissioner Younr, norrerl to continue this , -y ana^plication to the
r�eeting cf llecenher 11t 'i so that Staff could clari•d identify the exact
location of the utility easenenis, and any other public or private easements
that may he !.mcovered, and to obtain from t":e Pathway Connittee the rationale
for the pat'�.iiav easement that "as b^ing reconmende! i'or this nroperty.
Coranissio=er Proft seconded the motion which carried unanimously ..; roll call
vote.
.:. LPMnS OF Sr'rrrl. E 1n 4MR4A rr•G'-n" "•eo. "blte Ac=soc., I::ngineers:
'1r. Pastrof declared there raas no further information to add to the staff
Benort dated 'november 17.. 1075, and he mould answer any nunstions t'�e
Commission miq,it have concerning the property.
Ar. `astroff noted that a soils report was 'require^, for this ^ronerty, and
rointcd out �or the Comnission where he thought the trail ajoin this nroperty
raas lorate<t, Discussion ens -,red regz.rdinn the Pat!,%2V Com,r..tee rescnirenItAtion
for a ^•at:r.! y,
Spee!cing from Vie Floor concerning the nativlay:
firs. 'iariorie "ilson, a0iacent nrenerty caner,
'rr. A. _i. La•. -s. Hooper Lane
f;r. Gorcon 9:cit!:, Anniicant, addressed
and stat^d that as Presented, the path
nool site arc' :tom^_ 1.rl thought since
pethrrays. i� might 6s eliminated.
Cnmmission on tP,e oan,,ray recommereiatio"
mould come ithin 15 -?n feet of his
there —F ao naicr connection o other
VAUNITF i'.' Pr,P' T Ca-.lSS1'l I'1'477— - °bvenher 1. , 1e7
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niscussion ensues' r-arr''him th- nathwav as prone -10 ooss4'•1n .;most of
nradinq and ten removal. co -r .is fron n:io`hors in the area; and lir.
Russell explained `n•.^scriptive ^inhts as it aonlir. to th_ ",se of the
property for oat:'. nurooses.
ir. Antony flhan addressed Staff conc,rnino the driveray re^uirenents am,��: ",r< Pasia•rf exnl ai ped the Torn renal rements and ax-tOwl1�+ould affect y e
h';.ildinq site.
^.. ;n corvisssicner Yamv, reiterated Lis nosh that a rath,<,ah committee m(sther
--rc nrnseat at, t` meet:nn to explain the reasons for making the
request ),,d for th's nronerty. APter further r!isc+!s�:ten., Commissioner
f0•�pn rev n amen' fad tion q in `h^ Sta°f tcmo to reaa ...Lica ion of
=pt s fee„ (1?') in nit 00or,to cntt ort:hem to:lY
oronertr'tn iha rr,an fill :.t•r+
s2ctr+rl:gid the. .Jtinr.
r ,, irrir Htllestad novel, s copy' d P>v cr.missioner Young tc recoil-Pn,a aooroval
of �i�e r :.:.�_�.:;t for cuilding i�ln aooroval, LArMS OF SMTI!. File "RSAro`Z-?5
s!lbiect to conditions 1-10 m.+tlioe,! in the Staff 11emo of '!ovember 12-.
frith t+.e apmnorent, to Condition n as noted above. Motion carried unanimously
by roll call vote.
A`lt:er a hrief discussion, it "'as th! esaceesus of t".n Commission that a
let";err rritten. by the Chairman directed to the
he renu t a 'ct:raf Com!^.itter_ representative ti h is::n* it all ^lance
all, Co^+nssion na..tin•n,s to explain and answer o;uestio.s renardi-.I tl eir
recommen,ations. ant i.,I. t tha fla,or direct St'ff to — - , only Chose
recommeodWons from th^ Pathway Comittee which a.?earnd in their official
:Brutes. `'dairman jillpstad reouested staff to cnare the lett^_r for her
sinnat,lre
r AfJp!"mn1Cn+T
i^�ere tnp ::o f:.mt`ier business, t'1e Cornission ar1a!