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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/24/1976 (2)PLANNING COMMISSION Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road O&W Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, March 24, 1976 pc: Reel 48, Side uv O/V— , Tract Two, Count 33 to end; Side T�� Tract Two, I to 850. Chairman Carico welcomed the three men who had been appointed to the GommIssion on March 23. The City Clerk administered the oath of offf ce to new members William Hahn, A. Michael Stewart, and Richard Rydell, and had them sign the loyalty oath. Chairman Carl co called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. In the Council Chambers, Town Hall, Los Altos Hills, California. A. ROLL CALL: Chairman Judith Carl co. Commissl oners William Hahn, William Perkins, Richard Rydell, A. Michael Stewart, and Kenneth Young. Also Present *R. E. Crowe, City Clerk -City Manager; A. D. Russell, City Engineer; K. R. Pastrof, Town Planner; D. Pennington. Absent: "Commissioner Theodora Schick 4W B. CONSENT CALENLAE: Aipg�ovgl oifcj a Minutes of the Meet[ March to 1276 Perk , _ _ _ h n' -1 Commissioner in ved, a onded by Commissioner Yo�,gftFa th; , tes of the meeting of March 10, 1976 be approved as written. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Carl co, Commissioners Perkins and Young. NOES: None ABSTAIN: Commissioners Hahn, Rydell and Stewart*** ABSENT: Commissioner Schick ***The Commissioners abstained because they were not at the meting. C. PUBLIC HEARING: LANDS OF FREEMAN, TM 203G-76, Tentative Map Staff asked for a continuance to allow ti me for a more extensive title search. The appli cant, It was noted, had agreed to this. MOTION Issioner Perkins moved, seconded by Commissioner Young, that the Public Hearing on the LANDS OF FREEMAN be continued to the meting of April 14, 1976. The motion was unanimously approved. D. EXEMPTION FROM THE MORATORIUM: LANDS OF DELLES-JACKSON (DELLES-OKEY) Mr. Crowe summarized the Staff Report. There am considerable sot I and draTn- age problems here and they will take time to work out --to gain that ti me was the primary reason the applicants were applying for an Exemption from the Subdivision Moratorium. Chat man Carico recognized Gayle Okey. Ms. Okay advised that the application should be titled the "LANDS OF DELLES-OKEY11 because she had purchased the Jackson Interest. lilb, 4Dparture Time : 10:30 p.m. **Arrival Time: 10:50 p.m. PLANNING COMM ISSION MINUTES - March 24, 1976 LANDS OF DELLES-OKEY - Continued MOTION 41iW Commissioner Perkins moved, seconded by Comm Issloner Young, that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Councl I that the LANDS OF DELLES-OKEY, Parcels 175-57-004, 175-57-005, and 175-57-011, be exempt from the Subdivision Moratorium, with the condition that the applicants comply with all the pro- visions of the forfhcom Ing subdivision ordinance when adopted, and that they sign a waiver to the fifty (50) day required action period mandated by the Subdivision Map Act. The motion passed unani mously. E. CURRENT BUSINESS: Pathway Committee Recommendation: Adobe Creek oun d thg � tryjl�0 Discussion on this Item be _�rr' Pastrof av' se he t; f m f F gan at 8:1 a had received only the minutes of the h Com.1 el, meet' ng 0 ebruary 23, p Pat we ! 1976 from the City Manager's office as b " k t 0 h s Item. Mr. Crowe explained the Council made Pathw ay C Itte, Recom .. dation part - ti 0 "1 Us' P, r. It pp I I , of the conditions of approval of the nd, ation of the Adobe Creek Country Club. The Council sought the Planning Commission's advice on the Pathway Committee's recommendation. Mrs. E. Fliksdal, Chairman of the Pathway Committee, advised that the Club was amenable to providing a pathway easement In the upper three hundred feet of the open space reserve, but the adjoining "LANDS OF DUVENECK11 did not want to give access to their property at the present ti me. Ultimately, there will probably be a trail along their ridge, however, It Isn't there now, and the exact alignment cannot be determined until linking trails are established. The general feeling Is that much of the surrounding area will become public land sometime In the future, and access to that public land will be needed. 4W Equally Important Is the right of the Club to Its privacy. The Committee members and Mrs. Fiksdal had walked the Club property and reviewed their past minutes on the LANDS OF ADO13E CREEK COUNTRY CLUB. They had then made what Mrs. Flksdal considered to be very practical recommendations: for a "floating easement" along that upper strip and for a Type IA path dedication al ong Moody Road within Its right of way. Since no transparency of the LANDS OF ADOBE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB and its surrounding properties was available, a small paper map of the Club's land was used In an attempt to show the Commission the locations of the proposed pathways. MOTION Commissioner Perkins moved, seconded by Commissioner Young, that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the LANDS OF ADOBE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB make an Irrevocable offer of dedication for development of a pathway within the three hundred foot strip measured at right angles, the southerly line of said strip being the southerly line of Lots 2 and 3 of the Lynn Place Subdivision. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Carico. Commissioners Perkins and Young. NOES: None ABSTAIN: Commissioners Hahn, Rydell, and Stewart (*MW ABSENT: Commissioner Schick - 2 - PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - March 24, 1976 PATHWAY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: ADOBE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB - Continued Commissioner Young commended the Pathway committee for Its thorough research. iliw MOT I ON Commissioner Young moved that the Pathway Committee recommendation for a Type IA path along Moody Road, to be located within the right of way, be accepted by the Planning Commission, and recommended for approval to the City Council. The motion died for lack of a second. Various placements of the proposed path along Moody Road were considered. The Planning Commissioners generally appeared to want more definitive Information about the paths In the surrounding area and what effect the proposed path would have on them and vice versa. The Commissioners would have liked to have had a transparency of the Immediate area, marked to show what the Pathway Committee was recommending, and the existing paths on the adjoining properties. Deplored was the fact that there was no Master Pathway Plan or Map. Commissioner Perkins wondered aloud what mans the Commission should employ to call the problem at hand to the attention of the Council. MOTION Commissioner Perkins moved, seconded by Commissioner Stewart, that the Planning Commission forward the Pathway Committee's recommendation for a Type IA path along Moody Road within the road rIght-of-way, of widths varying from four to six feet, overlaid with a six Inch layer of chips, as set forth In their minutes of February 23, 1976, without recommendationp for the reason that there has been Inadequate professional presentation to the Commission on which it can make a recommendation. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Carico. Commissioners Perkins and Stewart NOES: Commissioner Young ABSTAIN: Commissioners Hahn and Rydell ABSENT: Commissioner Schick F. DISCUSSION AND STUDY SESSION: Fiscal Year Budget, 1976-1977 The Commissioners took up this agenda ITem aT 9:56 p.m. Mr. Crowe advised that the proposed operating budget would not Include any extra funds. He, too, wanted to see a Master Pathway Plan. Mrs. Flksdal advised that she and the Coami Ittee were working, totally In-house, on a series of map over -lays which showed the water courses, main roads that have throughness, In -use paths, missing links and hazardous areas, and existing easements. Mr. Russell cautioned that If there were the slightest movement or shifting of these over -lays, they would not be accurate. Comm issioner Young advised that even In title companies, only certain employees are allowed to work on easements and that It was virtually Impossible for the layman to decipher the easements' description. He thought a series of microfische projections would be a much more satisfactory solution. Commissioner Hahn suggested that Mrs. Flksdal, as Chairman of the Pathway Committee, put In a written request for funds for professional help to complete the Master Pathway Map. Chairman Carico thought the Map was a toot that the Planning Commission could not do without, kw as were maps for land use planning. - 3 - PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - March 24, 1976 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, 1976-1977 - Continued MOTION Chal man Carloo moved, seconded by Commissioner Hahn, that the Planning C� mission recommend that the City Manager Include In the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 1976-1977, to be presented to the City Council, an appropriation of $5,000, for the purposes of finalizing a master Pathway Plan and preparing up to six basic maps to be Installed In the Council Chambers. The motion passed unant mously. Commissioner Perkins thought that paramount on the list of projects that the Planning Commission ought to complete In the coming year were a plan which would Integrate development of the rem Ining unsubdivided land In the Town; an up -dating of the General Plan; and revision of the Town Standards for Sub. divisl ons. Staff expressed a willingness to work with the Commissioners to determine what the costs might be to complete these projects. MOTION Chairman Carloo moved that them be a consensus of agreement that Commissioners Perkins and Young work with the Staff In detemindng a dollar figure of the cost for an Integrated plan of development of the Town's steep hillside lots and the smal ler f let properties; and a cost for the revision of the "Standard Specifications for Subdivisions," and submit the costs to the City Manager for Inclusion In the proposed 1976-1977 budget, and presentation to the City Council Council. The motion died for lack of a second. At 10:50 p.m., Commissioner Schick arrived, walking on crutches because of a sprained ankle. After she was briefed on what had transpired bn this topic, the Staff advised that the Council had previously rejected revisions of the Town Standards. taw MOTION Commissioner Schick moved that the Staff present the Revisions of the Town's Standard Specifications for Subdivision to the new Council. The motion died for lack of a second. MOT I ON Chairman Cariools motion was re -considered. She re -stated It and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and passed by the follow Ing vote: AYES: Chairman Carico. Commissioners Hahn, Perkins, Rydell, Stewart, and Young. NOES: Commissioner Schick F. DISCUSSION AND STUDY SESSION: INTROSPECTION NIGHT COSTS Mr. Russell advised that the costs for preparing existing maps and up -dating data for Introspection Night would run about $100.00. Since Coninissioner Perkins would be Chairman of Introspection Night, Chairman Carloo Invited him to brief the new Commissioners on the plans for that meting. Commissioner Perkins did so, and also suggested to the Commission that the "OPEN SPACE REPORT" not be a topic for discussion that night. MOT I ON Commissioner Schick moved, seconded by Comm Issioner Hahn, that the Report of the Open Space Committee be agended for discussion and action at the earliest possible Planning Commission Meeting. The motion passed unani mously. G. ADJOURNMENT: 11:30 P.M. It was moved, seconded, and unant mously carried that the meting be adjourned. - 4 -