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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/11/1976L VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION Town of Los Altos Hills 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, August 11, 1976 Reel 53, Tr. I, Side II, 021 to 228 Chairman Hahn called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, Los Altos Hills. ROLL CALL: Chairman Hahn, Commissioners Stewart and Rydell. Also present: Kenneth Pastrof, Town Planner; Alexander Russell, Town Engineer; Ethel Hopkins, Secretary. CONSENT CALENDAR: Minutes of July 28 Meeting The Minutes of the July 28 Meeting were corrected by Chairman Hahn as follows: On page 1, Item No. 1, Lands of Utter-Sensenbrenner, the letters "BSA" should be added to the second line of the heading. The beginning of line two of the heading t should read "File #BSA 6072-76. MOTION: It was moved by Chairman Hahn and seconded by Commissioner Rydell to approve the Minutes of July 28 as amended by the Variance and Permit Commission. Motion passed with aye votes from Chairman Hahn and Commissioner Rydell. Commissioner Stewart abstained because he had been absent from the July 28 Meeting. PUBLIC HEARING: 1 LANDSOFHoOM•ecommendationElena and bofdApproval ofFile Buildlna SiteApproval. ley, Engineer, pprovalJohn � Town Planner Ken Pastrof gave the following background information on the property: The property has frontage on two roads, Elena and Robleda Roads, with the property line terminating at Duval and the freeway underpass. Interstate 280 runs adjacent to the property. The applicant may build one dwellin9,under the present request, on the 4.30 acre site. The total number of units to be accommodated on the parcel ap will be four units when subdivided. The Town is asking that the owner locate the one dwelling that will be granted with the building site approval so that it will not be disturbed with later construction. If the owner builds on the Elena side of the property, one of the conditions asks that he take the Kristie Lane entrance. If he builds on the lower portion (Robleda) side of the property, the driveway must be located 240 feet from the freeway because of poor line -of- sight from Duval. The pathway request was not included in the staff report because it had not been received by the time the staff report was written. Pathway request was for a VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION MINUTES OF AUGUST 11, 1976 Page Two 4W 1. LANDS OF HOM: (Continued) Type lA Path to run the entire length of the property along Interstate 280, and a Type 2A Path within the road right-of-way from Elena Road to the Rudolph property which borders the Hom parcel, and a Type IA path along Robleda opposite Duval Way. In the discussion period that followed, Commissioner Stewart asked if there was a path that continued to the corner of Robleda along Elena after the Hom property terminated on that corner. Mr. Pastrof said that there was a path and that it had been brushed out several weeks ago. Mr. Stewart also wanted to know if there were pathways along the fence on the Hansen property which borders the Hom land. Mr. Pastrof said that the Town was beginning to collect a series of easements to provide a path. There was further discussion on paths in the area, when and if they had been acquired, and when the paths on the Hom property would be acquired. Chairman Hahn opened the meeting to a public hearing. e P. 0. Box 111 Los Attos En ineer for the A licant requested that s or pat s, particularly the ten foot easement a ong nterstate 280, be until subdivision of the subject property occurs. Commissioner Stewart questioned if the pathway along Elena should also be delayed until subdivision of the property occurred. Ms. Fiksdal Pathwa Committee Chairwoman addressed the Commission stating that `, people a been using a pa way alung clelld, but that there is reason to wait to acquire the pathway until the property is subdivided. Chairman Hahn closed the public hearing, and discussion continued among Commissioners and Staff as to when would be the best time to acquire the three pathway requests that it had been decided were needed on the property: the Type 1A path along Inter- state 280, the 2A path along Elena within the road right-of-way, and the Type IA path along Robleda along the right-of-way. MOTION: It was moved by Chairman Hahn and seconded by Commissioner Rydell to add the following condition as Condition 11 on BSA 6074-76: A ten (10) foot easement shall be required for a Type IA Pathway along Interstate 280, a Type IIA Pathway shall be required along Elena within the road right- tA,y of -way, and a Type IA Path shall be required along Robleda right-of-way. a) Pathway along Interstate 280 deferred until the final �t nuf�s inspection of the proposed dwelling; and b) Pathway condition along of Robleda and Elena to be deferred until future subdivision application. p�zfy; Motion passed with aye votes from all present. Ms. Fiksdal Pathwa Committee Chairwoman asked if, because the Robleda and Elena pa way a een a rred until su division application, would the Pathway Committee make the request again at that time. Mr. Pastrof stated that the Committee should make the request again at that time because the subdividing would require a fresh map and a different action. MOTION: It was moved by Commissioner Stewart and seconded by Chairman Hahn, to recommend approval of Lands of Hom, File HBSA6074-76 with Conditions as amended by the Variance and Permit Commission. Motion passed by roll call vote where all present voted aye. VARIANCE AND PERMIT COMMISSION MINUTES OF AUGUST 11, 1976 4W Page Three LANDS OF MOM: (Continued) MOTION: It was moved by Commissioner Stewart and seconded by Chairman Hahn to file a categorical exemption under the Environmental Quality Act with the Santa Clara County Clerk for the Lands of Hom, File #BSA 6074-76. Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. NEW BUSINESS: Chairman Hahn addressed the Commission with an explanation of an additional section to be added to the List of Approved Conditions sent by Variance and Permit and Planning Commission Members to the City Council. Chairman Hahn noted that this section, Comments from the Commission, would carry specific Commission recommendations that could not be included as conditions but that expressed the thoughts of Commissioners relative to the item they were considering. He particularly referenced the Lands of LaPera where a statement by Commissioner Perkins was listed as a Condition, but was deleted by Council because it was not a specific Condition. He stated that such a statement could now be sent to the Council under the heading "Convents from the Commission." ADJOURNMENT: 4 There being no further new business or old business, Chairman Hahn adjourned the meeting at 7:40 P.M.. Respectfully submitted, Ethel Hopkins Secretary