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Home My WebLink About06/12/1985PLANNING CYVISSION TOM OF ILS ALTOS HILLS `, 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California r,luJ_Y_. �, • a i� Wednesday, June 12, 1985 Reel 117, Side II, Tract II, 000 -End Chairman Carico called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M, in the Town Hall Council Chambers. A. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Commissioners Gottlieb, Lachenbruch, Siegel, Struthers, and Chaff man Carico Absent: Comnissioners Kuranoff and Yanez Staff; George Scarborough, City Manager; Michael Enright, City Engineer; Nancy Lytle, Staff Planner; Leslie Mullins, Secretary NOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Lachenbruch, seconded by Gottlieb and passed unanimously to approve the Consent Calendar, specifically: 1. Approval of Minutes - May 6, 1965 and May 22, 1985 2. Setting Public Hearings for June 26, 1985: a. Lands of Berry Hill, Unit II, File #TM 9-84 Counuissioner Carico abstained from approval of May 8, 1985 minutes. C. REPORT FROM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 5, 1985: Omydssioner Carico reported the City Council approved Special Land Use Permits for Munsey, Stauss, Oaen Hones. Carico reported van Tamelen requested a definition of the amount of floor area in excess of 2,000 sq.ft. for second story, asking if it counted taaards NIDA or building coverage. Ms. Lytle explained the current practice is this counts towards NIDA not building coverage. There was a brief discussion on this subject hetw staff and cmudssion. Commissioner CaricorEported van Tanelen requested that Type II foundations be included in the Site Development Ordinance. D. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. SITE DEVEIAPMENT ORDINANCE - CHANCES AND AMU1,E2US TO THE TEXT OF CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 9 OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE EMII= "ZONING LAW OF THE TOM OF ICS ALTOS HILTS" CONCERNING SITE DEVELOPM=, AND RPLQMNnMATION CONCERNING A PROPOSED NEGATIVE DECLARATION Ms. Lytle referred to her Staff Report dated June 6, 1985, noting attached to the Staff Report was the corplete revised copy of the Draft Site Development Planning CmTnissian Minutes - June 12, 1985 Page Two D. PUBLIC HFARINGS: 1. Site Development Ordinance (continued) Ordinance. Ms. Lytle noted the final revision incorporates caments by staff and Ccnmission from many hours of study sessions and public hearings. Ms. Lytle indicated the Draft is now under review by the City Attorney, and his ts will be made available for the June 26, 1985 meeting, at that meeting it is expected that the Cartnission will recartrend approval of the Draft Site Development Ordinance to the City Council. Ms. Lytle indicated any further discussion or concerns with the Draft should be made at this meeting and the public hearing continued to the June 26, 1985 meeting for the City Attorney's comments. Coanussion and staff reviewed the document page by page making some corrections as follows: Passed by Consensus to amend the following: Staff to review for all references made throughout Draft and revise as appropriate. Page 3, item (5) change 1,320 to 900; Page 4, item (6) change 220 to 150 and 1,320 to 900; Page 10, item (a) change section to (c); Page 11, item (b) change section to (b); Page 24, Section 9-5.921.1 amend wording as follows: The surfacing or resurfacing of a driveway shall be accomplished with materials, with intersection of path, or other materials acceptable to the City Engineer...; Page 27, item (c) amend as follows: Disturbance to the site. All structures should be located so as to create as little...; Page 28, check references made; Page 29, check references made; Page 33, Section 9-5.935, amended as follows: All other outdoor lighting shall use the minimum intensity lights which will safely ....; Section 9-5.934 (b) change wattage to intensity and remove last sentence after area.; Page 34, item (d) remove with'a' and add'd at end of surface; item (g) add exceed after shall; item (h) re ave'er'at end of Comnission.; Page 35, Section 9-5.XXX reword purpose statement; right of way dedication to be amended.... and where the driveway or adjacent road ... (delete upon recomendatian of the City Engineer).... conform to current Town standards; Page 36, Section 9-5.206, add as an Engineering Geologist; Section 9-5.2XXX re -word height, incorporate into height definition, should be consistent with zoning definition. The Public Hearing was then opened and closed with no one speaking for or against this item. MOTION SEC(NDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by Struthers and passed unanimously to continue the Site DeveloFnent Ordinance to the June 26, 1985 to allow for the City Attorney's cam ents. E. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Determination of need for Site Development Permit for alteration of driveway area, Lands of Salbu, 23641 Camino Hernoso Ms. Lytle referred to her Staff Report dated June 6, 1985, noting in August of 1983, the Salbu residence received a zoning permit for first and second story additions and a site developmnt permit was issued for sane removal of existing driveway areas which were to be regraded and returned to landscaping, noting however, the Commission in January of 1984, denied the site development permit in order to prevent construction of the second story aldition which would have blocked the neighbors view. Ms. Lytle indicated the Salbus have now submitted an application for first story addition only and the same driveway modifications as were previously Planning COmPusslo] Minutes - June 12, 1985 Page Three E. NEW BUSINESS: ` 1. Lands of Salbu (continued) approved. Ms. Lytle recon ended that the Camussion determine that the site development permit is not required for the removal of the driveway, noting this application is subject to the Urgency Ordinance #295, which requires a Special Land Use Permit to allow a maximum height of 17' for the proposed addition. Mr. Jerry Winges, Architect, asked for deletion of the site development process with the subject application. MXION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by Gottlieb and passed unanimously that the Lands of Salbu not require a Site Development Permit as recamiended by staff. MOTION SBMDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Struthers, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously that until the Site Development Ordinance is adopted the Planning Commission recammends that driveway removal should not require a Site Development Permit in the event that the City Engineer determines the removal will not have a negative effect on site characteristics. Item #3 to be heard before #2. 3. Difficulty in admininstering Maximum Development Area, Average Slope Classification `' Ms. Lytle referred to her Staff Report dated June 6, 1985, noting the Toon recently received an application which illustrates a problem repeatedly encountered by staff in administering the Maximum Development Area require- ment. The problem relates to measuring average slope from topographic maps submitted by applicants. Ms. Lytle indicated an application was sub- mitted for a property which the site terrain has been severely altered through the years, primarily at the time of construction of a tennis court when a creek running through the lot was filled, using an existing contour map, the MDA is 15,294; an additional survey was conducted by the applicant and a new topographic map was submitted which give the property an MDA of 16,136 sq. ft. Ms. Lytle asked ccnrdssion for guidance and same dis- cussion over this matter, both in terns of specific application referred to in the Staff Report and in terms of general administration of MDA. Mr. Paul Nowack, 12900 Atherton Court, Referred to the time the subdivision was created and the placement of the present tennis court, noting at the time he purchased the lot a pad was created for the tennis court. Mr. Nowack and commission discussed the method of determining MDA. Mr. Pastrof, 13015 Robleda Road, referred to the imprcvemient plans for the Fensom subdivision, noting the creek was piped as part of a requirement from the Health Department. Cammissiam and staff discussed natural grade vs. existing grade; increasing minimum lot size; amount of development area on a slope lot, should it be decreased?; is the slope of the lot an important factor; and removal of the Site Circle procedure. Commissioner Tacl, n tach proposed a simplification - to remove SO, just have S; IUP X 15,000 - 400 -5-10; eliminate Site Circle Slope. Planning Commission Minutes - June 12, 1985 Page Fos E. NEW BUSINESS: 4 3. MDA, Average Slope (continued) fir' Mr. Nowack discussed with the Commission the penalties imposed on older homes, noting they restrictions should be lessened. Mr. Noaack also indicated the Tom sLnuld have an Architectural Review Cm ttee. Mr. Scarborough informed audience and cammission the City Council has directed staff to prepare a simplification of the height and MDA ordinances, noting they will follow the adoption of the Site Develop- ment Ordinance. There was some discussion over using grandfather clause for older homes. 2. Amendment of Conditional Use Permit and Variance Procedure and Ordinance inconsistencies Mr. Scarborough indicated the City Council has requested a recommendation from the Planning Ommission as to whether the Commission should be the "reonrtending body" or the "approving body" for Conditional Use Permits and Variances. Planning Commission was referred to aeons dated June 6, 1985 from Staff Planner to CmTissiom; April 12, 1989 memo from City Manager to City Council; May 10, 1985 memo from Mayor and City Manager to City Council; and mamo dated May 29, 1985 from Councilwoman van Tammmelen to City Council, Commission and Staff. MOTICN SEMMED AND CARRIED: Moved by Iachenbruch, seconded by Carico and passed unanimously to follow procedure outlined in the April 12, 1985 memo from City Manager to City Council, Item #2, "Planning Conmission approves or denies Use Peunits and Variances." F. OLD BUSINESS: G. ALUQJRVENT: There being no further new or old business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Leslie Mullins Engineering/Planning Secretary