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Hearing to consider an appeal of the approval of a map amendment for Subdivision Map TM91-1239-C to allow a map correction to the recorded final map for Serrano/Village H, Unit 3, Lot 117, to remove the recorded vehicular access restriction adjacent to Gresham Drive for a secondary driveway on property consisting of 0.95 acres (APN 123-110-22) in the El Dorado Hills area; Appellant: Hannelore and Donald K. Willett. Applicant: John and Patricia Grigsby. (District 1)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Planning staff recommends the Board deny the appeal, thereby upholding the action of the Planning Commission on July 12, 2007, conditionally approving TM91-1239-C.
Background: Tentative Map TM91-1239-C, Serrano/Village H, Unit 3, Lot 117, was approved by the Planning Commission on July 12, 2007, and appealed by Hannelore and Donald K. Willett, an adjacent property owner. The Planning Commission approved the map correction allowing the removal of the access restriction from Gresham Drive that is adjacent to the westerly boundary of Lot 117 to allow for a secondary access.
As shown on Attachment 5, the information submitted by the appellant on the appeal form are the italicized words noted below. The points raised by the appellant in the appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to conditionally approve the map amendment are as follows:
1. Impact to enjoyment of use of rear yard.
Discussion: The project site is located in an approved subdivision designed to include the natural topographic features consisting of rolling hills and aesthetic visual values. The project site has been graded, and a single family residence is currently being constructed. The eastern portion of Lot 117 has 0 to 10 percent slopes that increase to approximately 30 percent to the westerly boundary adjacent to Gresham Drive. The driveway proposed to encroach onto Gresham Drive has been graded and graveled and has a less than 20 percent slope. The vehicle access restriction was place...
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