PLANNING COMMISSION RECRUITMENT 2013
Where scholarship and values matter.
PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE ON ONE CAMPUS • • • • •
Roman Catholic, independent school Rigorous academic program Coeducational Average teacher/student ratio 1:16 Complete arts program
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Outstanding athletic programs Community service opportunities Beautiful 63-acre campus New and modernized facilities Financial assistance available
OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE Preschool & Kindergarten
Middle School - Grades 6-8
Preparatory - Grades 9-12
Nov. 16, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. No reservation required. For information call 650.473.4061
Nov. 9, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. Reservation required. For information call 650.473.4011
Nov. 10, 2013 - 1:00 p.m. No reservation required. For information call 650.473.4006
Lower School - Grades 1-5, please call for appointment, 650.473.4011
150 Valparaiso Avenue ● Atherton, CA 94027
Inquiries and RSVP: admission@shschools.org www.shschools.org
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The Town Council is seeking an individual to serve on the Town’s Planning Commission for a four-year term through December 2017. The Planning Commission consists of five members appointed by the Town Council and meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. The Planning Commission’s role is to oversee the Town’s General Plan together with the regulations and policies for implementing the General Plan, and to supervise land use in the Town. The commission is charged with the review and approval of conditional use permit applications, subdivisions, variances and larger site development permits pursuant to the provisions of the zoning and site development ordinances. The Planning Commission also reviews appeals of ASCC and administrative staff decisions and provides recommendations to the Town Council on legislative actions such as amendments to the Zoning Code and the General Plan. Please submit a letter of interest to the Town Council by 5pm on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 if you are interested in serving on the Planning Commission. The Town Council will conduct interviews for the position at its regularly scheduled meeting on January 8, 2014. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Karen Kristiansson, Deputy Town Planner, by email at kkristiansson@portolavalley.net or by phone at 650-851-1700 x212.
TOWN OF ATHERTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 94 Ashfield Rd. Atherton, California, the Atherton City Council will hold a public hearing on the following items: (1) An ordinance amending Chapters 15.02, 15.04, 15.09, 15.12, 15.16, 15.18, 15.19, 15.20, 15.22, and 15.44 in order to adopt by reference the 2013 California Building Standards Code, including the building, residential electrical, plumbing, mechanical, energy, historical building, fire (by ratification), green and existing building codes and Chapter 1 Division II of the 2013 edition of the California Building Code as the Atherton Administrative Code. A full copy of the ordinance can be obtained through the City Clerk’s Office by contacting Theresa DellaSanta at tdellasanta@ci.atherton.ca.us
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(2) Adoption of new section 10.16.050 to prohibit overnight camping in motor vehicles, trailers, or similar vehicles as follows: “10.16.050. Camping and sleeping in motor vehicles or trailers overnight prohibited. No person shall use or occupy, or permit the use or occupancy of, any motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, camp trailer, camper, trailer coach, or similar vehicles for purposes of sleeping, camping, or habitation on any street or upon any public property, including any public parking lot, or upon any private property, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. (Ord. §, 2013)” All interested parties may appear and be heard at the public hearings described above. If a citizen wishes to challenge the nature of the above action in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Atherton City Council, c/o City Clerk’s Office, 91 Ashfield Rd, Atherton, California 94027at or before the public hearing. Theresa DellaSanta City Clerk
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