Attachment 2
RESOLUTION 2017-
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TO SET A DATE FOR CONSIDERATION OF A REORGANIZATION
OF AN UNINHABITED TERRITORY DESIGNATED
MARCHMONT DRIVE NO. 5
APN: 532-09-031
APPROXIMATELY 1.54 ACRES
ANNEXATION APPLICATION: AN17-003
PROPERTY LOCATION: 16501 MARCHMONT DRIVE
PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: SKYLAR SELLERS
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos has received a request for
annexation of territory designated Marchmont Drive No. 5 from Skylar Sellers; and
WHEREAS, the property, 1.54 acres located at 16501 Marchmont Drive, APN: 532-09-
031, and the street right-of-way extending from Hilow Road west to the boundary of an existing
annexation (Marchmont Drive No. 3) at 16666 Marchmont Drive, is contiguous to the Town of
Los Gatos and within the Town’s Urban Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the following special district would be affected by the proposal: Santa Clara
County Library Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the annexation would provide for use of Town services; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council enacted Ordinance 1268 in 1975 pre-zoning the subject
territory at 16501 Marchmont Drive with an R-1:8 (single-family residential, 8,000 square foot
minimum lot size) zoning designation; and
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WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos, as Lead Agency for environmental review for the
reorganization, has determined annexation of the subject property is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3); and
WHEREAS, the County Surveyor of Santa Clara County has found the description and
map (Exhibits A and B) to be in accordance with Government Code Section 56757, the
boundaries to be definite and certain, and the proposal to be in compliance with LAFCO’s road
annexation policies; and
WHEREAS, as provided in Government Code Section 56757, the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos shall be the conducting authority for a reorganization including an
annexation to the Town; and
WHEREAS, the territory is uninhabited and all owners of land included in the proposal
have consented to this annexation; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 56663(a) provides that if a petition for annexation
is signed by all owners of land within the affected territory the Town Council may approve or
disapprove the annexation without a public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
hereby initiates annexation proceedings and will consider annexation of the territory
designated as Marchmont Drive No. 5 at its regular meeting on September 5, 2017.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 1st day of August, 2017, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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