2014-040 - Design Review Process & Clarifying Roles & Responsibilities of Arcitectural ConsultantRESOLUTION 2014 -040
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
GOVERNING THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS AND CLARIFYING
THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT
AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION 2002 -25
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos Town Council has determined that there is a need to
modify the Town's design review process last adopted in 2002; and
WHEREAS, a goal of the Town is to ensure full public and policy maker consideration
of desigm alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the use of an architectural consultant may assist applicants, Town staff, and
decision - makers in achieving architectural excellence in designs submitted to the Town for
review; and
WHEREAS, architectural consultants have been used in the past and may be engaged by
the Town to review the architecture for fixture development proposals at the expense of project
applicants;
WHEREAS, the architectural consultant is qualified to review and critique
architecture and may be requested to work with applicants, Town staff and decision makers to provide
input on designs which have been submitted to the Town, to answer questions about the submitted
design and/or design alternatives, and otherwise serve as a resource to decision makers;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council that the following policies shall
govern the architectural review process:
A. The architectural consultant may review plans upon request by Town staff, the
Planning Commission and/or the Town Council and provide input regarding the
plan's consistency with applicable design standards and guidelines, specific plans
and the General Plan. Staff reports on projects that have been reviewed by the
architectural consultant will include any recommendations or alternatives
presented by the architectural consultant, and any alternative, including the
original reviewed design, submitted by the applicant.
B. Town staff, the Planning Commission and the Town Council may consider the
architectural consultant's recommendations or alternatives as one of a number of
factors used in the consideration of any development project submitted to the Town.
C. Town staff, the Planning Commission and the Town Council may use their
independent discretion in evaluating the recommendations of the
architectural consultant and may approve any design that meets all applicable
Town Design Guidelines, ordinances, specific plans and the General Plan.
D. Whenever possible, the Planning Commission and/or the Town Council should seek
to resolve design issues that arise during the hearing by crafting motions to deny,
continue with direction to revise, or to approve with appropriate conditions. When
necessary, the Planning Commission and/or the Town Council may continue an item
to a future meeting and request the presence of the architectural consultant to address
specific issues or questions. Any costs associated with the delay and requested
presence of the architectural consultant will be paid by the applicant.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on the 16a` day of
June, 2014, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Marcia Jensen, Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Barbara Spector, Mayor Steven Leonardis
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR OF THE TO OF OS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA