2020-004 - Making Determinatons and Approving the Reorganization of El Gato Lane No 4 at 15763 El Gato LnRESOLUTION 2020-004
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
MAKING DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING THE REORGANIZATION
OF AN UNINHABITED TERRITORY AREA DESIGNATED AS
EL GATO LANE NO. 4
APN: 523-27-040
APPROXIMATELY 0.49 ACRES
ANNEXATION APPLICATION: AN19-004
PROPERTY LOCATION: 15765 EL GATO LANE
PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: ED PEARSON
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos has received a request for
annexation of territory designated El Gato Lane No. 4 from Ed Pearson; and
WHEREAS, the property, approximately 0.49 acres and includes 0.194 acres of County
street right-of-way located at 15765 El Gato Lane, APN: 523-27-040, is within 300 feet of a
Town maintained roadway and within the Town's Urban Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the following special district would be affected by the proposal: Santa Clara
County Lighting Service Area; and Santa Clara County Library Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the annexation would provide for use of Town services; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council enacted Ordinance 1267 in 1975 pre -zoning the subject
territory with an R-1:8 (single-family residential, 8,000 square foot minimum lot size) zoning
designation; and
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
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WHEREAS, the County Surveyor of Santa Clara County has found the description and
map (Exhibit 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; and
WHEREAS, evidence was presented to the Town Council; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos as
follows:
1. That it is the conducting authority pursuant to Section 56757 of the Government
Code for the annexation of property designated as El Gato Lane No. 4, more
particularly described in Exhibits A and B;
2. That the following findings are made by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos:
a. Said territory is uninhabited and comprises approximately 0.49 acres;
b. The annexation is consistent with the orderly annexation of territory within the
Town's Urban Service Area and is consistent with the Town policy of annexing
when required by the Town's agreement with the County of Santa Clara;
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c. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
under Title 14 Code of Regulations, Chapter 3: Guidelines for the
Implementation of CEQA Section 15061(b)(3): Review for Exemption;
d. The Town Council enacted Ordinance 1267 in 1975 pre -zoning the subject
territory with an R-1:8 (Single -Family Residential, 8,000 square foot minimum lot
size) zoning designation;
e. The territory is within the Town's Urban Service Area as adopted by the Local
Agency Formation Commission of Santa Clara County;
f. The County Surveyor has determined the boundaries of the proposed
annexation to be definite and certain, and in compliance with the Commission's
road annexation policies. The County Surveyor has been reimbursed for the
actual cost incurred by the County Surveyor in making this determination;
g. The proposed annexation will not create an island, and will facilitate provision of
efficient municipal services;
h. The proposed annexation does not split lines of assessment or ownership;
i. The proposed annexation is consistent with the Town's General Plan;
j. The territory to be annexed is within 300 feet of a Town maintained raodway;
and
k. The Town has complied with all conditions imposed by the Commission for
inclusion of the territory in the Town's Urban Service Area.
3. That all owners of land within the affected territory have provided written consent
to the reorganization and no subject agency has submitted written opposition to a
waiver of protest proceedings;
4. Pursuant to Section 56662(a) the Town waives protest proceedings;
5. That upon completion of these reorganization proceedings the territory described in
Exhibit A will be annexed to the Town of Los Gatos and will be detached from the
Santa Clara County Lighting Service Area and Santa Clara County Library Service
Area; and
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6. That upon completion of these reorganization proceedings the territory reorganized
will be taxed on the regular County assessment roll, including taxes for existing
bonded indebtedness.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 3rd day of March 2020, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Rob Rennie, Marico Sayoc, Barbara Spector, Mayor Marcia Jensen
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: (.Q/ ((.p /19,0a.D
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SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: v� i /U
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March 3, 2020
EXHIBIT "A"
EL GATO LANE NO. 4
ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, SITUATED IN A PORTION OF RANCHO RINCONADA DE LOS GATOS,
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BEING LOT 33, ALSO BEING EL GATO LANE (50 FEET
WIDE) LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF ESCOBAR AVENUE (60 FEET WIDE) AS
SHOWN ON THAT MAP ENTITLED "TRACT NO 1168, EL GATO TERRACE", FILED MARCH 2, 1954 IN BOOK
48 OF MAPS AT PAGE 13, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS;
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF EL GATO LANE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT
25 OF SAID MAP, ALSO BEING ON THE EXISTING TOWN OF LOS GATOS LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY EL GATO
LANE NO. 3 ANNEXATION;
(1) THENCE ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE SOUTH 12'26'15" EAST 44.15 FEET TO A
TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY;
(2) THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE AND BEING THE RIGHT OF WAY OF EL GATO LANE AS SHOWN ON
SAID MAP FROM WHICH A RADIAL LINE BEARS NORTH 77°33'45" EAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF
40.00 FEET, THROUGH A CENTERAL ANGLE OF 35°39'08", AN ARC LENGTH OF 24.89 FEET TO A
POINT OF REVERSE CURVATURE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY;
(3) THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE AND BEING THE RIGHT OF WAY OF EL GATO LANE AS SHOWN ON
SAID MAP FROM WHICH A RADIAL LINE BEARS SOUTH 41°54'37" WEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF
40.00 FEET, THROUGH A CENTERAL ANGLE OF 251°16'07", AN ARC LENGTH OF 175.42 FEET TO A
POINT OF REVERSE CURVATURE CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY;
(4) THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE FROM WHICH A RADIAL LINE BEARS NOTH 66°49'17" WEST, HAVING
A RADIUS OF 40.00 FEET, THROUGH A CENTERAL ANGLE OF 35°39'08", AN ARC LENGTH OF 24.89
FEET;
(5) THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID EL GATO LANE (50 FEET WIDE) NORTH
12°26'15" WEST 28.61 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 33 AS SHOWN ON SAID
TRACT NO. 1168;
(6) THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 33 SOUTH 77°33'45" WEST 153.97 FEET TO THE
SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 33;
(7) THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 33 NORTH 12°26'15" WEST 55.00 FEET TO THE
NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 33;
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(8) THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT33 SOUTH 77°33'45" EAST 153.97 FEET TO THE
NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 33, SAID POINT BEING ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY
OF EL GATO LANE;
(9) THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY NORTH 12°26'15" WEST 40.00 FEET TO A
TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY;
(10)THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE FROM WHICH A RADIAL LINE BEARS SOUTH 77°33'45" WEST,
HAVING A RADIUS OF 20.00 FEET, THROUGH A CENTERAL ANGLE OF 90°00'00", AN ARC LENGTH
OF 31.42 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF ESCOBAR AVENUE (60 FEET WIDE);
(11)THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE NORTH 77°33'45" EAST 47.91 FEET;
(12)THENCE NORTH 66°33'45" EAST 39.04 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE CONCAVE
SOUTHEASTERLY;
(13)THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE FROM WHICH A RADIAL LINE BEARS SOUTH 23°26'15" EAST, HAVING
A RADIUS OF 20.00 FEET, THROUGH A CENTERAL ANGLE OF 79°00'40", AN ARC LENGTH OF 27.58
FEET TO SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF EL GATO LANE;
(14)THENCE ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY SOUTH 12°26'15" EAST 87.26 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION
CONTAINING 21,386 SQUARE FEET OF LAND, MORE OR LESS
EXHIBIT B IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF
FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES ONLY. THIS DESCRIPTION OF LAND IS NOT A LEGAL PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION AS DEFINED IN THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT AND MAY NOT BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR
AN OFFER FOR SALE OF THE LAND DESCRIBED.
SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS DESCRIPTION WAS PREPARED BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECT SUPERVISION
AND IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF.
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DRAWN BY: RAM
DATE: 12-30-2019
APPROVED BY: RAM
FILENAME: EL GATO #4
(EXHIBIT B - EL GATO LANE NO. 4
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15765 EL GATO LANE, LOS GATOS
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