04-03-07 Minutes - DRC TOWN OF LOS GATOS
110 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 354-6872
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SUMMARY MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS FOR APRIL 3, 2007 HELD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER, ROOM 214, 208 EAST MAIN STREET, LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA.
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The meeting was called to order at 9:05 A.M. by Chair Baily.
ATTENDANCE
Members Present:
Sandy Baily, Associate Planner
Wayne Hokanson, Fire Department
Anthony Ghiossi, Building Official
Fletcher Parsons, Associate Engineer
Guido Persicone, Assistant Planner
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM 1: 262 Los Gatos Boulevard
Architecture and Site Application S-05-049
Requesting approval to demolish a pre-1941 single family residence and to construct a
new residence on property zoned R-1D.
APN 532-36-020
PROPERTY OWNER: Maria L. Salcedo
APPLICANT: Rigoberto R. Beltran
1. Chair Baily opened the public hearing.
2. Staff gave report on proposed project and discussed the revisions made to the plans to mitigate
some of the previous concerns raised at the last hearing on this matter.
3. Applicant was introduced.
4. Members of the public were present:
Denise Harr, neighbor, discussed privacy concerns which were mitigated by the proposed
obscured glass. Reiterated concern about height of structure and discussed the possibility of
having a tree removed on her property due to tree trimming proposed on the subject site.
5. Public hearing closed.
6. Ghiossi moved to approve the application subject to the conditions presented with the
following findings and considerations:
(a) That the proposed project is categorically exempt, pursuant to Section 15303 of the
California Environmental Quality Act as adopted by the Town; and
(b) As required by Section 29.10.09030 (c) and (e) of the Town Code, for the demolition of the
existing single family residence:
(1) The structure is determined not to have any special historical, architectural or aesthetic
interest or value; and
(2) The Town=s housing stock will be maintained because a new house is proposed; and
(3) The existing structure is not historically or architecturally significant; and
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(4) The property owner does not want to maintain the existing structure; and
(5) The economic utility of the building has been exceeded.
(c) That the project is in conformance with the considerations for Architecture and Site
applications as set forth in Section 29.20.150 of the Zoning Ordinance; and
(d) That the work proposed is consistent with the Redevelopment Plan for the Central Los Gatos
Redevelopment Project Area (Section IV.B).
7. Parsons seconded, motion passed unanimously.
8. Appeal rights were cited.
OTHER BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:15 A.M. The next regularly
scheduled meeting of the Development Review Committee is
the following Tuesday.
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Sandy L. Baily, Associate Planner
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