01-26-16 Minutes - DRCTOWN OF LOS GATOS
110 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030 (408) 354-6874
SUMMARY MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS FOR JANUARY 26, 2016 HELD IN THE TOWN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER, ll 0 EAST MAIN STREET, LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA.
The meeting was called to order at 1 0:05_a.m. by Chair Machado.
ATTENDANCE
Members Present:
Marni Mos eley , Associate Planner
Doug Harding, Fire Department
Tracy Staiger, Senior Deputy Fire Marshal
Michael Machado, Building Official
Mike Weisz, Associate Civil Engineer
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ITEM 1: 16426 Bennett Way
Subdivision Application M-15-006
Requesting approval for a lot line adjustment between four parcels within the North
40 Specific Plan Area. APNs 424-08-060,424-07-082 , -083 and -100.
PROPERTY OWNER: Yuki Farms, ETPH, L.P.
APPLICANT: Steve O 'Connell -Grosvenor
PROJECT PLANNER: Marni Moseley
1. Chair Machado opened the public hearing.
2. Staff gave report on proposed project.
3. Applicant was introduced.
4 . Members of the public were not present.
5. Public hearing closed.
6. Marni Moseley moved to approve the application subject to the conditions presented with the
following findings:
FINDINGS:
Required Finding for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):
• The project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to the adopted Guidelines for the
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15305: Minor
Alterations in Land Use Limitations.
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Required Finding for State Subdivision Map Act:
• The Development Review Committee has determined that none of the findings for denial
specified in Section 66474 of the State Subdivision Map Act can be made.
66474. A legislative body of a city or county shall deny approval of a tentative map, or a
parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, if it makes any of the following
findings:
(a) That the proposed map is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans
as specified in Section 65451 .
(b) That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with
applicable general and specific plans.
(c) That the site is not physically suitable for the type of development.
(d) That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development.
(e) That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause
substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or
wildlife or their habitat.
(f) That the design of the subdivision or type of improvements is likely to cause serious
public health problems.
(g) That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with
easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property
within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the governing body may
approve a map if it finds that alternate easements, for access or for use, will be
provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired
by the public. This subsection shall apply only to easements of record or to
easements established by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction and no
authority is hereby granted to a legislative body to determine that the public at
large has acquired easements for access through or use of property within the
proposed subdivision.
7. Dough Harding seconded, motion passed unanimously.
8. Appeal rights were cited.
OTHER BUSINESS
NONE
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ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 a .m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Development Review
Committee is the following Tuesday.
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