07-02-03 Minutes - HPC110 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 HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS FOR JULY 2, 2003, HELD IN TOWN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 110 E MAIN STREET, LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA.
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The meeting was called to order at 5:30 P.M. by Vice-Chair Burnett.
ATTENDANCE
Members Present: Kelly Blough, Susan Burnett, Jeanne Drexel, Len Pacheco and Joanne
Talesfore
Absent: None
Staff Present: Sandy Baily, Associate Planner
ITEM 1: 110 HARDING AVENUE
The Committee considered plans to construct a second story addition to a pre-1941 single family
residence. Pacheco moved to continue the matter with the following directions.
1. Delete the gable end over the bay window.
2. Maintain the original facade.
3. The doors shall have mullions.
4. The new windows shall be double hung.
5. The dormer window shall have mullions.
Talesfore seconded, motion passed with four ayes and one abstention. Blough abstained since
she arrived during the discussion of this application.
Talesfore left the meeting.
Pacheco stated for the record that he was within 500 feet of the property for the next item and
recused himself from the meeting.
ITEM 2: 19 HERNANDEZ AVENUE
The Committee considered plans to modify a previous approval for a second story addition to a
pre-1941 single family residence. Burnett moved to recommend approval of the modification to
the Director of Community Development. Blough seconded, motion passed unanimously.
Pacheco returned to the meeting.
ITEM 3: 184 VILLA AVENUE
The Committee considered plans to construct a second story addition to a pre-1941 single family
residence. Pacheco moved to recommend approval of the application to the Planning
Commission subject to the following conditions:
1. A craftsman style shed dormer shall be added to the front and rear elevations in a location that
is proportional to the other windows.
2. A second window shall be added at the east elevation adjacent to the single window and porch.
3. All windows and doors shall be wood. No snap in grids or grids inside the windows are
permitted. Simulated wood grids are acceptable (ie: one glass pack with grids applied by
manufacturer to inside, outside and between glass), to read as a true divided lite window.
Vinyl clad windows are not permitted.
4. All window trim, window finish detail, corner boards, soffits, eaves, millwork and any other
detail shall match existing.
Blough seconded, motion passed unanimously.
ITEM 4: 100 OLDE DRIVE
The Committee considered a request to remove this house from the Historic Resources Inventory.
Burnett moved to remove this house from the Inventory on the basis that approximately 15
percent of the existing house is historic and that there is not enough original material from the
original structure to determine what the original style was. Drexel seconded, motion passed
unanimously.
ITEM 5: OTHER BUSINESS
a. 100 Olde Drive - Matter not heard since house was removed from Historic
Resources Inventory.
b. 15 ½ N. Santa Cruz Ave - The Committee discussed exterior changes to outside
dining area to meet the noise requirements. The Committee recommended that
glass or some other simple transparent material be used so that the view of the
building was not blocked. Since no acoustical information was provided, it was
uncertain how high the shield needed to be. Photographs of what is existing
should be provided at the next meeting.
c. 526 San Benito Avenue - The Committee reviewed preliminary plans for a second
story addition to a pre-1941 single family residence.
d. 15 Ashler Street - The Committee reviewed preliminary plans for a second story
addition to a pre-1941 single family residence.
e. 130 Highland Avenue - Withdrawn at applicants request.
Drexel left the meeting.
ITEM 6: STATUS OF PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS
Baily informed the Committee on the status of previous applications that came before the
Committee.
ITEM 7: APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the meeting of June 4 and 19, 2003 were passed unanimously.
ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M. to a special meeting of July 23, 2003.
Prepared by: Approved by:
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Sandy L. Baily, Associate Planner Len Pacheco, Chair
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