Item 4 - 16 Pennsylvania AveHPC 9-28-16
Item 4
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Phone: (408) 354-6874 Fax: (408) 354-7593
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
PROJECT DATA SHEET
Project Data
16 Pennsylvania Avenue
Requesting approval for exterior modifications to a pre-1941 structure on property zoned
R-1D. APN 510-42-014
PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: Nikan Omidi Langroudi and Farhad Shafai
PROJECT PLANNER: Erin Walters
PROPERTY DETAIL
Date structure was built 1908
Town of Los Gatos Historic Status Code I
Does property have an LHP Overlay? No
Is structure in a historic district? No
If yes, what district? N/A
If yes, is it a contributor? N/A
Findings required? N
Considerations required? Y
See back page of this document for findings and considerations.
Comments: The information from the Town’s Historical Recourse Survey Project (1 page)
and the applicant’s materials are attached. The applicant is requesting to make
minor exterior modifications to the exterior of the house, in order to accommodate
a proposed lower level addition of 1,000 square feet.
Cc: Nikan Omidi Langroudi and Farhad Shafai, 16 Pennsylvania Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Required Findings
As required by Section 29.10.09030(e)(2) of the Town Code for the demolition of a
single family residence (Preservation of historically or architecturally significant
buildings) and the Secretary of Interior Standards of any historic structure.
1. The building is not associated with any events that have made a significant
contribution to the Town.
2. No significant persons are associated with the site.
3. There are no distinctive characteristics of type, period or method of construction
or representation of work of a master.
4. The structure does not yield information to Town history.
5. Structural integrity of the building.
Required Considerations
Sec. 29.80.290. Standards for review.
In evaluating applications, the deciding body shall consider the architectural style,
design, arrangement, texture, materials and color, and any other pertinent factors.
Applications shall not be granted unless:
1 On landmark sites, the proposed work will neither adversely affect the
exterior architectural characteristics or other features of the landmark (and,
where specified in the designating ordinance for a publicly owned
landmark, its major interior architectural features) nor adversely affect the
character of historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value of the
landmark and its site.
2 In historic districts, the proposed work will neither adversely affect the
exterior architectural characteristics or other features of the property
which is the subject of the application, nor adversely affect its
relationship, in terms of harmony and appropriateness, with its
surroundings, including neighboring structures, nor adversely affect the
character, or the historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value of
the district.
X 3 For pre-1941 structures, the proposed work will neither adversely affect
the exterior architectural characteristics or other features of the property
which is the subject of the application.
Town Policy
X That the work proposed is compatible with the neighborhood.
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ARCHITECTURAL/CULTURAL SURVEY
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14151 922·1063
2229 WEBSTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CA 9411 5
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PARCEL MAP INFORMATION
Parcel # 5 I 0 -d ~ -c;,~ Lot size: 15' 2
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front ft. x ft. deep
r: Lot sha~e: Rectangle~ L __ _ Rectangle with small rear jog___ Other _______________ _
Location: N~S--E W side of _____ ?:.._;A ______ St __ Ave • /Other _____ _
distance to cross st: ~I:;;;... ft. N __ S __ E __ W / from 75~ V. c.~
at NE NW SE SW corner of. ____________ _
HISTORIC INFORMATION ON PARCEL MAP
Old tract or subdivision name .J W Lj YtdOJ'~Svb Old Block # L:;+ D Old lot # _____ _
FIELD SURVEY INFORMATION (handwritten in red)
Preliminary rating f-Estimated age i '1 :u.J~ Style U~ t+ ~.o..""" # stories.___
Alterations. _______________ ~-----------------------~---------------------------
Other r::--1-l"'>. ~t ~ •"'-c:..... -U-e /!:t."'"'
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COUNTY ASSESSOR--PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS (paste on copy)
OWNERSHIP SHOWN ON MAPS
Source
Name
Blk Book
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Date
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1891
1908
Survey 1941
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Page
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Old ·tract/block/lot Size
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Owner
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MISCELLANEOUS
National Register l t sted date~--------------
County Inventory 1979~--~---~~-~~----
Town of Los Gatos : Designation ___ Recognition __
District Name
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Alterations: Moved f
Raised __ Porch encl=:,
Addition__ Siding__
1 Windowe ___ Co ndition __ I
Deaisner: a __ b_ d ___ t
D ate: Se p. H'", 200 16
T own ofLos Gatos
Hi storic P r eser va ti o n Committee
11 0 E. Main St
Los Gatos , CA
9 50SO
Niki Omidi
I (i Pennsylvan ia A vc.• Los Ga tos. CA !1:)030
Phone: +O S -7!J 1-!l :J ~!I • t:-Mail: ni k i.omiJi@ gm ail.corn
R E : Review o f Min o r Exterior C hanges o n 16 P enn sylvani a Ave. L os Gatos , CA 9 50SO.
D e ar Committee M e mb ers:
We have just moved to the co un try fr o m Canada and the one place ever yone told us to settle
down in was the town of Los Gatos. We l ove ever ything this town has t o offer and a re eag e r to put
down root, es pe cially for our small children . The home we purchase a few months ago is a l ovely
hi storic home originally buil t a bout 1906. W e want t o protect a nd preserve the home, but remodel the
interior to better work for our growing famil y . The house is a 2-st o r y home, with 8 17 sq uare fe et of
fini s hed liv ing area on the lower fl oor. The l ower fl oor is partially und ergr ound and it con ta ins a n
unfinish ed 1000 sq uare foot area w it h 6 '-6 " cei lin gs. We wou ld like to excavate below the house to
increase the ceil ings to 8 ' throughout the lower l eve l and create a play area for o ur children, a home
theater and a third baby /gues t b edroom .
Beca use the house exceeds the all owable F AR, we wi ll b e moving forward to ha ving a P lanning
Commission revi ew of our project in the hopes of all owing fro the exception in our case. The projec t
co n sis t s of excavating below t h e existin g house to create 1000 square feet of addition al li ving area, of
which 485 sq uare feet is undergroun d e no ugh to be consid ered a cell ar.
The exis ting exterior of the home wi ll be prese r ved and protect ed , with a few minimal window
and door ch anges. Changing the existing unfinished lower fl oor are a into li v ing ar ea w ill n ot change the
h eight of the house, o r its mass and bulk.
The design goals are to add the space n eeded for our family whil e protecting t he inte grity of o ur
hi storic h ome
Sincerely,
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