Item 5 - 25 W. Main
PREPARED BY: JOCELYN SHOOPMAN
Associate Planner
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6874
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 03/28/2018 ITEM NO: 5
DATE: MARCH 20, 2018 TO: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE FROM: JOEL PAULSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: PROJECT LOCATION: 25 W. MAIN STREET. PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: STEVE LEONARDIS. REQUESTING PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF A PROPOSAL FOR EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS AND AN ADDITION TO A CONTRIBUTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ZONED C-2:LHP. APN 529-01-017.
RECOMMENDATION:
Review information and provide a preliminary review of the applicant’s proposal.
BACKGROUND:
A. Property Details
1. Date primary structure was built: 1880’s
2. Town of Los Gatos Historic Status Code: 5D, Appears eligible for local
designation as an individual property (Residential Design Guidelines, Appendix E)
3. Does property have an LHP Overlay? Yes
4. Is structure in a historic district? Yes, Downtown Historic Commercial District
5. If yes, is it a contributor? Yes
6. Findings required? No
7. Considerations required? Yes
B. Comments
The applicant is proposing exterior modifications to the existing building, including
alterations to existing windows, new windows, and a modification to the existing roof, in
addition to a two-story addition to the rear of the commercial building. Due to the
historic rating of the property, the applicant has chosen to pursue feedback on
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BACKGROUND (Continued):
the request ahead of submitting a formal Planning application. If a Planning application
is submitted, the proposed project would return to the Historic Preservation Committee
for a recommendation.
Town Code Section 29.10.020 defines demolition of historic structures as removal,
enclosure, or alteration of more than twenty-five percent of the wall(s) facing a public
street, or fifty percent of all exterior or walls:
Demolition (historic structures) means:
(1) Removal of more than twenty-five (25) percent of the wall(s) facing a public
street(s) (or a street facing elevation if the parcel is a corridor lot or is
landlocked) or fifty (50) percent of all exterior walls; or
(2) Enclosure or alteration (ie: new window and or window relocation) of more than
twenty-five (25) percent of the walls facing a public street (or a street facing
elevation if the parcel is a corridor lot or is landlocked) or fifty (50) percent of
the exterior walls so that they no longer function as exterior walls; or
All remaining exterior walls must be contiguous and must retain the existing exterior
wall covering. No new exterior wall covering shall be permitted over the existing
exterior wall covering. The following are exempt from this definition:
a. Replacement. The exterior wall covering may be removed if the covering is not
original to the structure.
b. Repair. The removal and replacement of in kind non-repairable exterior wall
covering resulting in no change to its exterior appearance or historic character if
approved by the deciding body.
c. Removal. The removal of an addition(s) that is not part of the original structure
and which has no historic significance, as determined by the Historic
Preservation Committee. Demolition shall be determined by subsections (1) and
(2) above for the original structure, where walls enclosed by additions shall be
considered as exterior walls.
DISCUSSION:
A. Considerations Required with Recommendation
_ 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:
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DISCUSSION (Continued):
1. 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.
B. Town Policy
_ That the work proposed is compatible with the neighborhood.
C. Standards
_ That the work proposed is consistent with the standards for review of new commercial
structures and all exterior remodels and additions (Exhibit 3, page 5).
Attachments:
1. Request (one page)
2. Anne Bloomfield Architectural Survey (nine pages)
3. Ordinance 1843 (eight pages)
4. Development Plans (four sheets)
Distribution:
Cc: Steve Leonardis, 136 Teresita Way, Los Gatos, CA 95032