Item 2 - 16940 Roberts Road
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: 09/26/2018 ITEM NO: 2
DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 TO: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE FROM: JOEL PAULSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: PROJECT LOCATION: 16940 ROBERTS ROAD. PROPERTY OWNER: CHANG 2003 FAMILY TRUST. APPLICANT: JOSEPHINE CHANG. REQUESTING APPROVAL TO REMOVE A PRE-1941 PROPERTY FROM THE HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY FOR PROPERTY ZONED R-M:5-12. APN 529-18-053.
RECOMMENDATION:
Review information and make a determination on the applicant’s request.
BACKGROUND:
A. Property Details
1. Date original primary structure was built: 1920
2. Town of Los Gatos Historic Status Code: N
3. Does property have an LHP Overlay? No
4. Is structure in a historic district? No
5. If yes, is it a contributor? N/A
6. Findings required? Yes
7. Considerations required? No
B. Comments
On August 22, 2018, the Committee considered a request to remove the pre-1941 residence
from the Historic Resources Inventory. The Committee discussed the matter and continued
the item to the following meeting with a request for to schedule a site visit for the
Committee to evaluate all elevations of the residence and for the applicant to submit
pictures of all elevations of the residence for Committee members who would be unable to
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BACKGROUND (Continued):
attend a site visit. The minutes for the August 22, 2018 meeting are included in the
September 26, 2018 agenda as Consent Item 1.
In response to the Committee’s discussion, the applicant has provided a letter of
justification which outlines a timeline for modifications made to the original structure,
Santa Clara County property records, a copy of the Anne Bloomfield survey of the residence,
a survey of the property, and images of the existing residence.
DISCUSSION:
A. Findings - related to a request for a determination that a pre-1941 primary structure has no
historic significance or architectural merit.
In evaluating a request for a determination of historic significance or architectural merit,
the Historic Preservation Committee shall consider the following:
1. The structure is not associated with 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; or
5. The integrity has been compromised such that the structure no longer has the
potential to convey significance.
Attachments:
1. Letter of Justification (one page)
2. Historic Research (two pages)
3. Anne Bloomfield Architectural Survey (two pages)
4. Survey (one page)
5. Pictures of the Existing Residence (sixteen pages)
Distribution:
Cc: Josephine Chang, P.O. Box 33097, Los Gatos CA 95031
Date:
To:
From:
Address:
APN :
Zoning:
Re:
Timeline
Letter of Justification for Removal: part 2
Timeline & Photographs
September 11, 2018
Historic Preservation Committee, Los Gatos Planning Department
Josephine Chang, Applicant
16940 Roberts Rd., Los Gatos, CA 95032
529-18-053
RM: 5-12
Request to remove a pre -1941 structure, Timeline & Photographs
1961
Photo taken by County Assessor
1920: 1050 sf Home Built
1961: Property annexed to Town of Los Gatos
1986: 1122 sf Addition
1989: Anne Bloomfield Survey, Preliminary Rating : N, New, Appears to have been built since 1941.
Of the 13 Historic Resources Status Codes, Anne Bloomfield gives this house the LEAST
historical status.
1990: 550 sf Garage Replaced
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Town of Los Gatos
CODE STATUS
lS Lis ted in the National Register of Historic
Places
2S Officially determined to be eligible fo r the Na-
tional Register and appears to be eligible for
local designation
3S Ap p ears to be eligible as an ind ividual property
fo r the National Register and local designa-
tion
3D Co ntributor to a district that ap pears eligible fo r
the Nationa l Register and local designation
3N Noncontributor to a di strict that appears eligi b le
for the N ational Re gister and local designa -
tion
3V Vacant p arc el in a district that appears eligib le for
the National Registe r and local designation
3B Appears eligible for th e National Register and lo -
cal designatio n as b o th an individual property
and as a co ntributor to a di strict
4B May bec o m e eligible for the National Re gister
and lo cal designation as b o th an individual
property and as a co ntributor to a district
4D Contributor to a di stric t that may become eli gible
for the National Register and loca l d esigna-
tion
4N Nonco ntributor to a di strict that ma y become
eligible for the National Regi ster and local
de signati o n
4S May beco me eligible as an individual property for
the National Register and local d es ignati on
4V Vacant p arc el in a district that may becom e
eligible for the National Re gister and local
desi gn atio n
Residential Design Guidelines
Public Review Draft February 1 , 200 8
Historic Resources Status Codes
CODE STATUS
SS Appea rs eligib le fo r local designation as an indi-
vid u al property
SD Appears eligible for local designation as a con-
tributor to a district
SN Noncontributor to a dis tric t that appears eligible
for local designation
SV Vacant parcel in a district that appears eli gible
for local de signation
SB Appears eligib le for local desi gn ation both as an
individual property and as a co ntributor to a
di strict
6S Appears ineligible for local designation but con-
tribute s to the T own's historic atmosphere
7S Appears ineligi ble for local designation becaus e
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N
built afte r 1941
Preliminary rating: Contributor to Town's historic
fe eling but has h ad some alterations
Preliminary rating: Contributor to Town's hi storic
feeling and appears intact
Preliminary rating: New; Appears to have been
built since 1941
R Preli min ary rating: Rem odeled heavil y; appears
built before 1942
RS Preliminary rating: May become eligible for local
design atio n bas ed on future research
RG Preliminary rating: Contributor t o group eligibil-
ity for local recognition only
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