Staff Report
PREPARED BY: RYAN SAFTY
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: 11/18/2020
ITEM NO: 3
DATE: November 12, 2020
TO: Historic Preservation Committee
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Consider a Request to Remove a Pre-1941 Property from the Historic
Resources Inventory for Property Zoned R-1:8 Located at 17121 Pine Avenue.
APN 529-20-052. Property Owner: Jerome Bellotti. Applicant: Michael
Paravati. Project Planner: Ryan Safty.
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider a request to remove a pre-1941 property from the Historic Resources Inventory for
property zoned R-1:8 located at 17121 Pine Avenue.
PROPERTY DETAILS:
1. Date primary structure was built: 1924 per County Assessor’s Database
2. Town of Los Gatos Historic Status Code: N/A
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
DISCUSSION:
The applicant is requesting approval to remove the pre-1941 residence from the Historic
Resources Inventory and has provided a Letter of Justification and property research
(Attachments 1 through 4).
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SUBJECT: 17121 PINE AVENUE
DATE: NOVEMBER 12, 2020
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FINDINGS:
The applicant’s Letter of Justification (Attachment 1) outlines reasons for the request to remove
the structure from the Historic Resources Inventory, including research and a lack of historic
significance or architectural merit due to previous alterations to the residence. Specifically, in
1991 major alterations including a new front porch, attached garage, and expanded second
story addition were completed (Attachment 4, pages 1-8, and 14). In 2002, minor exterior work
including a roof modification, window changes, and second-story deck replacements were also
completed (Attachment 4, pages 19-20).
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.
CONCLUSION:
Should the Committee find that the structure no longer has historic significance or architectural
merit due to the loss of integrity, the structure would be removed from the Historic Resources
Inventory and any proposed alterations would not return to the Committee.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Letter of Justification
2. Property Pictures
3. Sanborn Exhibit
4. Building Permit Records