Item 2 - 221 Almendra - Addendum and Attachment 5
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: 12/16/2020
ITEM NO: 2
ADDENDUM
DATE: December 15, 2020
TO: Historic Preservation Committee
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Requesting Approval for Construction of a Detached Garage Exceeding 450
Square Feet on a Non-Contributing Property in the Almond Grove Historic
District on Property Zoned R-1D:LHP Located at 221 Almendra Avenue. APN
510-14-044. Minor Residential Development Application MR-20-006.
Property Owner: Gary Filizetti Applicant: Brett Brenkwitz. Project Planner:
Ryan Safty
REMARKS:
Attachment 5 includes public comment received from a neighbor on December 14, 2020.
ATTACHMENTS:
Previously received with the December 10, 2020 Staff Report:
1. Project Description Letter
2. Property Pictures
3. Main Residence Approval Plans - 2019
4. Development Plans
Received with this Addendum Report:
5. Public Comment
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Ryan Safty
From:Judy Whitten <jlwcpa10@aol.com>
Sent:Monday, December 14, 2020 4:08 PM
To:Ryan Safty
Subject:221 Almendra Ave Construction
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Hi Ryan,
Can you forward this to the Historic Preservation Committee or give me their email address?
Thank you,
Judy Whitten
Dear Historic Preservation Committee,
We are the owners at 231 Almendra Avenue, and we’d like to express our concern about the design plans for the ADU at
221 Almendra Avenue.
We are in favor of the new house that is being built at 221 Almendra and are happy to see the work beginning. We think
the new house will enhance the property and our neighborhood. We are also fine with the plans for the garage.
However, the current plans for the ADU show large windows that look directly into the backyard, master bedroom, and
living room/kitchen area of 227 Almendra Ave and into our backyard, master bedroom & bathroom, another bedroom,
and balcony. These windows are on the front and side of the ADU facing our homes. As the ADU will be built only five
feet from our neighbor’s fence, the current design will severely impinge on their privacy and will also impinge on our
privacy. This will damage the value of both our properties moving forward.
We’d like to request a design change that doesn’t have windows looking down on our property or our neighbors.
Sincerely,
Judy Whitten and Mitch Adler
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