11-14-18 Minutes - CDAC
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REPORT
MINUTES OF THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
The Conceptual Development Advisory Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a
Regular Meeting on November 14, 2018, at 4:30 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Marcia Jensen, Vice Chair Mary Badame, Committee Member Thomas O’Donnell,
Committee Member Barbara Spector
Absent: Committee Member Michael Kane
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. 25 W. Main Street (HEARD OUT OF ORDER)
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee Application CD-18-006
Requesting preliminary review of a proposal for exterior modifications and an addition
to a contributing building in the Downtown Historic Commercial District on a property
zoned C-2:LHP. APN 529-01-017.
PROPERTY OWNER: Steve Leonardis
APPLICANT: GKW Architects, Inc.
PROJECT PLANNER: Jocelyn Shoopman
Applicant presented the proposed project.
Opened and closed Public Comment.
Committee members discussed the matter and provided the following questions and
comments:
• There is concerns with the driveway length and the turning radius into the street.
• There may be an issue with parking and access to the trail.
• There is support for the two proposed Below Market Rate units.
• The committee is in support of rehabilitating a historic building as long as it stays with
the look and feel of downtown.
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• When a formal application is presented, the committee recommends providing a color
swatch that will not make the building look so massive.
• There is concern with the request to increase the floor area ratio (FAR).
• Justification will be needed for the requested exception to the FAR and in order to make
the findings to grant a Variance application for the required driveway length.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Minutes – September 12, 2018
MOTION: Motion by Committee Member Thomas O’Donnell to approve the
consent item. Seconded by Vice Chair Mary Badame.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
3. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
MOTION: Motion by Committee Member Barbara Spector to elect Mary Badame
as Chair. Seconded by Chair Marcia Jensen
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Motion by Chair Mary Badame to elect Barbara Spector as Vice Chair.
Seconded by Committee Member Thomas O’Donnell.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:02 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
November 14, 2018 meeting as approved by the
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee.
/s/ Sylvie Roussel, Administrative Technician