11-13-19 Minutes - CDAC
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REPORT
MINUTES OF THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
The Conceptual Development Advisory Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a
Regular Meeting on November 13, 2019, at 4:30 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:34 PM
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Mary Badame, Vice Mayor Marcia Jensen, Committee Member Matthew Hudes,
and Committee Member Thomas O’Donnell
Absent: Vice Chair Barbara Spector
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS/COMMISSION MATTERS
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
- None.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Minutes – August 14, 2019
MOTION: Motion by Chair Mary Badame to approve the consent item. Seconded
by Committee Member Thomas O’Donnell.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. 16492 Los Gatos Boulevard
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee CD-19-004
Requesting preliminary review of a proposal for construction of a mixed-use building
and four townhomes on property zoned C-1. APN 532-07-085 and 532-07-086.
PROPERTY OWNER: Nicholas Gera for Princeton Garden Group Prop LLC
APPLICANT: Kohlsaat & Associates, Inc.
PROJECT PLANNER: Jennifer Armer
Jennifer Armer, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
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Applicant presented the proposed project.
Open public comment.
Gil Mesa (Nearby Property Owner)
• Expressed concerns about traffic and parking.
Joe Brady (Ferris Avenue Resident)
• Asked if there is any screening or privacy protection at the rear.
Maria Risto (Resident)
• Stated that a lot of housing is needed under the Housing Element. She would hate to see
property squandered by single-family residential zoning and is in favor of multi-family
housing on the site.
Steven Leverton (Ferris Avenue Resident)
• The Town is losing its charm. He is concerned about high-density housing, traffic and
privacy adjacent to his property.
Closed public comment.
Committee members discussed the matter and provided the following questions and
comments:
• Would the Safe Routes to School program (SR2S) apply?
• How would this be compatible with residential just behind the site, per General Plan
Policies?
• Would the residences be one or two-story? The rear yard was not taken into account on
2-2-5.
• Anytime Los Gatos Boulevard developed, community benefit includes implementing
SR2S/Complete Streets. Looks like high percentage of lot coverage with either of these
options. Two-story townhomes against one-story single-family residential behind, the
compatibility of bulk and mass is a bit much at the rear of the property.
• There is no easy solution, may be better served by housing rather than office/housing.
Traffic in Town is bad, but as Ms. Risto pointed out we need more housing.
• The site should not be Low Density Residential. The General Plan Designation should be
changed. Housing is appropriate here. Prefer first plan, because it includes rentals and
mixed-use which is consistent with that side of the street, plus it has more units, and
smaller attached units, with ownership units behind.
• Liked the scale of the townhomes, scaled back and with more landscaping, Spanish style
with second floor and more articulation fits in.
• General Plan amendment could be requested.
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OTHER BUSINESS
• None.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
November 13, 2019 meeting as approved by the
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee.
/s/ Jocelyn Fong, Administrative Assistant