Item 1 - 09-09-15 MinutesDRAFTTOWN OF LOS GATOS
110 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 354-6874
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SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS FOR
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015, HELD IN THE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER, 110
EAST MAIN STREET, LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA.
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The meeting was called to order at 4:30 P.M.
ATTENDANCE
Members Present: Absences:
Barbara Spector
Marcia Jensen
Kendra Burch
Mary Badame
Thomas O’Donnell
Staff Present: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager/Community Development Director
Joel Paulson, Planning Manager
ITEM 1: Approval of Minutes from June 10, 2015
Barbara Spector moved to approve the June 10, 2015 minutes. The motion was seconded by Kendra
Burch and approved unanimously.
ITEM 2: 400 and 420 Blossom Hill Road
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee CD-15-002
Requesting review of conceptual plans to demolish two existing office buildings and
to construct one three-story assisted living facility on property zoned O. APN 529-
16-071.
PROPERTY OWNER: Green Valley Corporation/Case Swenson
APPLICANT: Barry Swenson Builder/Josh Burroughs
PROJECT PLANNER: Jennifer Savage
The applicant team presented their proposal.
Comments:
• Additional details for the operations of proposed use will need to be provided.
• The number of employees provided seems low.
• Parking is a concern.
• Provide the requirements for outdoor areas for Alzheimer’s patients.
• Noise, traffic, and tree removals are a concern.
DRAFT• You should consider doing an EIR.
• The proposed size of the facility will need to be compatible with the neighborhood.
• Privacy and loss of views for the neighbors will need to be addressed.
• Ingress and egress are a concern.
• Sound wall will need to be installed and screened.
• Sensitive receptor issues will need to be addressed.
• Is this type of use appropriate next to the freeway.
• Provide off-site views depicting the trees that are proposed to be removed.
• Left turns out of the site are a concern.
• Why not consider an office project.
• Grading, drainage, and proposed landscaping need to be addressed.
• Architecture shouldn’t be so contemporary.
• Current tenant impacts will need to be addressed.
• Provide justification for why this use is more appropriate than office.
• There is an increasing senior population.
• Provide information regarding the need for this type of use.
ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m. The next regular meeting of the
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee is Wednesday, October 14,
2015
Prepared by:
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Joel Paulson, Planning Manager
cc: Planning Commission Chair
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