Item 1 - Minutes of November 14, 2018
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/12/2018 ITEM NO: 1
DRAFT
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.
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• The committee is in support of rehabilitating a historic building as long as it stays with
the look and feel of downtown.
• 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.
Sylvie Roussel, Administrative Technician