Item 1 - Minutes of November 13, 2019
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/11/2019 ITEM NO: 1
DRAFT
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
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Jennifer Armer, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
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.
Jocelyn Fong, Administrative Assistant
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