Item 8 - Staff Report and Attachments 1 to 3
PREPARED BY: RYAN SAFTY
Associate Planner
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6874
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/22/2022 ITEM NO: 8
DATE: June 17, 2022
TO: Historic Preservation Committee
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Consider a Request to Remove a Pre-1941 Property from the Historic
Resources Inventory for Property Zoned R-1:8 Located at 15950 Stephenie
Lane. APN 523-25-051. Historic Review Request PHST-22-010.
Property Owner: David Alves. Applicant: Payman Farzaneh.
Project Planner: Ryan Safty.
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider a request to remove a pre-1941 property from the Historic Resources Inventory for
property zoned R-1:8 located at 15950 Stephenie Lane.
PROPERTY DETAILS:
1. Date primary structure was built: 1940 per County Assessor’s Database
2. Town of Los Gatos Historic Status Code: N/A
3. Does property have an LHP Overlay? No
4. Is structure in a historic district? No
5. If yes, is it a contributor? N/A
6. Findings required? Yes
7. Considerations required? No
DISCUSSION:
The applicant is requesting approval to remove the presumptive pre-1941 residence from the
Historic Resources Inventory (Attachment 1). The Santa Clara County Assessor’s Database lists
a construction date of 1940. The property is not within a historic district or LHP overlay, is not
included in the 1990 Anne Bloomfield Survey, and is not shown on the Sanborn Fire Insurance
maps. The applicant provided historic research, which is included as Attachment 2. The Town
does not have building permit records for the property as it was annexed into the Town in
2006.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: 15950 Stephenie Lane DATE: June 17, 2022
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DISCUSSION (continued):
As noted in Attachment 1, the house was originally built in 1940 and was 1,627 square feet with
a pitched roof. Work occurred to the residence in 1970, which included a 1,034 square-foot
addition with a flat roof. At some point following 1970, a fire occurred on the property which
damaged the pitched roof and part of the flat roof. Work also occurred to the residence in
1999, which changed the roofline to a high-pitched roof and added an additional 1,474 square
feet. The exterior of the home changed substantially, with a new roofline, exterior siding,
windows, garage, and front rooms. Records from the Santa Clara County correspond with this
timeline of work, showing additions from 1971 and 1999 (Attachment 2). The applicant has
also submitted historic and current photos of the property and residence, showing the changes
throughout the years (Attachment 3).
CONCLUSION:
Should the Committee find that the structure no longer has historic significance or architectural
merit due to the loss of integrity, the structure would be removed from the Historic Resources
Inventory and any proposed alterations would not return to the Committee.
FINDINGS:
A. Findings - related to a request for a determination that a pre-1941 primary structure has no
historic significance or architectural merit.
In evaluating a request for a determination of historic significance or architectural merit,
the Historic Preservation Committee shall consider the following:
1. The structure is not associated with events that have made a significant contribution
to the Town;
2. No significant persons are associated with the site;
3. There are no distinctive characteristics of type, period or method of construction or
representation of work of a master;
4. The structure does not yield information to Town history; or
5. The integrity has been compromised such that the structure no longer has the
potential to convey significance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Project Summary
2. Historic Research
3. Property Pictures
Records and Documents for the Removal of
15950 Stephenie Ln, Los Gatos, CA 95032
from the Los Gatos Historical Resources Inventory
Summary
History
Santa Clara County Residential Unit Property Record
Building Permit Statement
Historical Aerial Photos
Current Aerial Photos
Overlay of Current and Historical Photo
Historic Exterior Photographs
Current Exterior Photos
Summary
We request that that 15950 Stephenie Lane be removed from the Los Gatos Historical
Resources Inventory on two grounds:
1. The structure is not an untouched pre-1941 structure. It has been remodeled
twice by prior owners, almost doubling the original square footage.
2. The structure does not exhibit “special character or special historical,
architectural or aesthetic interest or value” as provided for by the Historic
Preservation Town Code
History
Owner, David & Elizabeth Alves
The house was originally built in 1940, featured a moderately pitched roof, and was
approximately 1627 sqft. One addition occurred in 1970 (Permit 12063), adding a flat
roofed area of 1034 sqft. At some point in time, there was a fire, which burned the
medium pitched roof and part of the flat pitched roof. Another addition occurred in 1999
(Permits 94915 and 95376), which changed the roofline to a high pitched roof, and
added another 1474 sqft. They enlarged a bedroom, removed a bedroom, remodeled a
bathroom, added a bathroom, remodeled the laundry room and dining room, enlarged
the kitchen and family room, and moved and enlarged the garage. The exterior of the
house changed significantly, especially the roofline, windows, garage and front rooms.
The Parcel numbers also changed twice when the lot was subdivided. The previous
parcel numbers are 523-25-036 and 525-13-084.
Santa Clara County Residential Unit Property Record
Santa Clara County Assessor's Office
Filed under the previous APNs from the “Mother Parcel”: 523-25-036, 525-13-084.
Mentions at least 8 permits for repairs and additions. This house has been added on to
at least twice (1971 and 1999).
See Attached 2 pages
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Residential Property. Owners
BUILDINQ FERMIT STATEMENT
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County of Santa Clara
Office of the Assessor
Lawrence E. Stone. Assessor
14081 2 9 9-2401 FAX 14081 298-9439
15950 STEPHENIE
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CA 95032-4826
APN 523-25-036 1306
Situs: 15950 STEPHENIE LN LG
Permit # 95376
REV. BP 94915
Return by: 12-Nov-1999
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION (Please check appropriate boxes)
0 REMODEL
0 REPAIR
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•-g--Sving Area 0 Enclosed Existing Patio 0 Bern/Stable o Sauna
O Covered Patio ia -Garage ,' ,- .i 0 Fireplace 0 Tennis/Sport Court
0 Enclosed Patio 0 Converted Garage 0 Pool/Spa 0 Other
PROJECT STATUS: o Complete 0 Incomplete 0 Not Started 0 Project Cancelled
If complete, please give the date of completion:
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Total Cost of Project L3 Of/. ot)G
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Briefly describe work: kir.," 444.71dir Month Day Year
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completion: / / y i 7 , 00 Contractor's Name: i`-ti I-. ./1A..--- 1 g rs.: _
Phone Number: f 6-1D6 1 Month Day vow
DIAGRAM OF NEW CONSTRUCTION: Draw • listen of the new construction showing it.
*mansions, floorpian, locahon on the lot, and position in relation to existing structures (You may enclose a copy of
your blueprints end photographs of the completer, work if available. Plows note however. that it... items will become
TOTAL ADDITION TO LIVING AREA
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STRUCTURE REMOVED: Describe any structure or Portion of structure removed -
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Remarks:
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Feb. 7, 2000
To: Office of the County Assessor
Re: 15950 Stephanie LN LG
Permit # 95376 / REV. BP 94915
OLD NEW
2680 SF 3120 SF
5 bedrooms 4 bedrooms
3 bathrooms 4 bathrooms
2 fireplaces 2 fireplaces
Detached garage Attached garage
Pitched & fiat roof Pitched roof only
One bedroom was enlarged.
One bathroom was remolded.
Laundry room was cleaned up.
Dining room was cleaned up.
Family room — kitchen was enlarged.
Garage was moved.
If you have any questions please contact me.
ctfully,
Daniel Blue
Owner
Historical Aerial Photos
Flight CAS_65_130, Frame 9-139, Begin Date May 1, 1965. Courtesy of UCSB Library
Geospatial Collection. Retrieved from
https://mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_images/cas-65-130/cas-65-130_9-139.tif on 2022-06-01
Please note the shape of house, location of garage and roofline.
Current Aerial Photos
County of Santa Clara Department of Planning and Development, Interactive Property
Assessment, 2021 County Aerials (12/7/20-3/12/21)
Please note the shape of house, location of garage and roofline.
ATTACHMENT 3
Overlay of Current and Historical Photo
Prepared by Owner, David Alves
Please note the difference in the footprint of the house.
Historic Exterior Photographs
Christopher Blue
Photographs from the previous owner showing the exterior before and after the 1999
remodel
Pre-Remodel (2 photos)
Post Remodel (1 photo)
Current Exterior Photos
Redfin Property Information, MLS#ML81860078, and BK Drafting