2023-016 - Making Determinations and Approving the Reoganization of Uninhabited Territory Area Designated as Stefenie Lane No. 4; Location 15974 Stefenie LaneRESOLUTION 2023-016
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
MAKING DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING THE REORGANIZATION
OF AN UNINHABITED TERRITORY AREA DESIGNATED AS
STEPHENIE LANE NO. 4
APN: 523-25-034
APPROXIMATELY 0.53 ACRES
ANNEXATION APPLICATION: AN22-003
PROPERTY LOCATION: 15974 STEPHEN! E LANE
PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: RON AND DAPHNE WATSON
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos has received a request for
annexation of territory designated as Stephenie No. 4 from Ron and Daphne Watson; and
WHEREAS, the property, approximately 0.53 acres and includes no County street right-
of-way located at 15974 Stephenie Lane, APN: 523-25-034, is within 300 feet of a Town
boundary and within the Town's Urban Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the following special district would be affected by the proposal: Santa Clara
County Library Service Area;
WHEREAS, the annexation would provide for use of Town services; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council enacted Ordinance 1267 in 1975 pre -zoning the subject
territory with an R-1:8 (single-family residential, 8,000 square foot minimum lot size) zoning
designation; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos, as Lead Agency for environmental review for the
reorganization, has determined annexation of the subject property is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3); and
WHEREAS, the County Surveyor of Santa Clara County has found the description and
map (Exhibit A and B) to be in accordance with Government Code Section 56757, the
boundaries to be definite and certain, and the proposal to be in compliance with LAFCO's road
annexation policies; and
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WHEREAS, as provided in Government Code Section 56757, the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos shall be the conducting authority for a reorganization including an
annexation to the Town; and
WHEREAS, the territory is uninhabited and all owners of land included in the proposal
have consented to this annexation; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 56662(a) provides that if a petition for annexation
is signed by all owners of land within the affected territory the Town Council may approve or
disapprove the annexation without a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, evidence was presented to the Town Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos as
follows:
1. That it is the conducting authority pursuant to Section 56757 of the Government
Code for the annexation of property designated as Stephenie No. 4, more
particularly described in Exhibits A and B;
2. That the following findings are made by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos:
a. Said territory is uninhabited and comprises approximately 0.53 acres;
b. The annexation is consistent with the orderly annexation of territory within the
Town's Urban Service Area and is consistent with the Town policy of annexing
when required by the Town's agreement with the County of Santa Clara;
c. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
under Title 14 Code of Regulations, Chapter 3: Guidelines for the
Implementation of CEQA Section 15061(b)(3);
d. The Town Council enacted Ordinance 1267 in 1975 pre -zoning the subject
territory with an R-1:8 (Single -Family Residential, 8,000 square foot minimum lot
size) zoning designation;
e. The territory is within the Town's Urban Service Area as adopted by the Local
Agency Formation Commission of Santa Clara County;
f. The County Surveyor has determined the boundaries of the proposed
annexation to be definite and certain, and in compliance with the Commission's
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road annexation policies. The County Surveyor has been reimbursed for the
actual cost incurred by the County Surveyor in making this determination;
g. The proposed annexation will not create an area in which it would be difficult to
provide municipal services;
h. The proposed annexation does not split lines of assessment or ownership;
i. The proposed annexation is consistent with the Town's General Plan;
j. The territory to be annexed is contiguous to a Town boundary; and
k. The Town has complied with all conditions imposed by the Commission for
inclusion of the territory in the Town's Urban Service Area.
3. That all owners of land within the affected territory have provided written consent
to the reorganization and no subject agency has submitted written opposition to a
waiver of protest proceedings;
4. That upon completion of these reorganization proceedings the territory described in
Exhibit A will be annexed to the Town of Los Gatos and will be detached from the
Santa Clara County Library Service Area; and
5. That upon completion of these reorganization proceedings the territory reorganized
will be taxed on the regular County assessment roll, including taxes for existing
bonded indebtedness.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 2"d day of May 2023, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Mary Badame, Matthew Eludes, Rob Moore, Rob Rennie, Mayor Maria Ristow
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK 1F THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: t —95
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SIGNED: pi/ tit.V1 V���111.,
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: 5--3--23
Resolution 2023-016
May 2, 2023
EXHIBIT "A"
STEPHENIE LANE NO. 4
ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
All that certain real property, situate in portion of Rancho Rinconada De Los Gatos, lying in the
County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows:
Beginning at the angle point on the most westerly line of the Annexation to the Town of Los Gatos,
as defined by the Annexation titled "Linda Avenue No. 2", said point being S. 22°00'00" E., 21.39
feet from the northwesterly corner of the Lands of Meyer, as shown upon said annexation; thence
along the most westerly line of said Annexation and its southwesterly extension
(1) S. 12°45'00" E., 35.05 feet to the westerly corner of the Annexation to the Town of Los
Gatos, as defined by the Annexation titled "Linda Avenue No. 4"; thence
(2) S. 12°45'00" E., 56.70 feet to the southerly corner of said; thence leaving said annexation
(3) S. 12°45'00" E., 8.21 feet to an angle point; thence
(4) S. 68°28'00" W., 232.64 feet to a point on the southwesterly line of that certain 12.217 Acre
Parcel of Land conveyed by Leo Baumgartner, ET UX, to Bend Chiro by deed recorded
March 23, 1923, in the Office of the County Recorder of Santa Clara County, in Book 20 of
Official Records, at page 45, said point also being the northeasterly corner of the Annexation
to the Town of Los Gatos, as defined by the Annexation titled "Stephanie Lane No. 1";
thence along said southwesterly line
(5) N. 12°45'00" W., 50.00 feet to the southeasterly corner of the Annexation to the Town of
Los Gatos, as defined by the Annexation titled "Stephenie Lane No. 2"; thence along the
easterly line of said Annexation
(6) N. 12°45'00" W., 50.00 feet to the most southerly corner of that certain Parcel of Land
conveyed by Corrine Chiro, ET VIR to Daniel T. Fisk, ET UX, by deed dated June 9, 1939,
recorded July 11, 1939, in Book 936 of Official Records, at page 598, said corner also being
the northeasterly corner of said Annexation titled "Stephenie Lane No. 2"; thence, along the
southeasterly line of said Parcel of Land
(7) N. 68°28'00" E., 232.64 feet, to the Point of beginning and containing 0.528 acre, more or
less
For assessment purposes only. This description of land is not a legal property description as
defined in the Subdivision Map Act and may not be used as the basis for an offer for sale of the
land described
Date: 1/31/2023
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LEGEND
EXHIBIT "B"
STEPHENIE LANE NO. 4 ANNEXATION
BEING A PORTION OF RANCHO RINCONADA DE LOS
GATOS, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER
523-25-034
DATE: 01-31-2023
SCALE: 1"=80'
ACREAGE: 0.528
LOCATION MAP
NOT TO SCALE
COURSES:
1. S 12'45'00" E 35.05'
2. S 12'45'00" E 56.70'
3. S 12'45'00" E 8.21'
4. S 68'28'00" W 232.64'
5. N 12'45'00" W 50.00'
6. N 12'45'00" W 50.00'
7. N 68'28'00" E 232.64'
LOS GATOS TOWN LIMITS
PROPOSED ANNEXATION LIMITS
STREET CENTERLINE
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FAX: (650) 941-8755
EXHIBIT B