Item 2 - Staff Report and Attachments 1 to 2
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: 4/26/2023 ITEM NO: 2
DATE: April 21, 2023
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 42 Fillmer Avenue.
APN 532-35-034. Request for Review Application PHST-23-003.
PROPERTY OWNER: Dara Florio.
APPLICANT: Lili Milano.
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 42 Fillmer Avenue.
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. The Santa Clara County Assessor’s Database lists a construction
date of 1940. The property is not within a historic district or LHP overlay, and is not included in
the 1990 Anne Bloomfield Survey. Portions of Fillmer Avenue are shown in the latest Sanborn
Map (1928-1956); however, the subject property is not included and was within Santa Clara
County jurisdiction when the map was prepared (Attachment 1).
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DISCUSSION (continued):
The applicant has provided an informational package with their application (Attachment 2),
which includes a summary of the research they conducted, as well as an existing floor plan and
pictures of the existing residence. Building Permit records were also provided, which show a
bathroom and dressing room addition at the rear of the residence in 1983, re-roof permit in
2001, and electric service upgrade in 2007. The applicant states in their letter that the pictures
of the existing residence show how the previous rear addition did not match the window style,
window material, or window frame color, and a new shed roof was added over the rear bay
window.
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. 1928 – 1956 Sanborn Map
2. Applicant Submittal Package
ATTACHMENT 1
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Public Information - APN:532-35-034 Printed on 3/21/2023 8 14 40 AM
APN:532-35-034 TRA:03-000 Title ID:91695052 Doc No:19471365
Name:FLORIO, SEAN AND WILLIAMS-FLORIO, DARA Last Trnsf. Date:6/15/2007
Situs:42 FILLMER AVE LOS GATOS, CA 95030-0000 PUB:N
Mailing:42 FILLMER AVE LOS GATOS, CA 95030-0000
Appraiser:ARNOLD LAU (5373)Use Code:01
Assessee Type: Owner Type:I (Individual)Sales Conf Code:1SA District:2
LAND:1,155,195 IMPR:486,062 EXEMPT:7,000 NET VALUE:1,634,257
Values
Value Type CTR
(2022)
HR1
(2021)
HR2
(2020)
HR3
(2019)
HR4
(2018)
HR5
(2017)
HR6
(2016)
HR7
(2015)
HR8
(2014)
LAND 1,155,195 1,132,545 1,120,933 1,098,954 1,077,406 1,056,281 1,035,570 1,020,015 900,200
IMPROVEMENT 486,062 476,532 471,646 462,399 453,333 444,445 435,731 429,186 378,800
TOTAL VALUE 1,641,257 1,609,077 1,592,579 1,561,353 1,530,739 1,500,726 1,471,301 1,449,201 1,279,000
HO EXMPT 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
OTHER EXMPT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL EXMPT 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
NET VALUE 1,634,257 1,602,077 1,585,579 1,554,353 1,523,739 1,493,726 1,464,301 1,442,201 1,272,000
EXEMPT TYPE1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
EXEMPT TYPE2 7
EXEMPT YR 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Characteristics
Property Type:SF
Building No.:01 Usable SQFT.:8400 Acres:0.19
Total Rooms:7 1st Floor:1454 Year Built:1940
Dining:1 2nd Floor:0 Effective Year:1940
Family:0 3rd Floor:0 Condition:A
Bedrooms:3 Basement:0 Special Prop:N
Bathrooms 1 Basement Factor:0 Property Type:1
Utility:0 Addition:0 Zoning:R18
Model No.:0 Addn Factor:0 Neighborhood:505
Quality:D065D Garage:360 Sub Neigh:599
Area of Mod:1454 Garage Fac:0.5
Remarks:
The Information contained in this report has been extracted from Assessor records which are not continuously
updated. For that reason, neither the Assessor nor the County of Santa Clara accept any responsibility or liability for
errors, omissions, or approximations which may exist in the information. The user expressly accepts the informationcontained herein with the knowledge that errors and/or omissions may exist.