Desk Item with Exhibit. 224 Old Adobe Road
PREPARED BY: SAVANNAH VAN AKIN
Assistant Planner
Reviewed by: Planning Manager and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 406-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/13/2023
ITEM NO: 5
DESK ITEM
DATE: December 13, 2023
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Consider an Appeal of a Community Development Director Decision to Deny a
Fence Height Exception Request for a Constructed Eight-Foot Fence Located
in the Rear Yard on Property Zoned R-1:10. Located at 224 Old Adobe Road.
APN 407-09-029. The Project is Categorically Exempt Pursuant to the
Adopted Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental
Quality Act, Section 15303: New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures and Section 15301: Existing Facilities. PROPERTY
OWNER/APPLICANT: Vinodha Bala. PROJECT PLANNER: Savannah Van Akin.
REMARKS:
Exhibit 11 includes photos of the new constructed eight-foot fence in the rear yard, received
from the applicant/appellant on December 13, 2023.
EXHIBITS:
Previously received with the November 8, 2023, Staff Report:
1. Location Map
2. Required Findings
3. Recommended Conditions of Approval if Appeal is Granted
4. Letter of Justification, Received November 13, 2022
5. Site Plan, Received November 13, 2022
6. Photo of New Constructed Fence, Received November 13, 2022
7. Description of Old Fence, Received August 22, 2023
8. Photo of Old Fence, Received October 5, 2023
9. Fence Height Exception Denial Letter, Dated October 9, 2023
10. Appeal of the Community Development Director Decision, Received October 19, 2023
Received with this Desk Item Report:
11. Photos of New Constructed Fence, Received December 13, 2023.pdf
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From Vinodha Bala, Applicant/Appellant, on 12/13/2023 providing more photos of the constructed
eight-foot fence in the rear yard.
Figure 1: This photo shows the immediate loss of 1-1.25 feet of fence height within 2’ of the rear fence as the remainder of the
yard is raised at this point and then continues to slope up towards the house.
EXHIBIT 11
Figure 2: This photo is taken from our rear deck facing the rear fence. The primary level of the house is another foot above this
elevation.
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