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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
APRIL 10, 2024
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 PM
Steven Raspe, Chair
Emily Thomas, Vice Chair
Jeffrey Barnett, Commissioner
Susan Burnett, Commissioner
Melanie Hanssen, Commissioner
Kathryn Janoff, Commissioner
Adam Mayer, Commissioner
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is a hybrid/in-person meeting and will be held in-person at the Town Council Chambers at 110 E. Main Street
and virtually through the Zoom webinar application (log-in information provided below). Members of the public
may provide public comments for agenda items in-person or virtually through the Zoom webinar by following the
instructions listed below. The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on television and/or online
at www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube.
PARTICIPATION
The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting in three ways:
• Zoom webinar (Online): Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join:
https://losgatosca-gov.zoom.us/j/81224586881?pwd=rvL9I24IouaQLUkvf61o1BWu0N8eHw.oZBjTqaV1diE7Seu.
Passcode: 059739. You can also type in 812 2458 6881 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom website at
https://zoom.us/join and use passcode 059739.
o When the Chair announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in
Zoom. If you are participating by phone on the Zoom app, press *9 on your telephone keypad to raise
your hand.
• Telephone: Please dial (877) 336-1839 US Toll-free or (636) 651-0008 US Toll. (Conference code: 686100). If
you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand.
• In-Person: Please complete a “speaker’s card” located on the back of the Chamber benches and return it to
the Vice Chair before the meeting or when the Chair announces the item for which you wish to speak.
NOTES: (1) Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Chair’s discretion.
(2) If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to planning@losgatosca.gov the subject line
“Public Comment Item #__” (insert the item number relevant to your comment) or “Verbal Communications –
Non-Agenda Item.” All comments received will become part of the record.
(3) Deadlines to submit written public comments are:
− 11:00 a.m. the Friday before the Planning Commission meeting for inclusion in the agenda packet.
− 11:00 a.m. the Tuesday before the Planning Commission meeting for inclusion in an addendum.
− 11:00 a.m. on the day of the Planning Commission meeting for inclusion in a desk item.
(4) Persons wishing to make an audio/visual presentation must submit the presentation electronically to
planning@losgatoca.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the Planning Commission meeting.
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MEETING CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public may address the Commission on any matter that is not listed
on the agenda. Unless additional time is authorized by the Commission, remarks shall be limited to three minutes.)
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) (Before the Planning Commission acts on the consent
agenda, any member of the public Commission may request that any item be removed from the consent agenda.
At the Chair’s discretion, items removed from the consent calendar may be considered either before or after the
Public Hearings portion of the agenda.)
1. Draft Minutes of the March 13, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting
PUBLIC HEARING (Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of five minutes
maximum for opening statements. Members of the public may be allotted up to three minutes to comment on any
public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of three minutes
maximum for closing statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are subject to the Commission’s
consent at the meeting.)
2. Town Code Amendments to the Senate Bill 9 Ordinance
Forward a Recommendation to the Town Council on Amendments to Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of
the Town Code for Senate Bill 9 Regarding a Change to Required Second-Story Step-Backs and Other
Clarifying Revisions. The Proposed Amendments to the Town Code Are Not Considered a Project Under
Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act, and in Accordance with Government Code
Section 66411.7(n) and 66452.21(g), Senate Bill 9 Ordinances Are Not a Project Subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act. Project Location: Town Wide. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos. Town Code
Amendment Application A-24-003. Project Planner: Ryan Safty.
OTHER BUSINESS
REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS / COMMISSION MATTERS
ADJOURNMENT (Planning Commission policy is to adjourn no later than 11:30 p.m. unless a majority of the
Planning Commission votes for an extension of time.)
ADA NOTICE In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate
in this meeting, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (408) 354- 6834. Notification at least two (2) business days
prior to the meeting date will enable the Town to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this
meeting [28 CFR §35.102-35.104].
Writings related to an item on the Planning Commission meeting agenda distributed to members of the Commission within
72 hours of the meeting are available for public inspection at the reference desk of the Los Gatos Town Library, located at
100 Villa Avenue; the Community Development Department and Clerk Department, both located at 110 E. Main Street; and
are also available for review on the official Town of Los Gatos website. Copies of desk items distributed to members of the
Commission at the meeting are available for review in the Town Council Chambers. Note: The Town of Los Gatos has
adopted the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6; litigation challenging a decision of the Town Council must be
brought within 90 days after the decision is announced. unless a shorter time is required by State or Federal law.
Planning Commission meetings are broadcast Live on KCAT, Channel 15 (on Comcast) on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at
7:00 p.m. Live and Archived Planning Commission meetings can be viewed by going to:
www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube