Attachment 1 - November 15, 2023, Historic Preservation Committee Staff Report (without Attachments)PREPARED BY: SEAN MULLIN, AICP
Senior 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: 11/15/2023 ITEM NO: 2
DATE: November 10, 2023
TO: Historic Preservation Committee
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Consider a Request to Remove a Presumptive Historic Property (Pre-1941)
from the Historic Resources Inventory for Property Zoned R-1:8. Located at
32 Euclid Avenue. APN 529-30-064. Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Section
15061 (b)(3). Request for Review PHST-23-019. Property Owner/Applicant:
David Wilson. Project Planner: Sean Mullin
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider a request to remove a presumptive historic property (pre-1941) from the Historic
Resources Inventory for property zoned R-1:8 located at 32 Euclid Avenue.
PROPERTY DETAILS:
1.Date primary structure was built: 1900 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 removal of the presumptive historic property (pre-1941) from the
Historic Resources Inventory (HRI). The Santa Clara County Assessor’s Database lists a
construction date of 1900 for the residence. The property is not within a historic district or LHP
overlay, is not included in the 1990 Anne Bloomfield Survey, and is not located within the
coverage area of the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
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DISCUSSION (continued):
The applicant has provided the results of their historic research (Attachment 1). The research
shows that the residence first appeared in the telephone directories in 1937 but did not show
up in the 1941 tax roll. The applicant’s research also indicates that the current-day residence at
32 Euclid Avenue was once a barn and a garage associated with a residence at 28 Euclid
Avenue. Lastly, the applicant provided a summary of the modifications and additions that have
taken place to the structure.
A review of Town records yielded a 1996 reroof permit and a 1997 permit for the construction
of a new storage shed.
The asymmetrical multi-pitch gable end residence includes shed roof additions located on the
front and rear elevations. The residence is clad in multiple types of wood siding including
varying widths of horizontal lap siding, plywood, and board and batten. Existing window
materials appear to be a mixture of metal, vinyl, and wood with varying operational types. The
residence does not individually appear to represent a distinctive example of a specific type of
architecture.
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; and
5. The integrity has been compromised such that the structure no longer has the
potential to convey significance.
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Request Letter and Research Results
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