Attachment 2 - Response Letter December 19, 2023
Davide Giannella, Acadia-Architecture
644 N. Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030
RE: 80 Cleland Avenue
Request for Review Application PHST-23-021
Preliminary Review for Construction of Exterior Modifications and a New Second-Story
Addition to an Existing Pre-1941 Single-Family Residence and Determination of Significance on
Property Zoned R-1D. APN 529-33-026. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301: Existing Facilities.
Property Owner: Dinesh Mishra
Applicant: Davide Giannella, Acadia Architecture
Project Planner: Erin Walters
To the Attention of the Los Gatos Planning Department and the Los Gatos Historic Preservation
Committee.
Dear Committee members,
These below are the changes that were made to the design to better comply with your suggestions and
requirements:
1- We changed the roof shape of the first floor addition to mimic the existing opposite single story roof
shape (a hip roof termination) and stepped it into two heights so to reduce the mass of the addition.
2-We completely modified the patterns of windows openings facing the front so as to match the
existing openings proportions and rhythm (opening-solid wall-opening).
Now the windows are narrower and more vertical, more spaced away and with grids.
3-The new railings all match the existing ones.
4-The new trellis matches the existing one.
5-The roofing material is composition shingles to match the existing one.
6- Exterior siding color matches the existing one.
7-Windows and exterior doors will have trims to match existing ones.
8- We removed one of the large skylights that was facing the street from the East first floor addition.
Thank you for your review,
Davide Giannella
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