Desk Item with Attachment 7.328 Bachman Avenue
PREPARED BY: Maria Chavarin
Assistant Planner
TOWN OF LOS GATOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 1/22/2025 ITEM NO: 4 DESK ITEM
DATE: January 22, 2025
TO: Historic Preservation Committee
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Consider a Request for Approval to Construct a Second-Story Addition Exceeding 100
Square Feet and Exterior Alterations to an Existing Contributing Single-Family
Residence in the Almond Grove Historic District on Property Zoned R-1D:LHP.
Located at 328 Bachman Avenue. APN 510-14-037. Minor Residential Development
Application MR-24-016. Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301:
Existing Facilities. Property Owner: Snighdha Uday Dharmavaram. Applicant: Bess
Wiersema. Project Planner: Maria Chavarin.
REMARKS:
Attachment 7 includes public comments received between 11:01 am, Friday, January 17, 2025,
and 11:00 am, Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
The staff report erroneously categorized the residence as a contributor to the Almond Grove
Historic District. The Residential Design Guidelines does not list the property as a contributor to
the district.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachments previously received with the January 17, 2025, Staff Report:
1. 1990 Anne Bloomfield Survey
2. Applicant’s Research Results
3. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
4. Town Building Permit Records
5. Residential Design Guidelines, Sections 3.9 and 4.8.4
6. Development Plans
Attachment received with this Desk Item Report:
7. Public comments received between 11:01 am, Friday, January 17, 2025, and 11:00 am,
Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
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From:Eric Beckstrom
To:Maria Chavarin
Cc:Erin Walters
Subject:RE: JAN 22 HPC AGENDA, (APN): 510-14-051
Date:Tuesday, January 21, 2025 11:20:01 AM
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Thanks!
I reviewed the 328 proposal.
It looks good, well thought out and thorough package.
Studio 3 does good, handsome design that is appropriate for Los Gatos.
It should be approved without reservation.
Sincerely,
Eric Beckstrom
Architect
Beckstrom Architecture + Interiors
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