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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
MARCH 12, 2025
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 PM
Emily Thomas, Chair
Kendra Burch, Vice Chair
Jeffrey Barnett, Commissioner
Susan Burnett, Commissioner
Steven Raspe, Commissioner
Rob Stump, Commissioner
Vacant, 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/84581980917?pwd=HBC1JDVAnIv95RNwWbWOUU0PKq949O.1
Passcode: 943933. You can also type in 845 8198 0917 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the
Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join and use passcode 943933.
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) 402-9753 for US Toll-free or (636) 651-3141 for US Toll.
(Conference code: 602463). 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 planning@losgatosca.gov with the
subject line “Public Comment Item #__” (insert the item number relevant to your comment).
(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 may do so only for items on the agenda
and must submit the presentation electronically to planning@losgatosca.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 matters not
listed on the agenda and are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. 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 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 February 12, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting
PUBLIC HEARINGS (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. Consider a Request for Approval to Demolish an Existing Single-Family Residence,
Construct a New Single-Family Residence to Exceed Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Standards with
Reduced Side Yard Setbacks, Construct an Accessory Structure with Reduced Side Yard
Setbacks, and Site Improvements Requiring a Grading Permit on a Nonconforming Property
Zoned R-1:8. Located at 176 Loma Alta Avenue. APN 532-28-031. Architecture and Site
Application S-24-042. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15303(a): New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures. Property Owner: The Thornberry 2021 Revocable Trust dated November 4,
2021, and The Donald S. Thornberry and Barbara J. Gardner Revocable Living Trust dated
December 21, 2010. Applicant: Jay Plett. Project Planner: Maria Chavarin.
3. Consider an Appeal of a Community Development Director Decision to Deny a Fence
Exception Request for an Existing Fence Partially Located in the Town’s Right-of Way and
Exceeding the Height Limitations within the Required Front Yard and Street-Side Yard
Setbacks on Property Zoned R-1D. Located at 10 Charles Street. APN 532-36-022.
Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303: New Construction or
Conversion of Small Structures. Fence Height Exception Application FHE-23-001. Property
Owner/Applicant/Appellant: Firouz Pradhan. Project Planner: Sean Mullin.
4. Consider a Request for Approval to Demolish an Existing Single-Family Residence and
Construction of a New Single-Family Residence, Remove Large Protected Trees, and Site
Work Requiring a Grading Permit on Property Zoned HR-2½. Located at 119 Harwood
Court. APN 527-56-027. Architecture and Site Application S-24-040. Categorically Exempt
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(a): New Construction or Conversion of Small
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Structures. Property Owners: Donal and Maire Conroy. Applicant: Gary Kohlsaat. Project
Planner: Suray Nathan.
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].
NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Materials related to an item on this agenda
submitted to the Planning Commission after initial distribution of the agenda packets are available
for public inspection at Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos and on Town’s website at
www.losgatosca.gov. Planning Commission agendas and related materials can be viewed online at
https://losgatos-ca.municodemeetings.com/.
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
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