Exhibit 21 - Applicant's Response LetterThornberry
176 Loma alta avenue
LOS GATOS, CA 95030
REVISIONS TO PLANS PER PLANNING COMMISSION:
1.THE NOOK HAS BEEN MOVED AWAY FROM 178 BY 1'-0",
GIVING THE STRUCTURE A 5'-0” SETBACK FROM THE
PROPERTY LINE.
THE NOOK HAS ALSO BEEN MOVED 1'-0" BACK,
INCREASING THE REAR YARD SETBACK.
2.THIS HAS RESULTED IN A SMALLER NOOK SPACE,
REDUCING THE FLOOR AREA BY 23sf.
3.THE CHIMNEY HAS BEEN MOVED AWAY FROM 172 BY 6”
AND ITS WIDTH REDUCED. THIS SMALL PORTION COMPRISES
ONLY 10% OR LESS OF THE ENTIRE WALL LENGTH ADJACENT
TO 172. WE BELIEVE THIS chimney SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
AN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT AND BE ENTIRELY EXCLUDED
FROM THE SETBACK MEASUREMENT.
if the commission believes the chimney should be
eliminated, we will do so.
4.MEASUREMENTS OF THE NEIGHBORING BUIDING HEIGHTS
WERE CHECKED FOR ACCURACY. 172 AND 162 WERE FOUND
TO ACTUALLY BE HIGHER THAN THE ORIGINAL DEPICTION.
THE STREETSCAPE HAS BEEN REVISED ACCORDINGLY. WE
HAVE OFFERED TO REDUCE THE HOMES HEIGHT BY 6”, BUT
IN LIGHT OF THE NEW FINDINGS, WE BELIEVE A 6” REDUCTION
IS NOT Warranted.
5.WE HAVE PROPOSED PRIVACY LANDSCAPE SCREENING
AND APPRORIATE FENCING BETWEEN BOTH 172 AND 178 TO
MITIGATE ANY PRIVACY CONCERNS. this solution has
been utilized successfully numerous time by the
planning commission and or staff on prior
projects.
6.neighbor outreach was conducted between the
parties - see thornberry (176) response.
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