Addendum.176 Loma Alta Ave
PREPARED BY: Maria Chavarin
Assistant Planner
Reviewed by: Planning Manager and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 406-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 3/12/2025
ITEM NO: 2
ADDENDUM
DATE: March 11, 2025
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: 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.
REMARKS:
Exhibit 26 includes additional public comments and Exhibit 27 includes a summary of the
applicant’s neighborhood outreach. All documents were received between 11:01 a.m., Friday,
March 7, 2025, and 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
EXHIBITS:
Previously distributed with the January 22, 2025, Staff Report:
1. Location Map
2. Required Findings and Considerations
3. Recommended Conditions of Approval
4. Letter of Justification
5. Colors and Materials
6. Town’s Consulting Architect
7. Applicant’s Response to Consulting Architect
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SUBJECT: 176 Loma Alta Avenue/ S-24-042
DATE: March 11, 2025
8. Survey with Setbacks of Adjacent Residences
9. Arborist Report by Bo Firestone & Gardens
10. Peer Review Letter by Town’s Consulting Arborist
11. Public Comments Received Prior to 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 17, 2025
12. Property Owner’s Response to Public Comment
13. Applicant’s Neighborhood Outreach Summary
14. Architect’s Response to Public Comment
15. Development Plans
Previously received with the January 22, 2025, Addendum Item Report:
16. Applicant’s Summary of Neighborhood Outreach and Response Letters
17. Public Comments Received Between 11:01 a.m., Friday, January 17, 2025 and 11:00 a.m.,
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Previously received with the January 22, 2025, Desk Item Report:
18. Correspondence Provided by the Project Architect
19. Public Comments Received Between 11:01 a.m., Friday, January 21, 2025, and 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Received with March 12, Staff Report:
20. January 22, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
21. Applicant’s Response Letter
22. Neighborhood Analysis Exhibit by Applicant
23. Public Comments Received Between 11:01 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2025, and 11:00
a.m., Friday, March 7, 2025
24. Applicant’s Response to Public Comments
25. Revised Development Plans
Exhibits Received with this Addendum Report:
26. Public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Friday, March 7, and 11:00 a.m., Tuesday,
March 11, 2025
27. Applicant's Summary of Neighbor Outreach