Attachment 2 - March 26, 2025, Planning Commission Desk Item, with Exhibit 14PREPARED BY: Jocelyn Shoopman
Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Planning Manager, Community Development Director, and Town Attorney
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6872
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 03/26/2025
ITEM NO: 2
DESK ITEM
DATE: March 26, 2025
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Consider a Request for Approval to Construct a New Single-Family Residence
and Site Improvements Requiring a Grading Permit on Vacant Property Zoned
HR-1. Located at 16497 S. Kennedy Road. APN 532-17-038. Architecture and
Site Application S-24-037. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15303: New Construction. Property Owner: Robert Nicol. Applicant:
Chris Spaulding. Project Planner: Jocelyn Shoopman.
REMARKS:
Exhibit 14 includes additional public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Friday, March 21,
2025, and 11:00 am, Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
EXHIBITS:
Exhibits Previously Received with the March 26, 2025, Staff Report:
1.Location Map
2.Required Findings and Considerations
3.Recommended Conditions of Approval
4.Color and Materials Board
5.Letter of Justification
6.Consulting Architect’s Report
7.Applicant’s Response to Consulting Architect’s Report
8.Consulting Arborist’s Report
9.Applicant’s Neighborhood Outreach
10.Site Photos
11.Public Comments Received by 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 21, 2025
12.Applicant’s Response to Public Comments
13.Development Plans
ATTACHMENT 2
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SUBJECT: 16497 S. Kennedy Road/S-24-037
DATE: March 26, 2025
Exhibits Received with the March 26, 2025, Desk Item Report:
14. Public Comment Received between 11:01 a.m., Friday, March 21, 2025, and 11:00 am,
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
EXHIBIT 14
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to presenting my concerns in person at
the upcoming meeting.
Warmly,
Apoorva Bakshi
Los Gatos, CA 95032
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