Planning Commission Agenda 04-23-2025
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION AMENDED* AGENDA
APRIL 23, 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
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:
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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.
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. Amended Draft Minutes of the April 9, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting*
2. Consider Making a Recommendation to the Town Council on an Ordinance Amending
Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of the Town Code for Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) in Response to
the Provisions of Senate Bill 450 (SB 450). The Proposed Amendments to the Town Code
Are Not Considered a Project Under Section 15378 of the California Environmental
Quality Act, and in Accordance with Government Code Section 66411.7(n) and
66452.21(g), Senate Bill 9 Ordinances Are Not a Project Subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act. Town Code Amendment Application A-25-002. Project
Location: Town Wide. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos.
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.
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.)
4. Consider a Request for Approval to Modify an Existing Conditional Use Permit for an
Increase in the Hours of Operation in a Nursery School (Mariposa Montessori School) on
Property Zoned R-1:8. Located at 16548 Ferris Avenue. APN 532-07-127. Conditional
Use Permit U-25-002. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15301: Existing Facilities. Applicant: Rekha
Mundkur, Mariposa Montessori School. Property Owner: Faith Lutheran Church. Project
Planner: Maria Chavarin.
5. Consider a Request for Approval to Demolish an Existing Accessory Structure and
Construct a New Accessory Structure Exceeding 1,000 Square Feet in Gross Floor Area
and Site Improvements Requiring a Grading Permit on Property Zoned HR-2½. Located
at 16511 Cypress Way. APN 532-24-004. Architecture and Site Application S-24-045.
Exempt Pursuant to the CEQA Section 15303(a): New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures. Property Owners: Jackie and Scott Kolander. Applicant: Michael Harris.
Project Planner: Suray Nathan.
6. Consider a Request for Approval to Demolish Existing Commercial Structures, Construct
a Multi-Family Live/Work Development (55 Units), a Conditional Use Permit for a
Live/Work Development, a Condominium Vesting Tentative Map, Site Improvements
Requiring a Grading Permit, and Removal of Large Protected Trees, Under Senate Bill
330 (SB 330) on Property Zoned CH:HEOZ. Located at 15349-15367 Los Gatos
Boulevard. APNs 424-19-048 and 424-19-049. Architecture and Site Application S-24-
015, Conditional Use Permit U-24-006, Subdivision Application M-24-008. No Additional
Environmental Review is Necessary Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162:
Subsequent EIRs and 15168: Program EIR, Since the Proposed Project’s Environmental
Impacts were Adequately Addressed in the 2020 General Plan EIR and/or 2040 General
Plan EIR, as Applicable. Property Owner: Jonathan Peck. Applicant: City Ventures.
Project Planner: Sean Mullin.
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].
The ADA access ramp to the Town Council Chambers is under construction and will be
inaccessible through June 2025. Persons who require the use of that ramp to attend meetings
are requested to contact the Clerk’s Office at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting
date.
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:
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