Planning Commission Agenda - 04-09-2025Page 1
TOWN OF LOS GATOS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA APRIL 09, 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 March 26, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting
2. 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.
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.)
3. Consider a Request for Approval to Construct a Single-Family Residence and Site
Improvements Requiring a Grading Permit on a Vacant Property Zoned R-1:8. Located at
15411 National Avenue. APN 424-12-140. Architecture and Site Application S-23-033.
Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303: New Construction.
Property Owner: Vyankatesh and Rammy Muddada. Applicant: Jose Rama. Project Planner:
Erin Walters.
4. Consider Making a Recommendation to the Town Council to Adopt a Resolution to Amend
the General Plan to Allow 100 Percent Affordable Housing Residential Developments as a
Permitted Use in the Mixed-Use Commercial General Plan Land Use Designation and Adopt
an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of the Town Code to Add 100
Percent Affordable Residential Developments as a Permitted Use in the Restricted
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Commercial Highway (CH) Zone Pursuant to Implementation Program AB of the 2023-2031
Housing Element. Adoption of this Resolution and Ordinance are Exempt Pursuant to
CEQA, Section 15061(b)(3) in that it Can be Seen with Certainty that they Will Not Impact
the Environment. General Plan Amendment Application GP-24-004 and Zoning Code
Amendment Application A-24-010. Project Location: Town Wide. Applicant: Town of Los
Gatos.
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:
www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube
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