Item 1 - Desk Item - 90-160 Albright Way and 14600 Winchester BlvdTOWN OF LOS GATOS ITEM NO: 1
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT DESK ITEM
Meeting Date: April 24, 2013
PREPARED BY: Joel Paulson, Principal Planner
jpaulson@losgatosca.gov
APPLICATION NO.: Planned Development PD-12-001
Architecture and Site S-12-078
Environmental Impact Report EIR-12-003
LOCATION: The subject property is located at 90-160 Albright Way and 14600
Winchester Boulevard in the northern part of the Town of Los Gatos,
immediately east of Winchester Boulevard and south of the State
Route 85 freeway. APN’s 424-31-053, 054, 063, 424-32-038, 045,
049, 054, 059, 060, 063.
APPLICANT/
CONTACT PERSON: John R. Shenk
PROPERTY OWNER: LG Business Park LLC
PROJECT SUMMARY: Requesting approval to modify the existing Planned Development to
allow for redevelopment of the existing site with up to 550,000 square
feet of new office/R&D buildings and approval to construct the
improvements represented in the Planned Development. An
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared as required by
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
DEEMED COMPLETE: April 11, 2013
FINAL DATE TO TAKE ACTION:
a. Rezoning applications are legislative acts and are therefore not
governed by the Permit Streamlining Act.
b. Final action on the Architecture and Site application is required
within six months of the action on the rezoning application.
EXHIBITS: Received Under Separate Cover
1. Draft Environmental Impact Report
2. Final Environmental Impact Report Responses to Comments
3. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Planning Commission Desk Item - Page 2
90 - 160 Albright Way and 14600 Winchester Boulevard/ EIR-12-003, PD-12-001, S-12-078
April 24, 2013
Received with Staff Report for April 24, 2013
4. Location Map (1 page)
5. Draft Findings of Fact for EIR (46 pages)
6. Required Findings for PD application (2 pages)
7. Required Findings for Architecture and Site application (2 pages)
8. Conditions of Approval for Architecture and Site application (27
pages)
9. Letter of Justification from the applicant (12 pages)
10. Reduced Intensity Alternative Feasibility Analysis from the
applicant (7 pages)
11. Additional Information provided by the applicant (3 pages)
12. Written Communications from the public (62 pages)
13. Draft Planned Development Ordinance (56 pages), including
zone change map as Exhibit A (1 page), and Development Plans
as Exhibit B (19 pages), received April 15, 2013
14. Architecture and Site Plans (99 pages), received April 15, 2013
Received with Addendum for April 24, 2013
15. Additional written communications from the public (32 pages)
Received with this Desk Item for April 24, 2013
16. Additional written communication from the public (36 pages)
17. Fax from Caltrans regarding the FEIR (2 pages)
18. Response to Caltrans fax from VTA (1 page)
REMARKS:
The attached information (Exhibits 16 - 18) was received after the report on this matter was
finalized.
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Prepared by: Approved by:
Joel Paulson, AICP Todd Capurso,
Principal Planner Acting Director of Community Development
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