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TOWN OF LOS GATOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
110 EAST MAIN STREET
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
4:00 PM
Lee Quintana, Chair
Martha Queiroz, Vice Chair
Susan Burnett, Planning Commissioner
Emily Thomas, Planning Commissioner
Alan Feinberg, Committee Member
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CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Historic
Preservation Committee on any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the Committee. To ensure all agenda items are heard, this portion of the
agenda is limited to 30 minutes. In the event additional speakers were not able to be heard during
the initial Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional Verbal Communications will
be opened prior to adjournment. Each speaker is limited to three minutes or such time as authorized
by the Chair.)
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent Items are considered routine Town business
and may be approved by one motion. Any member of the Committee may request to have an
item removed from the Consent Items for comment and action. Members of the public may
provide input on any or multiple Consent Item(s) when the Chair asks for public comments on the
Consent Items. If you wish to comment, please follow the Participation Instructions contained on
Page 1 of this agenda. If an item is removed, the Chair has the sole discretion to determine when
the item will be heard.)
1. Draft Minutes of the August 27, 2025, Historic Preservation Committee Meeting
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Applicants 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 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 Committee’s consent at the meeting.)
2. Consider a Request for Approval to Construct an Addition to an Existing Pre1941 Single-
Family Residence on Property Zoned R-1D. Located at 333 Los Gatos Boulevard. APN 529-
22-021. Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Section 15301: Existing Facilities. Request for Review
Application PHST-25-018. Property Owner/Applicant: Nichola Palmer. Project Planner:
Sean Mullin.
3. Consider a Request for Approval to Construct an Addition and Exterior Alterations to an
Existing Pre-1941 Single-Family Residence on Property Zoned R-1:8. Located at 16488
Bonnie Lane. APN 532-02-014. Request for Review Application PHST-25-017. Categorically
Exempt Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section
15301: Existing Facilities. Property Owner: Mai of Tran 2020 Trust. Applicant: Vu-Ngan
Tran. Project Planner: Maria Chavarin.
4. Consider a Preliminary Review of a Request to Construct a New Second-Story Addition and
Exterior Alterations to an Existing Pre-1941 Single-Family Residence on Property Zoned R-
1D. Located at 446 San Benito Avenue. APN 410-16-051. Request for Review Application
PHST-25-015. Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301: Existing Facilities.
Property Owner/Applicant: Devendra Deshwal. Project Planner: Maria Chavarin.
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OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
5. Discussion of Potential Historic Preservation Topics to be Included in a Letter to the Town
Council Regarding Future Historic Preservation Committee Workplan Items.
REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MATTERS
ADJOURNMENT
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].
NOTE 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.
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