09-10-2025 - PC Minutes (PDF)
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
The Planning Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Regular Meeting on
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
ROLL CALL Present: Chair Emily Thomas, Vice Chair Kendra Burch, Commissioner Jeffrey Barnett,
Commissioner Susan Burnett, Commissioner Steve Raspe, Commissioner Joseph Sordi,
Commissioner Rob Stump.
Absent: None.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Member of the Public
- Commented on safety concerns related to recent national and political events, as
well as upcoming sporting events including the Earthquakes game, Project 2025,
March Madness, the Super Bowl, and the World Cup.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Minutes – August 27, 2025
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Burnett to approve adoption of the Consent
Calendar. Seconded by Commissioner Raspe.
VOTE: Motion passed 6-0 with Commissioner Stump abstaining.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. 14331 Capri Drive
Zone Change Application Z-23-005
APN 406-32-004
Applicant: Gordon K. Wong
Property Owner: Ravi Kiran Vallamdas
Project Planner: Ryan Safty
Consider a request for approval of a Zone Change from O (Office) to R-1:8 (Single-Family
Residential, Minimum Lot Size of 8,000 square feet). Categorically exempt pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3): Common Sense Exemption.
Sean Mullin, Planning Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
Kevin Yu, GKW Architects, Applicant
- We hope we can address the concerns and compliance work for this project that were
brought up at the last hearing on June 25, 2025. The primary concern at that hearing was
the mass of the house, and per Planning Commission recommendation we set the second
story front face back five feet. By incorporating the five-foot setback at the second story
the floor area has been reduced by 338 square feet, the FAR has been reduced from 26.8
percent to 24.2 percent, and lot coverage has been reduced from 22.5 percent to 22.26
percent. We made three changes discussed at the last hearing: 1) window reduction at the
southside at the master bedroom; 2) eliminated 1-foot bump-out and flushed that wall to
align; and 3) provided six additional privacy screen trees to ensure privacy for the next-
door neighbor.
Closed Public Comment.
Commissioners discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Barnett to recommend that the Town Council
approve a Zone Change Application for 14331 Capri Drive. Seconded by
Vice Chair Burch.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
3. 15860-15894 Winchester Boulevard and 17484 Shelburne Way
Architecture and Site Application S-25-034
Conditional Use Permit Application U-25-004
Variance Application V-25-001
Subdivision Application M-25-007
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APNs 529-11-013, -038, -039, and -040
Property Owner/Applicant: Green Valley Corp. d.b.a. Swenson
Project Planner: Sean Mullin
Consider a request for approval of a one-year time extension for the existing
Architecture and Site (S-21-008), Conditional Use Permit (U-21-010), Variance (V-21-
003), and Lot Merger (M-22-008) applications to demolish one existing office and three
residential buildings, construct an assisted living and memory care facility, a variance
from the maximum height and lot coverage of the zone, merger of four lots into one,
and removal of large protected trees on property zoned O. A Negative Declaration (ND-
22-001) was adopted for this project.
Sean Mullin, Planning Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
Mark Pilarczyk, Green Valley Corp., Applicant
- We’re here tonight for the extension due to capital markets. There is more cautious
optimism in the capital markets now than in the past three years, and the fact that we
expect to see interest rate reduction in September from the feds will help push that
argument forward, so we hope to be in a much more favorable position within this one
year. We are not changing anything from the original approval except for the updates to
code.
Closed Public Comment.
Commissioners discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Chair Thomas to approve a one-year time extension for the
existing Architecture and Site (S-21-008), Conditional Use Permit (U-21-
010), Variance (V-21-003), and Lot Merger (M-22-008) applications.
Seconded by Commissioner Stump.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
REPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Joel Paulson, Director of Community Development
• None.
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SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS/COMMISSION MATTERS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
September 10, 2025 meeting as approved by the
Planning Commission.
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/s/ Vicki Blandin