Planning Commission Agenda - 12-10-2025Page 1
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
DECEMBER 10, 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
Joe Sordi, 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:
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.
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 business day 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.
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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. During
special meetings, members of the public are welcome to address the Commission only on items
listed on the agenda. 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 October 29, 2025, Planning Commission Special Meeting
2. Draft Minutes of the November 12, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting
3. Annual Review of an Approved Conditional Use Permit for an Existing Private School
(Hillbrook School) on Property Zoned HR-1. Located at 300 Marchmont Drive. APNs
532-10-001 and 532-11-011. Conditional Use Permit Application U-12-002.
Applicant/Property Owner: Mark Silver/Hillbrook School. Project Planner: Jocelyn
Shoopman.
4. Planning Commission 2026 Meeting Schedule
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.)
5. Consider a Request for Approval for Renovation and Expansion of an Existing
Automotive Dealership (Los Gatos Luxury Cars) on Property Zoned CH:HEOZ. Located at
620 Blossom Hill Road. APN 529-16-041. Architecture and Site Application S-25-026.
Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301: Existing Facilities.
Property Owner: SHP-MINGMING, LLC.
Applicant: Ali Yoosofi. Project Planner: Ryan Safty.
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6. Consider a Request for Approval for a Zone Change from C-2:LHP (Central Business
District with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) to
R-1D:LHP (Single-Family Residential Downtown with a Landmark and Historic
Preservation Overlay) and a General Plan Amendment to Change the Land Use
Designation from Central Business District to Medium Density Residential, for Property
Located at 4 Tait Avenue. APN: 510-44-054. Categorically Exempt pursuant to the
adopted Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act,
Section 15061 (b)(3). Zone Change Application Z-25-002 and General Plan Amendment
Application GP-25-002. Property Owner/Applicant: Town of Los Gatos. 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].
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 the 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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