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1985-161-Referring To The Planning Commission The Appeal Of The Planning Commission Denying Request To Convert Existing Single Family Residence Into An OfficeRESOLUTION NO. 1935 -161 RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION THE APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENYING REQUEST TO CONVERT EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE INTO AN OFFICE. (30 Broadway -- Joseph and Dena White) WHEREAS: 1. Dena White has appealed a decision of the Planning Commission as follows: denial of Architecture and Site Application S -85 -38 requesting approval to convert an existing single family residence into an office use in the 0 -LHP Zone at 30 Broadway; and 2. A public hearing was held on October 21, 1985; IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED: 1. The Town Council hereby finds that the Planning Commission erred in denying the application on the basis of use because the property is zoned 0 -LHP (Office, Landmark and Historical Preservation Overlay Zone); 2. The Town Council further finds that the application is too intense based on the standards of review in Zoning Ordinance Section 4.86.180 governing applications relating to property in the Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay Zone based on the existence of an adjacent residence and its location within the Broadway Historic District. 3. Based on the foregoing findings, the appeal is referred to the Planning Commission with review by the Development Review Committee to consider the following: a. Delete second driveway, b. Review intensity of on -site parking, C. Limit on -site parking spaces to 4 or 5 spaces, d. Consider a variance if necessary to assure adequate parking, e. Consider less floor area to be used for office, f. Provide appropriate screening to the conditions before trees were removed from the rear yard, -1 - g. Landscape the rear yard closest to the residential property; h. Provide landscape buffer along side of property adjacent to residential property. i. Prohibit signing along the frontage, and j. Prohibit lighting near the residential property. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos held on the 4th day of November 1985 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Eric D. Carlson, Terrence J Daily,_ Thomas J. Ferrito Brent N Ventura and Mayor Joanne Beniamin NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: SIGNED: ATTEST: f \ '��.%✓ u, t;? ,/f f %�. Vic= c� ..'4 _ CLERK OE THE TOWN OF LOS OS -2-