Staff Report
PREPARED BY: AZHAR KHAN
Assistant Planner
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Community Development
Department Director, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 02/05/2019
ITEM NO: 4
DATE: JANUARY 31, 2019
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: ANNEXATION APPLICATION AN18-002. PROJECT LOCATION: 15760 EL
GATO LANE. PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: MICHAEL AND KATHRYN
MARCHAK.
ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO SET A DATE FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE
REORGANIZATION OF AN UNINHABITED AREA DESIGNATED AS EL GATO
LANE NO. 3, APPROXIMATELY 0.19 ACRES ON PROPERTY PRE-ZONED
R-1:8. APN 532-27-048.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) to set a date for consideration of the reorganization of an
uninhabited area designated as El Gato Lane No. 3, approximately 0.19 acres, located at 15760
El Gato Lane (APN 523-27-048).
BACKGROUND:
The Town has an agreement with Santa Clara County that requires annexation of any property
located within the Town's Urban Service Area boundary that is either contiguous to a Town
boundary or within 300 feet of a Town maintained roadway if a use is proposed to intensify.
The subject property is contiguous to a Town boundary. An Architecture and Site Application
for the construction of a new single-family residence on the subject property was submitted to
the Community Development Department and approved subject to approval of annexation of
the property. The total annexation area (0.19 acres) includes no County street right-of-way.
Section 56757 of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
gives cities in Santa Clara County the authority to annex territory without application to and
hearing by the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
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SUBJECT: EL GATO LANE NO. 3/AN18-002
DATE: JANUARY 31, 2019
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BACKGROUND (continued):
The Town is required to hold a protest proceeding even if the area proposed for annexation is
uninhabited (less than twelve registered voters) and all property owners have consented to the
annexation. This first meeting and resolution sets the date for the consideration of the
annexation and the protest proceeding.
DISCUSSION:
The Town has received a petition requesting annexation to the Town of Los Gatos from Michael
and Kathryn Marchak, owners of the property at 15760 El Gato Lane. The property is located
on the east side of El Gato Lane in an unincorporated County pocket.
The property is in the Town's Urban Service Area, is contiguous to the Town boundary, and is
pre-zoned R-1:8 (Single-Family Residential, 8,000 square foot minimum lot size). Annexation
would allow Town services to be extended to the property and reduce an existing County
pocket. Santa Clara County Planning and the County Library Service Area have been notified in
writing of the annexation request. This agenda item, if approved, would set the date for
consideration of the annexation application for February 19, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Once the annexation is certified by the State Board of Equalization, the Town will receive
approximately 9.6 percent of the property taxes.
COORDINATION:
The preparation of this report was coordinated with the Santa Clara County Library District,
LAFCO, County of Santa Clara County Assessor, County of Santa Clara County Surveyor, and the
Santa Clara County Planning Division.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is a project as defined under CEQA and is Exempt under Section 15061(b)(3): Review for
Exemption. A Notice of Exemption will not be filed.
Attachments:
1. Resolution, includes Exhibits A and B
2. Location Map
Distribution:
Michael and Kathryn Marchak, 15760 El Gato Lane, Los Gatos, CA 95032