Addendum
PREPARED BY: SALLY ZARNOWITZ, AIA, LEED AP
Planning Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Community Development
Department Director, and Finance Director
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/06/2017
ITEM NO: 15
ADDENDUM
DATE: JUNE 2, 2017
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: ARCHITECTURE AND SITE APPLICATION S-12-103, SUBDIVISION
APPLICATION M-12-008, AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION ND-16-001.
PROJECT LOCATION: 341 BELLA VISTA AVENUE. PROPERTY APPLICANT/
OWNER/APPELLANT: JAKE PETERS AND DAN ROSS.
CONSIDER AN APPEAL OF A PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION DENYING A
REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ON PROPERTY
ZONED R-1:8. APN’S 529-23-015 AND 529-23-016.
REMARKS:
On May 31, 2017, the applicant provided a Tree Canopy Study that illustrates the constraints
created by three existing trees (Tree 1, 2, and 3) and their recommended tree protection zones
(Attachment 22); and a Supplemental Geotechnical Information letter from their consultant
stating that the removal of trees from the slopes on this site would not act to destabilize the
slope and may result in increasing the overall slope stability (Attachment 23). Peer review of
this letter by the Town’s geotechnical consultant is currently being done and will be forwarded
to the Council under a separate cover on Monday, June 5, 2017.
Attachment 24 includes public comment received between 11:01 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017
and 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 2, 2017.
Attachments received with December 6, 2016 Staff Report:
1. April 13, 2016 Planning Commission Staff Report (Exhibit 1 sent under separate cover,
Exhibits 2-13 included, and Exhibit 14 has since been revised [see Exhibit 22 of
Attachment 8])
2. April 13, 2016 Desk Item (includes Exhibit 15)
3. April 13, 2016 Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
4. May 25, 2016 Planning Commission Staff Report (includes Exhibits 16-17)
5. May 25, 2016 Addendum (includes Exhibit 18)
6. May 25, 2016 Desk Item (includes Exhibit 19)
7. May 25, 2016 Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
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8. June 22, 2016 Staff Report (includes Exhibits 20 -22)
9. June 22, 2016 Addendum (includes Exhibits 23-24)
10. June 22, 2016 Desk Item (includes Exhibit 25)
11. June 22, 2016 Verbatim Minutes
12. Appeal of Planning Commission Decision, received July 1, 2016 (three pages)
13. Revised Project Plans, received November 23, 2016
14. Draft Resolution to deny the appeal and deny the project (includes Exhibit A)
15. Draft Resolution to grant the appeal and remand the project to the Planning Commission
16. Draft Resolution to grant the appeal and approve the project (includes Exhibits A and B)
17. Public Comment received by 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 1, 2016
Attachments received with December 6, 2016 Desk Item:
None
Attachments received with May 30, 2017 Staff Report:
18. December 6, 2016 Town Council meeting minutes
19. Letter of Justification from the applicants, May 23, 2017
20. Revised Development Plans, May 23, 2017
21. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 and 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Attachments received with this Addendum:
22. Tree Canopy Study
23. Letter from the applicants’ geotechnical consultant
24. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017 and 11:00 a.m.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Distribution:
Dan Ross, 188 Villa Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Jake Peters, P.O. Box 3486, Ketchum, ID 83340