Staff Report
PREPARED BY: JENNIFER ARMER
Associate Planner
Reviewed by: 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: 09/19/2017
ITEM NO: 5
DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: ANNEXATION APPLICATION AN-17-006. PROJECT LOCATION: 16400
HILOW ROAD. PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: JASON HALLADAY.
ADOPT A RESOLUTION MAKING DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING THE
REORGANIZATION OF AN UNINHABITED AREA DESIGNATED AS HILOW
ROAD NO. 8, AN APPROXIMATELY 0.27 ACRE PROPERTY PRE-ZONED R-1:8.
APN 532-04-079.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution (Attachment 2) making determinations and approving the reorganization of
territory designated as Hilow Road No. 8, approximately 0.27 acres, located at 16400 Hilow
Road (APN 532-04-079).
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. A nnexation has been requested in
conjunction with a proposal to construct a new second story addition to an existing single-
family residence on the property. The total annexation area (0.27 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). The Town is
required to hold a protest proceeding even if the area proposed for annexation is uninhabited
and all property owners have consented to the annexation. This annexation was introduced at
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SUBJECT: HILOW ROAD NO. 8/AN17-006
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BACKGROUND (Continued):
the September 5, 2017 Town Council meeting and the protest proceedings are set for
September 19, 2017.
DISCUSSION:
The Town has received a petition requesting annexation to the Town of Los Gatos from Jason
Halladay, owner of the property at 16400 Hilow Road in order to construct a new second story
addition to an existing single-family residence on the property. The property is located east of
Hilow Road 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.
Since this is an 100 percent consent, uninhabited annexation (less than twelve registered
voters), a public hearing is not required. Required notice of the annexation was provided to
Santa Clara County Planning and the County Library Service Area.
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 Categorically Exempt under Section 15061(b)(3).
A Notice of Exemption will not be filed.
Attachments:
1. Location Map
2. Resolution (including Exhibits A and B)
Distribution:
Jason Halladay, 16400 Hilow Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032