Twin Oaks Dr-Surrey Farms-- Addendum and Exhibits 16-17
PREPARED BY: JENNIFER ARMER
Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Planning Manager and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6874
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 02/28/2018 ITEM NO: 2 ADDENDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2018 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: JOEL PAULSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP-12-001, WILLIAMSON ACT CONTRACT WA-11 CANCELLATION, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION PD-10-006, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT EIR-12-001. PROJECT LOCATION: TWIN
OAKS DRIVE. APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER: TOM DODGE, SURREY FARM ESTATES, LLC. REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FROM AGRICULTURAL TO HILLSIDE RESIDENTIAL, CANCELLATION OF THE EXISTING WILLIAMSON ACT CONTRACT, AND A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM RC TO HR-1:PD TO ALLOW FOR SUBDIVIDIVISION OF ONE LOT INTO 10 LOTS, CONSTRUCTION OF 10 NEW SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES, AND REMOVAL OF LARGE PROTECTED TREES. APN 532-16-006.
REMARKS:
Staff in the Parks and Public Works Department prepared a Project Information Sheet for the
project (Exhibit 16), with responses to a number of the common questions that are asked about
this report.
The attached public comments (Exhibit 17) were received after distribution of the staff report for
the February 28, 2018 meeting.
EXHIBITS:
Previously received under separate cover:
1. August 2015 Draft Environmental Impact Report
2. May 2017 Partial Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report
3. August 2017 Final Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program
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Previously received with February 28, 2018 Staff Report:
4. Location Map (one page)
5. Required Findings (two pages)
6. Required CEQA Findings of Fact (40 pages)
7. September 8, 2010, Conceptual Development Advisory Committee meeting minutes (two
pages)
8. September 12, 2012, General Plan Committee meeting minutes (three pages)
9. October 22, 2014, General Plan Committee meeting minutes (two pages)
10. October 28, 2015, General Plan Committee meeting minutes (two pages)
11. Project Description and Letter of Justification, received February 6, 2018 (eight pages)
12. Letter from the State Department of Conservation in response to Petition for Cancellation of
Land Conservation Contract No. 75-913 (one page)
13. Consulting Arborist’s Report, dated March 30, 2011 (26 pages)
14. Public comments received by 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 23, 2018
15. Planned Development Ordinance (45 pages) with Exhibit A Rezone Area (one page) and Exhibit
B Development Plans, received January 29, 2018 (29 sheets)
Received with this Staff Report:
16. Project Information Sheet, prepared by the Parks and Public Works Department
17. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2018 and 11:00 a.m.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Distribution:
Tom Dodge, Surrey Farms Estates, LLC, 851McGlincy Lane, Campbell, CA 95008
Rodger Griffin, Paragon Design Group, Inc., 16165 Monterey Rd., Suite 103, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
ITEM:
Traffic:
PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET
Engineering Division
February 23, 2018
Twin Oaks Drive/Surrey Farms; APN: 532-16-006
Planned Development PD-10-006
Env i ronmental Impact Report-12-001
General Plan Amendment GP-12-001
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS
Requesting· approval of a general plan amendment from Agricultural to Hillside Residential,
Cancellation of the existing Williamson Act contract, and a Planned Development to rezone
property from RC TO HR-l:PD to allow for subdivision of one lot into 12 lots, construction of
10 new single-family residences, and removal of large protected trees. APN 532-16-006.
APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER : T<>m Dodge, Surrey Farms Estates, LLC.
Q: How many additional trips will be generated by the project?
A: Based off the trip generation rates published in the Institute of Transportation Engineers'
(ITE) manual, the project would have a net increase of 95 average daily trips. This number
includes 8 additional trips during AM peak hours and 10 additional trips during PM peak
hours.
Q: Does this project trigger traffic impact mitigation fees to be paid to the Town?
A: Yes -The net increase of 95 average daily trips (ADT) results in a traffic impact mitigation
fee of $88,350.00 ($930 per new trip per the Town's Fee Schedule) which is required to be
paid prior to issuance of building permits per Condition of Approval 55 .
Q: Does this project trigger the ne~d for a traffic study?
A: No -A traffic study is not required since the project is anticipated to generate less than 20
new peak hour trips, as specified in the Town's Traffic Impact Policy.
Q: Is there an existing roadway easement connecting the property to Cerro Vista Court?
A : Yes -An existing roadway easement on 15955 Cerro Vista-Court grants roadway access
from Cerro Vista Court to the property in question (Book 311 of Maps, Page 381).
Parks and Public Works Department • Engineering Division• 41 Miles Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030
408.399.5771 • www.losgatosca .gov • www.facebook.com/losgatosca EXHIBIT 1 6
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS
Q: Did the Town's C.3 Compliance Peer Review Consultant agree with the analysis of the
Applicant's C.3 Data form and modeling?
A: Yes-The Town's C.3 Compliance Peer Review Consultant concluded after reviewing the
preliminary plans, dated 5/21/12, that the site design measures and source control
measures identified in the C.3 Data Form are appropriate for the project, and acceptable if
they are shown on the plans and/or specified in conditions of approval. The treatment
measures selected are appropriate and sized correctly, but their design may need to be
adjusted pending the re sults of the infiltration feasibility analysis, and more details need to
be provided . The hydromodification management measures are appropriate and sized
correctly; however, more details on the outlet structures and the. pump station need to be
provided.
Parks a nd Public W orks Department • Engineeri ng Division • 41 Miles Av e, Lo s Gatos, ·cA 95030
408.399.5771 • www.losga tosca.gov • www.facebook.co m/losga tosca
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Jennifer Armer
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Darcie McNeil <darciemcneill6@gmail.com>
Saturday, February 24, 2018 1:10 PM
Jennifer Armer
proposed development at end of Longmeadow Dr.
Please consider rejecting the proposed development at the end of our quiet neighborhood. There are many significant
concerns our family and neighbors have about this proposal.
Traffic safety is one of the concerns. As it is, there is a 3 way stop sign at the top of Longmeadow. Once people start their
cars down t _he hill into the neighborhood, they pick up speed and are not mindful of the children/ pets/ and neighbors
that are out and about in the neighborhood. Increased traffic into the neighborhood including many large trucks and
construction workers brings more traffic, danger to neighbors, and pollution concerns .
Over development is the next concern. My grandparents moved to quaint Los Gatos in the 1940's. At that time
development was low and there was open space galore. Views of the beautiful hillsides were abundant. Sadly over the
years these hillsides are being wasted with large homes turning our once small town into more of a city. Surrey Farms
and its charming hillsides are the reason we moved into this neighborhood. The wildlife is abundant, the hillsides are
beautiful, the neighborhood is quiet, and we are not overcome with light pollution at night. Why does our town insist on
giving into developers and getting rid of the natural beauty that our town once encompassed? Stop the
overdevelopment and keep the hillsides, keep the charm, keep the homes for our wildlife.
living in this neighborhood below hills causes flooding under our homes. Developing more homes in the hillside will only
contribute to this problem. Home structures and foundation are at risk for those of us living at the bottom of these
hillsides . We already experience standing water under our homes during the rainy seasons which is a danger to the
structure of the homes. Please do not add to this problem.
Our town is becoming very crowded and our schools are busting at the seams. We cannot accommodate more homes
and more families in our neighborhoods. I was a teacher at Fisher Middle school 13 years ago. At that point, Fisher was
already concerned with the size of the school and the amount of students they were serving. Classroom sizes were
growing which is unfair to the students and their potential for learning. I cannot imagine now 13 years later how large
these classrooms are, how our teachers can reach each student, and how we can provide all of them with a decent
learning experience. This is unfair to students, teachers, and the school district.
More homes means more people in the town which means more traffic. What used to take 3 minutes just to drive to a
grocery store now takes 7 minutes. What used to be an empty town on the weekends now has turned into a traffic
nightmare. Why would you even consider adding more traffic to our already horrendous traffic problem? We are over
populating and our small town does not have the bandwidth to deal with increased traffic.
Please don't be money hungry. Please do not be swayed by developers. Please keep the charm of our once quaint town.
Please do not develop more into our once vast green hillsides. Please do not allow large homes to take up our hillsides
and pollute our neighborhood with their lights and noise. Our low neighborhood already has noise issues as it is with the
echos that travel from the existing hillsides. Please do not diminish the wildlife population in our town. Please listen to
your senses and not the pocketbook of the town.
Thank you for your consideration of rejecting the proposal that will ruin our neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Darcie and Tom McNeil
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Saturday, February 24, 2018 7:08 PM
Jennifer Armer
Rich Saso
Proposed Surrey Farms Development
As 25-year residents of Longmeadow Drive, in Surrey Farms, I am writing on behalf of my husband, Rich Saso and
myself, to address our concerns and angst regarding the proposed development on the hillside above our idyllic
neighborhood. There are a number of concerns we wish to address and to be taken under advisement before deciding
what to do about this proposal.
• First and foremost, safety is our biggest concern . The prim~ry entrance to our neighborhood is via a three-way stop on
Kennedy Road . Unfortunately, many drivers do not see the necessity to actually abide by the STOP sign, rolling through
and gaining excessive speed upon entering our neighborhood due to the slope of the road. The biggest culprits happen
to be service providers and construction workers who are unfamiliar with the roadway and seem mindless to the
children and pets who are often playing and walking along Longmeadow Drive . Embarking on a new development will
not only exacerbate an already concerning safety issue, by exponentially increasing the number of construction/service
vehicles during a construction phase, but also increase the traffic flow based on the needs of the new residents who will
require service related support, i.e. landscapers, pool maintenance, house keeping, child care providers, etc.
• Infrastructure -Over the past couple of years, we have seen an unbelievable increase in traffic, in Los Gatos. During
certain months of the year, making it nearly impossible to not only access our main thoroughfares, but make it virtually
impossible to visit our downtown area. Our schools are at capacity and are being challenged not only by this proposal
but also by the likes of the North 40 proposal, as well.
• Security -We were the unfortunate victims of a home invasion, last September. The perpetrators broke into our home
and stole priceless family heirlooms, that we will never be able to replace. When the LGPD responded, the officer in
charge commented that with all of the activity, i.e. construction, etc., our neighborhood is more exposed to outside
influences that threaten our safety and security. Approving this development will cause even greater exposure to an
already concerning issue .
• Compromising our Environment -This proposed development will compromise an already threatened environment.
We have experienced more draught years than not, as of late. Adding more housing will put an additional burden on an
already threatened water supply. In addition, the local wild life will be pushed forther a field, threatening their ability to
survive in our Los Gatos foothills.
• Fire Safety -How does our local Los Gatos Fire Department and Cal Fire propose to address the added burden of yet
another development in the Los Gatos foothills? As our eco system continues to show signs of global warming, and our
water supplies are burdened, are you willing to take on the responsibility of jeopardizing our first responders further
than they already are?
• Turning a town into a Metropolis ... really? -The Los Gatos planning department opposes "chain" retailers/restaurants
as it takes away from the charm and warmth of our small town feel, so how do you justify the continued addition of big
home developments?·
While I can go on and on, I believe we make our concerns known by addressing our most pressing issues. We love our
neighborhood. We feel blessed each and every day that we were able to raise our now grown children in Surrey Farms .
We love our town. We fear that over development will redefine what Los Gatos is, who we are as a community, and
what we stand for ... PLEASE think long and hard before making a decision . Think about how and where you raised your
children ... where you wish to raise your grandchildren. What defines a neighborhood to you? If this was your
neighborhood, would you want all of this disruption, congestion and long-term impact? We hope you truly take thought.
Thank you for your consideration,
Rristl & ~lid; s~~o
.... ~ ... )?" -,_. ~ .r: . ..r.. Lrangmeaoow Drive
Kristi Saso
kms@pro-sweep.com
408•356•8384
408•605•2806 cell