Draft Mins 09.26.18
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/10/2018 ITEM NO: 1
DRAFT
MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
The Planning Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Regular Meeting on
Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair D. Michael Kane, Vice Chair Matthew Hudes, Commissioner Mary Badame,
Commissioner Kendra Burch, Commissioner Melanie Hanssen, Commissioner Kathryn Janoff,
and Commissioner Tom O’Donnell
Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Badame led the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience was invited to participate.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS/COMMISSION MATTERS
Committee Name
Vice Chair Hudes
- The Historic Preservation Committee met 9/26/18 and considered two items:
o 16940 Roberts Road
o 221 Almendra Avenue
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Minutes – September 12, 2018
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Burch to approve adoption of the Consent
Calendar. Seconded by Commissioner Janoff.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. 248 Jared Lane
Architecture and Site Application S-16-054
APN 532-34-071
Property Owner/Applicant: Sam Pan
Project Planner: Sean Mullin
Requesting approval for construction of a new single-family residence and removal of
large protected trees on vacant property zoned HR-1.
Sean Mullin, Associate Planner, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
Sam Pan
- He is the owner of 248 Jared Lane. He bought the property in February 2016 with no
hesitation, because research of the Town records showed that a previous permit had been
approved, but expired, and they were required to file a new application. The new design
has reduced the size of the living space from the previous plan. His design has a lap pool
that is needed for physical rehabilitation. Preserving the oak trees is a top priority for him.
He has been in contact with his adjacent neighbors and they want privacy, so he plans to
plant more trees between his property and theirs.
Mary Martin
- She lives at 254 Vista Del Monte, the property that would have the biggest view of the
proposed house, so her main concern is how it would look. She was concerned when she
read the sentence stating that the applicant has not revised the design or siting of the
proposed residence. At the last meeting someone had photos that said “Don’t Do This,”
this plan looks just like those photos.
Allen Rudolph
- He lives at 258 Jared Lane. His only concern is emergency access and parking on Jared Lane
and he asked for a condition that prohibits parking during construction. The biggest
problem would be getting up the hill. He has seen fires in that area twice. Once a couple of
subcontractors park on Jared Lane, it gets to be very dangerous.
Zach Edmonds
- He lives at 249 Vista Del Monte, directly down a steep hill from the proposed development,
and he asked for measures to be taken to ensure items will not roll down the hill during
construction, because his children play in the yard at the bottom with just a small fence to
protect them. He also asked for story poles for the actual driveway access to be installed
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for line of sight for his property to see exactly where the driveway will be and what they
will be looking at.
Michael McDonough
- He lives at 253 Vista Del Monte, below the proposed project site. They had some flooding
from the drainage system from the stream about two years ago and he asked that during
construction it be well documented that with erosion or whatever the water runoff is kept
clean. He is specifically interested in the drainpipe that is between his and the applicant’s
property.
Steve Yang
- He is the project architect. They have followed the Commission’s directions from the
previous hearing. Grading, driveway, privacy, tree preservation, and massing have all been
presented in detail in the Letter of Justification. They are hoping for a win-win for both the
applicant and the Town.
Closed Public Comment.
Commissioners discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Burch to continue the public hearing for 248
Jared Lane to a date certain of November 14, 2018, subject to Planning
Commission direction given at the hearing. Seconded by Commissioner
O’Donnell.
Commissioners discussed the matter.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
3. Report from the Director of Community Development
Joel Paulson, Director of Community Development
• The Town Council and Planning Commission will hold a joint study session/workshop on
10/1/18 to kick off the General Plan update, get an overview of the process, and receive
input on potential issues and opportunities for the General Plan Update.
• The Town’s first Community Workshop will be held on 10/17/18.
• The Town is accepting applications for positions on commissions and committees until
10/26/18.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:59 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
September 26, 2018 meeting as approved
by the Planning Commission.
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/s/ Vicki Blandin