15371 Santella Ct, Lot 8 - Staff Report & Exhibit 16TOWN OF LOS GATOS ITEM NO: 2
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: February 24, 2016
PREPARED BY: Jocelyn Puga, Assistant Planner
jpuga@losgatosca.gov
APPLICATION NO: Architecture and Site Application S-15-00 1
LOCATION: 15371 Santella Court, Lot 8 (south side of Santella Court)
APPLICANT/
PROPERTY OWNER: Davidon Homes
CONTACT PERSON: Steve Abbs
APPELLANT: David Weissman
APPLICATION SUMMARY: Consider an appeal of a decision of the Development Review
Committee approving an Architecture and Site application to
construct a new single family residence and the removal of large
protected trees on property zoned HR-2Y2:PD. APN 527-09-017
EXHIBITS: Previously received with the August 26, 2015 Staff Report
1. Location map
2. Required Findings and Considerations
3 . Conditions of Approval (12 pages)
4. Project Data Sheet (two pages) received January 7 , 2015
5. Consulting Architect report (four pages), received April 7 ,
2015
6. Arborist report : Pre-development plans (23 pages),
received January 17, 2014
7. Arborist report: Post-development plans (34 pages),
received April27, 2015
8. Applicant's Response to the Arborist Report (one page),
received on May 27 , 2015
9. Applicant's Letter of Justification (three pages), received
August 7 , 2015
10. Visibility Analysis (eight sheets), received July 29,2015
11. July 14, 2015 Development Review Committee meeting
minutes (four pages)
12. Appeal letter (one page), received July 15,2015
13 . Development Plans (12 sheets), received July 29, 2015
Planning Commission Staff Report -Page 2
15371 Santella Court, Lot 8/S-15-001
February 24, 2016
REMARKS :
Previously received with October 28, 2015 Staff Report
14. Applicant 's letter requesting continuance, received October
21,2015 (one page)
Previously received with the December 9, 2015 StaffReport
15. Applicant's letter requesting continuance, received
December 1, 2015 (one page)
Received with this Staff Report
16. Applicant 's letter requesting continuance, received
February 4 , 2016 (one page)
The applicant is requesting the item be continued to late April of2016 due to the on-going
di scussions regarding the view analysis methodology of the Hillside Development Standards and
Guidelines. Staff recommends the item be continued to April 27, 2016.
Prep ar d b y:
JoceLyn Puga
Assi stant Planner
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Joel Paulson, AICP
Community Development Director
cc: Steve Abbs, Davidon Homes, 1600 S. Main Street, Suite 150, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Dave Weissman, 15431 Francis Oaks Way, Los Gatos , CA 95032
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Jocelyn Puga
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Hi Jocelyn & Marni,
SteveA <Sabb s@ dav idonnewho m es .com >
Thursday, February 04, 2016 9:24 AM
Jocely n Pug a; M arni Moseley
Joel Paul so n
RE: Requ est f o r Continuance f or Hi g h land s l ot 7, 8, 10 & 13
Davidon is requesting a continuance for the scheduled Planning Commission hearings on Feb 24th for Lots 7, 8, 10 & 13,
due to the Town's ongoing discussions regarding the view analysis methodology. Due to the anticipated length ofti me
this issue will take to resolve, please continue these hearings to late April 2016.
Also, I will not be able to attend the Feb 24th hearing to confi rm tha t PC grants the continuance. Please notify the
commissioners in advance of my absence .
Thanks,
CAVIDCN HoMes
Steve Abbs
Vice President, Site Developm ent
1600 S. Main St., S te 150
W alnut Creek, CA 945 96
(925) 945-8000 x 104 Office
(925) 260-4698 Mobile
(925) 256-0140 Fax
sabbs@davidonnewhomes.com
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