Item 4 - Exhibit 14-15Erin Wa lters
Associate Plann er
Town of Los Gatos Community Development Department
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
( 408) 354-6834
RE: Proposed New Residence-18151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms. Walters :
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
liwe are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
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Erin Walters
Associate Planner
Town of Los Gatos Community Development Department
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-6834
RE: Proposed New Residence-18151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms . Walters :
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the arch1tectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
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Erin Walters
Associate Planner
Town of Los Gatos Community Development Department
110 E. Main Street ·
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-6834
RE: Proposed New Residence -1 8151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms . Walters:
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood.
Respectfully,
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
Erin W alte rs
Associate Pl anner
Town of Los G atos C o mmu n ity Deve lopme nt Departm e nt
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 9 5 0 30
(408) 354-6834
RE: Propose d New Res id ence -1 8151 Ov e rl ook Roa d
Dear Ms . Walters :
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residen c e in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
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TOWN OF l OS GATOS
PL AN NING DIVIS ION
Erin Walters
Associate P lanner
Town of Los Gatos Community Development Departme nt
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-6834
RE: Propos ed New Res id ence -18151 Ov erlook Road
Dear Ms . Walters :
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
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PLANNING DIVISION
Erin Walters
Associate Planner
Town of Lo s Gatos Community Deve lopment Department
11 0 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(4 08) 354-6834
RE : Propos ed New Res idence -18151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms. Walters:
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AUG 21 2015
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan, floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residen ce in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
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Associate Planner
To wn of Los Gatos Community Development Department
11 0 E . Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
( 408) 354-6834
RE : Propo sed New Res id e nce -18 151 Ove rl oo k Roa d
Dear Ms. Walters:
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
P L ANNING DIVIS ION
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
Signature :
Address:
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Planning commission and planning dept.
Erin Walters
Re: new residence 18151 Overlook Rd.
The plans sent to us are difficult to read, but from
what I can surmise I present the following concerns:
Fencing: There is an existing 3-foot high fence on
the east side. This is the only front yard, solid fence,
on this side of the block. The addition of a second
solid fence (hopefully only 3 foot high) is out of the
norm to this cluster of homes. The entire block has
an open landscape feeling blending into each
other's property including this one which enhances
the neighborhood. It would be friendly to have no
fences from the street to the garage or at least
similar to the rest on that side of the street.
One Car Garage: Not adequate for a 5-bedroom
home, which is being proposed by this developer
who is catering to a large family buyer. A home this
size requires at least a two-car garage, with storage.
On Site Parking: The proposed on site parking is
nothing more than what exists now: a parking lot.
It is clear that the hard surface to the right of the
drive way is for additional vehicles.
Street Parking: Two multi unit properties are
directly across the street and usually about 5 cars
park on the street adjacent to these. There is little
street parking on this new projects side due to
driveway configurations and landscaping. I point
this out as cars squeeze into existing landscape
areas on this side of the block creating a narrowing
of the usable space to drive safely on the street.
This street is now a raceway for the hundreds of
homes in the Rancho Condo's and the mountain
beyond.
I notice a number of police notices being issued
from Overlook Rd property owners parking long
term on Wisahicken, around the corner. There will
be more complaints with current infill and density.
So it is important to get every project right.
Architecture: The recent remodels of existing
homes on this block have faithfully adhered to low
roof lines and excellence in design, even without
tearing the existing structure down. You have seen
better from this architect, just ask him to do better
instead of adhering to the constraints of the
developers budget.
Erin Walters
Associate Planner
Town of Los Gatos Community Development Department
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-6834
RE: Prop osed New Resid ence -18151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms. Walters :
RECE\VED.
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AUG 2 G zms
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNiNG DlVIS ION
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road.
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
Address:
Erin Walters
Associate Planner
To wn of Los Gatos Community Development Department
11 0 E. Main Street
Los Gatos , CA 95030
(408) 354-6834
RE: Proposed New Residence-18151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms. Walters :
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AUG 2 7 2015
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road.
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
Signature:
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Erin Walters
Associate Planner
To wn of Los Gatos Community De velopment Department
110 E . Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-6834
RE : Proposed New Reside nce - 18151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms. Walters :
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood.
Respectfully,
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Erin M. Walters
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Erin,
D. Goddard <d64goddard@ hotmail.com>
Sunday, August 30 , 2015 11:05 AM
Erin M. Walters
18151 Overlook -Proposed new construction
RECEIVED
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AUG 3 0 2015
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
Our neighbors shared with us the plans for new construction at 18151 Overlook Road, which were recently sent
out for comment. We didn't receive these plans directly, I assume because we live 2 houses up the street.
It will of course be nice to have a new house at that location -the existing one is pretty run down. That s aid , we
do have some concerns.
It looks at if the new house is intended to be 5 bedrooms, but with only a 1 car garage-3500 sq ft including
cellar and garage if I am not mistaken.
Our block of Overlook Road is narrow, has limited street parking and no sidewalk on this side, and when people
try to park on the street, they cram cars into the side and onto the properties as best they can. With the Rancho
de Los Gatos townhouse complex further up, as well as all of the homes in the mountains, all of whom use
Overlook Road for access, we already have enough trouble with speeding traffic and limited road space as
is. Not to mention this stretch of Overlook Road has no speed bumps, stop signs or traffic lights. Overlook
Road is unique in this regard in our neighborhood. Chestnut is a short street with speed bumps and is not
straight (and also has larger lots). Wissahickon is a short, wide street with stop signs at each intersection-
Overlook, Pennsylvania, and Hernandez. Unfortunately, building a large home with an inadequate garage on
this stretch of Overlook would probably only contribute to the existing traffic problems.
The roof on the plans looks shallow -like now -not too steep an angle. If that's the case and it is not higher
than the existing roof, that would be ideal.
Even though the lots here on our side of Overlook aren't large-roughly 7000 sq. ft., all of the homeowners have
s u cceeded in maintaining a good degree of privacy, in part because the homes aren't too large and generally
have low rooflines. In addition, we all have adequate garage space so that none of us needs to park on the
street. Personally, we would think a 4 bedroom house with a 2 car garage house would fit in well and help
maintain the integrity of our neighborhood.
Thank you in advance to taking our concerns into consideration.
David and Anita Goddard
18251 Overlook Road
Los Gatos
408 802 2041
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Erin Walters
Assoc iate Planner
Town of Los Gatos Community Development Department
110 E . Main Street
Los Gatos , CA 95030
(408) 354-6834
RE: Proposed New Res id ence -18151 Ov e rl ook Road
Dear Ms . Walters :
1/we are res idents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
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Erin Walters
Asso ciate Pla n ne r
Tow n of Los Gatos Com mun ity Deve lo pm ent Department
110 E . Ma in Street
Los Gato s, CA 950 30
(408) 354 -683 4
RE: Proposed New Resid ence - 18 151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms . Walters :
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed th e a rc hitectural site p la n , floor pl ans , a nd e levations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
Signature :
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From: Larry Arzie [mailto:larryarzie@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:29 PM
To: Town Manager
Subject: Tear down on Overlook Road
Att: Director of Planning
Re: 18151 Overlook Road
TOw.'J OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
A number of weeks ago I received a letter regarding this property from the developer, Urban
West. I presumed it was from your offices or would be part of the packet when received by
planning commission. I questioned parking, and compatibility to surrounding homes. I brought
the project to my neighbors attention who are closer to the project and they had not received any
notice. Did you receive my comments or any other neighbors
I got a more recent letter saying that the project was approved.
I am surprised that there is not a planning commission hearing on this project. There are further
issues planning commission needs to review such as excellence in design for allowing a tear
down to happen.
Please do not let this project slip through without planning commission review.
Larry Arzie
18000 Overlook Rd.
95030
Erin M. Walters
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Follow Up Flag:
Flag Status:
Larry Arzie <larryarzie@gmail.com>
Tuesday, January OS, 2016 2:34PM
Nicole Cave
Lance Tate; Erin M . Walters
Re : 18151 Overlook Road -Revised Plans
Follow up
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Nicole, TO WN NING DIVIS ION
Thank you for your E-mail. Yes I did receive a packet last Nov. re: your project.P ~longer have the
packet as I gave it to the neighbors who did not receive one. I see no difference from what you sent me
originally.
Larry Arzie
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 2 :24PM, Nicole Cave <nicole@urbanwest.com> wrote:
Hi Larry,
We are your neighbors at 18151 Overlook Road in Los Gatos. I wanted to check in and make sure you received
our package we sent you on November 24th, 2015. We never heard from you, and wanted to make sure you
were OK with our revised plans.
See attached for the latest plan set we are submitting to the City tomorrow. Hoepfully everything looks good to
you. If not , let's meet in person. A lot of these changes and requirements were put upon us by the City to meet
their requirements .
We have also installed story poles on the home that you can see when you walk/drive by. This will give you a
picture of where the new building will sit. Attached is the certification letter from our surveyor.
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We look forward to hearing from you, and hope for your approval on our project so w e can move forward with
the Town.
Thanks ,
Nicole Cave (King)
Project Manager
P: 408-399-4950, xt. 4
C: 707 -484-1335
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Stonesifer [mailto:larryarzie@gmail.com]
Sent : Tuesday, January 12, 2016 1:03 PM
To: Erin M . Walters
Subject: Status of 18151 Overlook Road Project
Re : S-14-056
Dear Erwin,
Can you advise me of the status of this project. One issue that has not come up is the encroachment of
the planting areas in front of most the houses on this side of the street. Due to storm water issues,
berms and raised planting levels on the town right of way hinder parking on this side of the street. I
hope you gave consideration to this as 5 bedrooms will create extra parking needs . The street has been
narrowed quite some distance up the block creating dange r ous parking problems, by property owners.
When cars are parked on both sides it virtually makes Overlook a one way street. This may not be a
problem in other areas of town but because this is a main artery roadway for the entirety of Overlook
Road mountain homes etc. this issue needs to be addressed . Especially during construction . Workers
auto's need to park on the extra wide Wissahicken street just a few feet away. But a final solution needs
to be accomplished for safety reasons . Street improvements should be done on the entire north side of
the block.
Larry Arzie
t~ECE~Vt=D s -l t..f -05~
FU~ r ? 2016
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVIS ION
This letter is in regards to the remodel plans for 18151 Overlook Road , Los
Gatos by Urban West, LLC.
We live at 9 Chestnut Ave., Los Gatos, the property directly behind the property
that Urban West is planning to remodel. I am very upset by the proposed plans
as it will have a severe impact on my personal privacy and will change the
character of our neighborhood due to its large size and increased height.
Our privacy has already been diminished since they have purchased the property
as two very large trees have been removed . We remodeled our house 2 years
ago and spent a great deal of money to open our home to our backyard so that
we could enjoy it. We were also very considerate of the impact that we made on
our neighbors and our community---essentially we had no impact on any of our
neighbor's privacy and did not change the look/feel of our house from the
outside.
The proposed plans , by Urban West, LLC, add what looks like and additional
level to the existing structure. It will allow the new owners , whom we don't know
since it is being built to "flip", to peer directly into my backyard, guest cottage,
and right into my family room . I was sitting on my sofa in my family room when
they added the story poles and looked up to find the crew looking right at me-it
was unnerving to say the least. I have attached pictures so that you can feel the
impact. The plywood boards represent the windows for the new house.
I would like to be supportive of the remodel and builder but the house will be
taller than all the other houses in the area and I feel there was little consideration
given to the people that already live here. I have been talking with my neighbors
and they are also unhappy with the height and privacy impacts on their
properties .
It seems to me that the builder could remodel the house maintaining its current
height. I expect houses like this in Campbell and San Jose (which is why we
didn't move there) but I resent someone coming in and destroying my privacy
and neighborhood character. The builder has reached out and tried to come up
with solutions to mitigate our privacy concerns but planting new trees and putting
up screens will not limit the view into our back yard . The house is just too tall
and offers no consideration for our privacy, or that of our neighbors, and doesn't
match the feel of our neighborhood.
As designed, the structure represents Urban West, LLC 's interest in flipping the
property versus that of a neighbor.
Thank you for your consideration,
Rita and David Kelly
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Erin Walters
Associ ate Planner
Town of Los Gatos Community Development Department
11 0 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-6834
RE: Proposed New Res ide nc e -18151 Overlook Road
Dear Ms . Walters :
RECEIVED
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
P LANNiNG D!VIS ION
1/we are residents of Los Gatos residing near the proposed new residence located at
18151 Overlook Road .
1/we have reviewed the architectural site plan , floor plans , and elevations of the
proposed new residence in our neighborhood .
Respectfully,
Signature :
Address :
ME MORANDUM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
To: Project File
From: Erin Walters, Associate Planner
Subject: 18151 Overlook Road
Architecture and Site Application S-14-056
Date: March 29, 2016
Kay Thompson, next door neighbor at 18121 Overlook Road expressed the following concerns to
staff regarding the proposed two-story house at 18151 Overlook Road :
• The lot is narrow and the proposed house is too big for the lot;
• Concerned with parking, only one car garage provided;
• Proposed two story house is overpowering;
• The proposed height is taller than the existing two story house; and
• The house is too large for the neighborhood because of the lot width.
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Erin M. Walters
From:
Sent:
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Dear Planning commissioners.
Larry Arzie <larryarzie@gmail.com>
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:33 PM
Erin M . Walters
Re: 18151 Overlook Rd . Tear down.
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Despite the revised plans this proposed house is bigger in mass and scale than the 2 story homes on the same
block. On this lot is an existing two story house, but the orange netting show what seems to be almost 4 more
feet in height than the original building. The ubiquitous cookie cutter design does not blend with anything on
the block with hardly any attention paid to existing low slung rooflines and set back second stories. Even the
garage which dominates the architecture has an unusually high roof line.
Excellence in design is a key factory in allowing for demolition of an existing home. The existing home is a
classic mid-century low slung 2 story house. It blends nicely in our neighborhood. It is one of the few redwood
clad homes left in Los Gatos and should have been saved by raising it up and putting a basement below.
I realize that the developer has a right to develop his property and hope he can find a solution by softening his
design.
Larry Arzie
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