22 S. Santa Cruz Ave - Desk Item & Exhibit 9TOWN OF LOS GATOS ITEM NO: 3
DESK ITEM PLANN ING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: May 11 , 2016
PREPARED BY :
APPLICATION NO:
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APPLICANT:
PROPERTY OWNER:
Jocelyn Puga, Ass istant Planner
jpu ga @ losgatosca .gov
Conditional Use Permit Application U-16-003
22 S. Santa Cruz Avenue (West side of S. Santa Cruz Avenue at
the comer of Broadway and S . Santa C ru z Avenue)
Rick and Shelley Ballard
Ro nald M. Tate Trustee
APPLICATION SUMMARY : Requesting approval for a C onditional Use Permit to operate group
cooking classes (Cucina Bambini) with beer and wine service and
alternating use of parking on property zo ned C-2. APN 510-45-014.
EXHIBITS:
REMARKS :
1-8 . Previous ly recei ved with M ay 11 , 20 16 Sta ff Report
Received with this Des k Item:
9. Comments rece ived from 11:01 a.m . on May 6, 2016 to I 1 :00
a.m. on May 11 , 2016
The attached public comme nt s (Exhibit 9) were received after di stribution of the staff report.
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Joce yn Puga
Assistant Pl a nner
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Dear Planning Commission,
Mike Verga <mikeverga@yahoo.com >
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 2:11 PM
Planning
New business
It has come to the attention of my wife and I that 22 S. Santa Cruz Avenue, is attempting to secure a CUP for a cooking
schoo l and service of wine and beer. please consider withholding the alcohol service and allowing the cooking school.
The Broadway neighborhood is heavy with alcohol service already: Main Street Burgers, Willow Street, N umbe r One
Broadway, the up stairs Los Gatos Bar and Grill,( which is a lways problematic) and just south of the hardware store, the
Toll House. A number of these establishments have been problematic to the neighborhood with disturbing outdoor noise.
I am concerned that this end of town will become an entertainment zone and our noise probl ems will just become worse
Willow, and Main Street Burgers started out without alcohol service. Once established, they said their customers
demanded alcohol and so it goes. (Willow Street is now a full blown bar)
If the CUP goes with the property, (that is my understanding) then the next tenant could do the same thing as Willow
Street and we, the neighbors at the south end of town, would be dealing with yet another problematic full bar
Parking is another issue that affects the Broadway neighbors, and this just adds more pressure to our neighborhood.
Please do not allow another establishment serving alcohol to the south end of town, enough is enough!
Thank you so much for your careful consideration.
Michael and Gillian Verga
46 Broadway Ave
Los Gatos, CA
95030
EXHIBIT 9
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Dear Planning Commission,
RECEIVED
MAY 1 0 2016
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
P LANNING DIVISION
Regarding the neighboring business proposal at 22 S. Santa Cruz Ave-
nue, to secure a CUP for a cooking school and service of wine and beer,
please consider withholding the alcohol service portion. Secondly, con-
sider parking at this end of town .
This end of town, very close to the Broadway neighborhood, is heavy
with alcohol service already: Main Street Burgers, Willow Street,
Number One Broadway, and just across Main, the upstairs Los Gatos
Bar and Grill. Just south of the hardware store is Toll House, which al-
so serves liquor. At least four of these establishments have been prob-
lematic to the neighborhood in the past, with very disturbing outdoor
noise as patrons are coming and going.
Willow is a half step away from being a club. See their website, 11 If Los
Gatos had a clubhouse, it would surely be Willow Street." I worry that
in time, this end of town will become an entertainment zone, and there
will be no turning back.
Willow , Main Street Burgers came in without alcoholic beverage ser-
vice . Once established, they begged that their customers demanded
wine beer, and later, at Willow, a full bar.
My understanding is that the CUP goes with the property, so we would
be opening this additional space to an escalation of service.
Parking is problematic for all these businesses. Timed parking in the
daytime is of help here on Broadway, except in the case of Willow
Street. Despite the agreement to provide their own attended stacked
parking on the premises , the Willow work staff parks on Broadway and
moves tfie ir cars every two hours .
Sans the alcohol , and parking issues, I would love to have cooking clas -
ses just on my corner. Sur la Table has great offerings, and Williams
Sonoma has demonstrations. Another would be gladly welcomed by me.
Thank you so much for your careful considerations .
Gai I Randolph
#42 Broadway
Los Gatos, CA
95030
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