Item 2 - Staff Report.11 Peralta Ave
PREPARED BY: ERIN WALTERS
Associate 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: 02/13/2019 ITEM NO: 2
DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2019 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: JOEL PAULSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: MINOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION MR-18-008. PROJECT LOCATION: 11 PERALTA AVENUE. PROPERTY OWNER: WENDY FAN KANDASAMY, APPLICANT: TONY JEANS. REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SECOND STORY OF A PRE-1941 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ON PROPERTY ZONED R-1:8. APN 510-42-073.
REMARKS:
On December 12, 2018 the Planning Commission continued the application without
consideration to January 9, 2019 per the request of the appellant and the applicant due to the
applicant’s inadvertent inaccurate noticing of the hearing date which was sent to neighbors and
posted at the site.
On January 23, 2019 the Planning Commission continued the application to February 13, 2019
as the appellant and three other members of the public were not able to attend the January 23,
2019 hearing date.
Historic Preservation Committee Review
On January 23, 2019 the Historic Preservation Committee (HPC) reviewed window
modifications on the southern elevation proposed by the applicant to address the neighbor’s
privacy concerns. The Historic Preservation Committee recommended approval of the request
with the following conditions:
• All windows shall be double hung; and
• The rear second story trellis may be removed or reduced to three feet or less.
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REMARKS (continued):
The applicant has provided a letter addressing the HPC recommendations (Exhibit 24). All
windows have been modified to be double hung with the exception of two bedroom windows
located in the below grade area, on the north elevation. The two bedroom windows will be
casement windows with mullion bars to meet egress requirements (Exhibit 25, Sheet A4.1). In
addition, the rear second story trellis has been reduced to a maximum depth of three feet
(Exhibit 25, Sheet A4.1 and A4.2).
The recommended Conditions of Approval have been revised to include the additional HPC
review (Exhibit 23), and the proposed modifications have been incorporated into the revised
Development Plans (Exhibit 25).
CONCLUSION:
A. Summary
The applicant designed the second story addition to include materials and design features
of the architectural style of the existing structure and neighborhood. The project complies
with the Residential Design Guidelines. In addition, the proposed project is compatible with
the neighborhood in terms of setbacks, mass and scale, height, FAR, and square footage.
Although staff recommends approval of the proposed project, the matter has been referred
to the Planning Commission, pursuant to Town Code, because the Town received an
unresolved written objection to the Notice of Pending Approval for the Minor Residential
Development application.
B. Recommendation
Based on the analysis above and staff report for the December 12, 2018 Planning
Commission meeting, staff recommends approval of the Minor Residential Development
application subject to the recommended Revised Conditions of Approval (Exhibit 23). If the
Planning Commission finds merit with the proposed project, it should:
1. Find that the proposed project is Categorically Exempt, pursuant to the adopted
Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Section
15301: Existing Facilities (Exhibit 2);
2. Make the finding that the project complies with the Residential Design Guidelines
(Exhibit 2); and
3. Approve Minor Residential application MR-18-008 with the conditions of approval
contained in Exhibit 23 and development plans attached as Exhibit 25.
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CONCLUSION (continued):
Alternatives
Alternatively, the Commission can:
1. Continue the matter to a date certain with specific direction;
2. Approve the application with additional and/or modified conditions; or
3. Deny the application.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments have been received as of the writing of this report.
Previously received with the December 12, 2018 Staff Report:
1. Location Map
2. Required Findings for a Minor Residential Development Application (one page)
3. Recommended Conditions of Approval (two pages)
4. Applicant’s Project Description and Letter of Justification, received December 3, 2018 (two
pages)
5. Applicant’s Summary of Changes Made to Plans, received November 27, 2018 (one page)
6. Historic Preservation Committee Staff Report, May 23, 2018 (26 pages)
7. Historic Preservation Committee Action Minutes, May 23, 2018 (three pages)
8. Consulting Arborist Report, received July 20, 2018 (34 pages)
9. Applicant’s Neighborhood Outreach, received December 4, 2018 (three pages)
10. Fox Objection Letter to Minor Residential Development application MR-18-008, received
September 4, 2018 (seven pages)
11. Monk Objection Email, received September 7, 2018 and Monk Support Email, received
September 9, 2018 (three pages)
12. Applicant’s Summary of Neighbor Concerns and Actions Taken and Rebuttal of Neighbor
Objections, received October 20, 2018 (eight pages)
13. Applicant’s Letter to Concerned Neighbor, received November 28, 2018 (one page)
14. Site Photos, received October 20, 2018 (six pages)
15. Development Plans, received December 3, 2018 (16 sheets)
Previously received with the December 11, 2018 Addendum Report:
16. Public Comments received between 11:01 a.m., Friday, December 7, 2018 and 11:00 a.m.,
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Previously received with the December 12, 2018 Desk Item Report:
17. Public Comments received between 11:01 a.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2018 and 11:00
a.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2018
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Previously received with the January 23, 2019 Staff Report:
18. Applicant’s Correspondence, received at the Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Planning
Commission Meeting (one page)
19. Appellant’s request to continue, received Wednesday, January 2, 2019 (three pages)
20. Applicant’s agreement to continue, received Monday, January 7, 2019 (three pages)
Previously received with the January 22, 2019 Addendum Report:
21. Public Comments received between 11:01 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2019 and 11:00 a.m.,
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 (three pages)
Received with this Staff Report:
22. Historic Preservation Committee Staff Report, January 23, 2019 (16 pages)
23. Revised Recommended Conditions of Approval (two pages)
24. Applicant’s Letter Addressing HPC Recommendations and Modifications, received Friday
February 1, 2019 (two pages)
25. Revised Development Plans, received Thursday, January 31, 2019 (16 sheets)
Distribution:
Tony Jeans, T.H.I.S. Design and Development, P.O. Box 1518, Los Gatos, CA 95031
Kathleen Wilson, P.O. Box 1518, Los Gatos, CA 95031
Wendy Kandasamy, 233 Valley Street, Los Altos, CA 94022
John and Donna Fox, 9 Peralta Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030