Item 1 - Draft Minutes of April 10, 2019
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/24/2019 ITEM NO: 1
DRAFT
MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
APRIL 10, 2019
The Planning Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Regular Meeting on
Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Matthew Hudes, Vice Chair Melanie Hanssen, Commissioner Mary Badame,
Commissioner Kathryn Janoff, Commissioner Reza Tavana, and Commissioner Tom O'Donnell
Absent: Commissioner Kendra Burch
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Tavana led the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience was invited to participate.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Minutes – March 27, 2019
2. 460 Monterey Avenue
Architecture and Site Application S-19-009
APN 410-16-022
Property Owner/Applicant: Edward Morimoto
Project Planner: Sean Mullin
Requesting approval of a modification to an approved Architecture and Site application
for removal of a condition requiring utilities to be placed underground on property
zoned R1-D. Continued from March 27, 2019.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner O'Donnell to approve adoption of the Consent
Calendar. Seconded by Commissioner Badame.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
3. 17020 Los Cerritos Drive
Architecture and Site Application S-16-065
APNs 532-21-012 and 013
Property Owner: Sandy Campbell
Applicant: Glenn Katz
Project Planner: Erin Walters
Requesting approval for site improvements requiring a grading permit on property
zoned HR-1. Continued from February 13, 2019.
Erin Walters, Associate Planner, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment.
Glenn Katz/Applicant
- In the driveway and rear yard areas they propose a series of stepped retaining walls to
mitigate height, so all walls are within the Hillside Guidelines. They have prepared a
restoration analysis and two mitigation alternatives for the driveway area, and with one
mitigation measure in the rear yard they are able to meet most of the guidelines. In the
driveway area the basic scheme would be the existing wall stays, structural buttresses
would be provided across the front of the wall, then a terraced retaining wall added in
front so as to avoid benching the terrain, which would lead to large loads of dirt coming
and going to and from the site. Two mitigation alternatives are: 1) The wall is continued all
the way across, and 2) Put two terracing walls in the area with the same buttressing
scheme, bringing everything completely within the scheme of the height restrictions as well
as the uninterrupted wall length.
Closed Public Comment.
Commissioners discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner O'Donnell to approve Alternative One for the
driveway area and the rear yard alternative of an Architecture and Site
Application for 17020 Los Cerritos Drive. Seconded by Commissioner
Badame.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-2 with Vice Chair Hanssen and Commissioner Janoff
opposing.
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4. Town Code Amendment – Hillside Fences
Town Code Amendment Application A-19-001
Applicant: Town of Los Gatos
Project Planner: Sean Mullin
Consider amendments to Chapter 29 (Fences, hedges, and walls) of the Town Code
regarding fences, hedges, and walls in the hillside area. Commission discussion
continued from March 13, 2019.
Sean Mullin, Associate Planner, presented the staff report.
Commissioners discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner O'Donnell to continue Commission discussion
regarding Town Code Amendment – Hillside Fences to the meeting of
May 8, 2019. Seconded by Commissioner Badame.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
5. Report from the Director of Community Development
Joel Paulson, Director of Community Development
• Town Council met April 2, 2019:
o Considered the Greenridge Terrace Planned Development and scheduled a
second reading of the ordinance at the next meeting; made changes to require
scenic easements; and removed some of the findings that will come back later
for the houses.
o Considered and denied the Peralta project appeal and approved the project.
• The Town continues to recruit for adult commission appointments with the deadline
extended to June 7, 2019. Information and a list of vacancies can be found on the Town
Clerk's web page.
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SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS/COMMISSION MATTERS
General Plan Advisory Committee
Commissioner Hanssen
- The Town has released a draft of the background report, which is the basis for looking at
the trends happening over the next 20 years. GPAC's next meetings will be held April 23,
2019 and April 30, 2019 to work on the plan's vision and review the background document.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:47 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
April 10, 2019 meeting as approved by the
Planning Commission.
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Vicki Blandin