Item 4 - Exhibit 07 - Site PlanExcerpts from Los Gatos Town Code
Chapter 29
Section 29.10.020
Demolition (historic structures) means:
(1) Removal of more than twenty-five (25) percent of the wall(s) facing a public street(s) (or a
street facing elevation if the parcel is a corridor lot or is landlocked) or fifty (50) percent of all
exterior walls; or
(2) Enclosure or alteration (i.e.: new window and/or window relocation) of more than
twenty-five percent of the walls facing a public street (or a street facing elevation if the parcel is
a corridor lot or is landlocked) or fifty (50) percent of the exterior walls so that they no longer
function as exterior walls; or
All remaining exterior walls must be contiguous and must retain the existing exterior wall
covering. No new exterior wall covering shall be permitted over the existing exterior wall
covering. The following are exempt from this definition:
a. Replacement. The exterior wall covering may be removed if the covering is not original to
the structure.
b.Repair. The removal and replacement of in kind non-repairable exterior wall covering
resulting in no change to its exterior appearance or historic character if approved by the
deciding body.
c. Removal. The removal of an addition(s) that is not part of the original structure and which
has no historic significance, as determined by the Historic Preservation Committee. Demolition
shall be determined by subsections (1) and (2) above for the original structure, where walls
enclosed by additions shall be considered as exterior walls.
Demolition (non historic structures) means removal of more than fifty (50) percent of the
exterior walls. The remaining exterior walls must be contiguous and must maintain retain either
the existing interior or existing exterior wall covering. The following is exempt from this
definition:
a. Repair. The removal and replacement of in kind non-repairable exterior wall covering
resulting in no change to its exterior appearance or historic character if approved by the
deciding body.
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