Item 2 - 15 Loma Alta - Desk Item with Exhibit
PREPARED BY: JENNIFER ARMER, AICP
Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Planning Manager and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6872
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 01/13/2021
ITEM NO: 2
DESK ITEM
DATE: January 13, 2021
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Consider an Appeal of a Development Review Committee Decision Approving
a Request for Demolition of an Existing Single-family Residence and
Construction of a New Single-family Residence with Reduced Setbacks on
Nonconforming Property Zoned R-1:8. Located at 15 Loma Alta Avenue. APN
532-29-073. Architecture and Site Application S-19-023. Property Owner:
BAB Investment Group LLC. Applicant: Babak Homayouni. Appellants: Kelly
Luoma and Rick Rutter. Project Planner: Jennifer Armer
REMARKS:
Exhibit 23 includes an additional comment provided by the appellant.
EXHIBITS:
Previously received with the November 11, 2020 Staff Report:
1. Location Map
2. Required Findings and Considerations
3. Recommended Conditions of Approval
4. Project Description and Letter of Justification
5. Consulting Architect’s First Report, dated May 24, 2019
6. Applicant’s Response to the Consulting Architect’s First Report
7. Consulting Architect’s Second Report, dated February 25, 2020
8. Consulting Arborist’s Report, dated September 2, 2019
9. Public Comments received prior to 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 4, 2020
10. September 8, 2020 Development Review Committee meeting minutes
11. Applicant’s neighbor outreach efforts
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SUBJECT: 15 Loma Alta Avenue/S-19-023
DATE: January 13, 2021
EXHIBITS (continued):
12. Public Comments received prior to 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 21, 2020
13. September 22, 2020 Development Review Committee meeting minutes
14. Appeal of Development Review Committee received October 1, 2020
15. Development Plans, received September 21, 2020
Previously received with the November 11, 2020 Addendum Report:
16. Additional comment provided by the appellant
Previously received with the January 13, 2021 Staff Report:
17. Revised Required Findings and Considerations
18. Applicant Response Letter
19. Public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2020 and 11:00
a.m., Friday, January 8, 2021
20. Revised Development Plans – Mediterranean Alternative, received December 9, 2020
21. Revised Development Plans – Craftsman Alternative, received December 9, 2020
22. Revised Development Plans – Revised Craftsman Proposal, received January 7, 2021
Received with this Desk Item:
23. Additional comment provided by the appellant
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Jennifer Armer
From:Kelly Luoma
Sent:Tuesday, January 12, 2021 10:44 PM
To:Jennifer Armer
Subject:FW: New design for 15 Loma Alta Avenue
Hi Jennifer
Wanted to share these comments.
For the most part we think the new plans (craftsman style) address many of the neighbor concerns but we continue to
be concerned about the small details beyond design.
Actual heights/elevations
Water (drainage) being an issue
Fence between properties seems to be missing on plans.
We’d like to see these details addressed as part of the Building Permit process moving forward.
Roof pitch on garage (Dwg A1.2) is called out as 8/12 - the letter indicates design is based upon 6 pitch which -
lower roof is preferred by neighbors due to both scale (height) and is corresponding to adjacent properties
styles / roof lines.
A3.2 Building section plan 2 calls for a balcony - A2.2 calls for a deck - a railing is not indicated.
Civil plans have not been updated or coordinated with architectural drawings.
Civil plans are marked updated 2-3-20 per note #2 - all quantities (square footage, disturbed area, cut/export,
etc on drawing C-1.0 appear to reflect prior design.
No fence detail - north side of property - an existing 8' fence is in place for security and privacy from Panaghetti.
Site Plan A1.2 has concrete pad walkway from garage to property line - Civil sheet (C2.1)shows a drainage
ditch between paved walk and fence with all storm water from 15 Loma Alta pumped and flowing north to
111 Panighetti Place. a full width concrete pad restricts free flow of water from property to alley as indicated
on civil plans.
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