Item 4 - 19 Highland Ave - Staff ReportTOWN OF LOS GATOS ITEM NO: 4
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: July 27, 2016
PREPARED BY: Sally Zarnowitz, Planning Manager
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APPLICATION NO.: Architecture and Site Application S-15-077
LOCATION: 19 Highland Avenue (north side of Highland Avenue just east
of 15 Highland A venue)
APPLICANT/
PROPERTY OWNER: Ed Pearson
CONTACT PERSON: Ed Pearson
APPELLANT: Badame, Roberts, Smullen, and Spalding Families
APPLICATION SUMMARY: Consider an appeal of a decision of the Development Review
Committee approving an Architecture and Site application to
construct a new single-family residence and remove large
protected trees on property zoned HR-2 Y2 . APN 529-37-033
EXHIBITS: Previously received with May 11, 2016 Desk Item Report:
1. Emails from appellants, received May 11 , 2016
Previously received with June 8, 2016 Staff Report:
2. Location Map
3. Required Findings and Considerations
4. Recommended Conditions (nine pages)
5. Adopted Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (3
pages)
6. Town Council Resolution (200 1-128)
7. December 8 , 2010 Planning Commission meeting minutes
(15 pages)
8. Consulting Architect 's Report , dated February 24, 2016
9. 2010 Arborist Report (26 pages), dated February 15 ,2010
1 0. Project Data Sheet
11. Letter from Anthony Badame, received March 24, 2016
12. March 29, 2016 Development Review Committee minutes
(two pages)
13. Appeal letter, received April 8, 2016 (four pages)
14. May 11 , 2016 Planning Commission meeting minutes
15. Applicant's response letter and Attachments (l-14),
received May 27 , 2016
16. Public comment received through 11 :00 a.m., Thursday,
June 2 , 2016
Planning Commission Staff Report-Page 2
19 Highland A venue/S-15-077
July 27 ,2016
REMARKS:
17. Additional letters from applicant (11 pages), received June
2 ,2016
18. Development plans (16 pages), received March 22,2016
Previously received with June 8, 2016 Addendum Report:
19. Letter from appellant (58 pages), received on June 2, 2016
Previously received with June 8, 2016 Desk Item Report:
20. Revised neighborhood outreach statement (one page),
received June 6, 2016
21. Applicant 's response to Appellant's letter (five pages),
received June 8, 2016
Staff and the applicant request that the item be continued to the August 24, 2016 meeting to
provide additional time to prepare materials .
Prepared by:
Sally Zarnowitz, AlA
Planning Manager
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Community Development Director
cc: Ed Pearson, 239 Thurston Street, Lo s Gatos, CA 95030
Lisa Roberts, 78 Alpine A venue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Theresa Spalding, 15 Highland A venue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Dede Smullen, 25 Highland A venue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Anthony Badame, I Highland A venue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
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