Item 02 - 140 S. Santa Cruz Ave - Addendum & Exhibit 14TOWN OF LOS GATOS ITEM NO: 2
ADDENDUM PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: November 9, 2016
PREPARED BY:
APPLICA TYON NO:
LOCATION:
APPLICANT/
CONTACT PERSON:
PROPERTY OWNER:
APPLICATION
SUMMARY:
EX HIBITS:
Sally Zamowitz
sz arnowi tz@losgatosca.gov
Conditional Use Permit Application U-16-005
140 S. Santa Cruz Avenue (West side of S. Santa Cruz Avenue
norther! y of Wood Road)
LG Hotel LLC D.B .A. Toll House
Michael Mohr-Coo MetWest Properties, LLC
Requesting a modification to an existing Conditional Use Permit
to allow entertainment before 10:00 p.m . on property zoned
C-2:PD. APNs 510-45-064 and -065.
Previously received with September 14, 2016 Staff Report:
1. Location Map
2. Findings (one page)
3. Recommended Conditions of Approval (one page)
4. Existing Conditions of Approval (two pages)
5. Project Description and Letter of Jus tification , r eceived June
30, 2016 (two pages)
6. Plans and photos, received June 30, 2016 (seven sheets)
7. Policy Number 1-03 Regulating Late Night Entertainment,
dated June 22, 2016 and Council Agenda Report, dated
June 13 , 2016 (seven pages)
8. Public comment received by 11 :00 a.m., Thursday,
September 8, 2016
Received with September 14, 2016 Addendum Report:
9. Public comment received between 11 :01 a.m., Thursday,
September 8, 2016 and 11 :00 a.m., Tuesday, September 13 ,
2016
Received with November 9, 2016 Staff Report:
10. Entertainment Noise Assessment, dated October 4, 2016
(four pages)
11. Toll House public outreach and invitation (two pages)
Planning Commission Addendum Report -Page 2
140 S . Santa Cruz Avenue/U-16-005
November 9, 2016
REMARKS:
12 . Revised Recommended Conditions of Approval (one page)
13. Public comment received between 11 :01 a.m., Tuesday,
September 13 , 2016 and 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 3 ,
2016
Received with this Addendum Report:
14. Noise Assessment Memorandum, dated November 7, 2016
Exhibit 14 includes a Noise Assessment Memorandum clarifying the methodology used in the
analysis of the September 27, 2016 noise measurements taken for the proposed outdoor
entertainment on the Toll House property.
Prepared by:
Sally Zamowitz, AJA
Planning Manager
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,A pproved by:
I Joel Paulson, AICP
1 Community Development Director
cc: LG Hotel, LLC, D.B.A . Toll House, 140 S . Santa Cruz A venue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
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MEMORANDUM
date: 7 November 2016
n ame: c ompany: e mail:
Sally Zarnowitz Town of Los Gatos szarnowitz@losgatosca.gov
f rom:
Blake Wells, LEED® Green Associate – Consultant
Alexander Salter, PE – Principal Consultant
s ubject: Toll House Hotel
salter p roject n umber: 16-0588
Dear Sally:
We conducted entertainment noise measurements at the Toll House Hotel on 27 September 2016. Our
analysis was based on the Noise Zone Map provided in Chapter 16 of the Town of Los Gatos Code of
Ordinances. Although the Toll House Hotel is in a different Noise Zone than the adjacent residences,
we understand that Hotel-generated noise would still be subject to the noise limits identified for each
receiving property (i.e., the residential noise limits on residential property). The Toll House Hotel has
agreed to this methodology as a “good neighbor” policy.
The music noise levels measured in the courtyard, shown in Table 2 of our letter, vary from 67 to
73 dBA. The reason for the variation in noise levels is because music noise was raised for some of the
measurements to represent a desired maximum level, and to give Toll House Hotel management and
nearby residents an opportunity to qualitatively assess future noise levels. Slight variations in level are
also due to the dynamic nature of music across genres and within individual songs. Regardless of the
variances, our analysis looks at the attenuation of noise from the source (courtyard) to each receiver
location. Maximum allowable noise levels (Table 3) are based on the receiver with the lowest amount
of attenuation. The assumption is that if the Noise Zone limits are met at this location, they will be met
all other locations, as well.
Please feel free to call or write with any further questions or comments about the entertainment noise
analysis for the Toll House Hotel project.
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