Item 06 - Twin Oaks Dr - Staff ReportTOWN OF LOS GATOS ITEM NO: 6
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: September 9, 2015
PREPARED BY :
APPLICATION NO:
SUBJECT:
LOCATION:
Marni F. Moseley AICP , Associate Planner
MMoseley@ losgatosca.gov
Planned Development PD -1 0-006
Environmental Impact Report EIR 14-00 I
General Plan Amendment GP-12-001
Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Twin Oaks Drive PO
The 17-acre site is bounded by Twin Oaks Drive, Cerro Vista Court,
and Brooke Acres Drive. Primary access to the site is from Twin Oaks
Drive. Assessor Parcel Number 532-I6-006.
PROJECT SUMMARY: Requesting of a General Plan Amendment from Agriculture to Hillside
Residential and property rezoning from RC to HR: 1 :PO for a ten-lot
single-family subdivision.
RECOMMENDATION: Open and hold a public hearing to allow the public to provide verbal
comments on the Draft EIR.
EXHIBITS: Received under a separate cover
I. DEIR
Note that the complete Draft EIR is also available online at:
http://www .I osgatosca. gov /twinoaks-surreyeir
PURPOSE OF HEARING:
As required by CEQA, this public hearing is being held during the 45-day public review period
of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for a proposed General Plan Amendment from
Agriculture to Hillside Residential and a proposed rezoning from RC to HR: 1 :PD for a ten-lot
single-family subdivision. The Notice of Availability for review of the DEIR was released on
August 25 , 2015 , with the 45-day public review period ending on October 9, 2015. This public
hearing is an opportunity for members of the public to provide verbal comments on the
completeness and adequacy of the DEIR. Written comments will be accepted until the close of
the public review period that ends at 5:00p.m. on October 9 , 2015.
The DEIR is an informational document that informs the public and the Town's decision-makers
of significant physical environmental impacts related to the proposed project. The DEIR also
identifies ways to minimize the significant impacts to a less than significant level through
Planning Commission Staff Report -Page 2
Twin Oaks/Surrey Farms PD Draft Environmental Impact Report
September 9, 2015
implementation of mitigation measures. The DEIR is one piece of information that will be
considered by the decision-makers in their review of the proposed project. The findings within
the DEIR do not mandate a particular decision on the proposed project nor does it act as a
recommendation for the proposed project. The proposed project may ultimately be approved,
even if the DEIR discloses significant unavoidable impacts. Similarly, a project may be denied
even if the DEIR found that there are no significant impacts. A decision on the proposed project
will be made based on the merits of the project and the total record of which the DEIR is one
part.
This public hearing is not intended for consideration of the proposed project or for the actual
certification of the DEIR. The Planning Commission may not act on the merits of the proposed
project until the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) has been prepared. This public
hearing is intended solely to allow the public an opportunity to provide verbal comments on the
DEIR. The Town's Environmental Consultant will not be attending this meeting, but will be
present at subsequent Planning Commission hearing(s) when the project is considered. Staff will
not be responding to comments on the DEIR received during the public hearing. Comments will
be addressed in the FEIR.
NEXT STEPS:
Following the public hearing on September 9, 2015 and the close of the 45-day public review
period on October 9, 2015, staff and the Town's Environmental Consultant will respond to all
written comments and to the testimony received at this Planning Commission public hearing.
Responses to the comments will be provided in the FEIR, which will include any revisions to the
DEIR necessitated by the comments that are received.
A public hearing for consideration of the proposed project and FEIR has not been scheduled.
The public hearing will likely be in early 2016. The Town Council is the deciding body for the
proposed General Plan Amendment and rezoning.
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Prepared by:
Marni F. Moseley, AICP
Associate Planner
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Approved by:
Laurel R. Prevetti
Town Manager/ Community Development
Director
cc: Tom Dodge, 851 McGlincey Lane, Campbell CA 95008
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