Item 02 - 15371 Santella Ct, Lot 8 - Staff Report & Exhibit 15TOWN OF LOS GATOS ITEM NO: 2
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: December 9, 2015
PREPARED BY: Jocelyn G. Puga, Assistant Planner
jpuga@ losgato sc a. gov
APPLICATION NO: Architecture and Site Application S-15-001
LOCATION: 15371 Santella Court, Lot 8 (south side of Santella Court)
APPLICANT/
PROPERTY OWNER: Davidon Homes
CONTACT PERSON: Steve Abbs
APPELLANT: David Weissman
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 the removal of large
protected trees on property zoned HR-2 V2 :PD. APN 527-09-017
EXHIBITS: Previously received with the August 26. 2015 Staff Report
1. Location map
2. Required Findings and Considerations
3. Conditions of Approval (12 pages)
4. Project Data Sheet (two pages) received January 7, 2015
5. Consulting Architect report (four pages), received April 7,
2015
6. Arborist report: Pre-development plans (23 pages),
received January 17 , 2014
7. Arborist report: Post-development plans (34 pages),
received April27, 2015
8. Applicant's Response to the Arborist Report (one page),
received on May 27 ,2015
9. Applicant's Letter of Justification (three pages), received
August 7, 2015
10. Visibility Analysis (eight sheets), received July 29,2015
11. July 14, 2015 Development Review Committee meeting
minutes (four pages)
12. Appeal letter (one page), received July 15 , 2015
13. Development Plans (12 sheets), received July 29 ,2015
Received with October 28, 2015 StaffReport
14. Applicant's letter requesting continuance, received October
21 , 2015 (one page)
Planning Commission Staff Report -Page 2
15371 Santella Court, Lot 8/S-15-001
December 9, 2015
Received with this Staff Report
REMARKS :
15. Applicant's letter requesting continuance, received
December I , 2015 (one page)
The applicant is requesting to continue the matter to February 24, 2016 due to the on-going
discus sions regarding the view analysis methodology of the Hill side Development Standards and
Guidelines.
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Jocetyll G. Puga
Assistant Planner
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Laurel R. Prevetti
Town Manager/Community Development
Director
cc: Steve Abbs, Davidon Homes, 1600 S. Main Street, Suite 150, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Dave Weissman, 15431 Francis Oaks Way, Los Gatos, CA 95032
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Jocelyn Puga
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Hi Jocelyn & Marni,
SteveA < Sabbs@davidonnewhomes.com >
Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:06 PM
Jocelyn Puga; Marni Moseley
Joel Paul so n
FW: Request for Continuance for Highlands Lot 7, 8, 10 & 13
Davidon is requesting a continuance for the scheduled Planning Commission hearings on Dec. g th for lots 7, 8, 10 & 13,
due to the Town's ongoing discussions regarding the view analysis methodology. Due to the anticipated length of time
this issue will take, please continue these hearings to late Feb . 2016.
Also , I will not be able to attend the Dec. gth hearing to confirm that PC grants the continuance. Please notify the
commissioners in advance of my absence.
Thanks,
DAvrcoN HoMes
Steve Abbs
Vice President, S ite Development
1600 S. Main St., Ste 150
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 945·8000 x104 Office
(925) 260-4698 Mobile
(925) 256-0140 Fax
sabbs@davidonnewhomes .com
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