2021-061 - Approving the Reorganization of an Uninhabited Territory Designated as El Gato Lane No. 5RESOLUTION 2021-061
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
MAKING DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING THE REORGANIZATION
OF AN UNINHABITED TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS
EL GATO LANE NO. 5
APN: 523-22-010
APPROXIMATELY 0.789 ACRES
ANNEXATION APPLICATION: AN21-003
PROPERTY LOCATION: 15605 EL GATO LANE
PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: NATASHA MALISIC
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos has received a request for
annexation of territory designated El Gato Lane No. 5 from Natasha Malisic; and
WHEREAS, the property, is approximately 0.789 acres and includes 0.602 acres of
County street right-of-way located at 15605 El Gato Lane, APN: 523-22-010, is within 300 feet
of a Town boundary and within the Town's Urban Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the following special districts would be affected by the proposal: Santa Clara
County Lighting Service Area; and Santa Clara County Library Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the annexation would provide for use of Town services; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council enacted Ordinance 1267 in 1975 pre -zoning the subject
territory with an R-1:8 (single-family residential, 8,000 square foot minimum lot size) zoning
designation; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos, as Lead Agency for environmental review for the
reorganization, has determined annexation of the subject property is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3); and
WHEREAS, the County Surveyor of Santa Clara County has found the description and
map (Exhibit A and B) to be in accordance with Government Code Section 56757, the
boundaries to be definite and certain, and the proposal to be in compliance with LAFCO's road
annexation policies; and
WHEREAS, as provided in Government Code Section 56757, the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos shall be the conducting authority for a reorganization including an
annexation to the Town; and
WHEREAS, the territory is uninhabited and all owners of land included in the proposal
have consented to this annexation; and
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WHEREAS, Government Code Section 56663(a) provides that if a petition for annexation
is signed by all owners of land within the affected territory the Town Council may approve or
disapprove the annexation without a public hearing.
WHEREAS, evidence was presented to the Town Council; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
does as follows:
1. That it is the conducting authority pursuant to Section 56757 of the Government
Code for the annexation of property designated as El Gato No. 5, more particularly
described in Exhibits A and B;
2. That the following findings are made by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos:
a. Said territory is uninhabited and comprises approximately 0.789 acres;
b. The annexation is consistent with the orderly annexation of territory within the
Town's Urban Service Area and is consistent with the Town policy of annexing
when required by the Town's agreement with the County of Santa Clara;
c. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
under Title 14 Code of Regulations, Chapter 3: Guidelines for the
Implementation of CEQA Section 15061(b)(3): Review for Exemption;
d. The Town Council enacted Ordinance 1267 in 1975 pre -zoning the subject
territory with an R-1:8 (Single -Family Residential, 8,000 square foot minimum lot
size) zoning designation;
e. The territory is within the Town's Urban Service Area as adopted by the Local
Agency Formation Commission of Santa Clara County;
f. The County Surveyor has determined the boundaries of the proposed
annexation to be definite and certain, and in compliance with the Commission's
road annexation policies. The County Surveyor has been reimbursed for the
actual cost incurred by the County Surveyor in making this determination;
g. The proposed annexation will not create an area in which it would be difficult to
provide municipal services;
h. The proposed annexation does not split lines of assessment or ownership;
i. The proposed annexation is consistent with the Town's General Plan;
j. The territory to be annexed is located within 300 feet of a Town boundary; and
k. The Town has complied with all conditions imposed by the Commission for
inclusion of the territory in the Town's Urban Service Area.
3. That all owners of land within the affected territory have provided written consent
to the reorganization and no subject agency has submitted written opposition to a
waiver of protest proceedings;
4. Pursuant to Section 56662(a) the Town waives protest proceedings;
5. That upon completion of these reorganization proceedings the territory described in
Exhibit A will be annexed to the Town of Los Gatos and will be detached from the
Santa Clara County Library Service Area; and
6. That upon completion of these reorganization proceedings the territory reorganized
will be taxed on the regular County assessment roll, including taxes for existing
bonded indebtedness.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 21' day of December 2021, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Matthew Nudes, Maria Ristow, Marico Sayoc, Mayor Rob Rennie
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Mary Badame
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK O. THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: /3/U2-2—
SIGN
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MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: / a` is
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EXHIBIT A
EL GATO LANE NO. 5
ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
All that certain real property lying in the Rancho Rinconada De Los Gatos, County of Santa
Clara, State of California, being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of Lot 57 of Tract 1168, Recorded March 2, 1954 in Book
48 of Maps at Page 13, in the Office of the County Recorder of said Santa Clara County, said
Point of Beginning being on the southerly line of the El Gato Lane Number One Annexation
per Ordinance No. 605 as passed and adopted August 14, 1961, said Point of Beginning
also being North 77°33'45" East, 149.00 feet from the southwest corner of said Lot 57 and
the southwest corner of said El Gato Lane Number One Annexation; thence
1) South along the westerly line of El Gato Lane as shown on said Map of Tract 1168 South
12°26'15" East, 382.20 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 49 of said Map of Tract 1168;
thence
2) Along the northerly line of said Lot 49 South 77°33'45" West, 149.00 feet to the northwest
corner of said lot 49; thence
3) Along the westerly line of said Lot 49 South 12°26'15" East, 54.60 feet to the southwest
corner of said lot 49; thence
4) North 77°33'45" East, 209.00 feet to a Point on the East Line of El Gato Lane as shown
on said Map of Tract 1168; thence
5) Along the easterly line of said El Gato Lane North 12°26'15" West, 330.10 feet to the
southwest corner of Lot 3 of said Tract 1168, said southwest corner also being the
southwest corner of El Gato Lane Annexation Number 2 per Resolution No. 2014-042 as
passed and adopted June 2, 2014; thence
6) Along the westerly line of said Lot 3 and said El Gato Lane Annexation Number 2 North
12°26'15" West, 53.35 feet to the northwest corner of said Lot 3 and said El Gato Lane
Annexation Number 2; thence
7) Along the easterly line of said El Gato Lane and the westerly line of Lot 2 as shown on
the Map of said Tract 1168 North 12°26'15" West, 53.35 to the northwest corner of said
Lot 2 and the southerly line of said El Gato Lane Number One Annexation; thence
8) Along said southerly line of El Gato Lane Number One Annexation South 77°33'45"
West, 60.00 to the Point of Beginning.
Area of Proposed Annexation: 33,349 sq. ft. of land, more or less (0.789 acres)
For assessment purposes only. This description of land is not a legal property description
as defined in the Subdivision Map Act and may not be used as a basis for an offer for the
sale of the Iar)d descri
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COURSE
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SCALE: 1 "=100'
PREPARED BY:
STERLING
CONSULTANTS
46560 FREMONT BLVD, UNIT NO. 205
FREMONT, CA 94538
lsterlingconsultants@gmail.com PHONE: 510.344.8956
EXHIBIT B
PLAT TO ACCOMPANY GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
EL GATO LANE NUMBER 5 ANNEXATION
SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDS
SCALE: 1 "=100'
DATE: AUGUST 13, 2021
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CITY OF LOS GATOS - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
41 MILES AVENUE, LOS GATOS, CA 95030. PH (408) 399-5770
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CHK: HRK
EXHIBIT B
County of Santa Clara
Department of Planning and Development
County Government Center, East Wing
70 West Hedding St., 7th Floor
San Jose, California 95110
El Gato Lane No. 5
EXHIBIT A
Los Gatos - El Gato Lane No. 5
0.789 acres +/-
Prepared for the Office of the County Surveyor
October27, 2021
August Hanks, County Surveyor
0 Area of Annexation
A
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0 100
Unincorporated Lands Feet
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