Item 4 - Desk Item with Exhibit.Prospect 140
PREPARED BY: Jocelyn Shoopman
Associate Planner
Reviewed by: Planning Manager and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6872
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/08/2021
ITEM NO: 4
DESK ITEM
DATE: December 8, 2021
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Requesting Approval for Demolition of an Existing Detached Garage,
Construction of a New Detached Garage to Exceed the Floor Area Ratio, a
Grading Permit for Site Improvements, Sport Court Fencing in Excess of Six
Feet, and Removal of Large Protected Trees on Property Zoned R-1:20.
Located at 140 Prospect Avenue. APN 529-44-021. Property Owner: Daniel
Barragan. Applicant: David Kuoppamaki. Project Planner: Jocelyn Shoopman.
REMARKS:
Exhibit 7 includes a public comment received between 11:01 a.m., Friday, December 3, 2021
and 11:00 a.m., Wednesday December 8, 2021.
EXHIBITS:
Previously received with the December 8, 2021 Staff Report:
1. Location Map
2. Required Findings and Considerations
3. Recommended Conditions of Approval
4. Project Description and Letter of Justification, dated August 2, 2021
5. Consulting Arborist’s Report, dated October 13, 2021
6. Development Plans
Received with this Desk Item Report:
7. Public Comment Received Between 11:01 a.m., Friday, December 3, 2021 and 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday December 8, 2021
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From: Susan Kankel
Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 4:53 PM
To: Joel Paulson <jpaulson@losgatosca.gov>
Subject: 140 Prospect Avenue
I strongly oppose the application for 140 Prospect Avenue.
1. It exceeds the FAR. These 17 houses are already larger than their neighbors surrounding the
development.
2. It requires a grading permit. This property is in the Hillside Plan, and this particular location has the
house at the top of a hill, sloping up from the road then down in the back. Massive grading is required
to get a level area for the pool.
3. There is a reason for the fence height limit in town. There is no legitimate exception.
4. Protected heritage trees must never be removed. These are not little trees but important ones. Even
though the trees on the entire property of this development were marked for retention, the developer
allowed many of them to die before the work was started. We must protect those that are left.
This is basically a brand-new house. The present owner has done nothing but renovating since he
moved in. He does not seem to care that there are town standards that must be followed; his painting
of the home bright white is an example, which is not per Hillside standards.
Perhaps the applicant could find a more suitable home in another location and leave the hill and trees
alone.
Susan Kankel
EXHIBIT 7
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