Attachment 17 - Applicants Historical Summary of the Property, received November 17, 2021T.H.I.S. DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT P.O.Box 1518, Los Gatos, CA 95031
Tel: 408.354.1833 Fax: 408.354.1823
Town of Los Gatos
110 E Main St,
Los Gatos CA 95030
Attn: Town Council
November 17th, 2021
17200 Los Robles Way, Los Gatos
A Little Bit of History
Council-members:
When we were asked by the Town to provide documentation towards Certificates of
Compliance for the parcels of land that comprise this property, the research went back
to the mid 1940’s. The Thompson family has lived here since 1953 and the “children”
have held it in trust since their parents died [Nancy in 2017 and Jim in 2020]. After one
year of time + expense, the Town formally certified that three parcels were created
legally and can be sold, or otherwise transferred independently, which they have chosen
to do, because some of them have moved out of the area and started their own families.
Jim, as the family patriarch, might have asked to talk with you too [members of the
council], had he been alive now, in the same way that some of the neighbors did. Yes –
the 3 parcels comprise a wonderful piece of land that the neighbors have enjoyed for
nearly 70 years [43 of them in Los Gatos] – so it is understandable why they do not
want to lose their extended back-yards and their privacy to uncertainty.
But we have to respect the rules by which Los Gatos is governed and the precedent,
which we should follow. I have, separately, provided a response, which I hope answers
the questions you posed to me at the council hearing on November 2nd. Amongst other
things I have shown is that the Proposed LLA complies with the Town of Los Gatos
General Plan, that it suggests suitable building sites for homes and is significantly more
R1:20 Zoning compliant than the current configuration. This alone should be sufficient to
require you to follow the mandates of the Subdivision Map Act and Approve the LLA.
Approvals of this nature are common in the history of Los Gatos. I myself, going back to
the eras of Bud Lortz, as CDD and Randy Attaway as Mayor, am unaware of any
similarly compliant request being rejected. I am also unaware of any “forced merger” of
approved legal parcels being pursued by the Town over the last few decades.
This LLA proposal is a simple request – to approve the reconfiguration of 3 legal parcels
according to the rules and established precedent of the Town of Los Gatos. The DRC
and the Planning Commission have both voted in favor, and it is now up to you to
enforce the Subdivision Map Act’s rules and Town’s standards for Lot Line Adjustments.
Future development of homes can then move forward per the Town’s A&S process.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
Tony Jeans
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