Addendum.Item #11 - 755 Blossom Hill Rd Fence Height Exception
PREPARED BY: Savannah Van Akin
Assistant Planner
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Community Development
Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/20/2022 ITEM NO: 11
DATE: December 16, 2022
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a Request for a Continuance for an Appeal of a Planning
Commission Decision to Deny a Fence Height Exception Request for
Construction of a Six-Foot Fence Located Within the Required Front Yard
Setback and a Vehicular Gate Set Back Less than 18 Feet from the Edge of the
Adjacent Street on Property Zoned R-1:10. APN 523-04-043. PROPERTY
OWNER/APPELLANT: David and Ilana Kohanchi. APPLICANT: Nina Guralnic.
REMARKS:
On November 9, 2022, the Planning Commission considered an appeal of a Community
Development Director denial of an exception request for construction of six-foot tall fencing
located within the required front yard setback and construction of a vehicular gate with
reduced setbacks. The Planning Commission denied the appeal and upheld the Community
Development Director denial of the fence height exception request.
On November 14, 2022, the decision of the Planning Commission was appealed to the Town
Council by the property owners, David and IIana Kohanchi. Pursuant to Town Code Section
29.20.280, the appeal must be heard within 56 days of the Planning Commission hearing and in
this case by January 4, 2023. The Council must at least open the public hearing for the item,
and it may continue the matter to a date certain.
Attachment 1 includes a request for a continuance of the item to a date certain of January 17,
2023. Because this item was publicly noticed and because the Town Code requires that the
Town hold a public hearing within 56 days of an appeal, staff recommends that the Town
Council open the public hearing to take public comments from any members of the public who
will not be able to attend the January 17, 2023, meeting and continue the appeal hearing to
January 17, 2023.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: 755 Blossom Hill Road/FHE-21-003 DATE: December 16, 2022
Attachment:
1. Request for Continuance, dated December 13, 2022
To Whom it May Concern,
We would like for this item at 755 Blossom Hill Road (FHE-21-003) to be continued to the January 17
meeting. We acknowledge that we understand that the January 17 meeKng date is aLer the 56 day
window period from the date of the Planning Commission Decision as outlined in Ordinance No 1967.
Sincerely,
David and Ilana Kohanchi
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