12 Desk Item - 15350 Winchester Blvd~pW N 0
SOS"~°~ COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: March 21, 2005
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: DEBRA J. FIGONE, TOWN MANAGER
MEETING DATE: 03/21905
ITEM NO.
DESK ITEM
SUBJECT: CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN
DESIGNATION FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
AND TO CHANGE THE ZONE FROM R-1:8:PD TO RM:5-12:PD TO
DEMOLISH THE MOTEL AND RESTAURANT AND TO CONSTRUCT 33
RESIDENTIAL UNITS. NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND A MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION IS RECOMMENDED. APNS 424-29-024 THROUGH 026 -
GENERAL PLAN GP 05-1 - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
PD-04-5 - NEGATIVE DECLARATION ND-05-04 PROPERTY
LOCATION: 1.5350 WINCHESTER BLVD PROPERTY OWNER:
DONALD BERSANO APPLICANT: SANTA CLARA DEVELOPMENT CO.
A. REMARKS
1. Trees
In response to meet neighborhood concerns, the applicant has informed the Town that they have
further revised the tree planting along the southern and northern property lines. The applicant
proposes to plant 15-36 inch box trees and five 48 to 86 inch box trees along the southern property
line and 12-36 inch box trees along the northern property line. If Council agrees with this change,
performance standard #11 should be amended as follows:
(Continued on Page 2)
PREPARED BY: BUD N. LORI 1z'
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager _Attorney Attorney Clerk Finance
Community Development Revised: 3/21/05 4:57 pm
Reformatted: 5/30/02
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: 15350 Winchester Blvd
March 21, 2005
ADDITIONAL TREES. To mitigate the removal of the Monterey Pine trees along the southern
property boundary, 15 -36 inch box trees and five 48 to 86 inch box trees shall be planted in the
backyards of Lots 1 through 12. Twelve additional 36 inch box trees shall be planted along the
northern property line. The applicant shall work with the adjacent homeowner associations to
determine the tree specie(s). These trees shall be included in the final landscape plan.
2. Changes to Plan
The applicant has continually been working with the neighbors and revising the plans to meet
concerns. The applicant has recently made an agreement with one adjacent property owner for items
on the neighbors property (Attachment 12). These agreements reached between the applicant and
the property owner have not been included in the performance standards of the Planned Development
(PD). It is anticipated that additional changes will be raised at the hearing tonight. These changes
could be addressed during the Architecture and Site approval process. However, if Council
determines that time is needed to evaluate these changes and/or modify the performance standards
of the PD, Council should continue this matter to a date certain with specific directions.
3. Analysis Chart
In developing the FAR analysis chart, staff had to conduct extensive research and it was difficult to
arrange the data in such a way to provide appropriate and comparable data. Subsequent to the
preparation of the Council report, staff discovered that the site summary analysis provided by the
Boyer Lane applicant, was inconsistent with the square footage of the land uses within the
development as described as part of the Architecture and Site Application. Staff recalculated the
information and the corrected FAR figures are shown in bold print below.
VILLA
FELICE
VASONA
RANCH
BOYER
LN
Density (du/gross acre)
Excluding BMP's
4.7
8.2
5.9
Including BMP's
5.6
8.6
6.7
Ex BMP's and slope/riparian
5.5
8.2
12.0
area
6.5
8.6
13.7
Inc BMP's and ex slope/riparian
area
Overall FAR*
Gross site sq ft
.30
.33
.17 .30
Net site sq ft (excludes
.39
.40
.23 .36
streets/sidewalks)
.50
.40
.33 .42
Net and excluding slope/riparian
area
"Excludes garages
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: 1.5350 Winchester Blvd
March 21, 2005
The applicant has reviewed the Boyer Lane development and believes that additional area should be
excluded in deriving the net land area. This will increase the FAR. Although some of these areas
are steep, staff concluded that these areas provide passive/visual open space which can be enjoyed
by the property owners. A landscaped public pedestrian access trail is located in one of the sloped
areas to further allow enjoyment of this area. The detached single family dwellings of the Boyer
Lane Development range in size from 1,755 to 2,600 square feet on lots which range in size from
3,000 to 5,300 sq feet.
The Villa Felice dwellings range in size from 2,165 to 2,943 square feet on lots which range in size
from 4,250 to 6,050 square feet. The slope along the University Avenue side of Villa Felice is about
.93 acres. This slope area does not provide passive open space and is not beneficial as scenic open
space amenity since it is not visible unless a person stands on the ridge overlooking Vasona Lake.
Attachments:
1 thru 11. Previously Submitted.
12. Two letters from Santa Clara Development Company (two pages), received March 21,
2005.
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N:ADEV\CNCLRPTS\2005\villafelice.dsk.wpd
MAR.21.2005 11:15AM SANTA CLARA DEJEL 408 345 1768
SANTA CLAM
DEVUOPMEI\1 '
An afflliate ofRobson Communlfles
March 18, 2008
Barbara and Jim Sanders
15300 Winchester Blvd., #1
t.os Gatos, CA 95030
y Dear Barbara and Jim;
N0.653 P.2
RECEIVED
MAR 2 1 2005
Q Os CATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
Thank you for taking the time to meet with me earlier this week regarding our
proposed project at the Villa Feline site. As we discussed, we are committed to
assisting you with the impact your home may have from being next to the access
road to the project. As part of the final approval of our project by thwTown of Los
Gatos, we agree to the following,
+ To address the drainage issue, we will install a drainage system on our
side of the wall along units 1-5 of the Villa Felice Townhomes.
• Remove and replace the wall which runs along the southern edge of
your property with a wall with a maximum height of eight (8) feet from
the driveway side (with the Town of Los Gatos approval).
Replace the windows on the southern side (driveway side) of your
home plus the window in Jim's office with vinyl or fiberglass windows
which have a STC rating of 32 or higher. This work will be done during
the window installation of our project.
In addition, the Sanders agree to vote yes on the sale of the easement property
on the terms and conditions presented in our December 16, 2004 letter to your
association (see attached letter),
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me,
Sincerely,
Santa Clara Dev pany
Mark Robson
President
cc: Bandy Baily, Town of t.os Gatos
2185 The Alameda, Suite 150 ~ San Josd, Callfornia 95125-' Tel (406) 345-1767 Fax (408) 345 Attachment ~2
MAR.21.2005 11:16AM SANTA CLARA REVEL 408 345 1768 N0.653 P.3
40 SANTA CLARA
DEVELOPMENT
An afflli0to of l;obson Commurnities
March 19, 2005
Barbara and Jim Sanders
15300 Winchester Blvd,, #1
Los Gatos, GA 95030
Dear Barbara and Jim:
RECEIVED
MAR 2 1 2005
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
This is a follow up letter to you regarding your conversation with Mark Robson
yesterday. We are amending our letter to you dated March 18, 2005 as it relates
to the replacement of windows:
• We agree to replace the windows as stated in the letter plus we will be
adding the replacement of windows in your son's bedroom (1), living
room (1), dining room (1), and replacing the sliding door to your patio.
In addition, we will not be replacing the window in Jim's office,
All other terms of the letter remain unchanged. If you have any questions you
can reach me on my cell phone at (408)781-5188,
Sincerely,
Santa Clara Development Company
Jr
Rick Knauf
cc: Mark Robson
Sandy Baily, Town of Los Gatos
2185 The Alameda, Suite 15q San Jose, California. 95126-1109
Tel (408) 345~1767 Fax (408) 345-1788