19 Addendum - 15200 Los Gatos BoulevardX4,4 N OF MEETING DATE: 8/06/07
ITEM NO.
ADDENDUM
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
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DATE: August 2, 2007
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: PAMELA JACOBS, INTERIM TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON
PROPERTY ZONED CH. NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT AND A
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED.
APNS 537-29-007 & 008. PROPERTY LOCATION: 15200 LOS GATOS
BOULEVARD. PROPERTY OWNER: WESTWOOD COMPANY-HAMLIN,
LLC. APPLICANT: KENNETH RODRIGUEZ & PARTNERS. FILE #PD-06-
05 & ND-07-09.
DISCUSSION:
Attachment 14 is a letter that was received following completion of the staff report for this item.
The architecture of the building was designed to provide screening for any roof mounted equipment.
The details of the equipment screening can be refined as part of the Architecture & Site review for
the project. The applicant will provide a detail of the roof screening elements at the Council
meeting. Staff recommends that the following condition be added to the Planned Development
Ordinance:
ROOF MOUNTED EQUIPMENT. All roof mounted equipment shall be screened through
use of an equipment well and/or architectural elements such as a parapet. Roof equipment
shall not be visible from the street or from adjacent residences. Details of the roof screening
shall be reviewed as part of the Architecture & Site application.
ATTACHMENTS:
L-13. Previous received
14. Letter from Jeffrey Scott (one page), received August 2, 2007
PREPARED BY: Bud N. Lortz, Director of Community Development
Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Clerk Finance
Community Development Revised: 8i2i07 4:54 PM
Reformatted: 5/30/02
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I oNvil Council
Town Of Los Gatos
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Dear Council Members -
live at 249 Carlton Court. M home is located directly behind ' 97nt- T~t
out of town and unable to attend the Town Council meeting on r' L 6, _ e
opinions about the proposed development.
l 11 ve mentioned to the Plannin Corn Mission on numerous occasions m. eo~~eer a about the
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ill iiieir ovvu tc fii'( n'n(" t`4'Nfl cov nneills to the Planning Commission.
N"e r olalcllike r'-c,', 'i;nitr can hours € #i z€~ ~ ~ti,z~1, he zo tai _ t c. ~c'
Despite the continual insistence of the ONNm's staff that limits should -sae inchi,.:_.d in conditional
use permits, I see no reason why such limits can't be stated clear] ~ ~ ~A ' ~t~Tasl~ in the
zoning ordinance. It is, after all, a planned development. Even d Ling is un th-- -L:,b c -
As my neighbors and 1 have stated previously, residential homes are much closer to this proposed
project than to other large developments or. the Boulevard. Parking fcr'.l_=.; pio~,Used development
coal, v Cti iii _ itlg tiould be i is!
Y c ~atraticcs to the parking lot arc rij ht b,, ,rind both inn neighbors a i?.at gt;~s i i lid
out of the lot would drive within a few fcct of their properties.
I a closing time in the 7:00-9:00 p.m. range is fait- and reasonable. erL, --ps the hours could
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c1ll_ SuG";i is Pa.r cu lar v 5~,. ite 1o evening ax(ri:,c, i bel' we I-: -a. n~Ater
od the spin- of the lace= are on our side. The Town's General P!7n itcr
L. P. .1 prt}tcct cxistti tc s i„ i <W s from pressures for noti-
impact the public safety or the residential character of a to jcarhood.
e PU a? tl:;ti i - _ I d :-Iaild fist; shall b G fe
1-JR. 'E,1 i d,~v degelopinent [along Los Gatos Bivd:_j titust designed in tattier to 1hinira-v
adverse impacts upon adjacent residential areas.
Including reasonable limits can operating hours iii the zoning ordinance -would protect our
quality- of life. It would also minimize the possibility of C.U.P. battles bot-ween prospective
tenants of 15200 Los Gatos Blvd. and the neighbors.
Regards.
ATTAcm4m 14