Exhibit 8 of Attachment 1.
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October 18, 2013
Ms. Erin Walters
Community Development Departmem
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95031
RE: 16560 Shannon Road - Lots 1 8c 2
ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
Dear Erin:
I reviewed the drawings, and visited the site. My comments and recommendations are as follows:
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Neighborhood Context
The site is on a comer lot within an established neighborhood of one and two story homes with traditional forms and
materials. A large church complex occupies a long frontage immediately auoss Shannon Road from the site. Photos of
the site and surrounding neighborhood are shown on the following page.
EXHIBIT 8
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16560 Shannon Road - Lots 1 &2
Design Review Com mu
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Church across Shannon Road
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CANNON DESIGN GROUP 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE . SUITE 199 . LARKSPUR . CA. 94939
16560 Sharron Road - Lots 1 &2
Design Review Comments
OcroEa 18, 2013 Page 3
Concerns and Recommendations
The parcel currently contains one single story home, but is being divided into two lots to contain two homes with two
stories each. The site plan for these two lots are shown on the aerial photo below along with the side -by -side Shannon
Road elevations and the Lot 2 side elevation on Wen La Chiouita Avenue-
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West La Chiquita Avenue - Lot 2
CANNON DESIGN GROUP 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE . SUITE 199 . LARKSPUR . CA. 94939
16560 Shannon Road - Lots 1 &2
Desien Review Comments
The two homes are, in my judgment, well designed with good visual variety and details. "They are similar in scale to other
nearby two -story homes, and are compatible in scale with the large church structure across Shannon Road. An added
benefit of the site plan for Lot 2 is the removal of the tall fence along West La Chiquita Avenue, with the new replace-
ment fence limited to the depth of the rear yard, and held back to the face of the facade.
I have no recommendations for changes to the proposed designs.
Erin, please let me know if you haw any specific questions or need any other specific issues addressed.
Sincerely,
CANNON DESIGN GROUP
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Larry L. Cannon
President
CANNON DESIGN GROUP 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE . SUITE 199 . LARKSPUR . CA . 94939