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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: MARCH 12, 2015
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: GREG LARSON, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION MAKING DETERMINATIONS AND
APPROVING THE REORGANIZATION OF TERRITORY DESIGNATED
AZTEC RIDGE DRIVE NO. 1, APPROXIMATELY 1.42 ACRES
LOCATED AT 16347 AZTEC RIDGE DRIVE. APN 532 -26 -027. FILE
#AN 14 -006.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution making determinations and approving the reorganization of territory
designated as Aztec Ridge Drive No. 1, approximately 1.42 acres, located at 16347 Aztec Ridge
Drive (APN 532 -26 -027).
BACKGROUND:
The Town has an agreement with Santa Clara County that requires annexation of any property
located within the Town's Urban Service Area boundary that is either contiguous to a Town
boundary, or within 300 feet of a Town maintained roadway if the use is proposed to intensify.
The subject property is contiguous to a Town boundary. The property owners requested
annexation in conjunction with a proposal to demolish an existing single - family residence and
construct a new single - family residence on the property.
Most property owners prefer to go through the annexation process prior to or concurrently with
the processing of required planning permits. Unlike most applicants, the property owner in this
case chose to first complete an Architecture and Site application (S -14 -050) with the Town. On
November 12, 2014, the Planning Commission approved the application.
Section 56757 of the Cortese -Knox- Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
gives the cities in Santa Clara County the authority to annex territory without application to and
hearing by the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). The Town
PREPARED BY: LAUREL R. PREVETTI, �w �'V/�C
Assistant Town Manager /Director of Community Development
Reviewed by: N/A Assistant Town Manager M Town Attorney ✓' Finance
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: AZTEC RIDGE DRIVE NO. 1 /AN14 -006
MARCH 12, 2015
is required to hold a protest proceeding even if the area proposed for annexation is uninhabited
and all property owners have consented to the annexation. This annexation was introduced at the
March 3, 2015 Town Council meeting and the protest proceedings are set for March 17, 2015.
DISCUSSION:
The Town has received a petition requesting annexation to the Town of Los Gatos from Sean
Raft, owner of the property at 16347 Aztec Ridge Drive. The property is located at the northeast
corner of Aztec Ridge Drive and Maya Way in an unincorporated County pocket. The property
is in the Town's Urban Service Area, is contiguous to the Town boundary, and is pre -zoned HR-
21/2 (hillside residential, 2%2 to 10 acres for each dwelling unit). Annexation would allow Town
services to be extended to the property and reduce an existing County pocket.
Since this is 100% consent, uninhabited annexation (less than twelve registered voters), a public
hearing is not required. Required notice of the annexation was provided to Santa Clara County
Planning, the County Library Service Area, and the Lighting County Service Area.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
The project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to the adopted Guidelines for the Implementation
of the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15061(b)(3): Review for Exemption. No
further environmental analysis is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Once the annexation is certified by the State Board of Equalization, the Town will receive 9.6%
of the property taxes.
Attachments:
1. Location Map
2. Resolution making determinations and approving the reorganization of territory
designated as Aztec Ridge Drive No. 1, including Exhibits A and B
Distribution:
Sean Raft, 16347 Aztec Ridge Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95030
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