Staff Report
PREPARED BY: SEAN MULLIN, AICP
Associate Planner
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Town Attorney, Community Development Department Director, and
Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/17/2018
ITEM NO: 04
DATE: APRIL 5, 2018
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: ANNEXATION APPLICATION AN18-001. PROJECT LOCATION: 15933 LINDA
AVENUE. PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: SARA SEYEDIN.
ADOPT A RESOLUTION MAKING DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING THE
REORGANIZATION OF TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS LINDA AVENUE NO. 5,
APPROXIMATELY 0.21 ACRES ON PROPERTY PRE-ZONED R-1:8. APN 523-
25-023.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) making determinations and approving the reorganization of
territory designated as Linda Avenue No. 5, approximately 0.21 acres, located at 15933 Linda
Avenue (APN 523-25-023).
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 a use is proposed to intensify.
The subject property is contiguous to a Town boundary. Annexation has been requested in
conjunction with a proposal to demolish an existing single-family residence and construction of
a new single-family residence on the property. The total annexation area (0.21 acres) includes
no County street right-of-way.
Section 56757 of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
gives 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).
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BACKGROUND (Continued):
The Town 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 April 3, 2018 Town Council meeting and the protest proceedings are set for
April 17, 2018.
DISCUSSION:
The Town has received a petition requesting annexation to the Town of Los Gatos from Sara
Seyedin, owner of the property at 15933 Linda Avenue. The property is located on the west
side of Linda Avenue in an unincorporated County pocket (Attachment 2).
The property is in the Town's Urban Service Area, is contiguous to the Town boundary, and is
pre-zoned R-1:8 (single-family residential, 8,000 square foot minimum lot size). Annexation
would allow Town services to be extended to the property and reduce an existing County
pocket. The property owner has submitted and Architecture and Site application (A&S) to the
Town proposing demolition of the existing single-family residence and construction of a new
single-family residence with a detached garage, which is currently being processed.
Since this is an 100 percent 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 and the County Library Service Area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Once the annexation is certified by the State Board of Equalization, the Town will receive 9.6
percent of the property taxes.
COORDINATION:
The preparation of this report was coordinated with the Santa Clara County Library Service
Area, LAFCO, County of Santa Clara County Assessor, County of Santa Clara County Surveyor,
and the Santa Clara County Planning Division.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is a project as defined under CEQA but is Categorically Exempt under Section 15061(b)(3).
A Notice of Exemption will not be filed.
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Attachments:
1. Resolution (includes Exhibits A and B)
2. Location Map
Distribution:
Sara Seyedin, 17110 Scott Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95030