Attachment 4 - April 27, 2016 Staff ReportTOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSI ON STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: April 27, 2016
PREPARED BY: Marni F. Moseley, Associate Planner
mmoseley@losgatos ca.gov
APPLICATION NO: Architecture and Site Application S-13-090
Vesting Tentative Map M-13-014
ITEM NO: 6
LOCATION : North 40 Specific Plan Phase 1 (southerly portion of the North
40 Specific Plan area, Lark Avenue to south ofNoddin Avenue)
APPLICANT: Grosvenor USA Limited
CONT A CT PERSON: Don Capobres with Grosvenor and Wendi Baker with
Summerhill Homes
PROPERTY OWNERS: Yuki Farms/ETPH, Grosvenor USA Limited, Summerhill North
40 LLC , Elizabeth K. Dodson, William N . Fales , William
Hirshman.
APPLICATION SUMMARY : Requesting approval for the construction of a new multi-use,
multi-story development consisting of 320 residential units ,
which includes 50 affordable senior units ; approximately 66,800
square feet of commercial floor area, which includes a market
hall; on-site and off-site improvements; and a vesting tentative
map . APNs : 424-07-024 through 027, 0 3 1 through 037 , 070,
083 through 086, 090, and 100.
EXHIBITS: Previously received under separate cover:
I. Proposed Development Plans, received March 18 , 2016 (242
pages)
Previously received with the March 30, 2016 Staff Report :
2. Location Map (one page)
3. Initial Study (79 pages)
4. Findings and Considerations (three pages)
5. Conditions of Approval for Vesting Tentative Map (six
pages)
6. Conditions of Approval for the Architecture and Site
Application (27 pages)
7. Letter of Justification received March 23 , 2016 ( l 0 pages)
8. North 40 Narrative received February 8, 2016 (seven pages )
9. Economic study letter received November 6 , 2 01 5 (2 5 pages)
ATTACHMENT 4
Planning Commission Staff Report -Page 2
North 40 Phase l /S-13-090/M-13-014
April 27 , 2016
REMARKS:
IO. October 14 and November 11, 2015 CDAC Minutes (seven
pages)
11. Response to CDAC comments received February 8, 2016 (13
pages)
12. January 27, 2016 Historic Preservation Committee Minutes
(five pages)
13. Consulting Architect Report received December 18 , 2015
(six pages)
14. Response to Consulting Architect Report received February
8, 2016 (three pages),
15 . Consulting Architect memo received March 21 , 2016 (six
pages)
16 . Consulting Arborist report received October 14 , 2013 (33
pages)
17 . State Density Bonus Law -Government Code Section 65915-
65918 (14 pages)
18. Density Bonus Ordinance and Program Guidelines -
Ordinance 2209 (21 pages)
19 . Letter from Barbara Kautz , received March IO , 2016 (16
pages)
20. Town 's BMP Program and Guidelines -Ordinance 2181 (19
pages)
21 . Public comment received through 11 :00 a .m ., Thursday,
March 24, 2016
Previously received with March 30, 2016 Addendum Report:
22 . Updated letter from Barbara Kautz received March 25 , 2016
(five pages)
23 . Comments received from 11 :01 a.m. on March 24, 2016 to
11 :00 a.m. on March 28, 2016
Previously received with March 30, 2016 Desk Item Report:
24. Residential Density Exhibit (one page), received March 30,
2016
25 . Comments received from 11 :0 I a .m . on March 28, 2016 to
11 :00 a.m. on March 30, 2016
On April 19 , 2016, the Town Council denied the applicant's request for a modification of the
previously approved story pole exception and directed staff to coordinate a Study Session for the
Planning Commission, Town Council , and School Boards to provide information regarding the
documents currently in place related to the North 40 Specific Plan Area. Staff will provide the
details regarding the Study Session to the Planning Commission when they are available.
Planning Commission Staff Report -Page 3
North 40 Phase l /S-13-090/M-13-014
April 27, 2016
Staff recommends the Commission continue the applications to a date uncertain. Future public
hearings will be re-advertised and re-noticed following the Study Session and completion of the
story pole installation.
~f dppro ~ed by:
Marni Moseley, AICP
Associate Planner
.tf oel Paulson, AICP 1 Community Development Director
JP:MM:sr
cc: Grosvenor Americas, Don Capobres, 1 California St., Ste. 2500, San Francisco, CA 94111
Summerhill Homes, Wendi Baker, 3000 Executive Prkwy., Ste. 450, San Ramon, CA 94583
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