2010081806 - Exhibit 17Orville Buesing
May 27, 2010
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Members of the Town of Los Gatos Planning Commission
110 East Main Street ,' 'ZuiJ
Los Gatos, CA 95032 ; ,. cos ~aTOs
I'L,~i~l~li~~!G DIVISION
Re: Reconsideration of the 15928 Union Avenue Subdivision
And Architectural and Site Application
am Orville Buesing a Los Gatos resident and property owner at 15892
Union Avenue for the past thirty-seven years and have lived in the Los
Gatos area for more than fifty years. My property is the second lot north of
the proposed development.
ask that you deny this application as not meeting the Town's general plan
and development intensity guidelines and sections B, C, and D of the
California Subdivision Map Act.
This property should be divided into two lots and two single story homes.
The applicant has submitted plans that have negative impact to the
surrounding properties in the neighborhood in several ways.
1. The applicant has requested a three lot subdivision but has only
developed plans for the two proposed homes on Panorama Way.
We in the neighborhood feel that any proposal should display
architectural designs for lot one on Union Avenue to show a
complete subdivision package.
2. Drainage issues are a huge concern in this neighborhood. All
properties have sump pumps that operate continually during wet
weather winter months. The soil in the area consists of clay to a
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layer of more than twenty feet as verified by soil samples, and as a
result there is little or no percolation. The proposed site plan
needs to have an underground storm sewer line with appropriate
drainage basins spaced along the northern property line that
would be tied directly to the main storm sewer running down the
middle of Union Avenue. The applicant has proposed a surface
runoff bio swale to carry water to a curbside storm drain on Union
Avenue. There will be an increased amount of water to percolate
in less soil area as added structures and driveways are built. A
bio swale likely would not carry the runoff and the water will run
downhill north to the neighboring properties.
3. The applicant is proposing two story houses that will definitely
reduce, and for some, eliminate hillside views. The positioning of
houses on the proposed lots 2 and 3 impact view sheds for the
neighborhood. All houses on Panorama Way and houses facing
Union Avenue consists of single story residences with lot sizes
ranging from 8,000 to 20,000 square feet.
Although my residence is two lots north of the proposed
subdivision, my view of the hills from my back porch and from my
back yard is virtually gone with a two story house design. A single
story design and two lot subdivision will lessen impact on
surrounding residences.
See the following page for pictures:
1. Taken from the back porch
2. Taken from back yard
Respectfully Submitted,
Orville Buesing
cc: Suzanne Davis, Associate Los Gatos Town Planner
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