#7 - Exhibit 7 of Attachment 1DARCHITECTURE PLANNING URBAN DESIGN
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February 28, 2013
Ms. Suzanne Avila
Community Development Department
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95031
REt 550 Hubbell Way
Dear Suzanne:
I reviewed the drawings, and visited the site. My comments and recommendations are as follows:
Neighborhood Context
The site is located on a street with apartment complexes to the east, north and south. A couple of small single - family
residences are adjacent to the west. Photographs of the site and surrounding neighborhood are shown below and on the
following page.
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Exhibit 7
Of Attachment 1
Site with existing house to be removed
Nearby house across Hubbell Way
Apartments across Hubbell Way
550 Hubbell Way
Design Rmew Comments
Febma 28, 2013 Page 2
Apartments to the rear of the site
Apartment complex immediately to the right
House immediately across Hubbell Way
Nearby apartments on Hubbell Way
CANNON DESIGN GROUP 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE . SUITE 199 . LARKSPUR . CA . 94939
550 Hubbell Way
Design Revim, Comments
February 28, 2013 Pale 3
Concerns and Recommendations
Four single - family homes on this site is rather tight, and would be problematical if this were located in a normal Los
Gatos single - family neighborhood. However, the preponderance of apartment complexes in the immediate area, and the
recently approved and constructed complex a block south on Towne Terrace (see photo below right) provide a context
within which this project seems appropriate.
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Proposed site plan
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Recent small lot single- lamily development
on Towne Terrace
The architect has taken substantial care to arrange the second floor layout and window distribution to minimize potential
privacy intrusions between the units, as shown on the view diagram below.
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House 1
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House 3
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House 4
CANNON DESIGN GROUP 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE . SUITE 199 . LARKSPUR. CA . 94939
550 Hubbell Way
Design Review Comments
Pebruary 28, 2013 Page 4
I believe that the design of the units is well done. My only recommendations are to deeply recess the garage doors and to
consider some changes in color and detail to give the units a bit of individual character, rather than treating Units I & 2
and Units 3 & 4 the same.
I noted textured driveways on the site plan. I believe that would be crucial to the success of the project since the rear
units have limited visibility from the street, and the textured paving will enhance the sense of pedestrian connection to
the street. If allowed under the Zoning Code, I believe it would also be desirable to provide a trellis covering over the
parking spaces at the end of the driveways to further enhance the sense of the unit entries for rear Units I & 2. Note that
the entries to the rear units in the new complex on Towne Terrace are visible from the street.
Suzanne, please let me know if you have any questions, or if there are specific issues of concern that I did not address.
Sincerely,
CANNON DESIGN GROUP
Larry L. Cannon
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CANNON DESIGN GROUP 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE . SUITE 199 . LARKSPUR . CA . 94939