Planning Commission

TOWN OF LOS GATOS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA JULY 10, 2024 110 EAST MAIN STREET TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 PM Steven Raspe, Chair Emily Thomas, Vice Chair Jeffrey Barnett, Commissioner Susan Burnett, Commissioner Melanie Hanssen, Commissioner Kathryn Janoff, Commissioner Adam Mayer, Commissioner IMPORTANT NOTICE This is a hybrid/in-person meeting and will be held in-person at the Town Council Chambers at 110 E. Main Street and virtually through the Zoom webinar application (log-in information provided below). Members of the public may provide public comments for agenda items in-person or virtually through the Zoom webinar by following the instructions listed below. The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on television and/or online at www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube. PARTICIPATION The public is welcome to provide oral comments in real-time during the meeting in three ways: Zoom webinar (Online): Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join: https://losgatosca- gov.zoom.us/j/81528471011?pwd=bQ7i8G_akd0TXBbHmASA3BxdLPsajg.JSudIi41c9nJz1qb. Passcode: 588907. You can also type in 815 2847 1011 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join and use passcode 588907. When the Chair announces the item for which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. If you are participating by phone on the Zoom app, press *9 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand. Telephone: Please dial (877) 336-1839 US Toll-free or (636) 651-0008 US Toll. (Conference code: 686100). If you are participating by calling in, press #2 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand. In-Person: Please complete a “speaker’s card” located on the back of the Chamber benches and return it to the Vice Chair before the meeting or when the Chair announces the item for which you wish to speak. NOTES: (1) Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes or less at the Chair’s discretion. (2) If you are unable to participate in real-time, you may email to planning@losgatosca.gov the subject line “Public Comment Item #__” (insert the item number relevant to your comment) or “Verbal Communications – Non-Agenda Item.” All comments received will become part of the record. (3) Deadlines to submit written public comments are: 11:00 a.m. the Friday before the Planning Commission meeting for inclusion in the agenda packet. 11:00 a.m. the Tuesday before the Planning Commission meeting for inclusion in an addendum. 11:00 a.m. on the day of the Planning Commission meeting for inclusion in a desk item. (4) Persons wishing to make an audio/visual presentation must submit the presentation electronically to planning@losgatosca.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the Planning Commission meeting. Page 1  MEETING CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public may address the Commission on any matter that is not listed on the agenda. Unless additional time is authorized by the Commission, remarks shall be limited to three minutes.) CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) (Before the Planning Commission acts on the consent agenda, any member of the public Commission may request that any item be removed from the consent agenda. At the Chair’s discretion, items removed from the consent calendar may be considered either before or after the Public Hearings portion of the agenda.) PUBLIC HEARINGS (Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of five minutes maximum for opening statements. Members of the public may be allotted up to three minutes to comment on any public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of three minutes maximum for closing statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are subject to the Commission’s consent at the meeting.) 1. Requesting Approval for Site Improvements (Retaining Walls) Requiring a Grading Permit on Property Zoned HR-1. Located at 17020 Los Cerritos Drive. APN: 532-21-012 and 013. Architecture and Site Application S-24-005. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304: Minor Alterations to Land. Property Owner: Sandra Campbell. Applicant: David Fox. Project Planner: Erin Walters. OTHER BUSINESS REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS / COMMISSION MATTERS ADJOURNMENT (Planning Commission policy is to adjourn no later than 11:30 p.m. unless a majority of the Planning Commission votes for an extension of time) ADA NOTICE In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (408) 354- 6834. Notification at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date will enable the Town to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [28 CFR §35.102-35.104]. Planning Commission meetings are broadcast Live on KCAT, Channel 15 (on Comcast) on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Live and Archived Planning Commission meetings can be viewed by going to: www.LosGatosCA.gov/TownYouTube Page 2