Planning Commission

TOWN OF LOS GATOS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MAY 14, 2025 110 EAST MAIN STREET TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 PM Emily Thomas, Chair Kendra Burch, Vice Chair Jeffrey Barnett, Commissioner Susan Burnett, Commissioner Joe Sordi, Commissioner Steven Raspe, Commissioner Rob Stump, 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/84581980917?pwd=HBC1JDVAnIv95RNwWbWOUU0PKq949O.1 Passcode: 943933. You can also type in 845 8198 0917 in the “Join a Meeting” page on the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join and use passcode 943933. o 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) 402-9753 for US Toll-free or (636) 651-3141 for US Toll. (Conference code: 602463). 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 planning@losgatosca.gov with the subject line “Public Comment Item #__” (insert the item number relevant to your comment). (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 business day 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. Page 1 MEETING CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public may address the Commission on matters not listed on the agenda and are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. 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 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.) 1. Draft Minutes of the April 23, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting 2. Draft Minutes of the April 30, 2025, Special Planning Commission Meeting 3. Consider an Appeal of a Community Development Director Decision to Deny a Fence Exception Request for an Existing Fence Partially Located in the Town’s Right-of Way and Exceeding the Height Limitations within the Required Front Yard and Street-Side Yard Setbacks on Property Zoned R-1D. Located at 10 Charles Street. APN 532-36-022. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303: New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. Fence Height Exception Application FHE-23-001. Property Owner/Applicant/Appellant: Firouz Pradhan. Project Planner: Sean Mullin. 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.) 4. Consider Making a Recommendation to the Town Council on an Ordinance Amending Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of the Town Code for Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) in Response to the Provisions of Senate Bill 450 (SB 450). The Proposed Amendments to the Town Code Are Not Considered a Project Under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act, and in Accordance with Government Code Section 66411.7(n) and 66452.21(g), Senate Bill 9 Ordinances Are Not a Project Subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. Town Code Amendment Application A-25-002. Project Location: Town Wide. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos. OTHER BUSINESS 5. Forward a Recommendation of Approval to the Town Council for the Draft Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025/26 – 2029/30. Page 2  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]. NOTE The ADA access ramp to the Town Council Chambers is under construction and will be inaccessible through June 2025. Persons who require the use of that ramp to attend meetings are requested to contact the Clerk’s Office at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date. NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Planning Commission after initial distribution of the agenda packets are available for public inspection at Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos and on the Town’s website at www.losgatosca.gov. Planning Commission agendas and related materials can be viewed online at https://losgatos-ca.municodemeetings.com/. 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 3  This Page Intentionally Left Blank