Planning Commission

Name: Planning Commission — Los Gatos, CA
Start: 2025-06-25T19:00:00
End: 2025-06-25T21:00:00
Location: Los Gatos, CA

Regular Meeting

Los Gatos, CA · June 25, 2025

Agenda Packet Minutes

Minutes

TOWN OF LOS GATOS PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING JUNE 25, 2025 The Planning Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM ROLL CALL Present: Vice Chair Kendra Burch, Commissioner Jeffrey Barnett, Commissioner Susan Burnett, Commissioner Steve Raspe, Commissioner Joseph Sordi, and Commissioner Rob Stump. Absent: Chair Emily Thomas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) 1. Approval of Minutes – June 11, 2025 MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Stump to approve adoption of the Consent Calendar. Seconded by Commissioner Barnett. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. 14331 Capri Drive Architecture and Site Application S-24-043 Zone Change Application Z-23-005 APN 406-32-004 Applicant: Gordon K. Wong Property Owner: Ravi Kiran Vallamdas Project Planner: Ryan Safty Consider a request for approval to demolish an existing single-family residence, construct a new single-family residence, site improvements requiring a Grading Permit, 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov PAGE 2 OF 4 MINUTES OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 25, 2025 and a Zone Change from O (Office) to R-1:8 (Single-Family Residential, minimum lot size of 8,000 square feet). Categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303: New Construction, and Section 15061(b)(3): Common Sense Exemption. Ryan Safty, Associate Planner, presented the staff report. Opened Public Comment. Kevin Yu (Architect) Our intent is to design a home that blends into the existing neighborhood, enhances the overall aesthetic, contributes to the area’s long-term value, and benefits the community as a whole. The building complies with the setback requirements, height, FAR, and the General Plan. 16 trees were preserved for privacy screening and natural shade. This project will use high- quality materials and craftmanship. We have adjusted our plans in consideration of the community feedback, such as reduced window sizes, flushed the wall of the master bedroom to increase the distance from the building to the properly line, added privacy planting to alleviate the direct line of sight into the neighboring property, and reduced the floor area. This project is the third tallest and the fourth largest in terms of FAR. Michelle McCormick, I am the neighbor at 14333 Capri Drive. I appreciate the architects making adjustments, but I had brought up concerns to the homeowner regarding the size of the building. For our direct neighborhood, Knowles is down the road and is our main street, but the proposed home, although beautiful, is huge and out of place in our neighborhood. The lot is so deep it would be easy to build a beautiful one-story home there. The garage is the original structure that went with the old home that is now demolished, and it doesn’t match this new modern proposed home. Closed Public Comment. Commissioners discussed the matter. MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Raspe to recommend Town Council approval of a Zone Change application for 14331 Capri Drive. Seconded by Commissioner Stump. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Raspe to recommend Town Council approval of an Architecture and Site Application, including a Grading Permit, for 14331 Capri Drive, with added recommendations to modify the plans to incorporate a five-foot second-floor setback consistent with Residential Design Guideline 3.3.2, and inclusion of the applicant’s design suggestions noted during the hearing to modify the master bedroom window size, recess the wall, and incorporate planting screening. PAGE 3 OF 4 MINUTES OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 25, 2025 Commissioner Raspe amended the motion clarify the five-foot second-floor setback is for the Capri Drive side of the property. Seconded by Commissioner Sordi. VOTE: Motion passed 4-2 with Commissioners Barnett and Burnett dissenting. REPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Joel Paulson, Community Development Director - Town Council met 6/17/25: o Heard an appeal of the denial of the Planning Commission decision on 16511 Cypress way related to the garage and directed staff to return with a resolution granting the appeal. o Approved a Tolling Agreement for a housing development at 101 Blossom Hill Road, one of the SB 330 projects, to give time for staff and the property owner to wait for the outcome of the declaratory relief filed by the Town. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS/COMMISSION MATTERS Historic Preservation Committee Commissioner Burnett - HPC met 6/25/25 and heard six items: o One was rescheduled. o Two were preliminary reviews. o One regarding a sliding door and was denied. o One regarding replacement windows was approved. o The HPC will try to have a workplan for the HPC to be presented to the Town Council. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the June 25, 2025 meeting as approved by the Planning Commission. _____________________________ /s/ Vicki Blandin This Page Intentionally Left Blank

Agenda

TOWN OF LOS GATOS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA JUNE 25, 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. 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 June 11, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting 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.) 2. Consider a Request for Approval to Demolish an Existing Single-Family Residence, Construct a New Single-Family Residence, Site Improvements Requiring a Grading Permit, and a Zone Change from O (Office) to R-1:8 (Single-Family Residential, Minimum Lot Size of 8,000 Square Feet). Located at 14331 Capri Drive. APN 406-32-004. Architecture and Site Application S-24-043 and Zone Change Application Z-23-005. Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303: New Construction, and Section 15061(b)(3): Common Sense Exemption. Property Owner: Ravi Kiran Vallamdas. Applicant: Gordon K. Wong. Project Planner: Ryan Safty. 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. Page 2 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 2 nd 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

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