TabledSite Plan

New Single-Family Residence and Site Improvements, 94 Hernandez Avenue

Description

A proposal for a two-story Mediterranean-style house on a vacant hillside-adjacent lot, requiring a grading permit, that staff recommended denying because the consulting architect found it noncompliant with the residential design guidelines even after 13 revisions. The commission continued it to a date uncertain so the design can shift to an informal Mediterranean style, privacy concerns can be resolved, and outreach can happen.

Impact summary

The empty, long-blighted corner stays empty longer, but neighbors get a real shot at a design and privacy fixes they can live with.

Applicant

Name: Jaime Arafiles (property owners: Willie and Helen Cadiente)
Address: 94 Hernandez Avenue, Los Gatos, CA (APN 510-20-024)See this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 7
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Tabled4–0, unanimous

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 28, 2026Tabled 4–0

Planning Commission — October 28, 2026

Related issues (1)

The vacant corner at 94 Hernandez and Ellenwood

A long-neglected lot where a pre-1941 home was demolished under a 2020 agreement with the town is finally headed toward a new house — but not this design. Neighbors complained about the mass, a formal Mediterranean style that clashes with the street, and privacy from a second-floor terrace; the commission continued the application so the design can be softened and concerns addressed.

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