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Planning commission upholds demolition finding at 14340 Browns Lane; denies homeowner's appeal
Summary
The Los Gatos Town Planning Commission on Jan. 14 denied an appeal by the owner of 14340 Browns Lane, upholding the community development director's determination that work on the house constituted a technical demolition and triggered a doubled application fee under the town fee schedule.
On Jan. 14, 2026, the Los Gatos Town Planning Commission upheld a community development director's determination that renovation work at 14340 Browns Lane amounted to an unlawful technical demolition and denied the homeowner's appeal.
Staff presented a timeline showing a September 2025 permit for interior and exterior modifications and an addition. Town code defines a technical demolition as removal of more than 50% of exterior wall framing; although the approved plans showed 48.3% demolition, subsequent inspections recorded that exterior wall framing had been removed and replaced. "Given the records of facts in this matter, staff recommends denial of the appeal upholding the director's determination of demolition," staff said.
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