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LG LUXURY CARS ASKS PLANNERS TO APPROVE EXPANSION PLAN
by Weeklys
Dealership seeks to add 3,914 square feet with new showroom and service center
Drew Penner, Reporter
Los Gatos Luxury Cars is the sort of place you might go to score a 2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost, a 2023 Lamborghini Urus or a 2022 Bentley Continental GT.
And now the dealership is planning a major expansion—tearing down 8,584 square feet of existing space to put in a 6,395-square-foot service center and a 6,103-squarefoot showroom.
The Los Gatos Planning Commission is set to consider a renovation plan for the 620 Blossom Hill Road site, a 2.65acre parcel zoned “CH,” at its 7pm meeting today.
It won’t have to go through the standard environmental review process because it’s an existing facility.
Derek Frahmann of Integrity Design and Construction submitted the application and Sean Mullin is the Town’s project planner on the job.
Owner Price-Simms, Inc. and Bower Family Trust representative John Thomas (property owner) are looking to use cement fiber board siding, painted stucco and metal accent features in the build.
Robert A. Karn & Associates, Inc. of Fairfield was engaged for civil engineering.
“The project proposes site improvements in addition to the proposed building construction, including a new customer patio, reconfigured parking areas, and a new emergency access driveway located at the western edge of the property,” staff wrote in a report to commissioners. “The project complies with the zoning requirements related to lot coverage, building height, parking and circulation.”
However, the dealership currently has an issue with its vehicle service center it has to iron out with the Town.
Its current Conditional Use Permit allows for 18 service bays, but staff notes the facility has 27, at the moment.
The proposal aims to demolish the eastern shop, which has 17 service bays, then add 11 back.
Since there’s already 10 service bays in the shop on the western portion of the property, even though that’s technically a reduction from the current setup, it’s still three more than they’re supposed to have.
The Town has not received any comments about the commercial development plan.
In its May 20, 2022 letter of justification, TWM Architects & Planners explained that the dealership, branded as “The Luxury Collection” has been growing. It now represents several new brands of “European Exotic” vehicles that require their own showroom “to display their unique identity fully.”
“The need for new display showrooms outweighs the quantity of service stalls for this vehicle type,” the letter states.
The company also wants to put in additional accessibility amenities.
