Emergency Vehicle Access Road Construction and Reciprocal Emergency Access Agreement
Summary
SCH Number
2026041366
Public Agency
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District
Document Title
Emergency Vehicle Access Road Construction and Reciprocal Emergency Access Agreement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/29/2026
Document Description
SummerHill Homes, LLC ("SummerHill") is the developer of a residential community located to the northeast of Los Gatos High School. SummerHill desires to construct emergency vehicle access ("EVA") partially through the School District's property. The District and SummerHill are entering into an Agreement for SummerHill to design and construct the portion of the EVA on District Property and for the District and SummerHill to provide reciprocal emergency access to the District EVA and SummerHill EVA via non-exclusive easements. The District and SummerHill previously entered into an agreement to negotiate and enter into agreements to construct the EVA and grant reciprocal emergency access easements such as those now being approved.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Bernhardt
Agency Name
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Ryan McNamara
Agency Name
SummerHill 50 LGSR LLC
Job Title
Director of Development
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Gatos
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
20 High School Court, Los Gatos, CA and 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road, Los Gatos, CA
Zip
95030
Schools
Los Gatos High School
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15183
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is ministerial because the District previously entered into an agreement obligating the District to enter into agreements for a right of entry agreement for SummerHill to construct the EVA and reciprocal emergency access easements such as those now being approved. Additionally, the District as Responsible Agency concurs with the Town of Los Gatos's finding as Lead Agency that additional environmental review is not necessary for the residential project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 because the project impacts were adequately addressed in the Environmental Impact Reports prepared for the 2020 General Plan (SCH 2009032078) and/or 2040 General Plan (SCH 2020070175), as applicable, and through implementation of applicable General Plan policies identified in the Initial Study for inclusion in the conditions of approval.
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is ministerial because the District previously entered into an agreement obligating the District to enter into agreements for a right of entry agreement for SummerHill to construct the EVA and reciprocal emergency access easements such as those now being approved. Additionally, the District as Responsible Agency concurs with the Town of Los Gatos's finding as Lead Agency that additional environmental review is not necessary for the residential project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 because the project impacts were adequately addressed in the Environmental Impact Reports prepared for the 2020 General Plan (SCH 2009032078) and/or 2040 General Plan (SCH 2020070175), as applicable, and through implementation of applicable General Plan policies identified in the Initial Study for inclusion in the conditions of approval.
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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