- Los Gatos, CA · Northern California
Story pole installation in Los Gatos
Story Pole Installation in Los Gatos, California
Local requirements
Los Gatos story pole requirements
Los Gatos requires height poles for the project categories listed in its Height Pole, Flagging, Netting and Signage Policy, including specified residential, hillside, historic and nonresidential work.
Official source: Los Gatos published planning requirements. Requirements can change; confirm the current project instructions with the assigned reviewer.
What the field outline shows
The temporary outline represents the points, heights and connecting lines required by the accepted plan and reviewing authority.
Why Los Gatos requires them
So the Planning Division and Planning Commission, and the neighbours, get visual notice of the height and mass before the notification period runs.
What the written scope defines
A plan-based installation for Los Gatos review
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Accepted-plan reference
Pole locations, top elevations and connecting lines come from the accepted story pole plan.
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Project documentation
Photographs and certification coordination are provided only when required or included in the written scope.
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Defined responsibilities
The quote identifies responsibility for planning, installation, verification, signs, documentation and removal.
How the work is organized
Five steps from requirements to documentation
Requirements and drawings
We review the address, current plans, deadline and written instructions supplied for the project.
Accepted story pole plan
The field points, elevations and connecting lines are confirmed before installation is scheduled.
Access and scope
Site access, materials, documentation, professional coordination and removal responsibilities are defined.
Field installation
The temporary outline is installed from the accepted plan and written scope.
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Required follow-through
Photography, verification and removal follow the project instructions and written scope.
FAQ
Los Gatos story pole questions
The Town policy lists specific triggers for residential, hillside, historic and nonresidential projects, including certain two-story work and projects seeking a variance or exception. Confirm applicability with the project planner.
They must be installed before neighborhood notification. The Town does not mail notices until the poles are installed and the required photographs are submitted.
A licensed surveyor or civil engineer provides written verification that the height and position of the poles and netting or flagging represent the proposal.
The policy permits specified orange snow fencing or a double row of orange flagging and includes pole-marking requirements. Use the current policy and accepted plan for the project.
Its published policy includes project-identification signs for applications with public notification, with specifications varying by project type.
Request a Los Gatos project review
Send the project address, current drawings, reviewing authority and deadline. We will review the information and reply with a written scope.
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