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Attachment 3ATTACHMENT 3 RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES OBJECTIVE STANDARDS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 APPLICABILITY These design guidelines will be used by the Town staff, DRC, Planning Commission, Historic Preservation Committee, and Town Council in evaluating changes to existing structures and for new construction. They are applicable to all residential development wi thin the Town that requires a discretionary approval or a building permit except for: […] b. Parcels containing more than 30,000 square feet which shall be subject to the gross floor area requirements of the Hillside Development Standards and Guidelines. c. Pa rcels with an average slope of 10% or greater outside of the Town of Los Gatos Hillside Area which shall be governed by these guidelines and the following sections of the Hillside Development Standards and Guidelines*:  Constraints Analysis and Site Select ion excluding the standards for the visibility from off site and ridge line view protection.  Site Planning for: o Gradin g o Drainage o Driveways and Parking o Geologic Safety  Site Elements for Retaining Walls * The use of the Hillside Development Standards and Guidelines (HDS&G’s) is intended to implement the Town of Los Gatos’ vision statement for its hillside and to ensure that all development is in compliance with the goals, policies, and implementing strategies of the General Plan. In reviewing an applic ation using both the Residential Design Guidelines and the HDS&G’s, the standards and guidelines of the HDS&G shall both be discretionary. The deciding body will need to take into account the character of the surrounding neighborhood and environment when i mplementing a strategy or guideline. MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) Maximum house and garage sizes are established by the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) standard set forth in the Town of Los Gatos Zoning Ordinance . Floor Area Ratio is defined as the total area o f the structure divided by the area of the site (e.g., a 1,500 square foot house on a 5,000 square foot lot would have a FAR of 0.30). The maximum allowable floor areas are established by the formulas below which will be used in conjunction with the desi gn guidelines to determine allowable building sizes. * A is the net lot area in thousands of sq. ft. (e.g., 7,500 sq. ft. is 7.5) * Basements are included in the allowable FAR; Cellars are not (See Glossary)  All structures, excluding garages, on lots between 5,000 and 30,000 square feet FAR = .35 - (A - 5)/25 x .20  Garages on lots between 5,000 and 30,000 square feet FAR = .10 - (A - 5)/25 x .07  All structures (excluding up to 400 square feet of garage space) for lots smaller than 5,000 square feet FAR = .40 - (A - 2)/3 x .05 E xceptions to the above calculations : If a slope is greater than 10%, the net lot area sha ll be reduced according to the following standard: Average Lot Slope Percent of net site to be deducted 10.1 - 20% : 10% plus 2% for each 1% of slope over 10% 20.1 - 30% : 30% plus 3% for each 1% of slope over 20% Over 30% : 60%  Parcels containing mor e than 30,000 sq. ft. are subject to the Hillside Development Standards and Guidelines. 4.8 RESTORATION/REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION ]…[ 4.8.15 Garages ]…[  Garages should be detached and set back behind the front facade of the house. They may be connected to the house with a breezeway. If garages cannot be detached due to unique site conditions, the garage should be located behind the house or recessed as far as possible from the plane of the front facade, and shall not exceed 50% of the combined house and garage frontage. ]…[ S:\COUNCIL REPORTS \2018 \06 -19 -18 \Objective Standards \RDG Objective.docx