Ord 2055 - Amending the Town Code Sefction 29.20.805, 29.20.807 Regarding Mobile Home Park Conversion "Findings Upon Consideration of Application to Implement Housing Element Section 3.5.10 of the General PlanORDINANCE 2055
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING TOWN CODE SECTION 29.20.805, 29.20.807AND 29.20.820
REGARDING MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSION "FINDINGS UPON
CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION" TO IMPLEMENT
HOUSING ELEMENT SECTION 3.5.10 OF THE GENERAL PLAN
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
Town Code Chapter 29 shall be amend as follows:
Sec. 29.20.805 Definitions.
As used in this division, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
Unit affordability levels. The affordability of mobile home units at time of mobile home
park closure as related to the State index for very low, low, moderate and above moderate
income households. (Very low is 0 -50% of the Santa Clara County median income, low
is 51 -80% of the median income, moderate is 81 -120% of the median income, above
moderate is 120 %+ of the median income.)
SECTION II
Section 29.20.807 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 29.20.807. Interpretation of division.
In the interpretation and application of this division, all provisions shall be:
(1) Considered as minimum requirements;
(2) Liberally construed in favor of the Town; and
(3) Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state statutes.
SECTION III
Section 29.20.820 is amended to read as follows:
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Sec, 29.20.820, Same - Findings upon consideration of application,
(11) Whether an equivalent number of units available to very low, low and
moderate income households, proportional to unit affordability levels at the
time of mobile home park closure is proposed to replace mobile home units
existing at the time of the closure. Subject to conditions imposed by the
Town, the replacement units may be located on -site or off -site or any
combination thereof but must be located within the Town of Los Gatos.
(12) Whether each of the proposed replacement units will include similar amenities (e.g,
number of bedrooms and bathrooms) as each of the mobile home units existing at
the time of the mobile home park closure.
SECTION IV
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
on December 21, 1998 and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a
regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on January 4, 1999. This ordinance takes
effect 30 days after it is adopted.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Joe Pirzynski,
Mayor Jan Hutchins
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
GATOS
CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF.,LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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