Ord 1842 - AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE ALLOWING LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES WITHOUT CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS SUBJECT TO STANDARDSORDINANCE 1842
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING
THE ZONING ORDINANCE ALLOWING LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES WITHOUT CONDITIONAL
USE PERMITS SUBJECT TO STANDARDS
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I
Chapter 3.99 is added to read:
CHAPTER 3.99
LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
3.99.010 SCOPE
Large Family Day Care Homes are allowed in all residential zones subject to the
following regulations:
(1) All perimeter gates must be self latching and the latches shall be a minimum
of four feet above grade.
(2) The rear yard must be enclosed with a minimum five -foot high fence.
(3) Use of the garage for day care must meet Uniform Building Code for living
space.
(4) Two off - street parking spaces must be provided, plus one space for each
employee.
(5) No double key deadbolts may be used on exterior doors.
(6) A minimum of two exits must be provided.
(7) A minimum of 100 square fee of habitable space as defined by Section 409
of the Uniform Building Code shall be provided for each child.
(8) No child care space is permitted on the second floor unless approved by the
Building Official.
(9) No signs may be displayed.
(10) A minimum lot size of 6,000 square fee is required.
(11) A minimum of 500 feet between Large Family Day Care Homes is required.
(12) The Day Care Home operator must be a resident of the home.
(13) The Large Family Day Care Home shall not alter the single - family residential
character of the premises.
3.99.020 PERMIT
A large family day care permit must be obtained from the Development Review
Committee and all conditions identified in Section 4.20.010 must be satisfied prior to
issuance.
3.99.030 INSPECTION
Prior to issuance of a permit, the Large Family Day Care Home is subject to an on-
site inspection to insure compliance with all regulations to the satisfaction of the Building
Official and Planning Director.
3.99.040 NOTIFICATION
All property owners within 100 feet shall be notified prior to the issuance that a
Large Family Day Care Home permit will be issued and the notification shall include the
conditions under which the permit shall operate.
3.99.050 AFFIDAVIT
All property owners of the property where the large family day care home is to be
located shall sign an affidavit certifying that the property shall remain in compliance with
the requirements of Section 3.99.010.
3.99.060 DENIAL
The Planning Director may not issue a Large Family Day Care Home Permit where
he finds the day care home will not comply with the provisions of Section 4.20.010 of this
ordinance.
3.99.070 REVOCATION
The Planning Director may revoke Large Family Day Care Home Permits for
violations of this chapter. Before revoking a Large Family Day Care Home Permit, the
Planning Director shall give the permittee ten days notice in writing that revocation is under
consideration, shall consider whatever evidence the permittee wishes to present to contest
the revocation, and shall give permittee written notice of his decision. Both notices shall
be mailed to the address given by the permittee in his application for the Large Family Day
Care Home Permit or such other address as the permittee has provided the Planning
Director.
SECTION II
The Table of Conditional Uses Sections 5.20.205 is amended as attached to reflect
that large family Day Care Homes are permitted.
SECTION III
Section 5.60.100 is amended to read:
SEC.5.60.100 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
The Committee:
(1) Regularly reviews and makes recommendations to the Planning
Commission concerning the determination of all matters which come
before the Commission except zoning ordinance amendments, zone
changes (not including rezoning to PD), General Plan adoptions and
amendments, specific plan adoptions and amendments, and capital
improvement plans.
(2) Reviews and makes recommendations to the Council concerning
community- oriented bulletin boards and kiosks proposed to be erected
on public property.
(3) May on its own motion review and make recommendations concerning
matters not assigned to it.
(4) Reviews and makes recommendation on parking lot permits under
Section 3.42.120 including reconfiguration or trade -off of zoning
requirements under other Section of this ordinance.
(5) Determines and issues zoning approval for the storage of hazardous
materials as provided in Chapter 4.70.
(6) Determines appropriate screening (fencing, landscaping or a
combination) for hazardous materials storage sites as provided in
Chapter 4.70.
(7) Determines and issues zoning approval for Grading Permits as provided
in Section 3.80.020 and 3.80.030 of this ordinance.
(8) Determines and issues zoning approval for minor exterior alterations
to commercial buildings.
(9) Determines and issues zoning approval for lot line adjustments, and
lot mergers.
(10) Issues Large Family Day Care Home Permits.
(11) Under the provisions of Section 3.10.010 of this Ordinance and Section
66424.2 of the Subdivision May Act, determines whether lots have
merged. No Commission action is invalid because of omission of
review and recommendation.
SECTION IV
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is adopted. Within 15 days after
this ordinance is adopted, the Town Clerk shall cause it to be published once in a
newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the Town.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos on March 18, 1991, 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 April 1, 1991.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton,
Mayor Brent N. Ventura
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Joanne Benjamin, Eric D. Carlson
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF L GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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