Ord 1487 - AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING SECTION 3.50.130 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ON AN INTERIM BASIS TO ALLOW RECONSTRUCTION OF A DESTROYED NON-CONFORMING BUILDING WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS, PENDING PRE

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ORDINANCE NO. 1487 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING SECTION 3.50.130 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ON AN INTERIM BASIS TO ALLOW RECONSTRUCTION OF A DESTROYED NON- CONFORMING BUILDING WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS, PENDING PREPARATION OF A NEW DOWNTOWN PLAN. The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos does hereby ordain: Section A. Findings The Council hereby finds as follows: 1. As a result of many changes in the Zoning Ordinance over the years, it is estimated that as many as 80 percent (80 %) of the uses in the Downtown Area may be nonconforming and many of these uses would have to be removed by 1986. 2. Since the conditions described in para. 1 would have a drastic effect on the Downtown, the Council has authorized the preparation of a Downtown Plan to consider more creative alternatives. 3. In the interim, in order to prevent undue hardship and avoid creation of conditions which may be in conflict with the forthcoming Downtown Plan, it is necessary to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow destroyed nonconforming buildings to be rebuilt under certain conditions. Section B Section 3.50.130 of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to add the following paragraph: Any other provisions in this section to the contrary notwithstand- ing, if any other nonconforming building is destroyed to the extent of more than 50 percent (50 %) of its value, it may be rebuilt with a conditional use permit, subject to the following conditions, in addition to any others required by the Zoning Ordinance: