Ordinance 1126 - URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE RESTRICTING MOVING OR DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE

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ORDINANCE NO. 1126 URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE RESTRICTING MOVING OR DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE. THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1. Findings and Declaration of Intent. Numerous parcels of land in the Town of Los Gatos are sites of older buildings of historical or architectural importance, To an extent that is unusual in California, such buildings have escaped. natural and man-made disaster. Many are well preserved.® Because of the location of the Town, the terrain and the fact that before 1950 much of the land. in Los Gatos was owned in comparatively small parcels, the Town has not been able to obtain the economic benefits of standard. large -scale commercial and industrial development. In order to sustain a viable local economy the Town has had to emphasize its advantages as a location for smaller, specialized commercial, professional and other service enterprises, and. to take measures to attract a diverse population of residents and visitors. The presence of older, useful buildings has been an important, possibly indispensable, element in achieving the foregoing objectives and in creating the aesthetic and. cultural image on which a major part of the business life of the Town depends. Destruction of important, historic and scenic buildings in the Town has occurred. Destruction of others is imminent. The Town Planning Commission is beginning a study of the proper means, by ordinance, to preserve those important older buildings which remain. SECTION 2.1. Moving or Demolition of Certain Buildings. Except as provided. by this ordinance, no person shall move or demolish all or any substaratial portion of any building which was