Attachment 3 - Draft Resolution
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Resolution 2023 - Council Meeting Date
Draft Resolution to
be modified by Town
Council deliberations
and direction.
DRAFT RESOLUTION RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING THE HAZARDS AND SAFETY ELEMENT OF THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos prepared the 2040 General Plan to update and
enhance the 2020 General Plan, along with the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR);
and
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2022, Town Council adopted Resolution 2022-046 and certified
the Environmental Impact Report for the 2040 General Plan; and
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2022, Town Council adopted Resolution 2022-047 approving the
2040 General Plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2022, Town Council adopted Resolution 2022-064 to confirm
the suspension of the 2040 General Plan Land Use and Community Design Elements because
sufficient signatures had been gathered to place a referendum on a future ballot with regard to
those two Elements, provide that the 2020 General Plan Land Use and Community Design
Elements govern during the suspension period, and that the remaining Elements of the 2040
General Plan remain in effect; and
WHEREAS, language required by the State Board of Forestry was included in the 2040
General Plan Community Design Element, which is now suspended; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to move the required language to the 2040 General Plan
Hazards and Safety Element; and
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2022, the General Plan Committee met to consider this
matter. The General Plan Committee unanimously recommended that the Town Council adopt
this amendment to the Hazards and Safety Element of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to
consider this matter. The Planning Commission received and considered public comments and
unanimously recommended that the Town Council adopt this amendment to the Hazards and
Safety Element of the General Plan; and
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WHEREAS, this matter was regularly noticed in conformance with State and Town law
and came before the Town Council for public hearing on January 17, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds as follows:
A. The project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to the adopted Guidelines for
Implementation of California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15061(b)(3);
and
B. The General Plan amendment is internally consistent with the existing goals and
policies of the General Plan and its corresponding elements; and
C. That all proceedings have been conducted in compliance with the provisions of
Government Code Section 65350 et seq.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
The Hazards and Safety Element shall be amended to add the following policies:
Policy HAZ-2.10 Hillside Development Limitation
Limit hillside development, specifically in VHFHSZ’s, to mitigate wildfire risk.
Policy HAZ-2.11 Least Restrictive Development Areas
All development, including those in VHFHSZ’s, is required to adhere to the
Least Restrictive Development Areas (LRDA) to ensure minimal disturbance
of the natural environment and to avoid wildfire and geological hazards.
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Resolution 2023 - Council Meeting Date
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 17th day of January, 2023, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: __________________
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: __________________
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