EV Zone Code Preso 6 20 23
LAND USE STREAMLINING &
ZONING CODE MODIFICATIONS
Town Council Meeting
June 20, 2023
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Strategic Priority of the Town Council
Streamlining builds in flexibility
Encourages business retention & growth
Flexibility allows for more natural business evolution & synergy
Los Gatos is open for business
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PERSONAL SERVICE BUSINESSES
1:1 services
Remove CUP requirement in downtown
Allow in office zones
Meal service not required
Limited hours
CUP with DRC approval
TASTING & TAP ROOMS
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SPECIALTY RETAIL BUSINESSES
Consider expanding the definition of Specialty Retail
Currently
Specialty Retail includes grab and go style, pre-made items
Specifically excludes ice cream, bagels with condiments, coffee, smoothies, etc.
Food uses that require a customized order are restaurants
Traffic Impact Policy defines many of the same uses as Impulse Businesses, and not as restaurants
Specialty Retail does not require a CUP
Restaurants require a CUP, DRC as the approving body
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SPECIALTY RETAIL BUSINESSES
Recommendation
Continue to allow Specialty Retail without a CUP
Expand the definition of Specialty Retail to include food uses that are more impulse or walk-by driven
At Planning Commission, concerns were raised with coffee uses specifically
PC recommends coffee uses continue to be defined as a restaurant, not specialty retail
Much of the conversation at stakeholder meetings was focused on coffee, with varying opinions
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CODIFY DEFINITIONS FOR BANKS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
PC recommends that the definition of a Bank includes the ability to exchange cash such as an ATM, teller, etc.
Banks are allowed with a CUP in Downtown (C2 Zone), PC is deciding body
Financial Services are defined as an office use, and prohibited on the ground floor of Downtown
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VETERINARY BUSINESSES IN C1
Vet services with no boarding
Allow use in C1 Zone
Remove CUP requirement for businesses +6,000 SF
Expands previous streamlining
Eliminates Formula Retail provisions from Code
FORMULA RETAIL
Remove CUP requirement in downtown
GROUP CLASSES IN C2
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DISCUSS & PROVIDE
DIRECTION
Personal Service Businesses
Tasting & Tap Rooms
Group Classes
Veterinary Businesses
Formula Retail
Specialty Retail Businesses
Banks & Financial Institutions
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