Desk Item. Adoption of Housing Element
PREPARED BY: Erin Walters and Jocelyn Shoopman
Associate Planner and Associate Planner
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and the Community
Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 01/30/2023 ITEM NO: 1 DESK ITEM
DATE: January 30, 2023
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Consider the Adoption of the Los Gatos 2023-2031 Housing Element. An
Environmental Analysis Based on the Previously Certified 2040 General
Plan Final Environmental Impact Report has been Prepared for the Los
Gatos 2023-2031 Housing Element. Location: Town-wide. Applicant:
Town of Los Gatos. General Plan Amendment Application GP-22-003.
REMARKS:
In response to a request of a Council Member, Attachments 14 and 15 show track changes
for Appendix D, Sites Inventory Analysis, and Appendix H, Sites Inventory Form. Attachment
15 is a condensed version of the Sites Inventory Form for more legible viewing. These are
the changes made to the version submitted to the California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) on October 14, 2022, in response to the direction from
Town Council on December 20, 2022, to use minimum density in the Sites Inventory. These
changes are part of the Housing Element included as Exhibit 1 to the Draft Ordinance.
In response to a Council Member’s questions about the difference between the total
number of sites included in the October draft and the total number of sites included in the
current draft (when utilizing density versus minimum density), staff has provided the
following response in italics:
Using typical density, the Sites Inventory submitted to HCD in October 2022 had 46 sites
with a total capacity of 2,371 units (Site Inventory + Pipeline, ADU and SB 9 projections).
This included a 19 percent buffer.
The revised Sites Inventory utilizing minimum density has 48 sites (two new sites are
15495 Los Gatos Blvd. and 15445 Los Gatos Blvd.) with a total capacity of 2,312 units
(Site Inventory + Pipeline, ADU, and SB 9 projections). This includes a 16 percent buffer.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Adoption of the Los Gatos 2023-2031 Housing Element/GP-22-003 DATE: January 30, 2023
REMARKS (continued):
It was brought to staff’s attention that two rows were not included in Appendix H and the
corrected version has been included as Attachment 15 and as Exhibit 1 to Attachment 16.
The Town Attorney has provided a revised Draft Resolution (Attachment 16).
Attachment 17 includes additional public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Thursday,
January 26, 2023, and 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2023.
ATTACHMENTS:
Previously received:
1. Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element
2. Environmental Analysis
3. Revised Appendix D, Sites Inventory Analysis
4. Revised Appendix H, Sites Inventory Form
Previously received with the January 30, 2023, Staff Report:
5. December 20, 2022, Town Council Minutes
6. January 11, 2023, Planning Commission Staff Report with Exhibits 1-5
7. January 11, 2023, Planning Commission Addendum Report with Exhibit 6
8. January 11, 2023, Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
9. January 12, 2023, HCD’s Findings Comment Letter
10. Public Comments Received by HCD
11. Revised Housing Element Update Process Timeline
12. Draft Resolution with Exhibits 1 and 2
13. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022, and 11:00
a.m., Thursday, January 26, 2023
Received with this Desk Item:
14. Revised Appendix D, Sites Inventory Analysis – Showing Track Changes
15. Revised Appendix H, Sites Inventory Form – Showing Track Changes
16. Revised Draft Resolution with Exhibits 1 and 2
17. Public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Thursday, January 26, 2023, and 11:00
a.m., Monday, January 30, 2023.