Item 4 - Desk Item with Exhibit 5.Amendment to the 2020 GP LU and Zoning Code Amendment
PREPARED BY: Jocelyn Shoopman and Erin Walters
Associate Planner and Associate Planner
Reviewed by: Community Development Director, Planning Manager, and Town Attorney
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6872
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 08/23/2023
ITEM NO: 4
DESK ITEM
DATE: August 23, 2023
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Forward a Recommendation to the Town Council for a Request to Amend the
General Plan to Include a Description of the Housing Element Overlay Zone
and Amend the Town Code to Modify the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone
Division 5 of Article VIII Overlay Zones and Historic Preservation to be the
Housing Element Overlay Zone as Division 5 of Article VIII Overlay Zones and
Historic Preservation. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared
and certified for the 2040 General Plan Update on June 30, 2022, which
included the proposed General Plan Amendments. No Further Environmental
Analysis is Required. Zoning Code Amendment Application Z-23-002 and
General Plan Amendment Application GP-23-002. Project Location: Town
Wide. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos.
REMARKS:
Exhibit 5 contains a comparison of the development standards for the 2020 General Plan and
the proposed Housing Element Overlay Zone.
EXHIBITS:
Previously received with the August 23, 2023, Staff Report:
1. Draft Findings
2. Draft General Plan Amendment
3. Draft Zoning Code Ordinance Amendments, Division 5. Housing Element Overlay Zone
Previously received with the August 22, 2023, Addendum Report:
4. Public Comments received between 11:01 a.m., Friday, August 18, 2023, and 11:00 a.m.,
Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
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SUBJECT: General Plan Amendment and Housing Element Overlay Zone/Z-23-002 and GP-
23-002
DATE: August 23, 2023
Received with this Desk Item Report:
5. 2020 General Plan and HEOZ Comparison Table
Comparison Table of the Development Regulations for the 2020 General Plan and Housing Element Overlay Zone (HEOZ)
Density Range (du/ac) Maximum Height (feet) Lot Coverage (%) Floor Area Ratio
Land Use
Designations
2020 General
Plan
HEOZ 2020
General Plan
HEOZ 2020 General
Plan
HEOZ 2020 General
Plan
HEOZ
Low Density
Residential
0 – 5 0 – 5 30* 30 40%* Up to 50% Pursuant to
calculation in
Section
29.40.075 of
Town Code*
Pursuant to
calculation in
Section
29.40.075 of
Town Code**
Medium Density
Residential
5 – 12 14 – 22 or
5 – 12 if in
VHFHS
zone
30 or 35* 35 40%* Up to 75% Pursuant to
calculation in
Section
29.40.075 of
Town Code or
none*
Pursuant to
calculation in
Section
29.40.075 of
Town Code**
High Density
Residential
12 – 20 30 – 40 35* 45 40%* up to 75% None* None**
Mixed-Use
Commercial
10 – 20* 30 – 40 35 45 Up to 50% Up to 50%** None* Up to 3.0
Neighborhood
Commercial
10 – 20* 10 – 20 35 35 Up to 50% Up to 50%** None* Up to 1.0
Central Business
District
10 – 20* 20 – 30 45 45 None* None** Up to 0.6 Up to 2.0
North Forty
Specific Plan
20 30 – 40 As defined in
Specific Plan
As defined in
Specific Plan
As defined in
Specific Plan
As defined in
Specific Plan
As defined in
Specific Plan
As defined in
Specific Plan
Office Professional 10 – 20* 10-20 35 feet 35 feet Up to 50% N/A None* 1.0
Service Commercial None None 35 feet 35 feet Up to 50% N/A None* 1.0
Light Industrial None None 35 feet 35 feet Up to 50% N/A None* 1.0
* The 2020 General Plan is silent on this development standard. The applicable regulation under the Zoning Ordinance has been provided for
context.
** The 2023-2031 Draft Revised Housing Element is silent on this development standard and so development would be evaluated based on the
underlying designation in the 2020 General Plan Land Use Element.
EXHIBIT 5
2020 General Plan Land Use Categories
2020 General Plan Land Use Category Related Zoning
Low Density Residential R-1:8
Medium Density Residential R-1D, R-D, and R-M
High Density Residential R-M
Mixed-Use Commercial CH
Neighborhood Commercial C-1
Central Business District C-2
North Forty Specific Plan NF-SP
Office Professional O
Service Commercial LM
Light Industrial CM