16 Attachment 8 - Revised Draft Resolution for the General Plan Amendment with Exhibit A
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DRAFT RESOLUTION 2023-___ RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING THE 2020 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT TO
INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT OVERLAY ZONE.
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION GP-23-002
PROPERTY LOCATION: TOWN WIDE
APPLICANT: TOWN OF LOS GATOS
WHEREAS, the General Plan Committee at its meeting of July 20, 2023, recommended
that the 2020 General Plan Land Use Element be amended to include a description of the Housing
Element Overlay Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission at its meeting on August 23, 2023, reviewed the
proposed General Plan amendment and forwarded a recommendation of approval to the Town
Council; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council at its meeting on October 3, 2023, reviewed the proposed
General Plan amendment, held a public hearing, and adopted a resolution to amend the 2020
General Plan Land Use Element to include a description of the Housing Element Overlay Zone;
WHEREAS, however, because the project description in the public hearing notice did not
include the Planning Commission’s recommendation, the item has been re-noticed for the Town
Council’s consideration; and
WHEREAS, this matter was regularly noticed in conformance with State and Town law
and came before the Town Council for public hearing on November 7, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council accepted the report of the Planning Commission’s
recommendation of approval for the proposed General Plan amendment and held a public
hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council considered all facts and information related to the request
to amend the 2020 General Plan Land Use Element to include a description of the Housing
Element Overlay Zone as shown on Exhibit A.
Draft Resolution to
be modified by Town
Council deliberations
and direction.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Town Council finds as follows:
A. No further Environmental Analysis is required as 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; and
B. The General Plan amendment is internally consistent with the existing goals and
policies of the General Plan and its corresponding elements, in that the amendments
will provide for the development of housing for the sites in the Sites Inventory to
comply with the Town’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation; and
C. The Town has complied with the requirements set forth in Government Code
Section 65350 and following.
2. The 2020 General Plan Land Use Element is amended to include the description of the
Housing Element Overlay Zone shown in Exhibit A to this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the ____day of ________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: __________________