19 Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance for the Zone Change
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DRAFT ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TO APPLY THE HOUSING ELEMENT OVERLAY ZONE (HEOZ) TO PROVIDE FOR
INCREASES TO THE ALLOWABLE DENSITY, HEIGHT, FLOOR AREA RATIO, AND LOT
COVERAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE FOLLOWING
SITES INCLUDED IN THE SITES INVENTORY ANALYSIS OF THE
2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT: 15300, 15349, 15367, 15405,
15425, 15480, AND 15500 LOS GATOS BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, the site located at 15480 and 15500 Los Gatos Boulevard was added to the
Town of Los Gatos’ Draft Revised Housing Element based on the receipt of a property owner
interest form;
WHEREAS, all other sites included in the Town of Los Gatos’ adopted Housing Element
were identified as sites with the potential for redevelopment with housing;
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to apply a Housing Element Overlay Zone to the sites
identified in the sites inventory in order to encourage redevelopment with housing;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission met on August 23, 2023, to receive public
comments and continued the item to September 13, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission received further public comments and
recommended approval of application of the Housing Element Overlay Zone to the sites
identified in the Housing Element sites inventory at its regular meeting of September 13, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Council met on October 3, 2023, to hold a public hearing and
continued the item to November 7, 2023;
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 Zoning Code amendments.
Draft Ordinance: subject to
modification by Town Council based
on deliberations and direction
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
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 Zoning Code amendments; and
B. The Housing Element Overlay Zone is consistent with the General Plan and its elements in
that the proposed zonings are consistent with the proposed General Plan land use
designations and the sites inventory contained in the Housing Element; and
C. That all proceedings have been conducted in compliance with the provisions of
Government Code Section 65850 et seq.; and
D. The Town Council considered all facts and information related to the proposal to apply the
Housing Element Overlay Zone to the sites shown in Exhibit A.
SECTION II
The Housing Element Overlay Zone is hereby applied to the properties at 15300, 15349,
15367, 15405, 15425, 15480, and 15500 Los Gatos Boulevard as shown in Exhibit A to this
Ordinance.
SECTION III
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos on the 7th day of November 2023, and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance
of the Town of Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on
the __day of ______ 2023. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date it is adopted.
The Town Clerk shall cause this ordinance or a summary thereof to be published in accordance
with Section 36933 of the California Government Code.
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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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