08 Staff Report.Apply HEOZ and Amend Land Use Designation Ordinance Second Reading
PREPARED BY: Jocelyn Shoopman, Associate Planner and
Erin Walters, Associate Planner
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Community Development
Department Director, and Economic Vitality Manager
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 11/21/2023 ITEM NO: 8
DATE: November 16, 2023
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Adopt an Ordinance Titled “An Ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos Amending
the Zoning Code from R-1:8 (Single-Family Residential) to R-M (Multiple-
Family Residential) for a Caltrans Right-of-Way Property Located Adjacent to
14685 Oka Road; and 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:
APN’s 424-06-116, 424-07-116, 424-08-029, 424-08-058, 424-08-059, 424-08-
060, 424-08-074, and 532-07-085; 620 and 14000 Blossom Hill Road; 16210,
16240, 16245, 16250, 16260, 16270, and 16392 Burton Road; Cal Trans Right-
of-Way Adjacent to 14685 Oka Road; 110 and 206 Knowles Drive; 445 Leigh
Avenue; 440 Los Gatos Almaden Road; 16603 Lark Avenue; 14823, 14831,
14849, 14859, 14917, 14925, 15795, 16151, 16203, and 16492 Los Gatos
Boulevard; 165 Los Gatos Saratoga Road; and 14800 and 14840 Oka Road.”
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 and Zoning Code Amendments. No further Environmental
Analysis is Required. Zoning Code Amendment Application Z-23-003 and
General Plan Amendment Application GP-23-003. Applicant: Town of Los
Gatos.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt an ordinance titled “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
Amending the Zoning Code from R-1:8 (Single-Family Residential) to R-M (Multiple-Family
Residential) for a Caltrans Right-of-Way Property Located Adjacent to 14685 Oka Road; and
apply the Housing Element Overlay Zone (HEOZ) to provide for increases to the allowable
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Rezoning and Apply HEOZ to Housing Element Sites Inventory/GP-23-003/Z-23-003 DATE: November 16, 2023
RECOMMENDATION:
density, height, floor area ratio, and lot coverage for residential development on the sites
included in the Sites Inventory Analysis of the 2023-2031 Housing Element” as listed in the
subject line above.
REMARKS:
On November 7, 2023, the Council considered and voted to introduce an Ordinance to effect
a zoning change from R-1:8 (Single-Family Residential) to R-M (Multiple-Family Residential) for
a Caltrans Right-of-Way Property Located Adjacent to 14685 Oka Road; and apply the Housing
Element Overlay Zone (HEOZ) to the following sites included in the Sites Inventory Analysis of
the 2023-2031 Housing Element: APN’s 424-06-116, 424-07-116, 424-08-029, 424-08-058, 424-
08-059, 424-08-060, 424-08-074, and 532-07-085; 620 and 14000 Blossom Hill Road; 16210,
16240, 16245, 16250, 16260, 16270, and 16392 Burton Road; Cal Trans Right-of-Way Adjacent
to 14685 Oka Road; 110 and 206 Knowles Drive; 445 Leigh Avenue; 440 Los Gatos Almaden
Road; 16603 Lark Avenue; 14823, 14831, 14849, 14859, 14917, 14925, 15795, 16151, 16203,
and 16492 Los Gatos Boulevard; 165 Los Gatos Saratoga Road; and 14800 and 14840 Oka Road.
Adoption of the attached Ordinance (Attachment 1) would finalize that decision. Once
adopted, the Ordinance will take effect in 30 days.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Draft Ordinance with Exhibit A – Location Maps