2024-015 - Rescinding the 2040 Land Use & Community Design ElementsRESOLUTION 2024-015
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
RESCINDING THE 2040 LAND USE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN ELEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos ("Town") adopted the 2040 General Plan by
Resolution 2022-047 on June 30, 2022; and
WHEREAS, proponents of a referendum to rescind the Land Use Element and the
Community Design Element of the 2040 General Plan (the "Referendum Proponents") have
circulated a petition; and
WHEREAS, the Referendum Proponents gathered a sufficient number of signatures on
the petition to warrant certification of the signatures by the County Registrar of Voters; and
WHEREAS, the County Registrar of Voters has certified the petition signatures; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, the referendum has qualified for inclusion on an upcoming
ballot; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9241 provides that, when a referendum has qualified
for inclusion on the ballot, the legislative body shall decide whether to rescind the referended
legislation or place the legislation on the ballot at the next general municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has elected to rescind the referended legislation; and
WHEREAS, the previously adopted General Plan 2020 Land Use Element and Community
Design Element, as amended after October 2022, will remain in place;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE:
1. The 2040 Land Use Element and Community Design Element are rescinded.
2. The previously adopted Land Use Element and Community Design Element from the
2020 General Plan will apply, including all amendments adopted since October 2022
for consistency with the Housing Element.
3. The remaining Elements of the 2040 General Plan remain in effect.
4. The environmental impacts of the previous Land Use and Community Design
Elements were previously analyzed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
prepared for the 2020 General Plan. In addition, the environmental impacts of the
2040 General Plan were analyzed in an EIR prepared for the 2040 General Plan.
Both the impacts of the 2020 Land Use Element and Community Design Element and
the remaining General Plan Elements are addressed in the EIR prepared for the 2040
General Plan.
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Resolution 2024-015 April 16, 2024
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 16th day of April, 2024, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Maria Ristow, Rob Rennie, Rob Moore, Matthew Hudes, Mayor Mary Badame
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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Resolution 2024-015 April 16, 2024