Ord 1906 - URGENCY ORDINANCE SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14.80.315 OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING RENT INCREASES TO PASS THROUGH INCREASED DEBT SERVICEORDINANCE 1906
URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
SUSPENDING PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14.80.315 OF THE TOWN CODE
REGARDING RENT INCREASES TO PASS THROUGH
INCREASED DEBT SERVICE
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos does hereby ordain:
SECTION I
An urgent need for this ordinance exists in order to preserve the public health and
safety in that:
1. A significant number of mobilehome park tenants live on a fixed limited
income; and
2. The availability of spaces for mobilehomes in the Town's two mobilehome
parks is very limited and zoning requirements allow mobilehomes in the Town only in
mobilehome parks; and
3. Significant expenses and costs are associated with moving mobilehome coaches
from one location to another; and
4. The supply of low income housing in the Town of Los Gatos is extremely
limited; and
5. The Town's current rent control ordinances might be interpreted to permit
a new mobilehome park owner to increase rents significantly to pass through the increased
costs of financing; and
6. Significant increase in rents in mobilehome parks is likely to result in the
constructive eviction of mobilehome park tenants on fixed and limited incomes in an
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environment where alternative affordable housing is extremely scarce which would result
in a serious threat to their health and safety.
SECTION II
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.80.315, in order to allow review of the
reasonableness of the standards and criteria of the Town's Code and regulations, until
September 5, 1992, the hearing officer shall deem that all rent increases in mobilehome
parks attributable to increased costs of debt service are unreasonable.
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SECTION III
This ordinance takes effect immediately and shall be published once in the Los
Gatos Weekly- Times, a newspaper of general circulation, published in the Town of Los
Gatos within fifteen (15) days.
The foregoing ordinance was passed and adopted at a regular meeting Los Gatos
Town Council on the 5th day of June, 1992 and adopted by the following vote as an urgency
ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Brent N. Ventura,
Mayor Eric D. Carlson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Joanne Benjamin
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF THE TOWN LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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