Ord 1431 - CONCERNING EXPANSION OF NONCONFORMING BUILDINGORDINANCE NO. 1431
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCERNING
EXPANSION OF NONCONFORMING BUILDING
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Sec. 3.50.110 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of
Los Gatos is amended to read: -
Sec. 3.50.110 EXPANSION OF NONCONFORMING BUILDING
This section 3.50.110 regulates the expansion
of nonconforming buildings.
(1) Except as provided in subpart (6), the
expansion of nonconforming commercial or industrial
buildings located in residential zones (section
4.05.010) is prohibited.
(2) The expansion of nonconforming multiple
family dwell °in the RC, HR, R -1, or R -D zones is
° prohibited.
(3) Except as provided in subpart (6), the
expansion of nonconforming industrial buildings in
an office or commercial zone (section 4.50.010) is
prohibited.
(4) Nonconforming one or two family dwellings
in any zone may be expanded with the approval of the
Planning Director.
(5) Architecture and Site Approval is required
for the expansion of any nonconforming building except
as provided in (4) above.
(6) When a law, ordinance or regulation
concerning public safety or the safety of a
workplace requires an alteration to a nonconforming
building in order to allow the continuation of an
otherwise lawful activity in the building, a
conditional use permit may issue for the alteration.
Besides the usual conditional use permit findings,
however, the facts must also support findings that
the alteration will neither impose any added burden
whatever on, nor detract from the character of the
neighborhood, nor increase in any way the difficulty
of terminating the nonconforming building or use on
schedule. Recordable agreements may be required.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is
adopted. Within 15 days after this ordinance is adopted, the
Town Clerk shall cause it to be published once in a newspaper
of general circulation published and circulated in the Town.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on May 21, 1979 and
adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of
Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council on June 4,19
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Ruth Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrito,
Mardi Gualtieri, Peter W. Siemens, John B. Lochner
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
SIGNED . ". 2• _ - a'; ;.�.�
, ayor of the Town of Los Gatos
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ATTEST:
Clerk of the Town of L tos
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