2016-014 - Rescind Resolution 1984-021: Establishing a Town Policy for handling abandoned applicationsRESOLUTION 2016 -014
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TO RESCIND RESOLUTION 1984 -21: RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING A TOWN POLICY FOR HANDLING ABANDONED
APPLICATIONS
WHEREAS, the Town Council is responsible for establishing municipal policies that
provide clear direction for process and procedures by which the Council and staff shall conduct
business and activities; and
WHEREAS, examples of these policies include the Town Code, Town Council Policies,
General Plan, Design Guidelines, and Area Plans; and
WHEREAS, the many benefits of having established policies includes greater consistency
as well as more government transparency and accessibility by the public, the Council and staff; and
WHEREAS, the Policy Committee reviewed Resolution 1984 -21 (Resolution Establishing
a Town Policy for Hacfdling Abandoned Applications) and recommended the rescission of it at its
January 27, 2016 meeting; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution is outdated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos does hereby rescind Resolution 1984 -21 (Resolution Establishing a Town Policy for
Handling Abandoned Applications) attached hereto as Exhibit A.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California on the 5a' day of April, 2016 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Marcia Jensen, Rob Rennie, Marico Sayoc, Mayor Barbara Spector
NAYS:
ABSENT: Steve Leonardis
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CA IF NIA
DATE:
ATTEST:
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: L4,[111to
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RESOLUTION NO. 1984 -21
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TOWN POLICY FOR HANDLING ABANDONED APPLICATIONS
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, that the following
procedures be adopted as Town policy:
1. Where there has been no activity for at least three (3) months, the appli-
cants shall be notified in writing that the matter.is being set for public
hearing before the Planning Commission with a recommendation for denial.
2. If no additional response is received within 15 days of the date the letter
is sent, or if the applicant advises staff that he decides not to pursue it,
the application will be set for public hearing for denial /withdrawal as
appropriate. No mailed notice will be made unless required by State law, the
legal advertisement and the agenda shall note the recommended action and rea-
son for such action.
3. For projects deemed complete, the Planning Commission action shall be com-
pleted within six (6) months after the project is deemed complete, unless the
applicant requests and the Planning Commission grants a further extension.
For projects not yet deemed complete, such action shall be completed within
six (6) months of the last Development Review Committee meeting on the
matter.
4. A request to extend the processing time can be granted by the Planning Direc-
tor at any time before the matter is set for public hearing. If after such
an extension is granted, and there is still no satisfactory action to com-
plete the application, the matter will automatically be set for public hear-
ing as described under 2. above.
5. There shall be no fee refunds or off -sets on future applications.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a re ular meeting of the Town Council
of the Town of Los Gatos hel on a 21st ay o February 1984,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
J. Daily, Brent
NOES
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Joanne Benjamin. Eric D
COUNCIL MEMBERS None
COUNCIL MEMBERS None
SIGNED:
-� MAYOR OF I E iT TWNN OF 105 GATOS
EXHIBIT A