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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 7/25/2018 ITEM NO: 1
DRAFT
MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
JULY 11, 2018
The Planning Commission of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Regular Meeting on
Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair D. Michael Kane, Vice Chair Matthew Hudes, Commissioner Mary Badame,
Commissioner Kendra Burch, Commissioner Melanie Hanssen, and
Commissioner Tom O’Donnell
Absent: Commissioner Kathryn Janoff
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Burch led the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience was invited to participate.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS/COMMISSION MATTERS
None.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Minutes – June 13, 2018
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner O’Donnell to approve adoption of the Consent
Calendar. Seconded by Commissioner Badame.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Town Code Amendment A-18-001 (Affordable Housing Overlay Zones)
Applicant: Town of Los Gatos
Project Planner: Sally Zarnowitz
Consider amendments to Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of the Town Code regarding
Affordable Housing Overlay Zones.
Sally Zarnowitz, Planning Manager, presented the staff report.
Opened and closed Public Comment.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Hanssen to recommend Town Council approval
of Town Code Amendment A-18-001. Seconded by Commissioner Burch.
Commissioner Badame requested that the motion be amended to include findings for CEQA
and the required findings for the General Plan, per Exhibit 1.
The maker of the motion and seconder accepted the amendment to the motion.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
3. Report from the Director of Community Development
Joel Paulson, Director of Community Development
• Town Council met on June 19, 2018; held the second reading for 221 Almendra Avenue
zone change; discussed objective standards and directed staff to do additional research
and bring back information to consider objective standards in both the Town Code and
General Plan; adopted a resolution modifying the deciding body for Conditional Use
Permit modifications for restaurants to be the DRC for a period of 18 months.
Closed Public Comment.
Commissioners discussed the matter.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Kane declared the meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
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This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
July 11, 2018 meeting as approved by the
Planning Commission.
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/s/ Vicki Blandin