05 Staff Report - ADUs
PREPARED BY: Sally Zarnowitz, AIA, LEED AP
Planning Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Community Development
Director, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/21/2020
ITEM NO: 5
DATE: April 13, 2020
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Adopt an Ordinance, by Title only, Effecting Amendments to Chapter 29
(Zoning Regulations) of the Town Code Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units,
Town Wide. Town Code Amendment Application A-20-001. Applicant: Town
of Los Gatos
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt an Ordinance, by title only, effecting amendments to Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of
the Town Code regarding accessory dwelling units.
DISCUSSION:
On April 7, 2020, the Town Council considered and voted to introduce an Ordinance amending
Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of the Town Code regarding accessory dwelling unit
regulations. Adoption of the attached Ordinance (Attachments 1) would finalize this decision
and include modifications described below regarding side and rear setbacks .
Attachment 2 contains additional public comments received following the April 7, 2020
meeting. Following Council questions and receipt of these additional comments, staff
contacted Housing and Community Development (HCD) for further guidance. HCD clarified that
the maximum side and rear setback for attached and detached accessory dwelling units is four
feet. Staff has modified the draft Ordinance to reflect the necessary changes to the introduced
Ordinance to meet this guidance in red font (see page 5 of Attachment 1).
Attachments:
1. Draft Ordinance
2. Public comments received between 11:01 a.m. Tuesday April 7, 2020 and 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 16, 2020