Attachment 1 - 2021 General Plan Annual Progress Report
GENERAL PLAN
2021 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
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INTRODUCTION
The Town Council adopted the Town of Los Gatos 2020 General Plan on September 20, 2010,
after an extensive two-year community process to update and build upon the strong
foundational framework established by the Town’s 2000 General Plan.
On May 5, 2015, the Town adopted its 2015-2023 Housing Element which is a required sub-
element of the General Plan. The State Housing and Community Development Department
certified the Housing Element on May 20, 2015.
Government Code Section 65400 mandates that cities and counties submit an annual report on
the status of their General Plan and any progress in its implementation to their legislative
bodies. Annual Progress Reports (APRs) must be presented to the local legislative body for its
review and acceptance, usually as a consent or discussion item on a regular meeting agenda.
2021 SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS
The following significant Planning efforts made progress or were completed in 2021:
• General Plan Update
The General Plan Update Advisory Committee completed their work on the update on
May 6, 2021, with a recommendation of a Draft 2040 General Plan. The Draft
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was published for public comment starting in July
2021. On November 19, 2021, the revised Notice of Completion and Availability was
reissued along with a revised Chapter 4.15, Transportation, and Executive Summary of
the Draft EIR for a reopened public review period which ended on January 8, 2022.
Planning Commission consideration of the Draft 2040 General Plan and Final EIR is
anticipated to begin in April of 2022. Following a recommendation from the Planning
Commission, Town Council will consider the Draft 2040 General Plan and Final EIR.
• Housing Element Update
The Town Council established the Housing Element Advisory Board (HEAB) in 2021, and
the HEAB has held their first three meetings for the Housing Element update process in
late 2021 and early 2022. Work on the update is anticipated to run through the end of
2022.
• Objective Standards
A subcommittee of the Planning Commission held five meetings to develop a list of
topics that should be covered by Objective Standards. Work on development of
Objective Standards, including a Community Meeting held on February 22, 2022, is
anticipated to be completed by the fall of 2022.
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• Senate Bill (SB) 9
The Town Council adopted an Urgency Ordinance to implement SB 9 with local objective
standards. Work on a permanent ordinance is anticipated to be completed before the
end of 2022.
HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS
The Housing Element Annual Progress Report for 2021 is attached as Exhibit A.
PROPERTIES ANNEXED TO THE TOWN IN 2021
The Town Council approved the following annexations to the Town of Los Gatos from
Unincorporated Santa Clara County in 2021:
• Winterbrook Road No. 6: 16030 Winterbrook Road (approximately 0.319 acres)
Approved October 13, 2021
• Winterbrook Road No. 7: 16010 Winterbrook Road (approximately 0.95 acres)
Approved December 10, 2021
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