Addendum.Draft 2040 General Plan
PREPARED BY: Jennifer Armer, AICP
Planning Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Community Development
Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/30/2022 ITEM NO: 1 ADDENDUM
DATE: June 29, 2022
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Conduct a Public Hearing, Review the Planning Commission
Recommendations, Determine Any Additional Modifications, Adopt the Draft
2040 General Plan, and Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report.
REMARKS:
The following information is provided in response to Council Member questions.
One progress motion by the Council was a request that staff and the consultant study the
possibility of reverting Low Density Residential to 0 to 5 dwelling units per acre (du/ac), with
the exception of those Low Density Residential properties within the Community Place Districts
(now called Community Growth Districts) which could have a “Low-Medium” Density
Residential designation of 0 to 10 du/ac. While this is feasible, and discussed further in the staff
report, this proposal is not supported by staff. A similar option (with regards to density), that is
significantly less complex to implement, would be to revert all of the Low Density Residential
designated properties to 0 to 5 du/ac and not create a “Low-Medium” designation.
As discussed with Planning Commission, further reductions to the Low Density Residential and
Medium Density Residential would further reduce the number of properties that are large
enough to accommodate a fourplex. Those remaining properties would be primarily in the
areas that contain larger parcels, rather than being distributed throughout the Low Density
Residential designation.
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REMARKS (continued):
The following table is provided to detail the effects on the General Plan Residential Buildout
Table from the additional options for residential density reductions described in the staff
report. These changes include:
• Reverting Low Density Residential designation housing density back to the existing 2020
General Plan level: 0-5 du/ac;
• Reverting Medium Density Residential designation housing density back to the existing 2020
General Plan level: 5-12 du/ac;
• Reverting properties in the new Community Commercial designation back to Neighborhood
Commercial, and reduce both to 10-20 du/ac; and
• Reverting properties in the Central Business District designation back to 10-20 du/ac.
Land Use Designation
Density
Range
(du/ac)
Typical
Density
(du/ac)
Assumed
Redevelopment
New Housing
(Vacant Land)
New Housing
(Redevelopment)
LDR Low Density
Residential 0 to 5 4 5% 75 13
MDR Medium Density
Residential 5 to 12 10 10% 107 133
HDR High Density
Residential 30 to 40 36 15% 110 268
NC Neighborhood
Commercial* 10 to 20 16 10% 11 85
MU Mixed-Use 30 to 40 36 20% 126 605
CBD Central Business
District 10 to 20 16 15% 12 46
Subtotal 441 1,150
Housing Units, New and Redeveloped 1,591
Housing Units, ADUs 500
Housing Units, Existing Projects 475
TOTAL NEW THROUGH 2040 2,566
TOTAL NEW THROUGH HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE (2031), excluding 300
ADUs and 400 Pipeline Project Units 1,866
* Neighborhood Commercial now includes all parcels previously shown and either Neighborhood
Commercial or Community Commercial.
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REMARKS (continued):
The table has been further revised to show the effects of the following modifications:
• Reducing the Mixed-Use designation to a 30 to 35 du/ac range; and
• Reducing the High Density Residential designation to a 30 to 35 du/ac range.
Land Use Designation
Density
Range
(du/ac)
Typical
Density
(du/ac)
Assumed
Redevelopment
New Housing
(Vacant Land)
New Housing
(Redevelopment)
LDR Low Density
Residential 0 to 5 4 5% 75 13
MDR Medium Density
Residential 5 to 12 10 10% 107 133
HDR High Density
Residential 30 to 35 32 15% 96 234
NC Neighborhood
Commercial* 10 to 20 16 10% 11 85
MU Mixed-Use 30 to 35 32 20% 113 534
CBD Central Business
District 10 to 20 16 15% 12 46
Subtotal 414 1,045
Housing Units, New and Redeveloped 1,459
Housing Units, ADUs 500
Housing Units, Existing Projects 475
TOTAL NEW THROUGH 2040 2,434
TOTAL NEW THROUGH HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE (2031), excluding 300
ADUs and 400 Pipeline Project Units 1,734
* Neighborhood Commercial now includes all parcels previously shown and either Neighborhood
Commercial or Community Commercial.
As stated in the staff report, staff does not recommend all of these reductions.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Attachment 29 includes additional public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Tuesday,
June 28, 2022, and 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 29, 2022.
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ATTACHMENTS:
Attachments previously received under separate cover:
(available online here: http://losgatos2040.com/documents.html)
1. Draft 2040 General Plan
2. Draft EIR
3. Revised NOA and Transportation Section
4. Final EIR
Attachments previously received with June 20, 2022 Staff Report:
5. Draft Resolution Certifying the EIR for the 2040 General Plan, with Exhibit A Draft Findings
of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations
6. Draft Resolution Approving the 2040 General Plan
7. Planning Commission Recommendation
8. April 13, 2022 Planning Commission Staff Report, with Exhibits 5-10
9. April 13, 2022 Planning Commission Addendum Report, with Exhibit 11
10. April 13, 2022 Planning Commission Desk Item Report, with Exhibits 12-13
11. April 13, 2022 Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
12. April 25, 2022 Planning Commission Staff Report, with Exhibits 14-15
13. April 25, 2022 Planning Commission Desk Item Report, with Exhibits 16
14. April 25, 2022 Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
15. April 27, 2022 Planning Commission Desk Item Report, with Exhibits 17
16. April 27, 2022 Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
17. May 2, 2022 Planning Commission Staff Report
18. May 2, 2022 Planning Commission Desk Item Report, with Exhibits 18
19. May 2, 2022 Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
20. Planning Commission Recommendation Informational Memo
21. Study Session Questions and Responses
22. Breaking it Down Series
23. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m., Monday, May 2, 2022, and 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Attachments previously received with June 20, 2022 Desk Item:
24. Council Member Comments
25. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2022, and 11:00 a.m.,
Monday, June 20, 2022
Attachments previously received with June 30, 2022 Staff Report:
26. Summary of Final EIR Edits
27. Map of non-hillside properties in the WUI
28. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m., Monday, June 20, 2022, and 11:00 a.m.,
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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Attachment received with this Addendum:
29. Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2022, and 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday, June 29, 2022