Ord 0274-APPLYING CERTAIN REGULATIONS TO USE OF LAND, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND TO THE ERECTIONORD!NNANCE NO.
AN O II IITANCE OF THE TOI=T!;T OF LOS GATOS, STATE OFF CALIFCI NTA,
APPLYING CERTAI REGUTIgATIONS TO THE USE OF L" ND, BUILDIIIGS AIND
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OF CEF Ai : BUILD TiLGS, STRLCTURES AND Ii11'P_R_OVE-_,Y11ENTS 11%7 THE
TOWN 0-7 LOS GATOS, PENDING uE ADOPTION 3Y THE IM1NN COUNCIL
0 SAID TOWN OF PRECISE ZONING PLANS FOR SAID TOWN, PRES03IEIIiG
7"HE PENALTIES FOR TAE VIOLATION OF ANY AND ALL OF HE PROVISIONS
HEREOF, AND DECLA1RIlvG TTT1S ORDIiv MCE TO BE ANT URGENCY ISIEASUP.E,
TO TAKE EFFECT I `IMMIATELY.
The ToT,,:,n Council of the Tozn-in of Los Gatos, State Of
California, do ordain as follo?nrs;®
The TO;vrn Counci l of the Tow-n of Los Gatos Stage of Calif-
ornia, now ?preparing a Zoning Ordinance under he -provisions of
1h-i ch Zoning Ordinance precise zoning regula ti ors ma-v be applied
in the incorporated area of said Town, said ToT.Tn Council
hereby
declares it has instructed the To .rn Planning Commission to
proceed to prepare zoning studies of the incorporated territory
Of said To-=n, and the Toran Council intends to aLo-ot zoning
plans of said incorporated area of said ToT~=n in the manner
prescribed by lm,:. Said Toga. Council hereby finds that,
ov, i ng to the territorial extent of said lr_corporat ed territory
of said Tovn, and the diversity of interests therein and the
necessity for thea1king of ?yaps and of careful studies
and a thorough analysis of facts in the preparation of the
aforesaid zoning plans, considerable tine will necessarily
elapse before the adoption of said plans, and that certain
regulations of an interim or emergency nature are necessary to
be adopted at this time in order to protect the public interest,
health, co,fort and convenience and to preserve the -oublic
peace, -safety and welfare pending the preparation and adoption
of the aforesaid zoning plans. Said regulations are hereafter
in this ordinance set forth, and constitute Section 2 thereof.
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porated territory of the ToTtm of Los
rYithin the incor-
Gatos no use of any land, building or other structure, itirhich
use is other than for a one-or tGwo-family dL elling purposes
shall hereafter be established or established and conducted,
and no building or other structure T~rhich is designated or
intended to be used for any purpose other than for such one-
or two-family ai,,Telling shall hereafter be erected, constructed,
,moved or converted, and no extension or 'enlargement of the
present use of any land, building or other structure except
for existing one- or t7,To-family dwelling -lurposes shall be
made, constructed, or shall be effected, and p rovi ded fur then
no person, firm or corporation shall hereafter L',ithin the
incorporated territory of the said 'P - of Los Gatos erect
or construct any building or structure designed ana/or
i ntenaea to be used or occupied for any commercial or
industrial pu-mose, or establish any commercial chicken,
rabbit, pigeon, or hog farm, unless and until, in any such
case a Hermit therefor shall first have been secured from
the ToTTn_ Council of the said Town. Application for any such
permit shall be made to the Toz6~ Council of said To- n. Said
application shall be referred t o the Tom Manning Commission
ana said Tov-n Manning Commission shall consider in detail
any such application within fifteen (15) days after the filing
thereof ama shall thereupon report its recommendations with
-resbect thereto to the Tow Council. The To ern Council shall
consider such application and report at its next sueceeaing
meeting following recei-ot of such report from the Planning
Commission. Said Totirn "council may issue such permit if
in the opinion of the Toi,,n Council the proposed building
structure, or use Will not be detrimental to t'__e character
or aevelopent of the aforesaid territory and will not
otherT.-ise adversely affect the welfare of said territory
anajor of said To;u-n or said Town Council may refuse to issue
such permit or may issue such permit subject to specified
conditions designed to accomplish the purpose of this ordinance.
For the puriooses of this ordinance a one-family d4Telli ng
shall mean a detached building designed for, or occupied exclusively
by one f am.ily; a t~--nro-family as.,yelling shall mean a building
designed for, or occupied exclusively by t?-<<o families living
inde-Dendently of each other.
SECTION 3
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector of the
Town of Los Gatos, State of California, and all officers of said
Town herein amend/or otherwise charged by law with the enforce-
ment of this ordinance to enforce this ordinance and all the
provisions of the same.
Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal
agent, employee or otherzUise, violating or causing the violation
of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not more than Three hundred ( 300) Dollars
or by i~uprisonment in the County Jail of the County of Santa
Clara for a teem not exceeding three W months or by both such
fine and imprisonm?ent. Such person, firm or corporation shall
be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day
auring any portion of which any violation of this ordinance is
coI'ranni ttea, continued or permtttea by such person, firm or
corporation, and shall be punishable as herein provided.
Any building, structure or thing set up, erected,
constructed, converted, altered, added to, enlarged, moved or
maintained or caused to exist contrary to the provisions
of this ordinance and/or any use of any land, . building or
premises established, conauctea, operated or maintained contrary
to the nrov=isions of this ordinance shall be and the same is
hereby aeclarea to be unlai,:ful and a public nuisance and the
TO-z°n Attorney of said Tovni of Los Gatos shall, upon order of
the Tozran Council, immediately commence action or proceedings .
f or the abatement and removal or enjoinment thereof in the
manner -provided by la,a and shall tape such other steps and
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shah apply to such courts as may have jurisdiction to grant
such relief as will abate and remove such bui ldi ng or structure
and restrain and enjoin any person, fiY'3 or corporation fro
erecting, constructing, converting, altering, adding to,
enlarging, moving or maintaining or causing to exist any build-
ing, structure or thing or using any land, building or premises
contra-.7r to the -orovisions of this ordinance.
The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and
not exclusive.
SECTION 4.
"Phis ordinance is hereby declared to be o° temporary
nature only to serve until such u-I-.e as the Town Council
aster receiving the report from the Tonm Planning Commission,
take final action upon the Zoning Ordinance.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance is hereby declared to be an urgency
measure necessa:i-T for the immediate preservation of the
-public health ana safety and. shall be in full force and
effect immediately upon its adoption. The facts con~stituti ng
such urgency are as follovse Said Tovn Council has instructed
the Town Planning Commission to -orepare zoning studies and
report thereon to the Town Council and the Toi{n Council intends
to consider said reports and zoning studies and ooing to the
territorial extent of said Town, the diversity of interests
therein and the necessity for the making of careful studies and
thorough analysis of facts in the preparation of said Zoning
Ordinance, considerable time will necessarily elapse, and
that meanifnile buildings and/or structures may be erected,
altered and/or lands in the aforesaid territory may be used,
all 71ithout the knowleage of the Tow Council and in a manner
detrimental to the general welfare of the ToT.~n, causing
v~ y-~ to saipe11 's
Town 1 i~a1 e arable aa~nage ~.1o he health and y of saidana
its inhabitants;
use of land or buildings or the
That the uncontrolled/erection or construction of build-
ings or structures designed and/or intended to be used or
occupied for multiple dwellings or any commercial or industrial
purpose, on establishment of any commercial chicken, rabbit,
pigeon, or hog farm within the Town of Los Gatos would injure
the Dublic health, safety, peace, comfort and general welfare
gyres that
of said Town. The Tot_-n Council of said Town be_ie
various persons iftend. to use land and buildings or erect
or construct buildings or structures aesignted and/or intended
to be used or occupied for multiple d,Tellings or commercial
and industrial purposes, and to establish eommerc i al chicken,
rabbit, pigeon and hog fares T•ithin the Torn of Los Gatos
without securing permits as p_ rovidea in this ordinance, and
that said persons will do so unless prevented from so doing by
the immediate adoption of this ordinance.
SECTION 6.
This ordinance shall be printea once in the
a weekly newspaper published ? n t'_rle ~'C~ivn of LOS Gatos.
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Bassea and aaou u-ea a t a regular meeting of t h Tow
Couned. of vie To-un of Los Gatos held on the aay
of 19A6 by the ~ ollo-.ring vo e .
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Los Gatos