Ord 2035 - Amending Zoning Ordinance of the Town Code to permit ground floor ofice uses on portions of Main Street where they are presently not allowedORDINANCE 2035
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN CODE TO PERMIT GROUND FLOOR
OFFICE USES ON PORTIONS OF MAIN STREET WHERE THEY
ARE PRESENTLY NOT ALLOWED
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
Town Code Section 29.60.320 is amended to read as follows:
(a) Activities permitted in the C -2 or Central District Commercial Zone are those
involving the conduct of commerce and general business and the sale of commodities necessary for
the needs of residents and visitors of the Town, such as:
(1) Retailing.
(2) Personal service business.
(3) Service businesses necessary for the conduct of households or businesses.
(4) Office activities subject to subsection (c) below.
(5) Limited manufacturing activities when a majority of sales are made, on site,
to the ultimate consumer.
(6) Wholesaling without warehousing on the premises.
(7) Single- family and two - family uses, in conjunctions wit the other uses
permitted in this Section.
(b) Example of proper C -2 activities are apparel stores, launderette or dry cleaning
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agencies, travel agencies, antique sores, telephone answering services, artist studios, sales offices for
merchandise stored elsewhere, craft studios, auto parts sales and paint shops. Examples of activities
which are not proper in the C -2 zone are vehicle sales or service, manufacturing, warehousing,
laundry or dry- cleaning plants.
(c) Office activities in the C -2 zone are subject to the following:
(1) Office activities shall not be located on the ground floor along any street,
alleyway, or public parking lot except:
a. Lyndon Avenue;
b. Pageant Way;
C. Properties abutting Wood Road;
d. The west side of Victory Lane;
C. The south side of Los Gatos - Saratoga Road excluding;
i. That portion of the property located at the southwest corner of Los
Gatos - Saratoga Road and Santa Cruz Avenue described more precisely as located between a straight
line extended northerly along the west side right -of -way line of Santa Cruz Avenue and one hundred
forth (140) feet west of that extended line.
H. The south side of Los Gatos - Saratoga Road between Santa Cruz
Avenue and University Avenue; and
f. The east side of South Santa Cruz Avenue directly across the street
from Wood Road.
g. The north and south side of West Main Street west of Victory Lane.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1), office activities on ground floors described
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below shall be considered conforming and shall be allowed to continue so long as the office use is not
discontinued for one hundred and eighty (180) consecutive days. If the office use is discontinued for
such a period, then the office use shall not be resumed, and token use shall not toll or interrupt period
of discontinuance.
a. Office activities existing on June 17, 1991; or
b. Office activities in a building under construction on July 16, 1990, if the
applicable architecture and site approval specifically stated that the building was approved for office
activities.
SECTION IV
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos on October 6, 1997 and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the town of Los
Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on October 20, 1997.
This ordinance takes effect 3 0 days after it is adopted.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Jan Hutchins, Linda Lubeck,
Mayor Joanne Benjamin.
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None����
SIGNED:
AYOR OF THE TOWN O LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFO
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF THE TOWN OF S GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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