Ord 1349 - AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS4
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ORDINANCE NO 1349 Y
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1.
Section 2.00.110 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 2.0 0.110: CHURCH
Buildings designed for, or used principally for,
religious worship or religious services®
SECTION 2.
Section 2.00.1_50 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 2. CONVALESCENT, NURS AND REST HOME
A home for ill, injured, or aged persons in which
two or more persons not of the immediate family are received,
kept, or provided with food and shelter or care for
compensation, but not including hospitals, clinics or
similar institutions.
SECTION 3.
Section 2 ®00.270 of - the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 2.00 ®270 JUN YARD
A junk yard is any open space where waste or scrap
materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled, packed,
disassembled, or handled, including, but not limited to,
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scrap metals, paper, rags, rubber tires, old building materials,
old plumbing fixtures, and bottles. Junk yard includes
automobile wrecking yard, any open area where automobiles are
disassembled, but does not include lawful activities in
buildings.
SECTION 4.
Section 2.00.357 is added to the Zoning Ordinance of the Town
of Los Gatos to read:
SEC. 2.00.357: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Number of employees means the largest number of persons
working in direct connection with the business during any
shift.
SECTION 5.
Section 2.00.385 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 6.
Section 2.00.460 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 7.
Section 3.00.010 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 3.00.010 SCOPE
The provisions of Chapters 3.10 through 3.80 apply to
all zones.
SECTION 8.
Section 3.10.040 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
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SEC. 3.10 CORRIDOR L OT
The corridor to a corridor lot shall not be more than
300 feet long nor less than 20 feet wide. The area of the
corridor may not be applied toward satisfying the minimum
lot area requirement. A corridor may not serve more than
one lot. Lot frontage for a corridor lot is an exception
to the lot frontage requirements in all zones.
SECTION 9.
Section 3.40.020 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 10.
Section 3.40.030 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 11.
Section 3.40.040 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 12.
Section 3.40.050 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 13.
Section 3.41.010 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 3.41.010 INTE
The regulations contained in this Chapter 3.41 are
intended to insure the provision of a sufficient number of
off- street parking spaces privately and publicly owned and
operated to satisfy needs generated by permissible uses.
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SECTION 14.
Section 3.41.020 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 15.
The introductory paragraph of section 3.41.030 of the Zoning
Ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 3.41.030 PARKING REQUIREMENTS
The minimum number of off - street parking spaces required
is set in this section. When a use is not listed in this
section, the Planning Director shall determine the parking
requirement by analogy to the requirements for the listed
uses.
SECTION 16.
Section 3.41.070 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 3.41.070 PROPERTIES IN PARKING DISTRICTS
For any building or open -air use in a public parking
district, the number of required off - street parking spaces is:
(1) None, when the gross floor area of the building and
open area occupied by a use, combined, do not exceed
the area of the buildable portion of the zoning plot,, or
(2) When the area limitation in part (1) is exceeded,
- the required number is derived only on the basis
of the excess area.
SECTION 17.
Section 3.42.050 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended -to read:
SEC. 3.42.050: SURFACING
All outdoor off - street parking spaces, driveways and
maneuvering areas shall be paved with a compacted base not
less than four inches thick, surfaced with asphaltic concrete
or Portland cement concrete pavement or other surfacing
approved by the Director of Public Works. The paved area
shall be provided with drainage facilities subject to the
approval of the Director of Public Works, adequate to dispose
of all accumulated surface water. Special paving may be
required within the dripline of existing trees subject to the
recommendation of the Superintendent of Parks and Forestry.
SECTION 18.
Chapter 3.70 is added to the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of
Los Gatos to read:
Chapter 3.70
Performance Standards
SEC. 3 .70.010 : NOISE
The maximum sound pressure level radiated by any use or
facility when measured at the boundary line of the property
on which sound is generated shall not exceed the values
shown in the following table:
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Octave Band
Range in Cycles Per Sound Pressure
Second Level in Decibels
Below
75
72
75 -
150
67
150 -
300
59
300 -
600
52
600 -
1200
46
1200 -
2400
40
2400 -
4800
34
Above -
4800
32
The sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound
level meter and associated octave -band analyzer conforming
to standards prescribed by the American Standards
Association. "American Standards Sound Level Meters for
Measurement of Noise and Other Sounds, 224.3 -1944, American
Standards Association, Inc., New York, N.Y." and "!.American
Standards Specifications for an Octave -Band Filter Set
for the Analysis of Noise and Other Sound, 224.10 - 1953,
American Standards Association, Inc., New York, N.Y.,"
shall be used, and the same are adopted herewith by reference
with the same effect as if herein set forth in full.
SEC. 3.70.050 VIBRATION (Reserved)
SEC. 3.70.100 ODORS (Reserved)
SEC. 3.70.150: G LARE
No direct or .reflected glare, such as that produced by
floodlight, high temperature processes such as combustion or
welding, or other processes, visible from outside any boundary
line of property on which the glare is produced, is permitted.
Glare causing sky illumination must be controlled by reasonable
means so that it will not inconvenience or annoy anyone nor
unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of property.
SECTION 19.
Chapter 3.80 is added to the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of
Los Gatos to read:
Chaj2ter 3 ®80
Grading
SEC. 3.80.010 INTENT
This Chapter 3.80 regulates the issuance of grading
permits (Chapter 70 of - the Uniform Building Code) and is
intended to protect public and private lands from erosion,
earth movement, flooding, and assure preservation of the
natural scenic character of the Town by establishing standards
relating to land grading, excavations and fills, and removal
of vegetation, by establishing procedures by which these
standards may be enforced.
SEC. 3.80.020: ARCHITECTURE AND SITE APPROVAL REQUIRED
No grading permit is issued without Architecture and
Site Approval. Approval shall not be granted for grading
except upon a finding that the purpose for which the grading
is proposed is essential for a use permitted by this Ordinance
and that the grading will be compatible with its environs
and will result in the least disturbance of the terrain.
SEC. 3.80.030: EXCEPTIONS
Section 3.80.020 Architecture and Site Approval is not
required when in the opinion of both the Town Engineer and
the Building Official:
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(1) The grading is limited to street improvement work
over which the Town exercises inspection authority.
(2) The grading is necessary to accommodate construction
which has already received Town approval and the
record shows that the specific grading was considered
during the approval proceedings.
SE C. 3. CONSIDERATIONS IN REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
The reviewing body shall consider the following factors:
(1) Whether the grading is needed for a use that has been
approved or which is approved in the course of the
same proceedings;
(2) How the grading will look when compared with everything
else around it;
(3) Whether the landscape is unnecessarily scarred because
of the grading or removal of vegetation.
SECTION 20.
Sections 4.22.070, 4.22.080, 4.22.090, 4.22.100, 4.22.110 and
4.22.120 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos are
repealed.
SECTION 21.
Section 4.26.050 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
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SEC. 4.26.050: LOT FRONTAGE AND DEPTH
(1) Minimum lot frontage and depth requirements are:
(2) The minimum frontage for a lot on a cul -de -sac bulb
is 30 feet and the minimum width is 60 feet.
;,," (3) The minimum depth of lots facing or backing on.freeways,
arterials, railroad rights -of -way, schools or parks is
125 feet.
(4) The frontage for lots on the outside of a street curve
with a deflection angle of 75 or more may be reduced
to as low as 30 feet dependent on the radius of curvature.
SECTION 22.
Section 4.28.040 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 4.28.040 LOT WIDTH
Each lot shall have a minimum width of 65 feet.
SECTION 23.
Section 4.28.050 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 4.28.050: LOT AREA-- SINGLE FAMILY AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS
The minimum lot area is 10,000 square feet.
Frontage
Frontage
Interior
Corner
Zone
Lot
Lot
Depth
R -1: 8,000
60
ft.
80
ft.
90
ft.
R- 1:10,000
80
ft.
90
ft.
100
ft.
R -1 :12,000
90
ft.
95
ft.
100
ft.
R -1 :15,000
100
ft.
100
ft.
100
ft.
R -1 :20
100
ft.
115
ft.
140
ft.
R -1 :30
100
ft.
120
ft.
145
ft.
R -1 :40,000
100
ft.
120
ft.
150
ft.
(2) The minimum frontage for a lot on a cul -de -sac bulb
is 30 feet and the minimum width is 60 feet.
;,," (3) The minimum depth of lots facing or backing on.freeways,
arterials, railroad rights -of -way, schools or parks is
125 feet.
(4) The frontage for lots on the outside of a street curve
with a deflection angle of 75 or more may be reduced
to as low as 30 feet dependent on the radius of curvature.
SECTION 22.
Section 4.28.040 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 4.28.040 LOT WIDTH
Each lot shall have a minimum width of 65 feet.
SECTION 23.
Section 4.28.050 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 4.28.050: LOT AREA-- SINGLE FAMILY AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS
The minimum lot area is 10,000 square feet.
SECTION 24.
Section 4.28.060 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 4.28.060 LOT AREA-- MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS
The minimum lot area is 25,000 square feet.
SECTION 25.
Section 4.30.040 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 4.30.040: LOT AREA
The minimum lot area is 8,000 square feet.
SECTION 26.
Section 4.30.050 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
SEC. 4.30.050 LOT FRONTAGE AND DEPTH
(1) The minimum lot frontage for interior lots is 60 feet and
for corner lots is 80 feet. The minimum lot depth is 100 feet.
(2) The minimum frontage for a lot on a cul -de -sac bulb is 30 feet
and the minimum lot width is 60 feet.
(3) The minimum depth of lots facing or backing on freeways,
arterials, railroad rights -of -way, schools or parks is 125 feet.
(4) The frontage for lots on the outside of a street curve with a
deflection angle of 75 or more may be reduced to as low as
30 feet dependent on the radius of curvature.
SECTION 27.
Section 4.32.050 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is amended to read:
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SEC. 4.32.050 LOT ARE
The minimum lot area is 8,000 square feet.
SECTION 28.
Section 4.40.070 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 29.
Section 4.40.080 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los
Gatos is repealed.
SECTION 30.
Subparagraph (18) is added to section 5.60.010 of the Zoning
Ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos to read:
(18) Reviews applications for construction permits for
ordinance compliance.
SECTION 31.
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is adopted.
Within 15 days after this ordinance is adopted the Town Clerk shall
cause it to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation
published and circulated in the Town.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town
Council of the Town of Los Gatos on February 22 , 1977, and
adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of Los
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Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council on March ?TPA
1977.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Ruth Cannon, Mark B. D_i_Duca, Mardi Gualtieri
John B. Lochner and Albert B. Smi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS
SIGNED: MAYOR OF HE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ATTEST
� CLE OF THE TOWN OF, . S GATOS
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