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Affordable Housing Overlay Zone
General Plan Amendment GP-13-003
Zoning Ordinance Amendment A-12-003
AHOZ Design Guidelines
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Background
ORIGINAL AHOZ (January 2013)
•5 proposed overlay sites in North Los Gatos
- Courthouse Surplus Site
- South Bay Development Parcel (Knowles Dr.)
- 3 sites on Oka Rd.
•Density 20-30 DU/ac w/ density bonus
•Development capacity for 621units
•Planned for RHNA of 562 units w/ unmet need of
452 units
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Town Council Direction
January 22, 2013
•Reconsider 41 sites
•Provide available traffic & school information
•Provide additional outreach to adjacent
neighbors of selected sites
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General Plan Committee
Recommended AHOZ (November 2013)
•Reduced unmet RHNA from 452 to 346 units (-106 units)
•Recommendation to delete 4 previous sites & add 4 new
sites
•Better geographic distribution
- South Bay Development Parcel Retained (North)
- 2 new parcels on Blossom Hill Rd (Central)
- 2 new parcels on Los Gatos Lodge Site (South)
•Density limited to 20 DU/ac -- No density bonus
•Development capacity for 428 units (-193 units)
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Recommended Site
South Bay
Development
140 Knowles Dr.
7.4 Acres
General Plan
Designation :
High Density
Residential
(20 DU/ac)
AHOZ Capactiy @
20 DU/ac: 148 units
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Recommended Site
Higgins Site
400 Blossom Hill
Rd.
3.2 Acres
General Plan
Designation :
Office
AHOZ Capactiy @
20 DU/ac: 64 units
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Recommended Site
Los Gatos Oaks /
Oak Rim Site N
517 Blossom Hill
Rd.
3.8 Acres
General Plan
Designation :
Medium Density
Residential
5-12 DU/ac
AHOZ Capactiy @
20 DU/ac: 46 units
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Recommended Sites
Los Gatos Lodge
50 Los Gatos
Saratoga Rd.
8.5 Acres
General Plan
Designation :
Mixed Use
Commercial
AHOZ Capactiy @
20 DU/ac: 170 units
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Recommendation
•Accept Planning Commission’s recommendations
(Attachment 3)
•Adopt Addendum to General Plan EIR w/ CEQA findings
(Exhibit 10 of Attachment 1)
•Adopt Resolution amending General Plan Housing
Element Technical Appendix Housing Sites Inventory
GPA-13-003 (Attachment 6)
•Make finding that Zoning Code amendments are
consistent w/ General Plan & Elements (Attachment 4)
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Recommendation (cont.)
•Introduce Zoning Ordinance Amendment A-12-003
(Attachment 5)
•Make finding that Zoning Code Map amendments are
consistent w/ the General Plan & Elements (Attachment 4)
•Introduce 5 Ordinances applying the AHOZ to listed sites
(Attachments 7 through 11)
•Move to waive the reading of amendment ordinances
•Introduce the Ordinance effecting Zoning Code
Amendments A-12-003 (Attachment 5)
•Adopt Resolution approving Affordable Housing Overlay
Zone Design Guidelines (Attachment 12)