Attachment 4 March 25 PC Desk Itemt,
PC Workshop
DESK ITEM
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From: Laurel Prevetti, Assistant Town Managgirrectoi oP Co !ty Development
Subject: Housing Element Study Session
Date: March 25, 2015
REMARKS
As the Planning Commission prepares for the Housing Element Workshop /Study Session, staff
would like to identify the sites that the Housing Element Advisory Board (HEAB) selected to
meet the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the Town's Housing Element Update.
The Town can take credit for approved housing in 2014 to reduce the RHNA as indicated with
the "approved units" row in the following tables. Table 1 identifies the sites selected in June
2014 to meet a RHNA of 603 units. Table 2 identifies the final recommended sites to meet a
RHNA of 562 units, with additions underlined and deletions sfFaek out.
The HEAB considered the original criteria of the General Plan Committee for selecting sites:
• Fulfill State Requirements
• Reasonably and equitably distribute sites across the Town
• Minimize impact on environment and on local (Town, school district, traffic, parking
and community, etc.) resources
• Select sites that are viable (have a reasonable likelihood of being developed, since the
goal is to provide affordable housing, not just provide a plan)
The final recommended sites were approved by a majority of the HEAB (Beyer, Boudreau,
Erekson, and Smith opposed). Members opposed to the motion indicated that the HEAB did not
follow the criteria and that the sites were concentrated in a limited area of Los Gatos.
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PLANNING COMMISSION
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March 25, 2015
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RHNA— Total Units Needed (2015 -2023)
201
112
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Approved Units
0
0
132
174
619
Existing Affordable Housing Overlay
Zoning Sites (AHOZ)
144
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112
86
428
Second Units Under the Town's Existing
Program
0
28
0
28
Proposed Enhanced Second Unit Program:
Non - Conforming Lots & Hillside Lots
0
27
0
0
27
Proposed North 40 Specific Plan
57
0
0
0
57
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0
0
0
74
74
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201
113
142
174
630
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174
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Second Units under the Town's Existing
0
0
28
0
28
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0
27
0
0
27
Non - Conforming Lots & Hillside Lots
Proposed North 40 Specific Plan
156
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98
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