Attachment 6 Additional RevisionsTown of Los Gatos
2015 -2023 Housing Element
Additional Revisions
April 24, 2015
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Page 15: Tbird complete paragraph, insert the following two sentences after the third sentence,
"This process involves site and architectural review and if a proposal meets the objective criteria
in the Design Guidelines, then the project is approved. Therefore, the Planning application
process and review is not an undue burden or constraint on the production of affordable
housing."
Page First complete paragraph, insert the following two sentences after the second sentence,
"This process involves site and architectural review and if a proposal meets the objective criteria
in the Design Guidelines, then the project is approved. Therefore, the Planning application
process and review is not an undue burden or constraint on the production of affordable
housing."
Page 19, North 40 Specific Plan• Add the following sentences at the end of the paragraph, "The
44 -acre Specific Plan area has multiple opportunities to achieve the planned maximum housing
yield of 364 units as documented in Appendix 6, page 6 -3, Table 6 -2. This table identifies
specific sites that individually or in combination achieve the maximum of 364 units."
Page 27, Action HOU -I 7: Add the following sentences to the end of the description of this
Action Item, "After rezoning, owner occupied or multiple family development will be by -right as
defined by not requiring a conditional use permit or other discretionary approval; however,
design review according to the objective standards contained in the Specific Plan can occur (see
Action HOU -2.4). In addition, it is anticipated that by -right, multiple - family development at a
minimum of 20 units to the acre will occur as a single use development as permitted by the
zoning. If housing affordable to very low and low income households is part of a mixed use
development, it will occupy at least 50 percent of the total floor area of a mixed use project. If
the Town approves a development on the North 40 with less than 20 dwelling units per acre, the
Town shall identify and if necessary, rezone one or more additional sites within one year of
approving the development to maintain the Town's capacity to meet its housing needs as
identified in the Housing Element. When selecting additional sites, the Town shall consider
neighborhood compatibility and mitigation of traffic impacts."
Page 28, Add Action HOU -1 8: "To assist the development of housing for lower income
households on sites larger than ten acres, the Town will facilitate land divisions and lot line
adjustments to result in parcels sizes between one to ten acres that facilitate multiple - family
developments affordable to lower income households in light of state, federal and local financing
programs. In addition, the Town will offer the following incentives for the development of
affordable housing, including but not limited to streamlining and expediting the approval process
for land division for projects that include affordable housing units such as the ministerial review
of lot line adjustments."
ATPACI3MENT 6
Housing Element Additional Revisions
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Funding Source: None required
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Time Frame: Provide incentives and assistance as applications are submitted to the
Town.
Page 29 Action HOU -2.1: Modify the fourth paragraph to add a new second sentence, "Owner
occupied or multiple family development will be by -right as defined by not requiring a
conditional use permit or other discretionary approval; however, design review according to the
objective standards contained in the AHOZ Design Guidelines can occur (see Action HOU -2.4).
In addition, it is anticipated that by -right, multiple - family development at a minimum of 20 units
to the acre will occur as a single use development as permitted by the zoning. If housing
affordable to very low and low income households is part of a mixed use development, it will
occupy at least 50 percent of the total floor area of a mixed use project.
Pase 30 Action HOU -2.1: Add a paragraph after the first complete paragraph, "As part of the
aforementioned Town Code amendment, Section 29.80.515 will also be modified to clarify that
the State Density Bonus is available and applicable to AHOZ site(s)."
Page 31 Action HOU -2.4_ Modify the description to read, "For multiple family residential
development within the North 40 and the Oak Rim/N. Blossom AHOZ site subject to by right
development, the Town will amend the town Code to add by right development findings that,
among other items, state that if a project meets the objective review criteria contained in the
AHOZ Design Guidelines or North 40 Specific Plan design guidelines (available on the Town's
website) the deciding body will approve the affordable housing proposal."
Paye 31 Add a new Action Item, Action HOU -2.5: No Net Loss: To ensure adequate
residential capacity to accommodate the RHNA for each income category, the Town will
develop and implement an ongoing formal evaluation procedure (project -by- project) of sites
identified in the Sites Inventory to maintain sufficient sites at appropriate densities to
accommodate its RHNA for lower- income households. If an approval of a development results
in a reduction of site capacity below the residential capacity needed to accommodate the
remaining RHNA, including for lower- income households, the City will identify and zone
sufficient adequate sites at appropriate densities to accommodate the remaining RHNA.
Funding Source: None required
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Time Frame: Annually update the sites inventory in conjunction with Government Code
Section 65400 Housing Element Annual Reports. Develop evaluation
procedure of sites to accommodate lower income households to comply
with Government Code Section 65863 by February 2016.
Housing Element Additional Revisions
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Page 45. Add a Goal HOU -9 and Policy HOU -9 1 regarding jobs- housing balance as follows:
"Goal HOU -9: Maintain the Town's 2005 jobs -to- household ratio of 1.5 jobs per household.
Policy HOU -9.1: As part of the development review process, evaluate applications that have
significant numbers of jobs or housing in regard to the potential impact on the Town's
jobs/housing ratio. However, the jobs/housing balance shall not be used as criterion for denying
projects that include affordable housing opportunities."
Appendix 4
Page 4 -15, second paragraph first sentence: Reference to Table 4 -4 should read Table 4 -3.
Appendix 6
Page 6 -3 Table 6 -2 proposed North 40 Specific Plan second row: The Realistic Development
Capacity (Units) of the 8 -acre site should read 160.
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