10 Attachment 1 - Economic Vitality and Land Use Streamlining SummaryECONOMIC VITALITY & LAND USE STREAMLINING
The Town of Los Gatos is proud to be the home of a variety of premium shopping
and dining experiences. Our downtown is one of the most charming and beautiful
places around, while Los Gatos Boulevard and surrounding shopping centers
provide neighborhood convenience and other fantastic shopping, dining, a nd
service businesses against the back drop of the picturesque foothills. The Town
Council is committed to creating opportunities for existing and new businesses to
thrive throughout Los Gatos, and as a result have adopted a strategic priority to
continue to support our business community through streamlining processes,
policies, and ordinances.
The list below highlights much of the work that has been completed to date, and we will continue to make
strides in creating an environment that allows our business community to continue to be the very best.
Please click on any of the items below to learn more about what was adopted :
• Flexible outdoor seating regulations on public and private property (9/1/15, Town Council Meeting,
Item 11)
• Allowance for paid private Downtown valet parking (11/3/15, Town Council Meeting, Item 13)
• Allowance for entertainment by right before 10 P.M. and late-night entertainment with a permit
(6/21/16, Town Council Meeting, Item 19)
• Significantly reducing the Traffic Impact Fees that are applied to existing commercial space in
Downtown and Shopping Centers (11/17/16 and 2/16/17, Policy Committee Meetings)
• Providing flexible seating calculations for restaurants guided by Maximum Fire Occupancy (3/20/18,
Town Council Meeting, Item 9)
• Rescission of the Town’s Alcohol Beverage Policy acknowledging that ample vetting and oversight is
provided through the State of California’s Alcohol Beverage Control (4/3/18, Town Council Meeting,
Item 8)
• Resolution for a limited time suspending the Conditional Use Permit requirement for Formula Retailers
in Downtown (6/5/18, Town Council Meeting, Item 18)
• Resolution for a limited time allowing restaurants to modify their Conditional Use Permits at the
Development Review Committee level significantly reducing the time and cost related to a CUP
modification (6/19/18, Town Council Meeting, Item 19)
• Elimination of parking time limits in public parking lots Downtown on Saturdays (11/6/18, Town
Council Meeting, Item 8)
• Approval for a one-way street pilot on N. Santa Cruz Avenue for the Summer and Fall of 2019, offering
more on street parking and greater opportunities for parklets and bike and pedestrian traffic (1/15/19,
Town Council Meeting, Item 5)
• Approval of a pilot program to allow parklets, also known as sidewalk cafes, on Main Street
and N. Santa Cruz Avenue (2/5/19, Town Council Meeting, Item 11)
• Resolution for a limited time suspending Ordinance 2021, and allowing new restaurants to obtain a
CUP at the DRC level until, and a resolution allowing for minor exterior modifications to commercial
buildings to be processed at building permit 12/31/19 (3/5/19, Town Council Meeting, Item 7)
• Resolution for a limited time allowing group classes without a CUP in commercial zones outside of
downtown, and those within downtown to obtain a CUP at the DRC level. (3/19/19, Town Council
Meeting, Item 11) ATTACHMENT 1