Planning Documents
General
- Central Los Gatos Redevelopment Project Five-Year Implementation Plan for FY 2009/10-2013/014 (PDF)
- Demolition Affidavit (PDF)
- Demolition Diagram (PDF)
- Design Review and the Role of the Consulting Architect (PDF)
- Environmental Review Procedures Policy (PDF)
- General Plan (PDF)
- Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams (PDF)
- Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams (Summary Handout) (PDF)
- Handling Abandoned Applications Policy (PDF)
- Certified Housing Element 2015-2023 (PDF)
- In-Fill Development Policy (PDF)
- Objective Design Standards Guidelines (PDF)
- Recreation Inventory (PDF)
- Redevelopment Plan for the Central Los Gatos Redevelopment Project (PDF)
- Traffic Impact Policy (PDF)
- Tree Protection Ordinance (PDF)
- Town Municipal Code
- Williamson Act- Fee Schedule for Processing Petitions Requesting Cancellation of Williamson Act Contracts (PDF)
- Williamson Act- Procedures for Rezoning Property Subject to Williamson Act Contract (PDF)
Non-Residential
- Central Business District Streetscape and Improvement Guidelines (PDF)
- Commercial Design Guidelines (PDF)
- Downtown Valet Parking Permit Application (PDF)
- Economic Recovery Code Amendments - Ord 2342 (PDF)
- Guidelines for Modification of Use (PDF)
- Landscaping Policy (PDF)
- Minor Alterations to Commercial Buildings Policy (PDF)
- Outdoor Seating Permit Application (PDF)
- Redevelopment Agency Procedures for the Preparation, Processing and Review of Environmental Documents (PDF)
- Restaurant Conditional Use Permit Checklist (PDF)
- Review of Additional Restaurant Use in the Downtown Area (PDF)
- Self-Serving Gas Stations - Resolution 1983-241 (PDF)
- Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance and Standards (PDF)
Residential
- Affordable Housing Overlay Zone Design Guidelines (PDF)
- Attic Policy (PDF)
- Demolition Policy (PDF)
- Density Bonus Ordinance and Guidelines (PDF)
- Objective Design Standards (PDF)
- Residential Design Guidelines (PDF)
Historic Preservation
- Residential Design Guidelines (PDF)
- Almond Grove Historic District (PDF)
- Broadway Historic District (PDF)
- Downtown Historic Commercial District (PDF)
- Fairview Plaza Historic District (PDF)
- University-Edelen Historic District (PDF)
Hillside Development
- Hillside Development Standards Compliance Checklist (PDF)
- Hillside Development Standards & Guidelines (PDF)
- Hillside Specific Plan (PDF)
On April 7, 2015, the Council rescinded the Community Benefit Policy, the Policies for Development Applications Along Los Gatos Boulevard from Spencer Avenue to Route 85, and other land use items.
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