North Forty Specific Plan Amendment A-26-005
Description
Amends the North 40 Specific Plan to allow 30-40 units per acre, drop the housing unit cap, and eliminate guest parking requirements — changes HCD required for Housing Element certification. Applies only to new applications; built Phase 1 and approved Phase 2 are unaffected.
Impact summary
Enables more housing units in the North 40 and aligns the plan with state housing directives and the town's earlier parking reforms.
Applicant
- Name
- Town of Los Gatos
- Address
- North Forty Specific Plan Area, Los Gatos, CA
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Town Council
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 2, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Town Council Special Meeting — November 2, 2026
Amends the North 40 Specific Plan to allow 30-40 units per acre, drop the housing unit cap, and eliminate guest parking requirements — changes HCD required for Housing Element certification. Applies only to new applications; built Phase 1 and approved Phase 2 are unaffected.
Planning Commission — September 23, 2026
Recommended unanimously: density raised to 30-40 units per acre, housing unit cap removed, guest parking requirements removed.
Related issues (1)
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