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Los Gatos Town Council and Planning Commission review revisions to objective design standards for multifamily housing
Summary
At a special joint meeting, town leaders and planning commissioners reviewed a consultant's draft updates to objective design standards for multifamily and mixed-use development, debated height transitions and stepbacks near single-family homes, and approved a motion to capture FAQs to accompany the meeting minutes.
The Los Gatos Town Council and Planning Commission met in a special joint session to review proposed updates to the town's objective design standards for multifamily and mixed-use development and to give staff and consultants direction on next steps.
Planning Director Sean Mullen opened the item and introduced Lisa Wise Consulting's team. "Since April 2025 at the council's direction, staff's been coordinating with our consultant team," Mullen said, outlining the project's outreach and milestones, including focus groups and a December community open house.
Consultant Monica Sibleyc of Lisa Wise summarized the draft scope: refinements to massing and stepbacks, height transitions where higher-density projects abut single-family homes, and new sections on materials, colors, windows, entries, roofing, landscaping and usable open space. Cal Kurtz, also of Lisa Wise, framed the key…
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