110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/21/2025
ITEM NO: 9
ADDENDUM
DATE: October 20, 2025
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Chris Constantin, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a Recommendation by the Planning Commission and Introduce an Ordinance to Repeal and Replace Town Code Chapter 29, Article IX, “Floodplain Management,” In its Entirety, and Adopt the Updated Flood Hazard Maps.
Ordinance Title: An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos Amending the Town Code to Repeal Town Code Chapter 29, Article IX, “Floodplain Management,” and Replace it with a New Chapter 29, Article IX, “Floodplain Management,” in its Entirety, Including Adoption of Updated Flood Hazard Maps.
REMARKS:
Attachment 3 contains the Flood Hazard Maps.
Attachments Received with the Staff Report:
1. Draft Floodplain Ordinance
2. Verbatim Meeting Minutes of Planning Commission September 24, 2025 Attachments Received with this Addendum:
3. Flood Hazard Maps
ATTACHMENT 3
NOTES TO USERS
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te limiu � on this mop .ire b.iscd on the lx:st dut.i .iViliklblc at the )tlblil;ation. Becausechanges dueto annexations or deaMexationsmay tmed after this map was ?Ublished. map user$ should amtact appropriate ijyofficialstoverifycurrentcorporate�mijlocations
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sting of Communities table containing National Flood Insurance Program ireac:hconwnunityaswellas alisting ofthe panels on whicheach ityis localed
1he FEMA Map Service Center at 1-800-358-9616 for informatiorl on , products associated ,,.;1h this FIRM. A-..riable products may include !f&ions
lyissuedleners of MapChange. a flood lnsoomceStudyrepon.andlor a 1his map. The FEMA Map Service Ceri!er may also be reached t1-600.358-9620and�swebsite athttp 11msc.fema.gov
rvequestionsaboullhis maporquestions=-·ngtheNationalFlood e Program in general, please cal 1-8TT-FEMA MAP {1-STT-336-2627) or FEMA website at http-ltwww.fema qn�
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FEMA m.iint;iins inform.ition .ibout m.ip fe.itures,
such as street locations and names, in or near
designated llood hazard areas. Requests to revise
Information In or near designated flood hazard
areas may be provided to FEMA during the
community review period, at the final Consultation
Coordination Officer's meeting, or during 1he
statutory 90-day appeal period. Approved requests
for changes will be shown on the final printed
FIRM.
Aoocl elevations on this map are referenced to the
Nonh American Venical Datum of 1988. These flood
elevations must be compared to structure and ground
elevations referenced to the same vertical datum. For
information regarding conversion between the
Nallonal Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 and the
North American Vertical Datum of 1988, visit the National Geodetic Survey website at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ or
ool'l!act the Natiorial Geodetic Sur,,,ey at the following address NG$ Information Services
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Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
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INITIAL NFIP MAP MOST RECENT FIRM
DATE PANaDATE
MAY31, 1974 .lJNEJO, 1916 FEBRUARY19.2014
FEBRUARY 15, 1974 MAY1, 1900 MAY18,2009
MAY31, 1974 AUOOST 1.1900 MAY18,2009
MARCH 22, 1974
.lJNEU,1974
JANUAAY24,1975
JJNE20,1978
APRl.12,1974
MARCH 22, 1974
MAY18,2009 FEBRUARY19,2014
.l JNE18,1900
AI.JGUST15,19l!O
AUGUST2,1962
JANUARY17,1979
MAY15,1978
MAY18,2009
MAY18,2009
MAY18,2009
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