PREPARED BY: Sean Mullin, AICP
Planning Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 01/20/2026
ITEM NO: 14
DESK ITEM
DATE: January 20, 2026
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Chris Constantin, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a Recommendation by the Planning Commission to Approve a Zone Change from C-2:LHP (Central Business District with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) to R-1D:LHP (Single-Family Residential Downtown with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) and a General Plan Amendment to Change the Land Use Designation from Central Business District to Medium Density Residential, for Property Located at 4 Tait Avenue. APN: 510-44-054. Categorically Exempt pursuant to the adopted Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15061 (b)(3). Zone Change Application Z-25-002 and General Plan Amendment Application GP-25-002. Property
Owner/Applicant: Town of Los Gatos. Project Planner: Sean Mullin.
Ordinance Title: An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town Of Los Gatos Amending the Zoning Code from C-2:LHP (Central Business District with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) to R-1D:LHP (SingleFamily Residential Downtown with a Landmark and Historic Preservation Overlay) for Property Located at 4 Tait Avenue.
REMARKS:
Attachment 10 contains a public comment received between 11:01 a.m., Thursday, January 16, 2026, and 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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SUBJECT: 4 Tait Avenue Rezone and General Plan Amendment/Z-25-002 and GP-25-002 DATE: January 20, 2026
ATTACHMENTS:
Previously Received with the Staff Report:
1. Location Maps (showing existing and proposed General Plan Land Use designations and Zoning)
2. Draft Required Findings
3. Draft Ordinance for the Zone Change, with Exhibit A
4. Draft Resolution for the General Plan Amendment, with Exhibit A
5. December 10, 2025, Planning Commission Staff Report, with Exhibits 1 through 8
6. December 10, 2025, Planning Commission Addendum report, with Exhibit 9
7. December 10, 2025, Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
8. Public comment received before 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 15, 2026 Previously Received with the Addendum:
9. Public comment
Received with this Desk Item:
10. Public comment received between 11:01 a.m., Thursday, January 16, 2026, and 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
From: Clerk
To: Kathy Anderson; Clerk
Cc: Town Manager; Sean Mullin; Planning
Subject: RE: Rezoning the Tait/Main Street Firehouse to Residential Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 9:39:03 AM
cc: Town Manager
Planning Manager
Good morning,
Thank you for your e-mail, received by the Town Clerk. Your communication will be distributed to the Town Council and included in the public record in a Desk Item for tonight's meeting.
Copied on this message is the Planning Manager and staff liaison for the matter, Sean Mullin. Mr. Mullin can be reached at [email protected] should you have questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Jenna De Long, CMC, CPMC (She/Hers)
Deputy Clerk
110 E Main Street, Los Gatos CA 95030
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From: Kathy Anderson
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2026 3:59 PM
To: Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Rezoning the Tait/Main Street Firehouse to Residential [EXTERNAL SENDER]
Sent from my iPad
> On Jan 19, 2026, at 12:51 PM, Kathy Anderson wrote:
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>> On Jan 19, 2026, at 12:45 PM, Kathy Anderson wrote:
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>> Dear Town Manager,
Sent. To Council Members
>> Please vote to rezone the Tait/Main Street Firehouse to residential . >> The rezoning to residential is for the safety of the residents on Main Street, the Almond Grove area, and anyone using Main Street or Tait.
>> The parking on Main Street is very limited.
ATTACHMENT 10
>> The traffic congestion in the area around Main Street and Tait is already at an extremely high level. >> For the safety of the residents or anyone using Main Street in case of an emergency- the rezoning needs to be residential- single family residential.
>> Sincerely,
>> Kathy Anderson
>> Los Gatos
>> Sent from my iPad
From: Clerk
To: Mitzi Anderson
Cc: Clerk; Sean Mullin; Town Manager; Planning
Subject: RE: Town Council Meeting 1/20/26 Topic: Tait/W. Main Firehouse Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 9:32:46 AM
Attachments: image001.jpg
cc: Town Manager
Planning Manager
Good morning,
Thank you for your e-mail, received by the Town Council and Town Clerk. Your communication will be distributed and included in the public record via a Desk Item for tonight's meeting.
Copied on this message is the Planning Manager and staff liaison for the matter, Sean Mullin.
Mr. Mullin can be reached at [email protected] should you have questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Jenna De Long, CMC, CPMC (She/Hers)
Deputy Clerk
110 E Main Street, Los Gatos CA 95030
Phone: 408.354.6834 ● Fax: 408.399.5786
www.losgatosca.gov ● [email protected]
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From: Mitzi Anderson
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2026 9:51 PM
To: Rob Moore <[email protected]>; Maria Ristow <[email protected]>; Mary Badame <[email protected]>; Rob Rennie <[email protected]>; Matthew Hudes <[email protected]>
Cc: Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Town Council Meeting 1/20/26 Topic: Tait/W. Main Firehouse [EXTERNAL SENDER]
Dear Mayor Moore, Vice Mayor Ristow and Council Members, As a Los Gatos resident, I am writing to express my strong support for the rezoning of the Tait/W. Main Street Firehouse property to residential. I respectfully urge you to align with the recommendations provided by both the Planning Department and the Planning Commission to approve this zoning change.
Residential zoning is the most appropriate designation for this site as the property is bordered by residential use on three sides. Rezoning would not only preserve the historic character of the neighborhood but would also restore the property’s prior zoning status. Furthermore, a residential designation would generate significantly less traffic and noise in an area that already faces challenges with limited parking and heavy congestion from local businesses, schools, and beach-bound traffic. As the streets aren’t wide, especially Tait, any added traffic congestion jeopardies public and emergency vehicle access during an emergency.
Thank you for your time and for considering the long-term interests of our community.
Best regards,
Mitzi Anderson
, Los Gatos