Los Gatos Schedules November 2 Hearing on North Forty Housing Rules; October 28 Planning Hearings Also Ahead

LOS GATOS, Santa Clara County — October 25, 2026. A proposed change to the North Forty Specific Plan is scheduled for consideration at a special Town Council meeting on Monday, November 2, at 7 p.m. The town’s official legal notices identify Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, and a teleconference option. The proposal concerns the town’s implementation of its 2023–2031 Housing Element and could affect the future design of development in the North Forty area.

What changes are being considered?

According to the town’s notice, the Council is asked to consider a Planning Commission recommendation to amend the North Forty Specific Plan by allowing 30 to 40 dwelling units per acre, removing a housing-unit cap, and eliminating guest-parking requirements. The application is listed as A-26-005. These are proposed changes, not evidence that the Council has enacted them. Separate development projects would still require the reviews and approvals applicable to each application.

The town’s legal notice describes its rationale for the proposed treatment under the California Environmental Quality Act; California58 is reporting that as the town’s published position, not as an independent legal finding. Residents with questions about traffic, public access, infrastructure, housing affordability or environmental review can look for the actual staff report and meeting packet.

Two other planning topics on October 28

The same official notice page advertises separate Planning Commission hearings Wednesday, October 28, at 7 p.m. One concerns a proposed amendment to permit electronic pet-containment fencing on qualifying properties of at least one acre in the Hillside Residential zone. Another involves a proposed single-family residence and grading-related site improvements at 94 Hernandez Avenue. These are distinct matters; a request for approval is not an approval.

How to follow and comment

Meetings are listed as hybrid, with attendance at 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030 and virtual participation subject to each agenda. The town says the individual agenda should be checked for current Zoom details and instructions. Legal notices advise written correspondence by 11 a.m. on the hearing day; readers should verify the relevant item’s deadline and destination with the official notice, because deadlines may differ by proceeding.

The town also lists a Town Council Policy Committee meeting on October 27 at 5 p.m. and a Historic Preservation Committee meeting on October 28 at 4 p.m., according to its October municipal calendar.

For meeting agendas and attachments, use the town’s official meeting portal. Los Gatos News will distinguish proposed changes from enacted rules and welcomes original-source corrections.

Primary municipal sources checked October 25, 2026: Los Gatos Legal Notices; Town Government Calendar; Agendas and Meeting Records. Scheduled hearings may be moved or canceled; check the current agenda.

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