Housing Element Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Welcome to the Housing Element Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

Here you can find frequent questions that have come from the Town of Los Altos Hills’ community surrounding the Housing Element. Please click on each question to bring you to a full-bodied answer via a For the Record article in The Weekly digital newsletter each week.

What is the density anticipated in the Housing Element at Twin Oaks and the other two opportunity Sites?

Is Los Altos Hills required to have multifamily housing? Did the state have a role in determining the sites? How were sites selected?

Why can't we just change course on the Housing Element or start over?

Why wasn’t I notified of public information surrounding the Housing Element?

Next steps in the Environmental Impact Report and Objective Design Standards?

Was the requirement to designate 50 lots as sites for duplexes and triplexes if the current “opportunity sites” fail to yield enough units discussed or approved at the Planning Commission or City Council level? Who made that requirement part of the Housing Element? At what point in the process was this requirement added?

How is the Twin Oaks rezoning different from the 450-unit 14859 Los Gatos Blvd (North 40 Phase II) project proposed in Los Gatos?