Dog Park Background
At its regular meeting of February 22, 2022, City Council held a second reading and adopted an ordinance amending Los Altos Municipal Code Section 5.08 authorizing off-leash fenced-in dog parks in certain designated areas within Los Altos; make findings that the projects are exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), and 15305 (Minor Alterations to Land Use Restrictions) and also find that none of the exceptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to the Project; and direct the City Manager or designee to prepare and file a notice of exemption in connection with this ordinance, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15062 and increase the current fiscal year budget by $100,000 was approved.
Supporting Documents
February 22, 2022, City Council Meeting
- Item #3: Off-Leash Fenced-in Dog Parks
- https://www.losaltosca.gov/citycouncil/page/city-council-meeting-150
February 8, 2022, City Council Meeting
- Item #7: Off-Leash Fenced-in Dog Parks
- https://www.losaltosca.gov/citycouncil/page/city-council-meeting-147
January 11, 2022, City Council Meeting
- Item # 7: Establishment of Permanent Dog Parks
- https://los-altos.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=1873&met...
October 26, 2021, City Council Meeting
- Item #5: Off-Leash Pilot Program Review and Recommendations
- https://los-altos.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=1845&met...
September 21, 2021, City Council Meeting
- Item #5: Extension of Off-Leash Pilot Program
- https://los-altos.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=1833&met...
February 23, 2021, City Council Meeting
- Item #5: Hillview Baseball Field Off-Leash Pilot Program
- https://los-altos.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=1733&met...
February 9, 2021, City Council Meeting
- Item #8: Hillview Baseball Field Off-Leash Pilot Program
- https://los-altos.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=1729&met...
November 10, 2020, City Council Meeting
- Item #12: Parks and Recreation Commission Recommendations Regarding Dog Parks
- https://los-altos.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=1698&met...
February 12, 2019, City Council Meeting – Study Session
- Item #7: Parks and Recreation Commission Recommendation on Off-leash Dog Hours
- https://los-altos.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=1431&met...