Los Altos Boardinghouses

On the Tuesday, March 9, 2021 council meeting, you will consider Agenda Item # 7, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos amending Los Altos Municipal Code Chapter 14.02 (General Provisions) and adding chapter 14.31 (Boardinghouses) to regulate boardinghouses.

Adopting this ordinance would be a violation of Fair Housing Law because the one-sentence summary of the staff report reads, “The ordinance would regulate boardinghouses to help preserve the character of residential neighborhoods.” In addition to the violation of fair housing law, as policies, laws, and regulations expressly and admittedly designed solely to preserve community character, this ordinance violates Government Code § 65008.