Ybarra

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND JUDGMENT

Plaintiffs Jack Ybarra and Jose Vasquez are of Mexican descent and members (plaintiff Vasquez is president) of plaintiff Confederación de la Raza Uni-da. The Confederación is “a non-profit, unincorporated coalition of Mexican-Ameriean organizations in the County of Santa Clara, State of California.” The Confederación holds options to purchase land in the city of Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara County, California. The options are subject to the Confeder-acion’s obtaining zoning for “multifamily” dwellings and obtaining approval of the Federal Housing Administration for a low-income multifamily housing project under Section 236 of the National Housing Act of 1937, 50 Stat. 888 as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq.

Plaintiffs Ybarra and Yasquez allege that their respective incomes are low enough to qualify them for residence in the proposed housing project. Plaintiff Confederación desires to go forward with it and is prevented only by a zoning ordinance of Los Altos Hills.

The zoning ordinance provides, inter alia, that no lot shall be smaller in size than one acre and that only “one primary dwelling unit” shall be allowed upon any one…