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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
September 20, 2010
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
GREG CARSON, TOWN MANAGER
MEETING DATE: 9/20/10
ITEM NO: 7
DESK ITEM
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Consider .adoption of Draft Los Gatos 2020 General Plan and the Environmental
Impact Report on the Draft Los Gatos 2020 General Plan Update
DISCUSSION:
In order to give the Town Council as much advance review time as possible, the Administrative
Draft General Plan was released without the regular internal staff review. As a result, staff has
found a number of minor edits that clarify background material, goals, policies or actions. The
following is the list of staff recommended minor, editing modifications for the Town Council's
consideration. Edits are in under line for new text and strike-through for deleted text.
Land Use Element
Page LU-16, North 40 Specific Plan: Move out of Non-Residential Land Use Designation
section:
3. Overlay Designation
a_North Forty Specific Plan Overlay: The North Forty Specific Plan Overlay is applied to
the approximately 40-acre property bounded by Los Gatos Boulevard to the east, Highway 17 to
the west, Lark Avenue to the south, and Highway 85 to the North. This Overlay requires the
preparation and adoption of a specific plan that will determine the mix of uses, dimensional
standards, architectural standards, phasing and infrastructure to support the development of the
property prior to approval of any entitlements. Drawing on the draft North Forty Specific Plan
prepared in 1999, the General Plan overlay designation is intended to help guide the future
development of this property.....
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PREPARED BY: WENDIE ROONEY
Director Community Development
Revi wed by: Assistant Town Manager Clerk Administrator Finance
Community Development
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Consider adoption of Draft Los Gatos 2020 General Plan and the Environmental
Impact Report on the Draft Los Gatos 2020 General Plan Update
September' 20, 2010
Page LU-19, Planned Development (PD) Overlay Zone: This should have been included in
the document as the text. that was to be struck: Planned Development (PD) Overlay Zone. ~
Community Design Element
Page CD-23, Policy CD-15.3: New construction shall be designed to follow natural land
contours and avoid mass grading. When possible, flat pads should be avoided and ~Ihouses ~h~al-1
should be designed to conform to or step down the contours *' ~''~~+ 'v., ae~in„°~ fur flat ~~a~
Grading large, flat yards should be avoided.
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Page CD-25, Policy CD-16.3: New structures or remodels ~~~~ .,~ .,,..~~..~g ~.,.,.~.., ......
^~ r°~^'~~^r~ shall be designed to respect views from surrounding properties while allowing sa
that all affected properties e~k~le reasonable access to views.
Page CD-29, Action CD-18,5: remove the second "to."
Transportation Element
Figure TRA-1: Show Los Gatos-Saratoga Road as a highway (not as an arterial).
Figure TRA-2: Clarify that multi-use trails are unpaved.
Page TRA-17: ii Lar'h Avenue. Highway 17 to Los Gatos Boulevard: Widen the road to four to
six lanes with a median and bike lanes .and provide two westbound right-turn storage lanes for
the metered northbound Highway 17 on-ramp.
Page TRA-20 b. Bike Routes. Camino del Cerro from Escobar Avenue to ~'~'°°+°~,°~~°,. r,,-;<,°
Blossom Hill Road.
Page TRA-37, Policy TRA-11.2 Replace u'"°~~'° r^~a~ with Roads.
Page TRA-31, Policy TRA-7.2: In was locations that are identified as ....
Page TRA-42, Policy TRA-14.3: Stand-alone parking facilities....
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Consider adoption of Draft Los Gatos 2020 General Plan and the Environmental
Impact Report on the Draft Los Gatos 2020 General Plan Update
September 20, 2010
Vasona Light Rail Element
Page VLR-6, Policy VLR-3.1: Mixed-use proposals within the Vasona Light Rail area shall
address how the proposed uses ~~*~ie-r~H~~d~s~a~~~e-lep~nt would be compatible and
synergistic with each other.
Page VLR-11, Action VLR-8.2: Explore methods of financing
infrastructure improvements in the Vasona Light Rail area.
Open Space, Parks and Recreation Element
Page OSP-10, Policy OSP-1.4: Acquire parcels or easements via fees or dedication of land.
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Page OSP-13, Action OSP-4.1: Conduct an ~ assessment of existing parks to determine the
unmet recreational needs ~~°a •~~ and implement new facilities as parks are up raded
.Safety Element
Page SAF-8, Policy SAF-1.12: Retain private buildings and maintain up blic buildings.. .
Page SAF-25, a. Operations Division: Second sentence: ~ eOperations is also responsible
for.. .
Human Services Element
Page HS-1: This Element is divided into the following sections: ;~T>=eteE~;^~n~
Page HS-3, B Public Health, fourth bullet: Fire and Police service in the Safety Element this
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Page HS-6, Policy HS-3.4: Coordinate with local organizations to support and encourage youth
volunteer opportunities at the c°„~°N ~'°•,*°~ Adult Recreation Center and senior...
Page HS-7, Action HS-4.1: Create additional opportunities to involve the Youth Commission
with other Town Commissions.
Page HS-8, Action HS-5.3• ~t~d< +'~° ~ ~°~~ ;1;+<, e~~~~~Ie}~g-er find~g-a~P~*r°
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Consider adoption of Draft Los Gatos 2020 General Plan and the Environmental
Impact Report on the Draft Los Gatos 2020 General Plan Update
September 20, 2010
Page HS-16, Policy HS-8.1: ~~~~~h~ce^te~~itl~-s~o~e~o~E ~~a°~-~ •~~'~^
Ensure that seniors have
convenient access to social and medical services, commercial areas, and transportation by
coordinating with senior shuttle service providers.
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