Attachment 2 - Draft General Plan AmendmentTown of Los Gatos 2020 General Plan ‐ Land Use Element
2.Non‐ResidenƟal Land Use DesignaƟons
For non‐residenƟal land uses, the specific uses menƟoned are illustraƟve, and other compaƟble
uses, including those authorized in any other Zoning District within the Town, may be permiƩed
where authorized by a CondiƟonal Use Permit or Planned Development Overlay Zone. In a
mixed‐use project residenƟal uses may be permiƩed in conjuncƟon with other permiƩed uses
in non‐residenƟal Zoning Districts with the excepƟon of the Commercial Industrial and
Controlled Manufacturing Zoning Districts. For non‐residenƟal land uses, building intensity
limits are indicated by either allowable land coverage or floor area raƟo (FAR) and a maximum
height limit.
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Mixed‐Use Commercial: Up to 50 percent land coverage with a 35‐foot height limit
The Mixed‐Use Commercial designaƟon permits a mixture of retail, office, and residenƟal in
a mixed‐use project, along with lodging, service, auto‐related businesses, non‐
manufacturing industrial uses, recreaƟonal uses, and restaurants,. and 100 percent
affordable housing developments. Projects developed under this designaƟon shall maintain
the smalltown, residenƟal scale and natural environments of adjacent residenƟal
neighborhoods, as well as provide prime orientaƟon to arterial street frontages and proper
transiƟons and buffers to adjacent residenƟal properƟes. This designaƟon should never be
interpreted to allow development of independent commercial faciliƟes with principal
frontage on the side streets.
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