Attachment 16A2.3.2 Transition District
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Located in the central portion of the Specific Plan Area, the
Transition District provides a transition and buffer between the
lower intensity, primarily residential, character of the Lark District
and the active retail end entertainment emphasis of the Northern
District. The Transition District will accommodate a range of uses
including neighborhood-serving stores, specialty market and mixed-
use housing with residential units above commercial. A hotel or
hospitality use could also be part of the land use mix. Envisioned land
use categories include:
• Hotel
• Market hall/specialty market
• Office
• Open space (pocket parks, courtyards, paseos, plazas, and planting
strips)
• Personal service
• Residential-including condominium, live-work flats, multi-family
flats, multiplexes, rowhouses and townhomes
• Restaurants
• Retail (primarily neighborhood serving)
2.3.3 Northern District
The Northern District is bordered on two sides by State Route 17
and 85(Highway17 and 85) with Los Gatos Boulevard located on
the east side. This condition makes it best suited for a day-to-evening
entertainment area that offers shopping and restaurants for nearby
residents as well as employment centers. The Northern District
focuses on walkability, public spaces and amenities. Envisioned land
use categories include:
• Recreation/entertainment (live theater, health clubs)
• Hotel
• Market hall/specialty market
• Office
• Open space (plazas, courtyards, paseos, and plan.ting strips)
• Residential (eee•,re eemmereia:l) -including condominium, live-
work flats, multi-family flats, multiplexes, and rowhouses
• Restaurants
• Retail
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EXHIBIT A
2.4 PERMITTED LAND USES
The Specific Plan land uses help to <..-reate a pedestrian-oriented and interactive
environment that is compatible with surrounding neighborhood<> as weU as
provides for on-site uses that are compatible with each other. The Specific
Plan specifies the desired mix, as well as the location ofland uses. In general,
lower intensity shops, offices, and residential land uses are envisioned in the
southern portion of the Specific Plan Arca. Moving northward, potential
land uses transition to mixed-use residential and potential hospitality uses to
provide a buffer betwe<..'D primarily residential uses in the southern portion of
the Specific Plan Area and the cntLTtainmcnt, restamant, and shopping uses
envisioned in the northern portion of the Specific Plan Area. The Specific
Plan establishes two primary land use categories to guide development within
the Specific Plan Arca. 'lbesc land uses categories are: (1) n<m-residcntial
-including retail, office, recreation, community services, restaurants,
entertainment, and hotel, and (2) residential -including condominium,
cottage cluster/garden cluster housing, live-work flats, multi-family flats,
multiplexes, row houses and townhomes. Residential development is focused
on multi-family housing types and shall be d<..'Signed to attract the unmet
housing needs of the community. Within the Transition Distri(..1, the Specific
Plan encourages the development ofresid<..'D.tiai units over commercial
development. 11 is important to provide an appropriate amount of residential
development in the Specific Plan Arca to create a sustainable and pcdestrian-
oriented mixed-use environment. Although residential uses will be an
important component to the success of the Specific Plan Area, it will support
the predominantly retail and neighborhood serving focus of the Transition
and Northern Districts.
North 40 Specific Plan
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2.4. l Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses
Primary uses for each of the three Districts arc gcneralJy described
in Scction2.3, whileTable2-1, below, provides specific direction
on permitted (P) and conditionally permitted uses (CUP) for each
district. Uses not listed in 1able 2-1 are prohibited (rcfor to the
Glossary for definition of uses.)
Conditional Use Permits shall meet the intent of the North 40 Goals,
Policies, Vision Statement, and Guiding Principles.
2.4.2 Commercial UsesConceptual Development
Advisory Committee
P.rej eets f)f0pesisg aew eemmeFeied: SE:J:aare feetage Applicants must
present tfte proposal§ to the Conceptual Development Advisory
Committee a minimum of two times prior to submitting an
application. The Conceptual Development Advisory Committee
application i:.ubmittal must include an Economic Impact Study to
assess economic competitiveness for proposals proposing new
commercial square footage .
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selling
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consumption
off-premises
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consumption on urenuses
• In
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with a p I p I
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Note:
1. Medical Office is only permitted on Assessor Parcel Numbers 424-07-102 through
-112, 424-07-099, and 424-06-129.
2. Reaitle1!tiRl 911~ aUmved i11 ,Vs.vth8"11 /)i5/1-iel whe1t /9Mletl a/J9ve e6Mlf'lef'eif1.1
North 40 SDecific Plan
WIMOdukd: JuUll)' If, 2011
2.5.2 Building Height
a. 1be maximum height of any building, excluding affordable
housing and hotel uses, is 35 feet with the following criteria:
i. Maximum building height shall be determined by the plumb
vertical distance from the natural or finished grade, whichever is
lower and creates a lower profile, to the uppermost point of the
roof edge, wall, parapet, mansard, or other point directly above
that grade. For portions of a structure located directly above a
cclJar, the height measurement for that portion of the structure
shall be measured as the plumb vertical distance from the existing
natural grade to the uppermost point of the structure directly
over that point in the existing natural grade. No point of the
roof or other structural element within the exterior perimeter
of the structure shall extend beyond the plane established by
the maximum height plane. Maximum building height includes
a11 clements and height exceptions are not permitted within the
Specific Plan Area.
ii. Lark District -15% of the overall development provided
(building footprint) within the J.arkDistrict·shall be structures
of a maximum of two-stories with a 25 foot maximum height.
111e majority of this requirement may be provided within the
Perimeter Overlay 7.one (refer to Scction2.5.7). Every application
for Architecture and Site Review shall include a table that
identifies the following:
• Total building footprint square footage within the Lark
District existing at the time of the application submittal.
• Percent of total building footprint square footage located
within the Lark District currently satisfying the 15% height
requirement at the time of submittal.
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• New total percentage of building footprint square footage
located within the Lark District that satisfies the 15%
requirement (for height) following application submittal.
b. The maximum height is 45 feet for a Hetel aft4'ar a
mixed-use and/or mixed-income development including a
minimum of 40% extn..'lllcly low, very low, or low income
affordable housing units.
c. The maximum height is 45 feet for a hotel. A height increase
above 45 feet for a hotel may be permitted if additional QPen
space is provided.
2.5.3 Open Space Goals and Policies
The Specific Plan Area shall encourage outdoor activity by
integrating a variety of open spaces such as pocket parks, parks and
plazas, common gathering areas, courtyard.<;, pedestrian paseos,
clubhouse and barbecue areas, walkable streets lined with large
shade trees and active strcctscape, landscaped bufft--rs, and ample
sitting areas. This neighborhood will be designed to serve the
unmet needs of Los Gatos, providing an environment where people
live and walk or bicycle to a nearby coffee shop, wine bar, and
restaurants.
Goal: To integrate an interconnected system of open spaces,
parks and plazas within the Specific Plan Area.
Open SpacePolicies:
Policy 01: View Preservation
Promote and prote<..'t views of hillsides and scenic resources.
Policy 02: Landscape Buffer
Establish a landscaped buffor along the North 40 perimeter.
Policy 03: Neighborhood Open Space Network
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