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By Judy Peterson jpetcrson@commWtity-newspapers.com (mailto:jpeterson@community-newspapers.com)
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The town bas <.'Orne up "itb a new way to get input from residents on what should happen at the North 40 when it's developed--with an online visual
prcferen r.P. s urvey that people can take in just a few minutes. The 33-question survey is at wwJosgatosca .j~ov (bttp:/lwww.lossatosca.~:ovl (click o n "
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The North 40 is the last piece of undeveloped land in Los Gatos. 'J1Je roughly 40 acres are bounded by Los Gatos Boulevard, Lark Avenue and highways 85 and t:
Today, mu ch of the land is a walnut ot"<".hard, but in four or five years it's expected to be buill into a mixed-use retail, commercial and residential development.
1bt> Yuki family is the primaty landowner and has h ired Grosvenor Amelicas of San Francisco to help steer the development plan.
The survey is designed to give residents a r.hanr.e to voir.e their opinions on the development. It includes l>icturel; of different types of open spaces that eould be it
in tht: North 40, as well as photos of buildings and townhomes th
"J think everybody wants a mix of architectural styles," Los Gatos senior planner Suzanne Davis said, "and we keep h•.oring people don't want it Lo look like Santi
But at community meet ings and North 40 ad,isory group meeting.~. differing opinions of what the buildings should look like have emerged. "The community gra
to mot-e tradi tional or mission-style buildings,' Davis said. ~Inc advisory committee liked agrarian and some modem styles."
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Survey-taker,; can vote for their likes and dislikes by clicking that the ~'lyle they believe is approptiate, may be
appropriate, is ncutrnl, may not be appropriate or is not appropriate.
"If the majority of people don't like a particular style, tha t tell~ Lb<: design team 'don't design that.' So il
infonnation for town staff and the d c.'>ign team to have," Da,~s said.
In addition t o being posted online, the sur\'ey was Pmailed to residents who have attended the North 4
community meetings.
''We W'dnted a wider group of people," Davis said about th e online posting. "We also made it anonymot
because we dicln 't want to discourage people from laking it." By early last week, 77 people bad taken th
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Smvey qnelllions that d eal with open spa«"s also offer a variety of vi ews for people to choose from. For example, there's a plaza \\ilh an interactive fou
that children c.an play in, sin1ilar to the fountain at Town Plaza Park.
There at-e plaza.:s with entertainment areas, park-like settings, side\\".uk dining photos and active pedestrian spaces.
Davis expects thl".re will be more online surveys for people to take as development of the North 40 proceeds. The CWTI.'.D l su.rvey '\\ill remain online unt
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