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North 40 Specific Plan Area
The North 40 Specific Plan Area is approximately 44 acres and is bounded by Highway 85 on the north, Lark Avenue on the south, Highway 17 on the west, and Los Gatos Boulevard on the east.
Verbatim Minutes
- PC 01-26-2017 (PDF)
- GPC 10-27-2016 (PDF)
- GPC 11-17-2016 (PDF)
- PC 12-15-2016 (PDF)
Moratorium Urgency Ordinance
On September 19, 2017, the Town Council adopted a temporary Urgency Ordinance extending for a period of ten months and fifteen days the moratorium prohibiting the processing and issuance of future land use entitlements within the North 40 Specific Plan area until an update to the North 40 Specific Plan has been completed.On August 15, 2017, the Town Council adopted a temporary Urgency Ordinance prohibiting the processing and issuance of future land use entitlements within the North 40 Specific Plan area until an update to the North 40 Specific Plan has been completed.
North 40 Specific Plan
The North 40 Specific Plan Advisory Committee concluded its review of the Draft North 40 Specific Plan. The plan was adopted by the Town Council on June 17,2015.
- North 40 Specific Plan (PDF)
The North Forty Specific Plan was approved by the Town Council on June 17, 2015. The documents below reflect the edits made by the Town Council on June 17, 2015.
- Final Draft North 40 Specific Plan - Edits (PDF)
- Final Draft North 40 Specific Plan - Main Chapters (PDF)
- Final Draft North 40 Specific Plan - Appendices (PDF)
The Revised Draft reflects the motions approved by the Town Council on April 14, 2015, including a maximum building height, a total of 270 housing units, and 435,000 square feet of commercial uses.
- Revised Draft North 40 Specific Plan - Edits (PDF)
- Revised Draft North 40 Specific Plan - Main Chapters (PDF)
- Revised Draft North 40 Specific Plan - Appendices (PDF)
The Town prepared a Draft Specific Plan which would allow up to 364 housing units and 580,000 square feet of commercial uses.
- Prior Draft North 40 Specific Plan - Main Chapters (PDF)
- Prior Draft North 40 Specific Plan - Appendices (PDF)
Town Council Vision Statement and Guiding Principles
Environmental Documents
- Revised Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR (PDF)
- North 40 Specific Plan EIR Scoping Meeting Flyer (PDF)
- Notice of Availability of Draft EIR (PDF)
- Draft EIR and Appendices (PDF)
- North 40 Final EIR (PDF)
Town Council (TC) Meetings and Reports
- TC 09/04/2018 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 08/15/2018 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 08/07/2018 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 06/05/2018 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 04/17/2018 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 03/06/2018 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 02/06/2018 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 01/16/2018 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 11/14/2017 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 10/03/2017 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 09/19/2017 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 08/15/2017 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 06/17/2015 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 06/02/2015 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 04/14/2015 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 03/03/2015 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 02/03/2015 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 12/16/2014 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 09/16/2014 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 09/02/2014 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 03/05/2012 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 12/05/2011 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 10/03/2011 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 08/15/2011 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 06/20/2011 Meeting Documents Folder
- TC 04/18/2011 Meeting Documents Folder
Planning Commission (PC) Meetings
Joint Town Council/Planning Commission (TC-PC) Joint Study Sessions
- TC-PC 01/09/2012 Joint Study Session for North40 Documents Folder
- TC-PC 05/25/2011 Joint Study Session for North40 Documents Folder
North 40 Advisory Committee (N40AC) Meetings and Reports
The North 40 Advisory Committee was appointed by the Town Council to guide the preparation of the North 40 Specific Plan. The Committee concluded its work and was dissolved in October 2013.
- 10/15/2013 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 09/24/2013 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 08/29/2013 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 08/07/2013 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 06/27/2013 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 06/05/2013 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 05/23/2013 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 08/21/2012 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 08/15/2012 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 06/05/2012 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 05/16/2012 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 04/24/2012 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 03/29/2012 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 11/03/2011 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 09/22/2011 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 08/04/2011 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 06/29/2011 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 05/19/2011 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 04/07/2011 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 04/02/2011 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
- 03/30/2011 N40AC Meeting Documents Folder
Historic Preservation Committee (HPC) Meetings
Technical Documents
- Large-Scale Aerial Photograph (PDF)
- Existing Conditions Map (PDF)
- North 40/Downtown Comparison Map (PDF)
- Market Study (PDF)
Draft 1999 North 40 Specific Plan (PDF)