North 40 FAQs

  1. What is a Specific Plan?
  2. What is the history of and public involvement for the Specific Plan process?
  3. What is the overall vision for the North 40 area?
  4. What is the amount of development allowed under the North 40 Specific Plan?
  5. Where can I find a copy of the adopted Specific Plan?
  6. Where can I find the certified Environmental Impact Report for the Specific Plan?
  7. What mitigation measures were required by Environmental Impact Report for the Specific Plan?
  8. Where can I find the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) for the Specific Plan?
  9. What existing and proposed projects were included in the cumulative traffic analysis within the TIA?
  10. Can the Specific Plan be amended to reduce the density?
  11. Does the Town need to have a Certified Housing Element?
  12. Where does the Housing Element plan these new housing units to be located in Los Gatos?
  13. Where can I find the Town’s Housing Element?
  14. What is the connection between the Housing Element and the Specific Plan?
  15. Is the North 40 an Affordable Housing Overlay Zone (AHOZ)?
  16. Is the Specific Plan consistent with the Town’s General Plan?
  17. What is by-right development?
  18. Did the North 40 Specific Plan consider the existing traffic issues and anticipate additional traffic?
  19. What traffic mitigation measures are required by the Specific Plan?
  20. Phasing: Why does the Specific Plan allow it and what does it mean?
  21. What role does the Specific Plan play in future development applications?
  22. Why isn’t a school included in the North 40?
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