Los Gatos Commercial Design Guidelines FINAL ... - City of Winters
Los Gatos Commercial Design Guidelines FINAL ... - City of Winters
Los Gatos Commercial Design Guidelines FINAL ... - City of Winters
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C-2 DISTRICT<br />
3<br />
Town <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong><br />
3.0 C-2 DISTRICT SUBAREAS<br />
Given the diversity <strong>of</strong> site development and design within the<br />
<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong> Central Business District, the design guidelines for the<br />
C-2 District have been divided into subareas as shown on the diagram<br />
to the left.<br />
C-2 District Subareas<br />
3.1 BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES<br />
The following principles have been used as touchstones for the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> individual commercial design guidelines. In the<br />
event that the specific guidelines do not clearly address a given condition,<br />
they should be consulted for general direction. The Basic<br />
<strong>Design</strong> Principles will be used by the Town staff and Planning Commission/Town<br />
Council when evaluating projects in the C-2 District,<br />
and when considering the acceptability <strong>of</strong> unique proposals<br />
that vary from the specific guidelines.<br />
• New construction shall be sensitive to the small scale <strong>of</strong><br />
the existing environment <strong>of</strong> the CBD.<br />
• Architectural character and detailing shall be sensitive to<br />
the historic structures remaining in the CBD.<br />
• Building form and scale shall be appropriate to the unique<br />
CBD subarea in which the project is located.<br />
• Retail and pedestrian continuity shall be maintained along<br />
Santa Cruz Avenue and Main Street.<br />
• Storefronts shall be constructed <strong>of</strong> high quality materials<br />
that are consistent with those historically used in the Town.<br />
• Diversity <strong>of</strong> design shall be encouraged with timeless character<br />
sought over trendy architectural styles.<br />
• New construction shall respect the scale, character and detail<br />
texture <strong>of</strong> adjacent and nearby structures.<br />
• Landscaping appropriate to the village qualities <strong>of</strong> the district<br />
shall be incorporated into projects.<br />
• Reinforcement <strong>of</strong> retail<br />
linkages along retail-oriented<br />
side<br />
streets shall be encouraged<br />
wherever<br />
possible. One good<br />
way <strong>of</strong> accomplishing<br />
this is with the use<br />
<strong>of</strong> corner entries and<br />
adjacent display windows<br />
on both street frontages, as shown in this example at<br />
the corner <strong>of</strong> Main Street and University Avenue.<br />
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<strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong>
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