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Los Gatos Commercial Design Guidelines FINAL ... - City of Winters

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LOS GATOS BOULEVARD<br />

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Example <strong>of</strong> a chain restaurant designed with a<br />

unique architectural character<br />

5.A.3.2<br />

Town <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong><br />

<strong>Design</strong> buildings to relate to the unique qualities<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong><br />

a) Avoid Theme Architecture that could be seen in<br />

dozens <strong>of</strong> other communities.<br />

b) Strongly consider the use <strong>of</strong> sloped ro<strong>of</strong>s to relate<br />

to the adjacent residential neighborhoods. This applies<br />

to gas service stations as well as other commercial structures.<br />

5.A.3.3 Provide well defined project and building entries<br />

a) Provide a visual focal point for project entry drives.<br />

b) Define major vehicular entries with edge landscaping.<br />

5.A.3.4<br />

Relate architectural focal point elements to<br />

pedestrian scale rather than automobile scale<br />

Examples <strong>of</strong> sloped ro<strong>of</strong>s on two existing<br />

projects on <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong> Blvd.<br />

Do this<br />

Don’t do this<br />

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<strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong>

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