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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Town <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong><br />
5B.1 BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES<br />
• The Town will work with individual auto dealerships to<br />
incorporate manufacturers’ design standards and image<br />
branding, but will not automatically accept all <strong>of</strong> their mandates.<br />
• Front setback treatment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong> Boulevard frontages<br />
will be expected to be sympathetic to and complement<br />
the other commercial frontages on the street.<br />
• Dealerships will be expected to be sensitive to their potential<br />
impact on surrounding residential neighborhoods. On<br />
the other hand, residents must recognize that they live in<br />
close proximity to a significant commercial business that is<br />
extremely important to the Town from a service and revenue<br />
perspective.<br />
• Site development plans may include substantial outdoor<br />
areas for the display <strong>of</strong> sales vehicles, but will seek to maintain<br />
the visual continuity <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong> Boulevard<br />
streetscape.<br />
• Large paved areas for vehicle display and storage will be<br />
<strong>of</strong>fset with increased property edge landscaping.<br />
LOS GATOS BOULEVARD<br />
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Examples <strong>of</strong> landscaped frontages at two <strong>Los</strong><br />
<strong>Gatos</strong> Blvd. auto dealerships<br />
5B.2 SITE DEVELOPMENT<br />
5.B.2.1<br />
A landscaped setback shall be provided along<br />
all public street frontages<br />
a) The minimum setback along <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong> Boulevard<br />
property line shall be fifteen feet. (Note: Current<br />
zoning code requires only a 10 foot setback but larger setbacks<br />
along the Boulevard are common)<br />
b) Landscaping in the <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Gatos</strong> Boulevard setback<br />
should include grass or low ground cover along with<br />
large species trees at no more than 30 feet on center.<br />
c) Low, continuous hedges should be provided at<br />
the parking surface edges, except at display pads.<br />
d) The minimum setback along east-west public<br />
streets property line shall be ten feet.<br />
e) Landscaping in the east-west street setbacks<br />
should include hedges or ground cover.<br />
f) Flowering plants are encouraged in all street setbacks.<br />
<strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong><br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> edge hedges at auto display areas<br />
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