Background CHAPTER and Setting 2
In this chapter
2.1 Location and Regional Relevance 2-02
2.2 Competing Centers in the Region 2-04
2.3 Site Conditions and Surrounding Context 2-06
2.4 Access, Transit and Mobility 2-08
2.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Networks 2-09
2.6 Built Form and Public Realm 2-10
2.7 Utility Infrastructure 2-11
2.8 Relationship to Existing Plans and Policies 2-12
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2.1 Location and Regional Relevance
In planning for the transformation of the Plan Area into a mixed-use retail, employment and entertainment destination for Cupertino and the region, it is important to consider the competing downtowns and established retail, 'lifestyle' and mixed-use centers in the region.
Location and Overview The Plan Area has direct access to Interstate 280 via North Wolfe Road, an The Plan Area is located in northeast arterial that bisects the Plan Area. Stevens Cupertino in Santa Clara county and Creek Boulevard, one of the city's major is identified in the General Plan as the arterials, runs along the southern edge. Vallco Town Center Special Area. The Plan Area consists of approximately 70 acres, Adjacent areas consist of the North Blaney including 58.1 acres of developable area neighborhood to the west, an established under the ownership of three different single-family neighborhood with an entities: Vallco Property Owner, LLC (50.82 elementary school and a park. Commercial acres), Simeon Properties (5.16 acres) and and office developments east and north KCR Properties (2.12 acres). of the Plan Area include Cupertino Village and the recently constructed Apple Park The Vallco mall is on the parcels owned campus. To the south of the Plan Area, are by Vallco Property Owner, LLC, and several retail and mixed-use developments the Simeon parcel is vacant. The KCR including Main Street Cupertino and The parcel has a hotel, Hyatt House, under Marketplace. construction in 2018.
2 1 Apple Park campus 1 2 Cupertino Village 3 North Blaney neighborhood
4 Main Street Cupertino 5 The Marketplace
3 Road North Wolfe Figure 2.1. Location of the Plan I-280 Area within Cupertino. Plan area (70 ac. approx; 58.1 ac. developable)
Vallco Parkway Vallco Property Owner, LLC Figure 2.2. The Plan Area has (50.82 ac.) direct access to Interstate 280 and at the intersection of two 4 Simeon Properties (5.16 ac.) major roads: North Wolfe Road Stevens Creek Boulevard KCR Properties (2.12 ac.) and Stevens Creek Boulevard. 5
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Role Within the Region ratio of 1.59. Cupertino experienced a 46.3 percent increase in jobs between According to the 'Vallco Special Area 2006 and 2015. However, 93 percent of Real Estate Market Assessment, 2018' Cupertino jobs are held by non-residents. Cupertino has 60,000 residents, with an average growth rate of 0.6 percent, lower The 'Vallco Special Area Real Estate Market than that of neighboring cities. Cupertino's Assessment, 2018' analyzed existing economy is fueled by the science and market conditions, recent performance technology sector in Silicon Valley, and the trends of project types, pipeline projects city is the headquarters of major global and other economic data. A summary of businesses including Apple and Seagate. the key findings is summarized in Table 2.1. Figure 2.3. Apple Park, directly north-east of the Vallco site. Other major employers include CRC For more information, refer to Section 2.2 With approximately 16,000 Health, Mirapath, DURECT and DeAnza of this Specific Plan. employees in the Cupertino Community College. area, Apple is the City's largest employer. As of 2015, Cupertino had 40,000 Image source: Uladzik Kryhin, jobs and a jobs-to-working residents Curbed SF
TABLE 2.1. SUMMARY OF REAL ESTATE MARKET ASSESSMENT (2018)
Office. Retail. Residential. Hotel. Cupertino's central location Lease rates and occupancy Cupertino attracts many Cupertino's hotel market is within Silicon Valley and rates in Cupertino are high, families for the quality of strong, with a high weekday highly educated workforce discounting the Vallco its schools. With spiraling occupancy of 90 percent. positions it well for the mall. Keeping in mind the housing costs in the Bay Recent construction may office sector. Cupertino has competition from established Area, the Vallco site has satisfy hotel needs in the added little office over the 'super-regional' malls and tremendous potential for short term, including the past decade, during which 'lifestyle centers' in the region, housing due to its location, 148-room Hyatt House time the office inventory in in order for a new retail- size and relatively simple hotel in the Plan Area, under Santa Clara county grew dominant center to succeed ownership pattern. The construction in 2018. by 23 million square feet in in the current market, it must recently constructed Apple response to the booming fit into one of two extremes: Park campus and ongoing technology sector. The office luxury or value, with the economic growth in Silicon market is strong, with a low middle market struggling to Valley has further increased vacancy rate of two percent, compete with online retailers. demand for housing in the no projects in the pipeline, region. and lease rates above the county average.
The Plan Area is extremely The Plan Area has good Analysis of the housing Existing hotels mainly cater attractive due to its location location and access. market suggests that the to business travelers, and and access and could However, for it to have a Plan Area can successfully the market analysis suggests absorb some of the demand successful major retail accommodate a large that well-positioned hotels for Class A office space component, it would need number of residential units (for example in the boutique from various businesses in unique positioning that and support denser housing or luxury categories) may the region. would complement, not formats than currently be successful in the current compete, with the region's offered in Cupertino. market. established centers.
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2.2 CompetingUnion Centers City San Mateo Foster City in the Region
Fremont
Competition in the Region
Within Cupertino's approximately 10-mile trade areaRedwood (a 20-minute City US Highway 101 commute), competition comes from established centers - four within a mile Palo Alto of the Plan Area, and seven 10 outside Cupertino - as 11 Milpitas well as from mixed-use downtowns in Mountain View (8 miles away), San
Interstate 280 s Jose, Campbell (9 miles e il m away), Los Gatos (9 miles 0 1 Mountain View North San Jose away) and Palo Alto (14 miles away).
The locations of these are s e 7 il Sunnyvale shown in Figure 2.4, and m 5 s descriptions of the centers ile m are listed on the facing 3 5
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Figure 2.4. Competing centers within the Plan Area's trade area
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Competing Centers within Cupertino:
1 Main Street Cupertino 0.5 mile away 130,500 square feet retail, 260,000 square feet office, 120 residential units, 180 hotel rooms.
2 The Marketplace 0.5 mile away 1 6 85,656 square feet retail with 30,000 square feet possible expansion.
3 Cupertino Village 0.7 mile away 113,200 square feet of retail with 25,000 square feet expansion approved.
4 Homestead Square 2 miles away 175,000 square feet retail. 2 8 Competing Centers outside Cupertino:
5 Lawrence Square, Santa Clara 2 miles away 100,000 square feet retail
6 Westgate Center, San Jose 3 miles away 645,000 square feet retail
7 Cherry Orchard Center, Sunnyvale 3 9 3 miles away 45,000 square feet retail
8 Westfield Valley Fair, Santa Clara 3.5 miles away 1,415,765 square feet retail
9 Santana Row, San Jose 5 miles away 1,700,000 square feet of retail, office, hotel and residential including 615 rental units, 4 10 219 condos, 30 restaurants, 376,000+
square feet of Class A office space. Figure 2.5. Local and regional competing centers within Cupertino's 10- mile trade area (a 20-minute commute). 10 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto Image sources: www.loopnet.com (2), www.yelp.com (3), www.sbci. 15 miles away com (4), www.shopwestgatecenter.com (6), www.sanjose.org (8), www. 928,600 square feet retail tripadvisor.com (10).
11 Great Mall, Milpitas 16 miles away 1,366,000 square feet retail
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2.3 Site Conditions and Surrounding Context
1 Cupertino Village Shopping Center (12.51 acre site, 11 113,200 square feet retail) 1
2 The Hamptons residential 2 development
3 Vacant parcel (owned by I-280 North Simeon Properties) 12 10 4 North Blaney neighborhood 3 separated from the Plan Area by a wall, with Perimeter 7 Road and a row of trees on 6 5 the Plan Area side of the wall 4 North Wolfe Road 5 The last remaining Vallco Parkway businesses in the Plan Area: 6 Dynasty Seafood Restaurant 7 (5), Bowlmor Lanes (6), Cupertino Ice Center (7), 8 Bay Club (8), Cold Stone Creamery, Starbucks and Perimeter Road 8 Benihana 9 Local strip malls
10 Hyatt House, a 148-room, 5-story hotel (under construction in 2018)
Ownership
Vallco Property Owner LLC 9 Simeon Properties
KCR Properties
1955 Cupertino incorporates as a city
1960 Vallco Business and Industrial Park Figure 2.7. The Vallco sign Figure 2.8. The Vallco site in 1973. Figure 2.9. Interior of the Vallco Mall in 1977. created along Interstate 280. Image source: Niels Marienlund, Flickr Image source: Niels Marienlund, Flickr
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11 Apple Park, the new Apple campus (office parking structures along Interstate 280) 12 The 80-foot tall Vallco sign, visible from Interstate 280
I-280 North 13 Main Street Cupertino, a mixed-use development with a plaza; offices and 14 the '19800' residential development
14 14 Apple offices
Major Streets North Wolfe Road Vallco Parkway 13 Interstate 280 [8 lanes, 65 mph, 158,000 ADT* (2018)]
North Wolfe Road [4-6 lanes, 35 mph, 44,900 ADT* (2018)]
Stevens Creek Boulevard, a major arterial connecting to SR 85, I-280 and Lawrence Expressway; [6 lanes, 35 mph, 25,000 ADT* (2018)]
Vallco Parkway [6 lanes, 35 mph, Stevens Creek Boulevard 2,800 ADT* (2009)] Miller Avenue Perimeter Road, a 2-lane private street in the Plan Area
Miller Avenue, a collector street 9 * ADT = Average daily vehicles Source: Vallco Special Area Specific Figure 2.6. Plan Area: existing conditions. Plan, Transportation Impact Analysis (Fehr and Peers, 2018)
1967 1976 1988 2014-2016 2017 De Anza Vallco Fashion Major mall Main Street Apple Park College Park opens renovation at Cupertino campus established Vallco opens opens
1972 1987 2002 2015-16 2018 Stanford Westfield Santana Row Anchor stores AMC Shopping Valley Fair opens in San Macy's, Sears, closes Center opens opens in San Jose J.C. Penney in Palo Alto Jose close
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Existing Water Service City Limits City Limits City Boundary to Remain City Limits Plan Area Boundary Walking Radius Creeks Proposed Public Water Plan Area Boundary Service Walking Radius Plan Area Boundary Major Highways Walking Radius HE2: Housing Element Class I Bike Path (Proposed) 2.4 Access,Plan Area Transit Proposed Fire Service Heart of the City Specific Plan Area Heart of the City Specific Plan Area Class II Bike Lane Heart of the City Specific Plan Area Backflow Preventers R2: Residential Duplex A1: Agricultural Residential Class III Bike Route Parcels Municipal Recycled A1: Agricultural Residential and Mobility Water for Irrigation BA: Public Building Trees BA: Public Building R1: Single-Family Residential Parks R1: Single-Family Residential P(CG): General Commercial Squares CG: General Commercial
P(Regional Shopping) MajorBlocks Streets and Existing Sanitary Sewer Rain Water Cistern R3: Multi-Family Residential CirculationCivic Buildings to Remain R1C: Residential Single-Family Cluster R3: Multi-Family Residential Rain Water Collection P: Mixed Use Planned Development Upgraded Municipal at Town Square P: Mixed Use Planned Development • Primary access from Sanitary Sewer MP: Planned Industrial Zone signalized intersections Existing Public Storm MP: Planned Industrial Zone New Municipal Sanitary Drain to Remain PR: Parks and Recreation on Stevens Creek Sewer PR: Parks and Recreation Boulevard, North Wolfe Rain Water Collection BQ: Quasi-Public Building BQ: Quasi-Public Building New Development at Grade Road and Vallco Parkway Sanitary Sewer Municipal Recycled
• The private Perimeter N Wolfe Rd City Limits Water for Irrigation City Limits Road provides peripheral Plan Area Boundary access, and tunnels Plan Area Boundary Walking Radius beneath North Wolfe Walking Radius Transportation Road to connect the east Transportation and west sides of the site. Auburn Dr Industrial/Residential/Commercial 5 m City Limits Industrial/Residential/Commercial in wa Residential Low Density (1-5 DU/Ac.) lki Residential Low Density (1-5 DU/Ac.) Merritt Dr ng Plan Area Boundary Aerial View d is Residential Low/Medium Density (5-10 DU/Ac.) ta Residential Low/Medium Density (5-10 DU/Ac.) n Walking Radius c Specific Plan Boundary e Residential Medium Density (10-20 DU/Ac.) Squares Residential Medium Density (10-20 DU/Ac.) Parcels Interstate 280 Residential High Density (>35 DU/Ac.) Parks and Schools Residential High Density (>35 DU/Ac.) Creek Quasi-Public Building Footprints Quasi-Public
Public Facilities Rd N Wolfe Public Facilities 1 Parks Parks Amherst Dr Riprarian Corridor Riprarian Corridor Perimeter Road Perimeter Industrial Portal Park North Vallco Park Special Area Commercial/Office/Residential Vallco Pkwy 2 Commercial/Office/Residential 1 Commercial/Residential Calabazas Creek Commercial/Residential
Wheaton Dr Tree City Limits City Limits Plan Area Boundary City Limits Tree Plan Area Boundary Walking Radius 2 City Limits Plan Area Boundary Curb Cut
Walking Radius Plan Area Boundary Creeks Stevens Creek BoulevardWalking Radius Crosswalk Parking Lot Highways Parks Creeks Bus Stop Parking Garage Arterials Squares Open Space Traffic Signal
Vehicle Access Collectors Parcels Miller Ave Parcels Existing Buildings Local Streets Building Footprints Squares Curb Cut Parks and Schools
City Boundary Bus Stop Figure 2.10. Existing streets 0 600 1200 ft Building Footprints and circulation. Creeks Signalized Intersection 0 1/4 mile 1/2 mile Highways Major Highways Parks 2-08 Vallco Town Center Specific Plan ArterialsAdopted September 2018 Specific Plan Area Squares Major Collectors Parcels Blocks Minor Collectors Building Footprints Local Roads City Limits Class II (Bike Lane) Plan Area Boundary Class III (Bike Route) Walking Radius Curb Cut Building Footprints Bus Stop Traffic Signal Chapter 2 — Background and Setting
2.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Networks
Bicycle Infrastructure and Pedestrian Realm
• Pedestrian and bicycle activity is low because of inadequate or missing facilities and safety concerns.
N Wolfe Rd • Planned Class I bicycle route along I-280.
• Existing pedestrian bridge over North Wolfe Road, currently closed. Auburn Dr 5 m in wa lki Merritt Dr ng d is ta n c e
4 Interstate 280
N Wolfe Rd N Wolfe 3 Amherst Dr 3 Perimeter Road Perimeter Portal Park
Vallco Pkwy
Calabazas Creek
Wheaton Dr Existing Water Service City Limits City Limits City Boundary to Remain City Limits 4 Plan Area Boundary Walking Radius Creeks Proposed Public Water Plan Area Boundary Service Stevens Creek BoulevardWalking Radius Plan Area Boundary Major Highways Walking Radius HE2: Housing Element Class I Bike Path (Proposed) Plan Area Proposed Fire Service Heart of the City Specific Plan Area Heart of the City Specific Plan Area Class II Bike Lane Heart of the City Specific Plan Area Backflow Preventers R2: Residential Duplex
Miller Ave A1: Agricultural Residential Class III Bike Route Parcels Municipal Recycled A1: Agricultural Residential Water for Irrigation BA: Public Building Trees BA: Public Building R1: Single-Family Residential Parks R1: Single-Family Residential
Figure 2.11. Existing bicycle 0 600 1200 ft P(CG): General Commercial Squares CG: General Commercial and pedestrian circulation. 0 1/4 mile P(Regional Shopping)1/2 mile Blocks Existing Sanitary Sewer Rain Water Cistern R3: Multi-Family Residential to Remain R3: Multi-Family Residential Civic Buildings R1C: Residential Single-Family Cluster Adopted September 2018 Vallco Town Center Specific Plan 2-09 Rain Water Collection P: Mixed Use Planned Development Upgraded Municipal at Town Square P: Mixed Use Planned Development Sanitary Sewer MP: Planned Industrial Zone Existing Public Storm MP: Planned Industrial Zone New Municipal Sanitary Drain to Remain PR: Parks and Recreation Sewer PR: Parks and Recreation Rain Water Collection BQ: Quasi-Public Building BQ: Quasi-Public Building New Development at Grade Sanitary Sewer Municipal Recycled City Limits Water for Irrigation City Limits Plan Area Boundary Plan Area Boundary Walking Radius Walking Radius Transportation Transportation
Industrial/Residential/Commercial City Limits Industrial/Residential/Commercial Residential Low Density (1-5 DU/Ac.) Aerial View Plan Area Boundary Residential Low Density (1-5 DU/Ac.) Residential Low/Medium Density (5-10 DU/Ac.) Walking Radius Residential Low/Medium Density (5-10 DU/Ac.) Specific Plan Boundary Residential Medium Density (10-20 DU/Ac.) Squares Residential Medium Density (10-20 DU/Ac.) Parcels Residential High Density (>35 DU/Ac.) Parks and Schools Residential High Density (>35 DU/Ac.) Creek Quasi-Public Building Footprints Quasi-Public Public Facilities Public Facilities
Parks Parks Riprarian Corridor Riprarian Corridor Industrial North Vallco Park Special Area Commercial/Office/Residential Commercial/Office/Residential Commercial/Residential Commercial/Residential
Tree City Limits City Limits Plan Area Boundary City Limits Tree Plan Area Boundary Walking Radius City Limits Plan Area Boundary Curb Cut Walking Radius Plan Area Boundary Creeks Walking Radius Crosswalk Parking Lot Highways Parks Creeks Bus Stop Parking Garage Arterials Squares Open Space Traffic Signal Vehicle Access Collectors Parcels Parcels Existing Buildings Local Streets Building Footprints Squares Curb Cut Parks and Schools
City Boundary Bus Stop Building Footprints Creeks Signalized Intersection Highways Major Highways Parks Arterials Specific Plan Area Squares Major Collectors Parcels Blocks Minor Collectors Building Footprints Local Roads City Limits Class II (Bike Lane) Plan Area Boundary Class III (Bike Route) Walking Radius Curb Cut Building Footprints Bus Stop Traffic Signal Chapter 2 — Background and Setting
2.6 Built Form and Public Realm
Building Scale and Public Space
• Existing buildings are large-scale 'block-form' buildings two to three stories in height.
• Most buildings are
accessed from the site N Wolfe Rd interior; most building frontages and entrances do not address the surrounding streets. Auburn Dr • Public spaces are absent 5 m in wa in the current layout, lki Merritt Dr ng d with available open is ta n c spaces being used for e parking and access. Interstate 280 N Wolfe Rd N Wolfe
Amherst Dr Perimeter Road Perimeter Portal Park
Vallco Pkwy
Calabazas Creek
Wheaton Dr
Stevens Creek Boulevard Miller Ave
Figure 2.12. Existing sidewalks within and adjacent to the Vallco Figure 2.13. Existing built form 0 600 1200 ft and public realm analysis. site. 0 1/4 mile 1/2 mile
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2.7 Utility Infrastructure
TABLE 2.2. EXISTING UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROVIDERS Existing Utilities in See Chapter Five: Infrastructure and Public Facilities for additional information the Plan Area
Utility/ Service Provider(s) Please refer to Chapter Five: Infrastructure and Public Facilities for Water California Water Service Company information about existing utility infrastructure. Wastewater Cupertino Sanitary District
Electricity Pacific Gas and Electric
Gas Pacific Gas and Electric
Fire Protection Santa Clara County Fire Department
Police Protection Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, West Valley Division
Cupertino Union School District Schools Fremont Union High School District
Library Santa Clara County Library District
Solid Waste Disposal Recology South Bay
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2.8 Relationship to Existing Plans and Policies
This Specific Plan has been prepared for the systematic implementation of the General Plan within the Vallco Town Center Special Area. The following discussion identifies key General Plan policies related to the Plan Area.
Cupertino General Plan is referred to in the General Plan as the 'Vallco Town Center Special Area', and is The Cupertino General Plan ('Community one of those nine Special Areas. Policy
Vision 2015-2040') provides visionSwolfe Rd and LU-19.1 states that a Specific Plan is to be policy direction through the year 2040. Homestead Rd created for the site based on specified This state-mandated document provides Homestead Rd strategies. the vision for Cupertino's growth and Parnell Pl reinvestment by setting policy direction The General Plan identifies a maximum in a number ofKinglet Pl areas including land of 35 dwelling units per acre in the Plan use, mobility,Selkirk Pl housing, open space, Area and it authorizes eligible Forgeprojects Dr in infrastructure, public health and safety, the Plan Area to apply for a 'Community
and sustainability.Ct Killdeer Benefits Density Bonus' to increase the
Lark Ln Linnet Ln Prunerridge Ave Plan Area's development potential (Figure The GeneralShetland Pl Plan is organized into 21 LU-2 'Community Form Diagram', page 'Planning Areas':Heron nine Ave 'Special Areas' and LU-17). In compliance with the General Interstate 280 twelve 'Neighborhoods'.Parkview Ct The Plan Area Rosewood Dr Plan, building heights and setbacks
N Wolfe Rd Linnet Ln Pruneridge Ave
Drake Dr General Plan Guiding Principles Zoning (Refer page 1-4 and 1-5 of the Cupertino Auburn Dr
Cypress Dr The Plan Area is zoned as Deodara Dr General Plan) 'Vallco Town Center Zone'.
Merritt Dr • Develop Cohesive Neighborhoods Allowed Uses Baywood Dr N Tantau Ave • Improve Public Health and Safety Commercial, office, hotel,
Interstate 280 • Improve Connectivity civic, cultural and residential. Fig Tree Ct • Enhance Mobility Housing Priority HE2 The General Plan identifies the • Ensure a Balanced Community
Colby Ave Colby Perimeter Rd
Denison Ave entire Plan Area as a housing Norwich Ave HE2 Amherst Dr • Support Vibrant and Mixed-Use priority site (Site A2 in the Businesses Vallco Town Center Special Area Housing Element). N Portal Ave • Ensure Attractive Community Design Vallco Pkwy • Embrace Diversity
Perimeter Rd
Riedel Pl McLaren Pl • Support Education
N Wolfe Rd N Wolfe • Preserve the Environment Figure 2.14. Existing zoning • Ensure Fiscal Self Reliance and allowed uses. Stevens Creek Blvd • Ensure a Responsive Government
Judy Ave
Finch Ave Miller Ave
Portal Plz S Portal Ave
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Wintergreen Dr Cold Harbor Ave
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are determined by this Specific Plan. Other Relevant Plans Other Regional The General Plan identifies a citywide City of Cupertino Pedestrian Agencies available allocation of 3,527 dwelling units Transportation Plan (calculated at the base density) through First adopted in 2002, this plan was 2040, or 4,416 dwelling units through updated in 2018. This plan is designed 2040 if the 'Community Benefits Density to improve pedestrian and bicycling Bonus' is approved. conditions through the City, and its vision Metropolitan Transportation General Plan Strategy LU-1.2.1 (Planning is structured by three main goals: safety, Commission (MTC). The Area Allocations) and Table LU-1 identify access, and connectivity that look to MTC is the transportation the following development allocations to enhance quality of life for all community planning, coordinating and the Plan Area: members and visitors. This Plan shows the financing agency for the location and intent of shared use paths nine-county San Francisco • Minimum 600,000 square feet of retail Bay area. MTC is responsible within and adjacent to the Plan Area. for regularly updating the • 750,000 square feet of office Cupertino Bicycle Transportation Plan Regional Transportation Plan, a comprehensive blueprint for • 339 hotel rooms, and This plan is designed to encourage mass transit, highway, freight, bicycling as a safe, practical and healthy bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. • 2,034 dwellings alternative to the use of a motor vehicle Table LU-1 also authorizes 400,000 through identifying priorities for the next square feet of retail, 85,000 square feet of decade based on community direction. civic/ cultural facilities, 1,750,000 square The plan's direction for the Plan Area is to feet of office, 339 hotel rooms, and 2,923 install buffer zones along existing bicycle dwelling units if the 'Community Benefits lanes. Density Bonus' is approved.
Caltrans. The Plan Area is Cupertino Municipal Code located in Caltrans District 4. Caltrans is responsible The Cupertino Municipal Code (CMC) is for the design, construction, the primary document that implements maintenance, and operation of the General Plan. The CMC's zoning code the California State Highway provides the regulations for land uses System as well as the portion of along with development regulations and the Interstate Highway System with the State's boundaries. procedures for all land within the city.
The Plan Area has been zoned 'Vallco Town Center Zone' concurrent with the adoption of this Specific Plan. This zoning designation establishes Chapter Six: Development Standards of this Valley Transit Authority (VTA). Specific Plan, as the standards for VTA is Santa Clara County's use and development within the Plan congestion management Area. If there are any inconsistencies or agency, responsible for the conflicts between the requirements of design and construction of this Specific Plan and the CMC or other specific highway and pedestrian and bicycle improvements. The applicable regulation, policy or procedure, VTA has proposed the Stevens the provisions of this Specific Plan take Creek Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) precedence, control and govern the Plan project, which would provide Area. service along 8.5 miles from DeAnza College to the Transit Mall in downtown San Jose.
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