Alviso Master Plan
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Alviso Master Plan:
A Specific Plan For The Alviso Community
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Plan Overview
SUMMARY
The Alviso Master Plan: A Specific Plan for the Alviso Community (or simply, the Alviso Master Plan) provides a vision and directs positive changes to a unique area of San Jose. Located at the very northern edge of San Jose, Alviso is characterized by its small town atmosphere, rich history, bayside location (San Francisco Bay), wide open spaces, agricultural activities, and a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses. Alviso has its own distinct sense of place despite its cIose proximity to the suburban communities and high technology industrial parks of Silicon Valley.
The Alviso planning area includes all properties within the City of San Jose north of Route 237, between Coyote Creek and Guadalupe River. The entire planning area is roughly 10,730 acres. The focus of the Plan is the land located within the Urban Service Area (approximately 2,840 acres) which can be divided into two subareas: the "village" and the larger area.
The Alviso village area includes the historic western grid, the neighborhood grid, and the lands on both sides of North First Street from Liberty Street to the southern boundary of the George Mayne School. Existing land uses in the village include single-family residences, some duplexes, triplexes, and small apartment buildings, small grocery stores, restaurants, warehouses, and trucking operations. The village area also contains San Jose's only yacht club and associated harbor.
The remaining larger area includes the developable properties on both sides of Gold Street, both sides of North First Street south of the George Mayne School, the Nortech Parkway area, and the large expanses of land east of Wilson Way. Existing land uses include the Summerset Mobilehome Park, research and development firms, Water Pollution Control Plant, landfills, and agricultural land.
The Alviso Marina County Park, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and Cargill salt ponds occupy most of the area in Alviso that is outside the Urban Service Area.
The purpose of the Plan is to protect and enhance the small town quality of Alviso by guiding appropriate new development, community facilities, infrastructure, and beautification. By establishing specific goals, policies, and implementation measures, the Plan attempts to resolve the issues of zoning and General Plan inconsistencies, incompatible land uses, insufficient services and facilities, flooding, hazardous materials, vegetation and wildlife, soils and-geology, cultural resources, truck traffic, air quality, noise from airplanes, economic development, and code enforcement.
The Plan realizes that the full buildout of Alviso will take many years and that it may extend beyond the year 2020; however, it is important to set forth a vision now to avoid piecemeal development and to better respond to potential development pressure within the area.
Specifically, the Alviso Master Plan provides for:
SCOPE OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN
As a specific pIan, the Alviso Master Plan establishes the location, intensity and character of land uses; the circulation pattern and necessary infrastructure improvements to support development; the location and configuration of parks and community facilities within the area; and the implementation actions required to realize the Plan's objectives. The Master Plan provides detailed policy direction, elaborating upon the San Jose 2020 General Plan which is the principle document governing long term growth and development within the City.
The Alviso Master Plan is incorporated into the San Jose 2020 General Plan as the Alviso Planned Community. The General Plan contains the major features of the Alviso Master Plan including a brief description of the overall intent, permitted land uses, and major policies.
The Alviso Master Plan is intended to be used in conjunction with the City's adopted plans and policies, including, but not limited to: San Jose 2020 General Plan Residential Design Guidelines, Commercial Design Guidelines, Industrial Design Guidelines, Riparian Corridor Policy Study, and the North San Jose Development Policy.
A Draft Environmental Impact Report was completed for the Alviso Master Plan in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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