Alviso Master PlanLAND USE PLAN
The Land Use Plan for the Alviso Master Plan (see Figure ) establishes the type and distribution of all land uses in Alviso. The Land Use Plan expresses the overall vision of Alviso as a community with a small town character. Opportunities exist for a modest amount of new housing and a significant amount of job-generating uses while preserving historic resources, expanding neighborhood amenities, conserving natural features, and providing services to Alviso residents and the broader community of the South Bay.
The intent of the Alviso Master Plan is to guide the enhancement and beautification of the community while retaining its small town character. Toward that end, the Plan protects the existing neighborhoods while allowing new housing of a similar character on an infill basis. The Plan also encourages the preservation of the historic western portion of Alviso with a mix of civic, commercial, and residential uses.
Industrial Park activities would expand in the vicinity of North First Street and Nortech Parkway. Other industrial activities would continue north of State Street, at the south end of Gold Street, and to a limited extent just west of Coyote Creek.
Existing public parks and open spaces would remain with opportunities for expansion of the Alviso Marina County Park and the provision of a new library and community center at the Alviso Park near George Mayne SchooI. The Don
Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge remains the dominant land use outside of the Urban Service Area within Alviso. The Bay Trail and other trails and pathways are planned within the Alviso area. The Plan maintains landfill, recycling, and water treatment plant activities in the planning area.
The Land Use Plan allows for the development of 774 total dwelling units and the new construction of approximately 2.5 million square feet of non-residential structures.
LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
The land use designations are described below, each providing general direction regarding appropriate land uses and development intensity to achieve the vision for the Alviso Master Plan. The land use designations of the Alviso Master Plan are based on the land use designations found in the San Jose-2020 General Plan and have been tailored as needed to the Alviso area. The form, scale, and character of future development within these designations is more specifically guided by the land use policies and design guidelines described later in this chapter.
The land use designations for the Alviso Master Plan are:
Medium High Density Residential (8-12 dwelling units/acre): The intent of this designation is to provide for an expansion of Alviso's existing residential core. New development should be a mix of housing types within the 8 to 12 units per acre density range: single-family detached housing, duplexes, and townhouses.
Any new housing should generally replicate the development pattern of the existing neighborhood in terms of building sizes, frontage on a public street, front setbacks and degree of architectural variation among individual buildings. New development should occur primarily as single famely detached houses or small individual projects (on sites of no more than 12,000 square feet), or have the appearance of individual projects by the use of distinctly different building materials, architectural details, building volumes and colors for adjoining portions of larger projects.
Medium High Density Residential (8-16 du/ac): This designation is applied to the existing residential core. The designation is intend to reflect and perpetuate the general character of the existing residential neighborhood, while allowing some small scale development on infill parcels. New development is expected to occur primarily on the few remaining vacant parcels but could also occur as the replacement of existing houses in limited instances.
The pattern of all new development should be consistent with the existing pattern of development. In other words, new development should be primarily single-family homes on individual lots with traditional setbacks and a frontal relationship to the street. Small attached projects occupying no more than two contiguous lots (approximately 12,000 square feet total) may be permitted, but only if they conform to the setback and street orientation requirements. Two or more small attached projects may occur on adjoining sites only if they are designed to appear unrelated in terms of specific materials, architectural details, building volumes, and color. The Medium High Densify Residential designation is not intended to preclude lower density development consistent with the character of the neighborhood. This designation is also applied to an existing mobilehome park which is expected to remain as a permanent part of the community.
Mixed Use: This designation allows a broad range of uses, including civic/public, residential, office, and/or retail uses. No new industrial uses are allowed in the historic area. Any of the allowed uses may occur in single purpose buildings or sites, or may be combined with one or more of the other allowed uses in a single building. Residential development may take any form but should not exceed 16 du/ac whether in single purpose or multi-use projects. New development should be consistent with the modest scale, front setback pattern, and street orientation of nearby existing development. Buildings with lower floor commercial uses and upper floor residential uses are encouraged. To the extent feasible, historic buildings should be rehabilitated and reused for a variety of activities.
