Although the North 40 plan has been contemplated for many years, the community and Town Planning Commission continue to have serious reservations about its Environmental Impact, Traffic Impact, School Impact, and Building Heights.
The Town Council will be discussing and taking action on the Specific Plan on September 16. We urge you to sign this petition to encourage the Town Council to reject the current N. 40 Specific Plan pending resolution of the grave concerns of the community and the Planning Commission.
The addition of the high density housing on the portion of the property at Lark and Los Gatos Boulevard will irrevocably alter the character of our Town, reduce our quality of life by reducing our green spaces and adding pollution, adding to the overcrowded conditions on our streets and in our schools. In short, there is no benefit to the residents of Los Gatos to add such high density housing.
If you are against this high density housing, please sign the petition to help convince the stewards of our Town to reject the current North 40 Specific Plan.
If you would like additionalinformation about the Specific Plan: http://www.losgatosca.gov/1729/North-40-Specific-Plan
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
September 15, 2014
September 13, 2014
The Town Council is trying to ignore our gridlocked streets and packed schools by pushing this disaster forward. We need to hit 500 signatures right now to prove that our community will not be steamrolled by developers.
Reached 100 supporters
September 11, 2014
September 9, 2014
The Town Council is trying to ignore us while they fast track this disaster of a development plan. We are crawling toward one hundred signatures so stop scrolling and blast this link to everyone you know right now.
183 Comments
The impact on our schools by the recent housing developments and this new development is now unsustainable. We CANNOT offer a quality education in Los Gatos without adding another school. Unless a school site is designated in the N40 I strongly believe the plan should be rejected.
The plan seems to maximize the benefit for the landowners (which I would support) and developers (no reason to support) over the current residents of the town. The burdens this plan places on the town far outweigh the mostly non-existent benefits to the town.
Townhouses supposedly targeted to singles and retirees are over 2000 sqft and will be loaded with families. We need to have a comprehensive school funding plan before the residents buy into this and end up footing the bill.
I was born here and I've seen this beautiful town lose it's small town feel and it's beautiful view of the hills, especially as more and more tall buildings are added, blocking views. We need open space and trees for our health and our children's.
1. Too many questions as identified by PC. 2. Go with EIR second alternative in terms of commercial, reduce by 25%. 3. Residential reduce by 25%. 4. 40% age restricted housing. 5. Create safe link to bike trial.
The traffic impact will be unbearable
Please reject the project. Traffic nightmare, the small town feel will be gone
Sign Petition
We never post to your account. Social sign-in is used only to verify your signature.
Add a comment?
Your signature will be added via . Tell others why you're signing — it's optional.
By signing, you accept iPetitions Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Share Petition
Don't stop at signing, share the petition link with friends to multiply our impact
Copy link or share directly
Although the North 40 plan has been contemplated for many years, the community and Town Planning Commission continue to have serious reservations about its Environmental Impact, Traffic Impact, School Impact, and Building Heights.
The Town Council will be discussing and taking action on the Specific Plan on September 16. We urge you to sign this petition to encourage the Town Council to reject the current N. 40 Specific Plan pending resolution of the grave concerns of the community and the Planning Commission.
The addition of the high density housing on the portion of the property at Lark and Los Gatos Boulevard will irrevocably alter the character of our Town, reduce our quality of life by reducing our green spaces and adding pollution, adding to the overcrowded conditions on our streets and in our schools. In short, there is no benefit to the residents of Los Gatos to add such high density housing.
If you are against this high density housing, please sign the petition to help convince the stewards of our Town to reject the current North 40 Specific Plan.
If you would like additionalinformation about the Specific Plan: http://www.losgatosca.gov/1729/North-40-Specific-Plan
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
September 15, 2014
September 13, 2014
The Town Council is trying to ignore our gridlocked streets and packed schools by pushing this disaster forward. We need to hit 500 signatures right now to prove that our community will not be steamrolled by developers.
Reached 100 supporters
September 11, 2014
September 9, 2014
The Town Council is trying to ignore us while they fast track this disaster of a development plan. We are crawling toward one hundred signatures so stop scrolling and blast this link to everyone you know right now.
183 Comments
The builders need to build the school(s), not just set aside the land. Are we just assuming that if you are 55years old + you will not have children in the schools? What type of retail/restaurants will this area provide that won't hurt downtown merchants?
The impact on our schools by the recent housing developments and this new development is now unsustainable. We CANNOT offer a quality education in Los Gatos without adding another school. Unless a school site is designated in the N40 I strongly believe the plan should be rejected.
The plan seems to maximize the benefit for the landowners (which I would support) and developers (no reason to support) over the current residents of the town. The burdens this plan places on the town far outweigh the mostly non-existent benefits to the town.
Townhouses supposedly targeted to singles and retirees are over 2000 sqft and will be loaded with families. We need to have a comprehensive school funding plan before the residents buy into this and end up footing the bill.
I was born here and I've seen this beautiful town lose it's small town feel and it's beautiful view of the hills, especially as more and more tall buildings are added, blocking views. We need open space and trees for our health and our children's.
1. Too many questions as identified by PC. 2. Go with EIR second alternative in terms of commercial, reduce by 25%. 3. Residential reduce by 25%. 4. 40% age restricted housing. 5. Create safe link to bike trial.
The traffic impact will be unbearable
Please reject the project. Traffic nightmare, the small town feel will be gone
Help this petition grow
Share it with friends to help reach 750 signatures.
Sign Petition
We never post to your account. Social sign-in is used only to verify your signature.
Add a comment?
Your signature will be added via .
Tell others why you're signing — it's optional.
Signing with Google or Facebook verifies your signature instantly — no email needed.
By signing, you accept iPetitions Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Share Petition
Don't stop at signing, share the petition link with friends to multiply our impact
Petitions like this
Other petitions you might want to support
Scan to share
Anyone who scans this can sign the petition.
The builders need to build the school(s), not just set aside the land. Are we just assuming that if you are 55years old + you will not have children in the schools? What type of retail/restaurants will this area provide that won't hurt downtown merchants?