5.4.7 Future Focus Areas Goals and Policies
Future Focus Areas are identified for Phase III of the General P l a n . E a c h o f t h e s e a r e a s r e q u i r e s a d d i t i o n a l planning as prerequisites for development. Future Focus Areas are located north of the Caltrain corridor, adjacent to existing transit hubs or along major transportation corridors. The Future Focus Areas represent a change from existing underutilized office and industrial uses to higher‐density residential and mixed‐use n e i g h b o r h o o d s w i t h a f u l l c o m p l e m e n t o f s u p p o r t i v e s e r v i c e s . Careful planning of each area is essential to ensure the provision of adequate infrastructure and services, an appropriate interface with surrounding development and access to transit, open space and recreation. The Future Focus Areas are delineated by a red outline in Figure 5.4‐1 and include:
• Central Expressway
• De La Cruz
• Great America Parkway
T h e L a n d U s e D i a g r a m d e s i g n a t e s f u t u r e l a n d u s e s a n d t h e i r l o c ation for each Future Focus Area.
Confirmatio n and/or ch ange s to the se lan d use de signati on s will occur in the context of the c ompre hen si ve planning process required as a prerequisite for residential dev elopment in any of these areas. General Plan Goals and Policies for the Future Focus Areas provide a guide for these planning efforts.
Future Focus Area Goals
5.4.7‐G1 All applicable prerequis i t e s a r e m e t , a n d a c o m p r e h e n s i v e p l a n i s a d o p t e d , p r i o r t o implementation of any Future Focus Area.
5.4.7‐G2 Adequate infrastructure, s e r v i c e s a n d f u n d i n g a r e p l a nn e d t o s u p p o r t n e w d e v e l o p m e n t i n Future Focus Areas.
5.4.7‐G3 New residential development that includes provisions f or compatibility with surrounding non‐ residential uses.
Future Focus Area Policies
5 . 4 . 7 ‐ P 1 R e q u i r e t h e a do p t i o n o f t h e c o m p r e h e n si v e p l a n p r i o r to any rezoning within that designated Future Focus Area.
5.4.7‐P2 Implement development in Future Focus Areas in conform ance with applicable General Plan p o l i c i e s f o r N e i g h b o r h o o d C o m p a t i b i l i t y , M o b i l i t y a n d T r a n s p o r tation, Public Services, and Environmental Quality.
5.4.7‐P3 Allow Future Focus Area p l a n s t o b e i n i t i a t e d b y o n e or more private parties who provide funding to the City for planning the entire Focus Area; the City may include a reimbursement program for the private parties as part of the Future Focus Area Plan.
5.4.7‐P4 Until such time as a co mprehensive plan is adopted for a Future Focus Area, allow development in accordance with the land use designations on the Phase II General Plan Land Use Diagram.
5.4.7‐P5 Discourage any new development that would preclude the i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhoods identified in the Future Focus Areas, Phases II a nd III, of the General Plan Land Use Diagrams.
5.4.7‐P6 Encourage new comprehensive plans for Future Focus Are as to provide a full complement of uses, including neighborhood‐ori ented retail and commercial act ivities, open space, and public facilities.
5.4.7‐P7 Implement appropriate measures for new residential dev elopment to reduce any land use conflicts with surrounding non‐residential uses.
5.4.7‐P8 Require development of public amenities, including par ks and open space, in the first phase of development for all Future Focus Areas.
5 . 4 . 7 ‐ P 9 E m p h a s i z e w a l k a b i l i t y a n d a c c e s s t o t r a n s i t a n d e x i s t ing roadways in Future Focus Area comprehensive plans.
5.4.7‐P10 Provide access across expressways or major arterial s treets so that new residential development in Future Focus Areas has adequate access to neighborhood retail, services and public facilities.