MIDTOWN AREA

LOCATION

REDEVELOPED AREA

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BEFORE DEVELOPMENT

MILPITAS MAP

CITY BOUNDARIESThe Milpitas Planning Area encompasses an area of approximately 18 square miles,.Extending between the south end of the San Francisco Bay and the Los Buellis Hills of the Mount Diablo Range in northern Santa Clara CountyThe Calaveras Reservoir lies about 3/4 mile east of the Planning Area, while the San Jose International Airport is barely 4.5 miles to the south.

MILPITAS GENERAL This is the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for Milpitas Redevelopment Project

Area No. 1 in the City of Milpitas

This Plan was prepared by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Milpitas

The City of Milpitas has two redevelopment projects, Milpitas Redevelopment Project Area

No. 1 and the Great Mall Redevelopment Project.

Midtown Area, encompassing 942 acres of land in the center of the city.

The area is located strategically within the larger Silicon Valley region.

It is set between Interstate (I)-880, I-680, and Calaveras Boulevard and the

Montague Expressway.

It is traversed by two Union Pacific Railroad lines;

The Milpitas Redevelopment Project Area No. 1 contains approximately

2,230 acres.

The original Redevelopment Plan for Project No. 1 was adopted by the City

Council on September 21, 1976

The overall strategy in the Midtown Area is to create a mixed-use

community that includes high-density, transit-oriented housing and a

central community “gathering place,” while maintaining needed industrial,

service, and commercial uses.

Midtown Specific Plan, over 1,700 residential units have been constructed,

and another 600 have been approved.

MAJOR ISSUESLand Use:- Distribution of land uses, standards for population density and

building intensity, schools, public utilities and services

Circulation :- Street classifications, transit service, pedestrian and

bicyclists needs, rail, truck routes

Open Space andEnvironmental Conservation :-Parks and recreation, vegetation and

wildlife, agriculture, scenic resources and routes, water quality

Safety:- Seismic safety, flooding, fire.

Noise:- Noise attenuation and reduction

Housing :- Housing objectives for new construction, rehabilitation, and

preservation of housing units; housing related policies; and programs

Mixed-use district that is focused along Main Street.

Provide urban open spaces (i.e. plazas, squares) that serve multiple purposes and can be used for special events.

Improve the character of streets within the Midtown Area

The Midtown Plan furthers the Land Use Guiding Principles by providing a mixture of land uses that recognize Milpitas’ emerging

role as a center of housing and employment in the Silicon Valley.

It serves to maintain a compact urban form and further diversifies Milpitas’ housing stock by providing for higher residential

densities.

It extends the city’s park-like setting by providing for parks and creek-side trails and open spaces throughout the Specific Plan area.

It focuses on infill development in a transitioning urban area and supports preservation and adaptive reuse of historical landmarks

in the Specific Plan area.

The Midtown Plan addresses the jobs/housing balance programs by providing for new higher density housing in close proximity to

industrial and employment centers.

The Midtown Plan supports the provision of adequate schools through the payment of developer fees for new development.

The Midtown Plan provides for improving the viability of pedestrian, bicycle and transit systems by including provisions such as

wider sidewalks, traffic calming, streetscape improvements, pedestrian routes to transit stations and improvements to the citywide

trail network.

The Midtown Plan maintains the architectural and landscape elements that contribute to the identity and history of the City by

requiring Redevelopments to be harmonious with older structures without falsely attempting to reproduce historic structures, And

supports rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of local, state and federally designated historic buildings.

The Midtown Plan ensures the conservation, development and use of natural resources by providing “smart growth” and providing

for the improvement of parks and creek-side trails designed to serve the needs of all residents of the community.

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Mixeduse (21-30 dwelling units per gross acre). This

designation would allow for commercial offices, retail and services, high-

density residential, and public and quasi-public uses.

General Commercial. This classification would provide for a wide

range of retail sales, and personal and business services accessed

primarily by the automobile

Multifamily Very High Density (31-40 units per gross acre). This designation allows for new multifamily housing, including a variety

of housing types, ranging from row houses and townhouses to lofts and

stacked;flats with structured parking. Higher densities, 41-60 dwelling

units per gross acre

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PARKS / RECREATIONAL AREAThere are six recreation and/or open space areas within the Midtown planning area

totaling approximately 54 acres. However, not all of these areas are publicly accessible.

These areas include the following:

1. Golf Range, 27.9 acres (Santa Clara County)

2. YMCA, 1.5 acres (Santa Clara County)

3. Milpitas Senior Center, 1.7 acres, (City of Milpitas)

4. DeVries House, 1.2 acres (City of Milpitas)

5. Berryessa Creek Channel, 5.4 acres (City of Milpitas), and 1.7 acres (Santa Clara Valley

Water District)

6. Penetencia Creek Channel, 14.7 acres, (Santa Clara Valley Water District) .

7. A public gathering place or “town square” was one of the strongly

expressed desires.’

A town square open space of a minimum of 8,000 square-feet is

recommended on Main Street, to provide a public gathering place

at the historic crossroads of Milpitas

Conceptual Plan of Main Street Town Square

A community noise survey was conducted for the General Plan to

document noise exposure in areas containing noise sensitive land

uses, such as residential areas, parks and schools.

Require an acoustical analysis for Projects located within

a "conditionally acceptable“ or "normally unacceptable

" exterior noise exposure area. Require mitigation

measures to reduce noise to acceptable levels.

Prohibit new construction where the exterior noise

exposure is considered "clearly unacceptable" for the use proposed.

Where actual or projected rear yard and exterior common open space

noise exposure exceeds the “normally acceptable” levels for new

single-family and multifamily residential projects, use.

All new residential development (single family and multifamily) and

facilities must have interior noise levels of 45 dB DNL or less.

Mechanical ventilation will be required where use of windows for

ventilation will result in higher than 45 dB DNL interior noise levels.

ACTION TAKENS

Seismic and Geologic HazardsRequire all projects within the Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zone to have

geologic investigations performed to determine the locations of active fault

traces before structures for human occupancy are built.

Require applications of all projects in the Hillside Area and the Special

Studies Zone to

be accompanied by geotechnical reports

ensuring safety from seismic and geologic hazards.

Drainage and FloodingRequire all structures located within the 100- year Flood Zone to provide proof

of flood insurance at the time of sale or transfer of title.

Seek construction of flood control channels to withstand 100-year floods

along Coyote, Penitencia, Berryessa, Scott, Calera, and Los Coches creeks

New residential development within the 100-year Flood Zone locate the lowest floor,

including basement, above the base flood elevation; and

Fire Safety

Provide high quality, effective and efficient fire protection services for the

Milpitas residents.

Maintain a response time of four minutes or less for all urban service areas.

Require automatic fire sprinklers for all new development in the Hillside

Area that is not within 1.5 miles of an existing or planned fire station,

and fire-resistive construction and

compliance with California high-rise building requirement for buildings

over three stories in height.

Building Style Buildings in the planning area are a combination of relatively and old

single and multi-storied structures representing several architectural

styles, with few noticeable patterns.

They exhibit a variety of materials, finishes, and roof shapes including

parapets and pitched roofs, and are painted a variety of colors.

Metal or concrete block walls and flat metal roofs characterize several

commercial service buildings in the planning area.

Some free-standing older homes also are scattered throughout the area,

particularly along Main Street.

Building Scale The buildings, parcels, and roadways throughout the planning area are

varied in scale and size.

The Main Street area buildings are on smaller lots adjacent to a two-lane

street; while buildings in the Calaveras retail area and McCandless and

Montague development area are larger and oriented to automobile access.

Conceptual street plan

Recent view of the street

UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS

The Midtown Milpitas Specific Plan would require improvements to the water,

recycled storm water drainage systems necessary to support projected development

in the Midtown area.

WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION The water system plan proposes the following improvements to the existing water

supply:-

Construction of a 12-inch water main within the Elmwood which would loop from

Abel Street westerly and southerly to tie into the 14-inch Santa calara Valley Water.

Construction of a cross connect and pressure regulator valve within Montague

Expressway at Capitol Avenue, between the 10-inch Santa Clara Valley Water

District line.

SANITARY SEWERThe City of Milpitas provides sanitary sewer collection The collection system is

comprised of a network of pipes ranging in size from 8 to 54 inches in diameter

STORM DRAINAGE The Specific Plan incorporates the following improvements

1. Construct a 24-inch storm drain from Watson Court to the existing storm drain

system in Montague Expressway.

2. Construct a parallel 48-inch culvert in Wrigley Creek under Montague Expressway.

EXITING LINECREEKS

PROPOSED LINE

STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM PLAN

A hierarchy of streets will be required to provide access to. future development and maintain

acceptable levels of service

The term "Transportation Demand Management" (TDM) refers to measures designed to reduce peak-period auto traffic, by

making more efficient use of existing transportation resources, and expanding and emphasizing more sustainable non-auto

alternatives

To achieve acceptable levels of traffic service the specific objectives of TDM are to :-

Reduce peak hour traffic congestion by reducing the number of single-occupant vehicle trips

• Reduce or delay the need for street improvements by making more efficient use of existing facilities;

• Reduce future air pollution by reducing the number of single-occupant

vehicle trips associated with commuting; and

• Reduce consumption of energy for transportation uses, thereby contributing to the national policy to increase energy self-

sufficiency.

There are the following public transportaion

TransitOnly 1.6 percent of Milpitas' workforce uses public transportation to travel to work The primary function of transit in the

City is to transport residents from the City to commercial and employment centers and to other transit stations

Main Street

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ARTERIAL STREETSLOCAL STREETS

NEW STREETS

CIRCULATION The plan includes: sidewalks, traffic calming, streetscape

improvements, pedestrian routes to transit stations, and

improvements to a trail network.

Connections across the barrier created by the Union Pacific

Railroad tracks are being explored for pedestrians, bicyclists, and

automobiles, to improve accessibility to the Main Street area and

circulation throughout the city.

P e d e s t r i a n and B i c y c l e C i r c u l a t i o n The relatively flat topography of the Valley Floor and the City's

mild Mediterranean climate are conducive to walking and

bicycling Walking and bicycling constituted.

only about 4.7 percent of the total trips made by City's employed

residents development of the transit stations and new higher

density housing in the area, there is the opportunity to make it

more bicycle and pedestrian-friendly and thereby support

the use of alternative modes of transportation.