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ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION DATED
FEBRUARY 20 1463.
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A, RESOLUTION "Elf' • TH3 PALO ALTO -mom memos IUde'z,i
THE GENERAL PLAN O9 TEAR CITY OF PALO ALTO FEBRUARY 20, 1963'
WNUEAs, the Plamaing Comaissien of the City of Palo Alto
has caused to be prepared s Mop and Report entitled "?RELZNIRART
GENERAL: PLAN, CITY OF.PALO ALTO, DECEMBER 5 1962,
WHEREAS, said PRELIMINARY GENERAL PLAN h..i been reviewed
a nd studied by this Commisaion and ha s been considered at two
public hea rings held on January 16, 1963 an d on January 23 1963,
at which ell in terested perso ns were heard; and
WHEREAS, n otice of said hearings w ee given as provided
by: an d
WHEREAS, changes ha ve been made as a direct result of the
public hearings; an d
WHEREAS, the Commission has done all things nec essar y
an d required for the adoption and recommendation of this Plat as
requirid by , nonce a,, 2.090;
NOW, THEREFORE, ]:T IS HEREBY RESOLVED:
1. That the Wisp and de scriptive mate ria l, a true aep0,.
of which, is attached hexeto and labeled Exhibit " 41, is hereby
adopted, by the Plann in g Commission of the City of Palo Alto as.
the General Plan of the City of Palo Alto;
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2. That the Chairmen of ` be Planning Commission be
autho rised and dir ected'lt:o' record this action upon said Map and
descriptive matter of the G eneral Pla n;
3. That the Casual Pla n as attached hereto be
certified to the City Council of the City of Palo Alto with the
recom mendation of this Commission that it be ad opted.
Duly passed and adopted at a meeting reg ul arly held on
the 20th da y of February, ;.963, by an. atfiirar►ti ve vot e of a
majority of the to tal voting members :
Hdrard V. Arbuckle
William M. Brophy
Harry M. Xiabolll
Robert C. tope iv a
David H. Spencer
Walter Stramgv;ot:
Mrs. Phflip H.' ' ovule
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man= CONNISSION
ON IAIMNINT
F ebruary 20. 1963
TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Palo Alto
California
Gen tlemen:
On February 20, 1963 the Planning Commission f ormally adopt ed the General
Plan for Palo Alto. The map ,indicates proposed projected uses of, land in
the Palo Alto Plannin g Area ; the statement on the's* indicates, brriefly,
the t ajor objective an d the standards followed in folrmul ating f he Plan .
The fort on the Gen eral Plan contains the full *Moment of the adopted
Go als and Objectives and the guiding principles cocunidered in the devel op*
sent of the Plan.
All of the information presented harreith ha s been Fltudied, discussed and
revised to reflect the beat thinn ing of the Plan** Commission, folluor-
ing num ero us stu dy sassfon s and two pu blic be arings -'held January 16 and
23. 1963. Citisene and in terested groups we re ascalregsd to attend all
the study sessions and to present their visas at the hearings. After the
public hearings, the• Planning Coaeissioo dstermim,d final changes' in the
Preliminet' General Plan an d the rev isions have been incorporated into
the General Plan adopted by the Pinning Commeission,
it is the inten tion of the Planning Comm ission to contin ue to study the
General Pla n. 'In its annu al review , su ggestion s fat additions and re-
visions wi ll be muds. It should be poin ted out that tw o'sosembet m ore
precise studies are now un de rway. The Parks and Recreation. Sting sad
The Study of the City's Public Safety Com mwn icatiaul-gsplo y.s Traiin fn$-
General Service Center -City Hal! Facilities. The re sults of these stu dies
will necessita te rev iew of the Genera l Plan in relation to these 'subjects.
How ever. the Plann in g Commissions believ ed it iapor ten t to save ahead v?th-
out these studies in order to east forth the City's General Plan for the
ma jor areas of the City. The Planning Commission at this time recommends
a doption of the Gen eral Plan fair Palo Alto as the City's ex pression of its
gen eral land development policies.
Respectfully submitted,
PALO ALTO PLANNING commix
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lire. Philip R. Tow le, Chairiami
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Report on the
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City of Palo Alto
February 6, 1963
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PALO AIN CIjT coma
Dea n I. Cressy, Mayor
Les W. Rodgers, Vice Mayor
Mare S. Arnold
Stanley Bishop
Robert: W. Byrbse
Robert. J. Deb.
Mrs. Frances Dias
David B. Haight
J. G. Marshall
!Noel >y;. Porter
Raynohd F. Rohrs
William P. Bus
Carl S. Stephsns
Bertrtm B. Woodward, Jr.
Dr. H. Christian Bang
Jerome Keithlsy, City Man ager
$eigu4v maim somassis
Mrs,;. Philip R. To wle, Chairman
Walter Stronquist, Vice Chairman
Advert': Arbuckle
Willies M. Brophy
Harry M. Kimball
Ro bert, C. Lopriva
Da vid H. Spencer
Verna Valen cia, Assistant City Clark
an d Secretary to the Planning Comm ission
ItialtIMUMMUL IEMMER
Louis J. Fourcroy, Planning Officer
Jam es 0. Glanv ille
Fred V. 'Miner
Ru th F. Potter
Dorothy M1. Ro gers
Mary R. Warner
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GENERAL PLA N FOR PALO ALT O
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I BACKGROUND FOR PLANNING .... ...
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A. Introduction 2
B. Goals an d Objectives 2
C. What is a General Plan? 4
II DEVELOPING THE GENERAL PLAN 6
A. Ba ckgroun d 9
B. Existing Land Use 12
C. Pro jected Demands 14
D. The General Plan for Palo Alto t6
III ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN .... 19
A. Residen tial Areas 20
B. Commercial Areas 31
C. Employmen t Areas: Industrial, Research an d Deelopmunt, 40
Professional, Administrative! «
D. Areas of Special Interest: Baylan ds a nd Foothills 47
E. Public Facilities 51
F. Traffic and Circulation 68
IV IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN 76
A. In tro duction 77
B. The Zoning Ordin ance 77
C. The Subdivision, O,rdinan ce 78
D. Official Plan Line Ordinance 78
E. Urba n Renewal 79
F. Capital Improvement Progra m 79
APPENDIX 80
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Map Bo. or
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I San Francisc o Bay Area
Graph Temperature and Rainfall
Graph Palo Alto Populatio n 19504960
2 Existin g Land Use
3 Existing Zon in g
4 Population, Currant 6 Projected
5 Public Facilities Re quirements
6 Schoo l District Boun daries
7 Traffic Facilities
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I. BACKGROUND FOR PLANNING
A. Introduction •
B. Goals and Objectives
C. What is a Gen eral Plan?
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A. Introd uction
During the past tw o yea r. a c onsiderabl e a mount of i nf ormation vas
gathered relative to revtuing and e xtending the City's General Pla n.
The City's planning co nsultant presented a Prelimi nary Ge ne ral. Plan
and Repo rt which was reviewed by the Planning Commission .
The staff was than instructed to complete the de velopme nt of the General
Plan.
Prio r to the Gen eral Plan Studies, the City Cou ncil adopted "Recomme nded
Goals and Objectiv es for the City of Palo Alto, California" in J uly 1960 .
The se go als w ere the guide for pr epara tio n of the Gen eral Plan; and are
included here for easy referen ce.
S. Goa ls and Objectives
The major objective of Palo Alto's Gen eral Plan is an d should 'contin ue to
'be the development of a physical pattern design ed to serve the social and
ec onomic r equirements of the City and its residents, cre ating a satisfying
an d efficie nt en vironment in which its rasidents -ally en joy life, have
diversified employment, cultura l, religious and recreationa l opportunities,
and co ntinua to realise the benefits of a broad range of high quality
mun icipal services at reasonable cost.
Reco gnising this as the ma jor goal, thl follow ing are considered as
essentia l compon ents of Palo Alto's Gener al Pla n to gu ide future developmen t:
1. To sstabli.h and main tain stan dards that will guar an tee the
highest'' quality in ell re sidential, commer cia l, in dustrial
and other types of development within the City.
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2. To mai ntai n Palo Alto's character as a fine residential comp
amity, exercising at all times wisdoms in maintaining the
essential economic ratio of residential, cosmsercisl, pro-
fessional and industrial areas and acti vities in eider that
' ou tstanding schools, cultural facilities a nd required
municipal services are available at a rearo aable cost to the
residen t.
3. To maintain and enhance the character, quality endvalue
of residential areas.
6. To encourage, in proper balance to the economic a nd social
requiremen ts of the people of Alpo Alt o, the de velopment of
a variety of •ingleefamily homes, multi -family living u nits
an d high-rise apartments.
3. To plan: the development of annexed a reas in a way that will
insure diversification to the extent that chase areas will
supplement and complement the already developed portions of
the City. Im provem ents within these areas should be financed
a ccording to established equ itable formu lae.
6. To retain open areas so fa r as is rea4ofable and compa tible
with development r equir ements and econ omic w isdom.
7. To maintain Palo Alto's c arefully developed restrictiv e stan dards
for light in dustrial develo pmen t an d to en coura ge selected an d
diversified quality indu stry in the City.
8. To main tain and enhan ce. Palo Alto's position as the trading,
fin ancial, medical, profession al services, scientific
research and, light industrial c enter of the add -pen insula to
preserve the cami " i<ty's e con omic viability.
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9. To prese rve and continue development of Palo Alt o's p arks,
la ndecaped:axewand recreational fa cilities.
10. To preserve the'City's coveted financial position by mai n-
taining a proper balance in all' r rspects of thi community's
development.
11. To examine carefully possible future annexations of adjace nt
unincorporated territory, the i ntegrated development of which
is vital to the community.
12. To emphasise and.$u ppoart local and regional planning for the
efficien t and ex peditious movement of vehicular traffic,
co ncentrating upon programs to protect residential areas .
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13. To remain familiar withhe develo pment pla ns of neighb oring
camm unitier°, agencies an d institu tions, and to co nti nue
to'strive for coo rdinated planning.
14. To r ecognise the commun ity's role`an d respo nsibility in pla nning
the development (4 the metropolitan San Francisca Day Area .
C. What is a Gen eral Plan?
itbst it a "'oval Plan" ?
A Gen eral Plan is a, set of integrated policies to be used as a wide for
the future physical development of the area in volved.
The Oeasrel Plan has this. basic eleme ntal
1. A land use element, indicating file proposed fut ure use of
lend for reiide ntjtal (i ncl uding densities), commercial and
industrial_ purposos.
2. A circulation element, sharing the aaj er streets e nd high.
ways, public transit and terminal. facilities and other
elemen ts necessary to nave people and goods within and
throu gh the area.
3. A public facilities elemen t, showing the gener al location
an d type of schools, pa rks an d public buildings, end a ny
other public facilities required by ths land uses proposed .
Additional elements may be included as desired.
Char+rctertstics of the %eqsral f).".
The Gen eral Plan shou ld be "long-ran gm", hookin g 15 to 20 years or
more into the futu re. - It shou ld be "com prehen siv e", coverin g the
en tire sr e. a and concerned with all the physical needs of the community,
relating circulation and public facilities to residential, comm ercia l
an d industrial dev elopment„.. It should be!" geaersl", deslio$ with
rela tionships between land; use area s, circu la tion and comsity
facilities. It should be !'wosnd*lle". ca able of being changed w hen
required by c hanging con ditions and as ads.j
Tire fo ra of the general plan document is usu ally a map showing the
futu re physical pattern of the community, "together with a sta temen t
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st objecti ves to be acted svn,d and the priaa iples and standards to be
fotlewed in reaching thNse ;otbjet tiwr' .
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1. Policy Deteneine140A1
The Cenersl Pion, when adopted ujy the Cou ncil, sets f orth
the Council's.1po1icy regarding fature commu nity develop-
msn t. These policies are re ached thr ough revile w a nd
discussion durin g formulation of the Plan a nd ;duri ng
the public hearings prior to f ormal lotio n. ly ordina nc e,
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the Plan must be reviewed annually and, if spiiiropriate, it
=yin be amsn dk'i.
2. Policy Control:
Using the amoral Plan es its guide, the Council can mak e
co nsistent decisions regarding land u se, dsnsilties,
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circu lation routes and public facilities, knowing that
xts weak -by viek decisions on various aspects' ofdcve lop-.
nut are all Leading towa rd the sam e obje ctiv es.
3. Com munication and Edu cation :
The Consul Plan should be clearly presented graphically
and with an e xplanatory text. It shou ld be widely
distributed to all civic organ isations and gov er nmen tal
agencies within the plann in g area, so that a lg may know
the. development po licies of the City.
Deliberations on the Pkbs end mammal revi ews should
be carefully recorded,, so th at the-:thiMitin4 behi nd
the decisions .is f ully u nderstood in the future.
Citisena .end fut ure c ou ncilmen ca n review the think-
ing of the past bef ore proposing t.ead.enta to the
General Plea. S uch careful cammemu nicati o .. of ideas
will.:. help to educate those using the Plan end insure
that chan ge Lh the Plan continue to dire ct, the ..
com munity toward its goal.
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DENZLOPING TIM MEW. PL&1
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Background
3. Existing Le nd This
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PREIM-i$
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The most recent complete nnajor study le ading to as Ge neral Plan
for Palo Alto was prese nted by co nsultants in 19::5. It w as
studied by the Planni ng Co mmission a nd an a mends() report was
forwa rded to the Council for approval. In July R956 the
Council adopted, in principle, the Interim General Plan as th e
General Plan for Palo Alto.
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As w ith several previous plans, the plan ning area studied
covered an are a greater tha n the City limits. Yet in l eas then
five years the City a gain had. . grpwn be yo nd the pla nning area.
In this perio d of rapid Bay Area population increase and
inc reasing dema nds for urban services, it is difticult to
determine far in advance what a city's u ltimate area will be.
The Counties of San ta Clara and San Mateo have recen tly'
adopted General Plans and the borderin g c ities ol Mountain View,
Los Altos, Los Altos Rills, a nd Me nlo Par % have ,adopte d
Ge neral Plans.* Giving due consideratio n to the :Plan s of the
bordering jurisdiction s within the co ntex t of Palo Alto 's
own Goals and Objectiv es, the General Plan has been developed
for an enlarged planning area which will fit logLcally5 into the
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bigger picture of San ta Clara Co unty and the Bay Re gion.
Through close cooperation between cities, coun ties, a nd spec ia l
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districts, it will be possible to coordinate planning a nd
improvement prog rams so that the most desirable,physic al p attern
will gradually develop in the north county area. lamer costs
of govarnment a nd continui ng pleasant environment will be the
r esult of these efforts.
*vim of Bsve}oppents Since 1933: •
Many of the proposals of the Worts:Ge neral Pla n ha ve been
completed sin ce 1955:
Residential, commercial and i ndust rial devel opme nt have
continu ed gen erally in accordance with the Plan.
Major street impro vements have been made is acc ordance
with the Plan.
Many pu blic impro vem ents mere made possible by the bo nd
issues totalling $6,900,000 passed by the voters in
1955 and 1956.
Such prog ress in a -short time indicates the desire by
Palo Alto residen ts to pla n ahead an d, hav ing Man ned,
to pay for the improvem ents which they desire.
Physical Cheract.Fi ft) s of pro Alto:
The City of Palo Alto includes a flat, alluvial plain at the
northern end of Santa Clara County,an d the rolling foothill
of the Coast Range Mountains. The move than 10 square miles
recently annexe d in the hills included Bla ck Mountain with
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•- an elevati on of o ver 2,800 feet: Almost half the''ar•a within
the City limits is av er 400 feet elevatio n, a nd die ar ea o ver.
750 feet has ma ny steep sl opes . Topography and gtiol ogic :::ucture
in the upper fo othills are dominated by the Ban Andreas Fault.
The topographic expression of the Rift Z one can b4j seen in the
deep, steep -walled canyons of Los Treatise end Steil ns Creeks.
Valuable mineral deposits (mainly limestone) exist in th e
foo thills area, especially in the vici nity of Black Mou nt ain
and the area owned by the ?ammonite Cement Compa:y.
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0roym4 Cover and apinfalla
The o lder area of Palo Alto is studded With oak ttses and other
fully grow n trees planted man y yea rs ago. The more recut
additions south of Amarillo Avenu e and Matadoro Cipal hav e few
fully grown trees but have thousands of trees that will be
maturing as time passes. In the lower foothills trees
generally are foun d a long the creeks. Vegeta tion dncr eases
with elevation, largely due to ra infall. Average rain fall
in crea ses from a pproximately 15 inches ann ually below 100 feet
e levatio n to 35 inches annually along the Skyline Boule vard and
alon g Mon te Bello Ridge , an elevation of a bout 2,250 feet. The
Palo Alto foo thills a rea lies in the watersheds of severa l
c ree ks —Lo s Tran ces, San Pran cisqu ito, Arestraderor Mata de ro ,
Dry, Adobe, an d Stev en s Creeks. The importance of!ths hill
area as watershed mu st be studie d carefully.
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lydrolo mar. the City's con sulting geo lo gist con clu dis: -
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CLOUDY DAYS
CLEAR DAYS
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CITY -
NUMBER OF YEARS '
RAINY DAYS
PALO ALTO
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LO S ANGELES
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SAN DIEGO
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* AVERAGE MON THLY RAINFALL (1955 -1960)
(GAUGE AT CITY HALL)
*FRO M PALO ALTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,:3 U. S. WEA THEI BUREAU
"Approximately one-thi rd of the a nnual rainfall ri as off in the
surface streams that drain the area, and most of +hs remaining
two-thirds is returned to the atmosphere through IIvap oratio n and
transpiration from the de nse vegetati on covering the steep hill-
sides of the foothills area. Only a smell part oaf the an nual
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rainfall is required to recharge the meager gr ound water reservoirs.
In this region of rugged topography and moderatekt he avy r ainf all,
the scarcity of perennial springs and the low Mar in the stre ams
dur ing the dry weather is evidence ofthe g enerallly tight and impe rvious
nature of the bed -rock."
Ex ten sion of a waterlin e to Boronda Reservoir in the City's Foot-
hill Park (at 900 feet) makes possible gradual exte nsi on of water
serv ice to all the area below the park. Extensiot of water
serv ice to the area abo ve the pa rk is n ow under study.
B. Existing Land Use
Revision an d extensio n of the 1955 Interim general
review of presen t land u se, circulation and public
Plan re quires
facilities. It
a lso requires tha t past standa rds an d ea rlier prin�Ciples of dev elo pment
be reviewed to dete rmine whether they meet cu rrent) thinking and future
desres. Knowing where the City is a nd where it ik going is helpful
in determining whic h direction future deve lopment (should take. Increases
in popula tion and area show that chan ges ha ve be en rapid.
In twen ty years the popula tion incr ease d 2.3 times
increased 5.3 times.
while the ar ea
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PALO ALTO POPULATION
1930- 1960
MALE 1950- I 11.14
1900-14,5N
2041
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1950 0%!97
6Am 11,911
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1959 12964
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190p• 51.45%
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1940 16,774* 2,687
1854 25,475• 4,467
1960 52,287* 13453 •
(July) 1962 53,300 est. 14,291
*V. S. Census
The Existing Len d Use and Existing Zo ni ng Table is present ed as a point
of departure in determining whet la nd remains available withi n each
m ajor category of use.
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Liam; us z Zoning
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Sin gle Family Rasids.Liai 2,413f 117.4 7,861 55.0
Multiple Family Reside ntial 189- 1.3 538 3.8
Comm ercial& Professional 300 2.1 388 2.7
Wholesale, Storage, Public 1
Utilities & Tran sportation,
Manufactu rin g, R & D 332 2.3 1,230 8.6
Public & Qu asi -Pu blic 1,037 7.3 2,784 19.5
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Su b -Total 12,801 89.6 12,801 89.6
Ra ilroad 74 .5 74 .5
Streets & Can als _Ida w* .. .p
Total Are a of
In corporated City 14,291 100.0 14,291 100 .0
C. Projected Demands
Summary of Larry Smith & Clan s► An yyis :
In the report, Pa. o Alto F oncmic Ana lyst', the City's economic
consu ltant, Larry Smith & Company, foreca stjdemand for various uses
of land in Palo Alto o ver the next twenty years. The following
summ ary statements are in ten ded to give a gineralised idea of
e con omic potentia l. Deta iled information iw con tain ad in the
full report.
Reaid n tial Ho usipi Wits:
DaNnd for housing rill con tinue in the residential stu dy area ,
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of over 25,000 additio nal units over th e; res at supply by 1NO.
Of this total amount, by .1980- , approx :s4 4/3 wo uld be *erected
to be in the oulti•fweily category."
Regarding various cuemerci al and other use:p. Larry Smith & Compa ny
states the followi ng:
" Ds t. 6tore jyea.1 rxj ise (DBTN)
"By 1975, it appears that an opportunity will exist for
1.1 million sq. ft. of DSTM sp ace to the retail shopping
com plex en com passing both Stanford Place and the tradition al
University Aven ue bu sine ss district.
"University 4vsnue t,oavenis8ce Pecilit g
"... within the assu med residential rsSa, by 1980, there
will be n eed. for some 45,000 to 88,000Isq. ft. of additi onal
food store space in the University Lyme* area and some
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"By 1965, a deman d is ex pected for 310,000 sq. ft. of
additional genera l and professional office space ....
By 1980, .. :'figures will in crease ... for a tota l
demand of approx imately 1,580,000 sq. fi.
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"This (i ndustrial land), ys s resulted ;ta a range of fore-
casts, the law of which indicated a dsrmd ifor an additional •
80 acres by 1965 and` a total addition by 1!F80 of 390 acres.
The high forecast increased frail 115 acres* 1965 to 380
acr aj by.1980.
"Recreative' snit ' IngOtutional
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in stitution al uses is not for themost part predicated
upon .an economic taxis ...11 Become of this, specific fore. -
casts have not boon Bads .. .. Harms:, .. .tee demand for
golf courses hw been briefly analysed a nd it becomes quite
apparent tha t se veral n ew facilities of thii type could be
expected to be'fu lly utilized if developed in th e Palo Alto
area.
" dioa-Cc plea Retail and Se rvices
"The distributio n of conv enience roods faciI' sties (food, drug,
and hardware), as w ell as heavy commercial .service facilities,
is primarily rela ced:' to population .... It As su ggested that
the per capita area requ ire ment& for tha se. 0 os is a setts-
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P. The General Pla n for Palo Alto
The General Plan for Palo Alto indic ates the abjsctiv ss, principles,
and stan dards w hich will serv e as a basic guide fo r the continuing
developmen t of the comunity.
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Th e changes s uggested in land uses are i ntandid to help accomplish
the City's major Gene ral Plan g oal -• de velopment of * physical
pattern designed to serve the social and eco nmimic requirements
of the City a nd its residents.
The increases in residential us e will permit more people to live,
as well as work, in Palo Alt o. It is estisatid th at at f ull
dev elopment soar 100,000 persons m ay reside withi n the plan ni ng
The con tinued dev elopm ent of commercial, industrial, and r esearch
and dev elopment uses will assure a gro wing number of j ob oppor-
tun ities and en increasin g tax base to support the f acilittes oand
services required the., population.
C$jcwl*tion:
actua l location of som e routes is no t, as yet,determineo'. In such
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cases (as the foothills area), a c on serv ative lan d use development
has been assumed to assure that the road system will be adequate.
Car eful rev iew of land use will be n ecessary as additional State, •
Cou nty and local decision s are made on major routes.
Public Bar�,ities:
Provision has been made for pu blic facilities to nerve expan ding
population. Gen eral loca tions for the variou s facilities have
been established on the ba sis of the stated pr i�Xoiples and •
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that before you proc•ld with Section III
ELEFUNTS OF THE PLAN
yo u remove the General Plan :from the en vel ope
at the end of this Report and place it b e:Eori
you for purposes of comparison with the toper
an d detailed maps in the sections which ftglov.
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A. Residential Areas
I. Commercial Areas
C. Employment Areas:
D. Areas of Special In te rest:
Ba ylands and
Foothills
R. Public Facilities
F. Traffic an d Circu lation
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The Tarp vexations to the City in 1959 thiub.led the City's etas.
By far the largest portion of th e annexed *z a' ult
dev oted to residential uses . 3y knowi ng tbs locatio n of the
fu ture residential development and the proiectod density, th e City
end the School Districts can prepare premise p4ans for acq uisiti on
of sites and construOtion of nesded.schools, $irks and other
facilities.
Ob ectiv)s:
Objectives adopted by the City Council in kqust 1960 i nclude
the followin g. goals r elated to residential dklveiop t:
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i. To establish and main tain staodneds thlt will guarantee
the highest quality in all residentgt l development.
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2. To main tain Palo Alto's character awl *fine reside nti al
commun ity, with outstandin g schools,; c4l.tura l facilities
and required municipal serv ices ava illahle at reasonable
cost to the residents.
3.' To maintain and enhance the charactejr, quality and v alue
of re sidential areas.
4. To en courage, in proper balance to the econoszic and social
requ irements of the people: of. Palo d*, the developmen t
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of a_variety of single-family homes,jmniti family living
units and high-rise aprrtran te.
5 .. To plan the develepment of a nteisdf •ri$ll is s v y that
Mill insure diversification to the extent that these
•arses trill - supplsasnt a nd compleme nt the aLrhtdy developed
portions of the City. laprovements within tbleee areas
Principles for residen tial devel opme nt are s uggested below:
1. All pa rcels should be of reaso nable slope, efficient sin e
and proper shape to permit desirable developme nt at the
density proposed.
2, .All necessary public utilitie s (sewer, Mater„ gas, power,
telephone) shou ld be av ailable or capable of b.in$
ex tended in proper quantity for Pro pose d Oen ity. The
cost of ixtension of utilities •shou ld be tome, by the
propertiescarved.
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- av ailable or proposed in proper quan tity flor lproposed
den sity --schools, neighborhood parks (or district park
nearby), shopping areas, etc.
4. There �sho ulf be good access to collecto r i�tr hets and
majo r streets. The streets should be of iluf:kiciest
capacity` (or futur e -ca pacity) to ca ry •thd,valu ersr of
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A vairia Of densities and
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senaour* sd, with the o jscti ve of i rsasiini stability of
areas. Variety mould pewit relocatio n within the City of
residents with changi ng ho using .r.quira msnls.'
When an older area is designated for sore i ntensive use,
the constru ction of new str uctures should be enco uraged
and the conversion of older struct ures sh osldl be dis-
couraged.
6. Higher densities should be developed cl oser tlo centers of
activ ity, while lower densities should prevail in ar eas
farther sway. I
7. Zoning.for increased residen tial den sity sboild not pre -
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and such sonin 8 should not be applied to areas simply
because they are growing older. Prin ciple's which should
be followed in so ning for hiayher den aatisa anrs those listed
above.
8. All residential developments should have eufiicient open
green a rea, 04 the site fo r u se of residents.. Such open
space, well landscaped, will also enhaacs corpamnity Appeara nce.
9. Alncroachisat into liv ing er al of inco patlibl1s uses should be
preven ted, and existing loaning uss a�hould hs elim in ate d.
,Gbiectives;, , (refer to Objeetties .p, 30)
1. ltaaderdt.a it fit the density proposed is order to assure
quality de vel opment . City codes governing residential
development must be checked occasionally 0 up -date
standards to mist changi ng desires. Rece nt cha nges in
the Building Code and ne w req uirepnts fin Undergro und
utilities are examples of Pal o Alto's prbg:ess in im-
proving its standards.
2 di 3. Continued rev iew of facilities and s ervic esl will help
*4. Particular emphasis shou ld be given to the wards
" . .. in proper balance. to the e conomic ,mod'' social
requ irements of the people of Palo Alto ..."The
Genital Plan reflects this concept. As Land in the
metropolitan area . becomes more scarce, great care
must be taken to assure the de velopment Hof a variety
of housing types aa-':ove r-a11 densities tbcrea se.
Pre sent multiple -family de velopmen t tend" to be very
much ste reotyped. Study of me an s of en cou raging grea ter
variety a nd amenity, through incentive s,
taken follo wing the Gener al Plan. As an
sin gle -family de tached hou ses might well
with sin gle-family attached hou ses or "t4srracs" hou ses.
While tdis wo uld in crease den sity somindumt,",it need n ot
increase den sity as much as apartmen t ho isiog.
5. By including uni ncorporated areas in the General Plan,
policy can be establish ed regarding development of these
areas if and when they. should an ne x to Paulo Alto.
• Oaameaion of ftiec pIss; Refer to Prin cipl es p, 21.)
1. As the City grows into the hill ar eas, s;1ops of t e pound
becomes a major factor in residential developme nt .
Lower density develop ment sh ould be encoiraged in the
bills, bo th to preserve the beauty aid °Oen, appearanc e
an d also to prese rve the: watershed are a l roa e xcessive
constru ction. If small lot sires are conside red, there will
be man y proposals for cutting.and fillinj to chance the
shape of the hills, either to flatten enittre hills or to
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retains the existing characte r of the hills. In order to
assu re the L,st hill ar ea development, cereful,review of
each propo sal will be necessary, with consideration of
smeller lo ts on gen tle slopes, larger lots on ste eper
slopes with an,ovsr-a ll low density 'Win" reta ined. As
On a lter na tive, "cluster" developm ent shou ld be con sidered.
This techn ique allows groupings of dwe llinge on smaller
lots on gen tle slopes an d retention of stts eslopes as
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slope' as:"open areas" should befused, a* dedication to
the public of scenic easemen ts or develoiment r ights.
2 i 3. Paubi Lc utilities lasuch as sanwra, caber, gas dd Pew ee)
aid facilities (gush +ee ;acbor►la, ter, p s +., ,;
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plaoO or very . s onaaftoree0sWhane ver a hcighe e. density
(i.e',, more pop ulation) is proposed, pul►lilc militias and
public facilities sho uld be zceviewed to auvrn that approved
standards (baled on both population and di'staise) are main»
ta�tneaa. �.
4. xdealiy, moot residences v ould f ront on - a 4.i#l•idgNeae or l eap
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. whichwo uld teed in to major sites bag • Aga asj or street rrorll4
run ..along the edge • of a neigh% 'laded but' not through it.
5. A variety of housin g,types is desirsb'le iln ibm various areas
to suit the va ryin g nee ds of m me r people.
Palo Alto once was almo st e ntirely salde up of single.faRilyr
.house,. With the change sin ettltu dss an d Lin 'chsraoteristics
population, j
of the pope . ssnr !'ao�ilis e; syy fiend teat they no lamer
require. or desire lar go hottest alte r the ir ;children are
grown . • They might prefe r attaphnd houses era @Mailer lots
or apa rtm en ts if these wes a avai lable within .a, reasonable
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distance of their present house and were properly planned to
fit the character of the area. :Ii nai suital le' housing is
available, long -tins residents m at lave tlloe area when they
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b. Nigher densities Ire more d eeita , s tiiritNr ,centers which
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t ransportltion, more jobs ends, generally, acts v ari ety► .of
everythi ng than the outlying areas.
7. It appears to be desirable to' retai n most editi ng single family
residential trees and to renew these ar eas as they ego . Some
minor increases in density in car efully selected ar eas might
be considered desirable. It should b e=n oted that wholes ale rip.'
son ing usually do ss not serve : .t.o alter the , density of a given
area for man y years. Rather, it:re•ults i nlacattering of higher
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:dent's' area, a situ ation which most residents find u ndesirable
due to in cre ased deman ds on public facilities a nd streets which', •
can not be improved un til a widespread, higher density warrants
revision an d improvement.
In older areas w hich are developed with residences but which
seem to be lacking some pu blic facilities, precise plans
should be made to determine w hat is needed, wheire it should be
located and how it can be a cquired. In prin ciple , rezoning
to highe r density sho uld no t tike place simply because an area
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desirable in a giv en location,jrescuing should be so scheduled
that additional fac ilities or circulation .ne,dsd can be added
within a reasonable time period.
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!. g ncroachme nt of ind ustries and cosssrciaa uNes upon
enistipg residential areas is1.1v not pr evalle nk in P alo Alto.
Bowe ver, prot ection of future residential( areas sh ould
co nti nue. Developme nt of b uffer planti ng req uire me nts
will help . The gradu al elimination of non -conforming
uses •veld help to ass ure more desirable residential .
areas in the future.
Atindatial
Residential developm ent standards h ave been st ated in the various
City Ordinan ces, such as the Zoni ng Ordina nce: aRed the Building Cod e.
These should be reviewed re gularly to assure rsiiidilnts of the high
stan dards desired.
Requirin g rev iew are setbacks and open ar ea requir me nts, as wall
as den sity stan dards listed in the Zoning Ordinenal, a nd materials
permitted or required in con struction of single and multiple
dwelling un its.
Density stan dards for va rious ar eas shown on the Genera l Plan Map
are the following:
MEW Dwellingj n its/Acre,
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Medium 6.0
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0r•ss resid ential densities are shorn is th e. undeveloped foothill areas
where the co nsiderable vsxi&iio n posetble in type yaf idsvelopmsat makes
it diffi cult to a if i ' percentage of fie esee 11 ►Lcb will ultimately
be devoted to' $Atop .schools, churches, etc. In t1w developed areas.
of the City, net residential densities ai m be detacmiped readily..
Within any given ar ea a range of densities m4 be :permitted with the
ov erall a verage being maintained.
Gen eral Plan Proposals:
The General Plan indica tes an increase of ;resident all dwelling units
east of Fo othill Expressway. The changes from c urrertly'peraitt ed
develo pment hav e been few a nd all of them a re suggesti ons for increas ed
residential densities in areas of u ltimate good scam*, se rvic es and
facilities. The following ie a genera l su mmery of',cha nges:
1. The area a ro und the Univ er sity Avenue Business District
A high den sity apartment a rea.
2. Orego n Av enue at We st Bsyshors An apart7ens a rea of
approximately 25 dwelling unite/net acre.
3, Middlefield - Loma Verde -- Change industrial. areas to
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4. Monroe Park Area -- A residentia l area with •a:w average of
25 dwelling units/net acre.
5. From Los - Robles to Arastradero on the west 'side og El
Cam ino Real -- An apartment area with an average density
of 23 dw elling u nits/net acre.
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It is proposed that the remainder of the area gsiasially remai n as
developed or ba- da vvlopdd in kost+ ng vitb aatabl ishsd tren ds .
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developed residentially, as explained u nder the W ootto n on foothills.
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A total of 13,837 single-family d welling u nits pretie ntly occupy
2,483 acres. The 4,033 multiple -family dwelli n.o malts occupy 189
acres, a lthough they account for 231 of the total dwelling units .
Acres Occupied by Residential Uses - *0 1962
Total Dw elling Units
A total of 5,350 acts. ars zoned specifica lly f!or single-family use,
an d an additiona l 2,511 a cres ar e zo ned for agriculture. Host of
these acres lie in the foothills above Junipero Serra Bou levard.
As foothill developmen t ta kes pla ce, it can beanjticipated tha t, in
addition to re sidences, considerable area viilbe, devo te d to other
u ses, such as n eighbo rhood shopping centers, schools, churches,
and other quasi -public uses.
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It is proposed that the remainder of the area g enerally remai n as
developed or be- divsxepid in keegi+ ng "with sstil4lrsd trends.
Almost the entire er as w est of Foothill ImprepealOvis proposed to 'be
developed reside ntially, as explained under this ieetio n on Foothills.
Relevant Data;
A total of 13,837 single-family d welling unitii pitessntly occupy
2,483 acres. The 4,033 multiple -family dwelli ng u nits occupy 189
acres, a lthough they account for 23% of the tOt a:E dwelli ng u nits.
Acres Occupied by Residential Uses • March 1962
Tota l Dwelling Units
A total of 5,350 acres are zoned specifically1fOr single-family use,
and an addition al 2,511 acres a re zoned for sgrilculture. Host of
these a cres lie in the foo thills a bove 3unipago,Serra Bou levard.
As foothill dev elopment takes pla ce , it can- b+e an ticipated that, in
addition to residences, considerable area wild 1s de voted to other
u ses, su ch as neighborhood shoppin g ce nters,!scho ols, churches,
and other qua si -public uses.
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Thars are presently 538 144411$ mo nad for multiple-dawslling or prsfsssiesal
uses. So me 286 acres are limited to multiple -fondly use and 252 acres
permit either multiple -family or professional sdmimistr ativs uses .
Actual uses vithin the z oning groups are all follows:
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Limited to Total Multiple or 70tal Total
yse Nultipks. jam ingining AimIsmmu
Vacan t 49 9.1 108 20 .1 157 29 .2
Single -Family 112 20.8 31 5 .8 143 26.6
Multipls4amily 116 21.6 32 5 .9 148. 27 .5
Quasi -Public 1 .2 44 8.2 45 8.4
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Total 286 53. 2 252 46.8 530 100.0
Appr oximately 30% of the total wait zoned is vacant... It ahauld be noted,
howev er, that 103 acre s of the "multiple or, prafa msional" area lie on
Stanford Lends: 25 acres are plann ed for professtosit a dministrative uses
and 77 acres are planned fo r multiple uses (ia cludin$ so me 20 acres match
ultimately will be lost to a future Willow Frasaway► iater chan ba). Thu s,
actual vacant land available for multiple use totals about 110 ecru. Of
this, co nstructio n is now under wa y on abou t 13 a cres, leav ing 97 acre s
va cant and available for fu ture _apartmsnt constr uction.
In addition to v acan t land, 143 a cres now devs lopedwith single-family
use .will u ltima tely be av ailable for multiple •family c onstruction.
Deans* of the great demand for housing e; amatsd by Larry Smith &
Compan y, it . appsa rs that more apartm en t dsv alopassaat, as wll AO singls-
family develo pment, ultim ately coul .be accommo date d within the plann ing
area.
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The 1955 Uteri* Gaunt Pl an studies indicated thXt changes were
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The se changes are continuing . Sever al small shopping centers ha ve
been built in neighborhood areas and off-street%parking facilities
have been adde d to older districts. The major :regi onal shoppi ng
center, in discussion stage eight years ago, now accou nts fo r one-
third of all taxable r etail sales by ret ail ers,' exclusi ve of auto-
mo bile salts.
Development of the University Ave nue Co meesrcial!Di trict has continued,
with a gradual change in the types of commerci al use •- fewer retail
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stores and more business and financia l offices. A detail ed study
of the Un ive rsity Av enu e area has been made rued: a De velopme nt Plan
prepared for the area. Decisions are n eede d on treatmr lt of present
camera/1 developmen t and designation of presently undeveloped
com mercially toned area. :
The E1 Camino "strip" has contin ued to develop,, wanly with highway -
oriented businesses, su ch as motels, restau rants and gas stations,
a lthough a substantia l financia l -office com ple x is developing at
Californ ia Aven ue.
Objectives:
The following o bjectives adopted by the Coun cil relsjte to commercial
development:
1. To establish and maintain standards that will suaraite° the
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highest qu ality. in all caMwrcial dseslop mant; within the City.
2. 'To maintain the essential economic r atio of reside ntial,
ca®ercial, professional, a nd industri al areas.
3./ To maintai n and enhadbe Palo Alto's position as the tradi ng,
finan cial, medical, a nd professional serviceii' ce nter of
the mid -peninsula.
The follow ing principles are suggested for commercial development:
1. Attra ctive shoppin g a reas with adequate, pr operly designed
an d landscaped off-street parking sho uld be provided at
con venient loca tion s.
2. Sho pping facilities -should be grouped in campect centers, so
located as to provide ready access -to the ''reaidential areas.
• They shou ld not "strun g o ut along major traffic streets.
3. The number, sire, jn d loc ation of shoppin g enters should be
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4. Regional shoppin g a reas shou ld be a dequately served by
all necessary forms of transpo rtation -- highwa ys, local
an d region al pu blic transit,on d, possibly, helico pte r.
Neighborhoo d and district shopping areas should be served
oy major streets and local public transit.
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The smallest type of shoppi ng center pr ovides co nvs nience goods
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Variety or Jr „ One or two fall*
dep artaamt stor e bins dept, ste ms:*
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and variety for typical daily needs.
2. District Cen ter:
In addition to convenien ce goods and personal surv.ces, the
district level center or shopping area adds story soft line s,
(wearin g apparel, etc.) and some hard lines (spliences Iharda
ware, etc.) and provides more de pth and variety in lsires c olors,
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marke t, is usua lly a variety stor e or junio r �de1lart flt store.
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The largest shoppin g a rea adds generalmercha ndLss, a ppare l,
and furniture in addition to a variety of spetialties. One
major departmen t store isnecessa ry and tw o would he desirable.
Comparative shopping 'is the iapartan t times* in such large
shopping •resiir' shtbb ssr'ee customers aver . a a ide *rem.
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Developme nt standards hays not bee n specifically stOted in the Zanies
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Ordi nance for neighborhood ccemsrcial versus resimmacessercial
development or "stri ng strips" . The most rece nt mrr4Ohorhood shopping
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specific requirements, possibly to be indicated in +the! Zo ning Ordi-
nance, would help assures continui ng high Lev el o f appearance •of
possible n ew shopping minters to serve the dev elopme nt in the hill area.
Relevant Da ta ,�. Lea d Use and ' in :
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Palo Alto has 300 acres dev eloped in commer cial us e; and p arki ng areas
-- 3.2% of the City's net developed area. Comeercial uses i nclude
retail sales, perso nal services, busin ess and professiional offices .
Comm ercial uses are mainly (206: acres) within commerci al. cones
(C-1, C-2, C-3, and P -C); some 38 acrei of' cummercial use are lammed
in industrial sons; 36 acres of professio na l and casaearcial''uses are
located in residen tia l and/or professional 'con es. The remaining 20
acres, mostly parkin g, are located in residential and pubic facility
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The total area zon ed for comme rcial -type use is 388 acres, including
ail or part of the follow in g zo nes: C4, C-2, C-3, 104, A -Z, P-!,
and 0-A. A total of 206 acres within the cooum irc irl aton es (C -I,
C'2, C-3, and PAC) ere in commercial use s; aetothsr 7 acres are is
qu asi -public or public uses. Atotal of 106 one aril vacant; the
rommixiif$ 69 acresera in residential;, (30 acre s) or collier (19 acres)
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vnlihlts, $1t1 11 19011 LLOSi 1 1 : IIM '! I l
estimated in 1935. `Mint " of Abotadilltiamal r say si all i f* 6610oNpaet
sboppins centers wit ► Hoops' off-str st poking lo0:4
Commercial land use has gradually mo nd nut to ttri �p�si'shborhipod c os.
a srcial cen ters, in addition to the older districis. The t otal n umber
of retail &totes has grown from 491 in 1955 to 55, in ;1961; *Ari as the
sus period retail stores in the Uaivsrsiiy Ammo, ATI& dropppsd from
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place `.aloting with growth .in the .past .six ys!arii.
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Palo Alto has for many years ser ved aoutbarn Ba n Wsit ea County sad
northern Santa Clara Cou nty with .foods anal Mzwic . 'ilndlsar0i
taxable retail .a11 'show that Palo <,Alto iMemjases 91 of the taxable
retail .sales of the two counties, although PO.* aAtO has only &bast
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Ban Mateo. The City can hold :this favcrathls ;position in the future
by contin uin g dsvelopsntat of rstait faoililtius it sinus of future
need an d in existing m ajor shoppta g distrilctii as popula tion of the
Trade Area incrsasas. The Palo Alto Tradis Arietl ioolu des all or pent
of ltedv o City, tisolo Pic, iloodsids, V' Itt,. ew, 1Los Altos, 1ios Allsm
Hills, Bum yvals, sa d u minOorporatot "Murry ' iu'mq of Isau tbats Sas
Wets* Coun ty and northern Santa CUPS COIWAIP.
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The foe "Contra" budialles district beo /Apt aestrart 1,
as vas pointed out in 1955 . The characterof tImo district has
changed as man. 1n six tears the district had +k est lose
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of 40 retail cutlets, . includi ng 3.4 appira1 starred, 1 pr'ess'al.
merchan dise store, e nd 7 food stores. This loss in ret ail
outlets has been offset by. the addition of offtcies •. real
estatefinance. insuraaca
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Bones in the Usiversity Avows. analog se nti nudd si ns . 1954.
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area is question able.
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Av#nue4t*afarA:P1a 1' � a v cry co■rideairabl e
potential for camrraisl, office and other uses.' The "shire"
of this potential av ail/44s to Amamiis depeadaot
en Ansreasing 3,444 ,popu lation and on improv em ents in
appearance„ circulation, parkins, etc. lls• stru ctur es, r.
modeling, concern by the v ariou s iunterrnsts, an d a proposed
aotiga program to improve parking• airtulstioea, sa d app•airaance
Indicate ,a favorable tliaate "bleb should .resslt' is ,a healthy
growth .1n
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This ce nter is a regio asl . ftciitt* rrllrg, f outb rrn slW MrM w
County And northern Santa Clara C onn4ty. VON irate of **fo ra
• Plaza tuts been autatasdin$ .si nc e it, f ristliopsntd 1953. It
now enjoys the highest , retail sa1A of all! shoppii ng canter's in
San ta Clara Cou nty . Of the tot al ninety acres (including a
sits • across S1 Casi no Seal), approxiastely si xty have been
developed. An.addition al major store is under clu netructir on
six acres, and a major department store it expo rted to locate in •
the near future. It is expected that the canter will co nti nue to
develop as the popu lation and purchasing parer' of the tr a area
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The "co nven ience" cha racter of Ca lifornia s Avenue shopping district
has changed gradua lly so that the district isIsssoah more di versifi ed.
In 1934 ove r 8O% of the retail sales vare. . of a "caaeniencs" nature
Today not nose than half the retail sales car * -con sidered of
"conven ien ce" n ature .
The specia l study of the area , fin aactd by the Ca liforn ia AsrewsUG
businessm en, resu lted in .a n ew son ing pa ttern for the area sod
improved circula tion and beautification. Cordsaaatioa of obso lete
residences cre ated lan d fo r ne w developmen t; the Oregon•Page (till
Underpass an d closing of California Avenue at the 1.11.244. Oasts
removed u ndesirable through tra ffic ; t:he cometructio s' of now parkins
lots decreased aongsation ; and the casstruc tion of the North County
Courthouse and the heautificatio n o .2 California Avenue helped create
an -optimistic attitude. The total of:ec t of terms dewLa pavets
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'sonad land 1. 44111 a vailabl e aced •it ;appears desirable to
retain this are a to allow for a nticipated expaweion of the
business district.
4. A Coln -,deal s
The development of the 111 Camino "strip", has- caati nusd over the
years. Sta tistica l infOr*stion is rte' l gathered separately
for this area, bu t is grouped with oth er smeller centers in the
City. Together these ar eas acc ount for about 211 of ta xable
retail sales.
Widenin g of El Camin o Sea l mill sliedlimte such of the patrkiog
provided in front of bu sinesses Careful:itudy'' of the "otrip"
should be follo:e d by a " precisc ,plan ' to assu me ample off-street
' parkin g in the fu ture. In additio n, a. revision. of gaming and
permitted u ses wou ld help a vo id the scattering of all kinds at
retail outlets along the street without an y grouping of.Jogiaal
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As indicated by the City's econ omic consu ltant, " .. . there
is a definite reason and• need for strip -type commercial
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eeen ts might best be controlle d::ra ther than prevmete d or e itM1-
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be substantially dspe dent cm popu lation _distribution ' as ash
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recom me nded that major partings of 11 Cimino be r etained fo r
various types of co mmercial use b ut with appropriate safe-
.guards to avoid. the undesirable physic al sspsettof portions
of the existing developed areas aloe El Can e."
3. Tam an d Covntrs Vi11s • 11 Cami no laak;ar ._Ssiba rcadsr4 Vii.
Town an d Country Village is a conve nie nce center with greatly
expanded specia lty ' amass, A total of 144 units 'are oper ating
on approximately 12 acres. The ca nter opened in l ate 1953 and
has enjoyed reasonable growth since.
The Midtown shopping area developed as thp..pairoihbion increased
in the vicinity. The area origin ally nerved only as a conve nience
center, but it has gradually grown into a sho pping district,
complete with a junior department stork , three supermarkets, and
a v ariety of other sho ps, services an d offices. The district
totals approx imately 10 a cres. There ere presently 0.16 acre
vacan t and 0.4 acre occupied by 'single gamily houses, all of
which is potentially Available for com mercial use.
7. bix hVorhood Conterig
The typical neighborhood cen ters in Palo Alto are Edgew ood Plass
on Rebarcadexo , Charleston Plaza on Middlefield 'toad at Charleston
and Stmefor d Villa Center on Alma. All three centers ha ve a
supsrraike t an d v arious con ven ience shop* an d services. Centers
generally: of this type will be needed in the foothills area s
teeidsetiai develop t. t*elt pima.
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Tor many years Palo Alto has been k nown as an outstandin& city in
which to live; more recently it has added to this the reputation that
it is a most desirable city in which to work . The chorister of its
industrial development has become well k nown throughout the world .
This is due partly to the type of i nd ustry which has loc ated here and
partly to the aesthetic developments, .especially in the St anford
Indu strial Park.
Qb1sctives:
Objectives adopted by the City Cou ncil are as follows:
1. To establish and main tain standards that will gua ra ntee the
highest quality in all residential, commer cial, i nd ustrial and
other types cf dav elopcaan t within the City.
2. To maintain Pa lo Alto's character as a fine residential
community, exercising at all times wisdom in maintainin g
the essen tial economic ratio of residential, commercial,
professional and industrial a reas and activities in order
that ou tstan din g schools, cultu ra l facilities and requ ired
municipal services a re available at a reasonable cost to
the residen t.
3. To main tain Palo Alto's carefully developed restrictive stan -
dards fo r light industrial development and to 'e ncour s*
selected and diVsrstt .ed quality in dustry in the City.
4. To ma in tain and enhance Palo Alto 's position au the trading,
fin an cial, meedical, profe ssional serv ices, scie ntific research
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and light indugtelal cs flcer of the midve ni nsida to pvssrve
the commu nity's ecoaoaic viability .
S. To preserve the,City'a coveted financial position by main-
taining a proper balena e in all aspects of the commu nity's
development.
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In order to achie ve tht objectives sat forth above, the follo wing
principle s are sugge sted:
1. Ultimate employment opportunitiesgensrally should be balanced
with the poten tial labor force.
2. All emplo yment areas shou ld be accessibl e to major streets
end pu blic transportation to per mit: easy access for somlrruters
in to the area.
3. Industrial •areas'should be of suitable sisa, ,slope, drainage
and so il -bearin g capacity for the pro posed tyipes of use.
4. In dustrial ar ea s adjacen t to residen tial:mu ms should provide
adequ ate setbacks and be adequately screen ed with landscaping
to protect the residents.
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The standards for in dut rial development set forth io the Subdivision
Ordin ance and the Zonin g Ordin ance should be rev iewed in light of pr e.
sent and poten tial development. .Pa rking rquires snt:s have been increased
gradually to meet the demaeftrated n eed. 'Lot simmer iheve been in crea se d
to immprave site plwaning poss %ilitie s. ♦idition el che eses requiring
more detaile d Stu dy►: includee wetbacks. cov era ge and floo r area.
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The General Plan proposes retaini ng all the a rea presently soosd Indus- %
trial, except the industrial areas in the vici nity of lUddlefisld a nd
Lows Verde.
1pluant Rate:
In rev ie wing and revising the d ata pres nted in the 1965 Interim Ge ner al
Plan, a n umber of important cha nges c an be n oted:
1. The low propor tion of develop ed l and in ind ustrial us e,
4.7% (or 133 acre s), in 1954 had in creased to 5.7% (or
332 acres) by March 31, 1962
2. The Palo Alto Co mmunity Labor Mark et Area incrsaa*ed in
popu latio n from 128,500 in Ju ly 1952 to 220,000 in July
1962. (See Table 1. The Palo Alto Community Lab& Market
Area in cludes Palo Alto, Minlo Pa rk,; Mt. View, Stanf ord,
Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, East Palo Alto, Atherton,
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Non-agricu ltufal employment in the area (during the same
period) increased from 23,500 (18. 3% of population) to
an estimated 86,100 (39.1% of poOhlatiod5.
The percentage of persona employed in man ufac tur ing ha4
more than doubled -- from 11.0% to 22. 9%. (See Table 1.)
3. A substan tial portio ; of the la bor force commuted out of the
area in 1952, as can be determined from the "low Swcen tags
of jo bs r elativ e to popula tion. The nu mbe r of jobs avail-
able in the area is.*vs a bout equal to the number of persons
in the labor force.
4. There is a high percen tage of defense -orie nted u ses.
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present developm ent a nd future potential. (ties Table t.)
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It should be -noted that "industry" as used in this sectio n denotes a
vide !?mige of uses, i.e., w arbhausins, pros►ssioaal, ad einistrstive,
light man ufacturing, resear ch, etc. In each c ase, it covers both
• in tensiv e and extensiv e developments.
Most of the uses listed in Table 2 will contin ue to exist in the souls
indicated. However, 'r eside ntial use will be -rem oved gradually,so that
poten tially available land is the sum of vacant a nd rsisidsnti al a
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The number of persons who can ie employed, in industrially somrd areas
will depend u pon the types of development which wilt take plasm and
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employees. This was ussd,to dete rmine existing employe e/acre density.
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acres, (wing an average density of almost 60 employeas/aars.
On the othe r end of the scale is the Sylvan ia 'nutria Product's, Inc.
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(General Tbsiephone).devilaps$nt on Aristra dar allasi. Waite d as a
re search fa cility, emplo yment is limited to T-8 employees pe r 'ma re.
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If i ndustrial employ me nt thro ughout the City asrapd 50 perst* par
acre, the 1,230 acres st oned for i ndustry would provldti spa ce f*r
employment of 60,000 persons. How ever, l ow ddhsity developments on
extensive acreage ca n reduce the averagesutbstatti ally.
Zgpvlatken Estimates,- Palo JJ.to CoOmpitvIgnjOrket
The State Department of Employment has estimated the populatio n of the
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204,800, an d in 1962 as 220,000. Using the S an Mat eo County General
Plan an d the San ta Clara County General Plata, fut ure p opulatio n
estimates fo r the sam e a rea ha ve bean calc ulated at 4~34,500 .
San Mateo Coun ty (southern portion) 4.118,000
Santa Clara County (norther n p ortion) -� .►'QQ
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Assu min g that 400) of the population will be in the futur e lab or
force, about 173,800 persons will be seeking emp10 mrmt . Assumi ng that
33% of the future labo r force will be employed in :industrial areas,
.there would be a pprox imately 60,000 person s emplo yed. (See Table 3 .)
TA latter is tie nu mber of person a which Palo Alto's in dustrial areas
alon e will support at a density of 30 etivplayes/acre. Figures are not
a va ilable to -indicate the ex act tota l numbtix of Industria l ac res in
other parts of the Palo Alto Com munity Market Arai, Plueevsr,' Mt.
View and Men lo Park each propo se about 1,010 acres of in du str y.
Such a aituation requ ires co nsidera tion or the a lternatives: (1) The
number of per sons liv ing within the Labor Market Aru m will have to
increase c onsiderably, beyo nd present estimatas to Sena employees to
liv e, as well as work, within the ar ea; (2) mg layuee will have to
(*) Total Labor Faroe of San Fran cisc o"+8rkland and San Jaffa
Stan dard . Metropolitan Sta tistic al Areas was 318.8E of
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density to l ocate in th e ar ea; (4) Co ntrols to li mit employee
den sity per acr e can be instituted; (5) It is possible that .tle
total area set aside for industry will n ot be de veloped for
industry.
It can be assu med that r, large segme nt of the lab or force will
contin ue to commute in to the area. It also can be assumed th at the
population will ex ceed the estimate (e.g ., the estimate of 434,500
does not in clude the'poten tial population of the P alo Alto foothills).
In a ddition , low emplo yment density industries should be encouraged
to locate in the a rea , an d con sideration should be given to limiting
total employment densities. 8ina lly, it should be re alised that the
likelihood of 100% dev elopment is•im probable since there are, almost
alwa ys moss v acant properties in any a rea.
1961-62 ASSESSED VALUES - PALO ALTO --
TOTAL CITY AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE DISTRICTS
• UCLUDI$Q PUBLIC UTIIoIai ROLL AND swam
In dustrial Percentage,
To tal Qktv Zo ne Distri4ts
Ladd • $ 44,468,870 $ 9,12L,340 20. 5
Improvements 86,310,370 11,776,490 13.6
Personal Property
Secu red 10,901,540 4,802,050 44.0
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Unsecured 30640.7)0 19.667.230 ,¢
$172,311,530 $45,382,110 26. 3
Sourc es of Information :
City Budget 1961-62
City Planning Department, Special Study
of Industrial Zones - October 1961.
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The existi ng. i ndustrially stead lands represdnt appresiate47,1 74 of
the City are a, not in cludi ng publi c areas . 1 *.1l81-62 this -sees
represented more than 2U *the tot al as s .d valuatio n nt the City.
It can be aspscted th at ca utio ned devel opment will substanti ally
increase the perce ntage that the assessed valuation -of i ndustrial
lan ds represents of the total assess ed v ai vatio n_of the City. Thus,
Palo Alto is assured of !a substantial tat base which will co ntinue
to su pport the le vel of services a nd facilities. d esired.
Cogcloj ioni
Rapidly chan ging technology an d needs of i nd ustry, admi nistrati on
and research, make this a.critical area for annu al re vie w.
Serious considera tion should be given too allowiag a limited amount
• of high quality low density re search and/o r nee -productions
of developm ent in the foothills to preserve open apses •a nd 11•
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Due to the considerable dependence of man y devs lopaents oa govrms at
wo rk, . a greater div ersity of use, especially . in tins research oe d
development category, should be. onc ouraged.
The designa tion of additional lands for industry should be sonsidsrsd
with great care,.w ith particular attention to the pstsatial beast
on traffic circu lation .and other lan d uses.
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In the initial stares of developing the J n rah Phan it became obvious
that the u se of mu ch of the •flat lands vas psudstermi med by e xisting
land uses, red hea reas 'wherein major development alter natives needed
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use s. There a re advantages and disadvantages of each typ e of develop•
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make the present flood basin area available for any type of development.
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forecast of a plow absorption rate for this land,.. if devo ted to
Industr ial an d related uses, suggested tha t no industrial develapasat
should be proposed for the present. It appears that residential
development mould pro vide a quick financial retu rn but a lorIr tax base.
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de velopment of this area eIr the pr esent, but is maintain tber Brea
a nger irncomaitte d reserv e An d resource for the -Suture. The , fa te re
of . tb*. South WAS* * 4e yet, updtc ided. th. S. Corps of inginesse
study . of the Sc th ']q i' °battier is nets CempIeSed and is Wes revivals'
in ihisiitheteln, A. C. The results of the .tidy msty be helpful in
determin ing the future use of the City's $ , land..
Co ntinued develop ment of the golf cours e, reht -hserres. •a1►eset►
reereatioaal oo mptexv the -NNW •diapeealt *Way sad -the MOAN
dispose/ area. -is assum ed. Privately held LIONIPINIttfilS.111114,ressomemded
to continue in indust ri al, Admi nistrative • rssesreb'type vi es Wall
are presently developing.
Poothilla • move Future_ JmiDar o Jerre Prerc av:
8tudiea of the Palo Alto Fobthills hav e shwa that the n umber of
dwelling unfits whic h c an reas oneblyy be b uilt will be determined
largely by the ro ad system serving the ar ea.
The total number of dwellin g un its possible ranges tram 's lay of
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an d a ne w road. The basic asr .ptions.wade in determini ng *lieu-
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Alpine.Portola 2 lanes A4- lame s with 4•la me. fre:wsy
osatsr wadiaa . (Wille m) '
Page riill.Arastradero 2 lanes 4.laaes 6 laaes.4 lanes
New Read , 2 Doss 4 laws
Skyline . • 2 lan es or .4 .lase 'per
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Mon tebello Ridge Re ed 2 'lanes 2 'lanes 2 lanes
Major variablet, iii the ro ad system,,are the possibility of Willow Freeway
location along th e, Alpine al,igt asst, the possibility .of Midi a
portion of Page. Mill R ed infLopiAltoe Hills to 41 or 6 laesij..11101 the
possibility of constructia; a flea road from the Foothills through Stanford
Lands to Pegs Mill Road below the Foothill Expressway.
It is assumed that not all of those possibiliti es will be achie vad to
the fu llest extent. For this reason a proje cted t otal of 3,480 dwelling
un its has be en used for planning p urposes.
As 'determin ations are made on the alternatives, the number of d welling
un its which can be served reasona bly could possibly be increased or might
hav e to be redu ced.
Later development is anticipa ted for mo st of the area above Foothill
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Park. Exten sion of water service (an d possibly sewer service to those
areas which can be se rve d) will be necessa ry before any substanti al
dev elopment can take•place. In areas be yond reach of the City's sewer
lin es, additional stu dies will be ne cessary to deter mine whethe r package
sewage treatmen t plants will be feasible or acceptable , or if indi-
vidual dispo sa l (septic ta nk) syste ms will be required.
The limitin g fa ctor s of water , se wage dispo sal, and e spec ially the most
difficult pr oblem of providing additional ro ad capacity, indica te the
ne ce ssity fo r the lower densities propo sed in the upper foothills area.
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at an overall de nsity of 'l doolliegliaLti2 'ears Ida Wit dens qty i
permit limited de veloper** and will provid e- pro tto• to 00 vstrsshsd.
Each dev elopment proposal viii Mire . careful tto-assure come
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Hors, sboppios districts end industrial ssteblislrents ar e o nly part of
the physical require:asst. of a commu nity. A aajor f ueatice of cities
an d other units of local goverment is to pr ovide the following types
of community facilities and se rvices:
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ton in g .control, a nd assehment end tax collectio n.
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facilities, fire an d police pr otection. librari es a nd
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severs, parks and parking lots. Public utilities, incl uding
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Nea rly all of the facilities and services listed abov e ar e provided by
the City. Educatio n is mainly ,iader the juri1dictio n of the Palo Alto
Unified School District. Health services are provided for the City
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Palo.Alto has long been distin guished for the extent aid quality Wits
mu nicipal serv ices and for su ch facilitiss as the Commun ity Cen ter, the
Pa lo Alto Libra ry tysta w AO the Palo Alto Hospital. It is importas t
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San of theta ,public facilities..- including schools, part aa .d re creatio n
facilities, .ftra'stations mid librettos are discussed . "in detail is this
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,Tiauniup process Wipe 'it possible to plan and schedule sash costly
in stallations ...streets and utility Limey schodhs, parks, playgrounds,
an d communitybuildings with a swimmable hn arlsdgs of where they will be
-n••dsd, w hen they trill be rtaedsd and the cumber of people thus will be
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a. The establishment of standgrdl to goiters tbvpr•+risiaa
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The land use element' of the Gener al Pled shows very'* reside ntial
la nd use which in turn indicates where and how wing public schools
will be needed .
A number 'of private a nd parochi al sch ools ar e located in P al o Alto;
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wore nay l's eXpectedlin the future. Weever, enroll ment in these
scho ols is less•theX 7% of the total sch ool • nrolims nt, including
stu dents it private 'scho ols from other cities (both d ay students.
an d boarders). Since it is e xtre mely difficult to det ermi ne hair
many new private schools will be l ocat ed in Palo Alto, and where,
estimates of public schools will be based -upon the assu■ptios that
more than 9S+ of all children will attend loc al public schools.
i.1. Alm ;iied School Districts
The objectives, principles, and standards set forth
by the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of
Educatio n ha ve been used. SahooL site and sine
standards ha ve been changed slightly by the Palo
Alto Unified Schoo l District free, those Own in
the 1933 Interim Gene ral Plan . The cur rent standards
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Ele msntery (E-6) 450 max.
Jr. High (7-8-9) 1300-1400
High (10-11-12) 1300-1400
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The -1960 U. L liensua;;i kaat d mo- aMt a of 3.06 persa:s per
household and +s total::$sash s - of 2102% of the t dal population
within the Palo Alto U nified lobool District.
School enrollment 1960-61 was as follows:
Elementary (Z.6) 8,287
Jr. High
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High (10012) ,,L,W
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Population of thearea within, the Palo Alto Unified School District
was 63,200 its April 1960.* Of the total, 34',400 person liv ed in
19,10E hou sielg waits. . (The additional 4,800 personswaswostly
stud+ nts+.lived iu group qu arters.) Zhu*, there Ovate .43.ls sat -
tart', .11 junior high, and .12 high school''students per household.
At the tim1s` of the U. S. Censu s the "bulge" in school e nr ollme nt
had reached tbs. ju for high school level (age 13), but full
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in; units whse»apert•ents, . in •high fop children liv ed. A Wilber
ratio of children pe r dwrolli ng un it should be -used in f .,:swim
the number of students expecte d frss a totally sin gle family
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The Palo Alt o ODwdAlabool Distri ct- eyes the following ratio fear
st ude nts /ram new-siael•.fa mily.hduses3
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For lon g range' planning purposes, it is eatisted that (i n the Palo
A1te-Uniltad Seho•l District) total earoll m at, kindergarte n
through 12th grads, will loyal off at'or sear 22,000. This esti,.
sate, is based u pon the General Pla n calculation -.that within the
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Bills will add 1,720. Assuming a school enrollme nt of 0 .7 st udents
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wou ld be a total of about 22,000 students.
(i.e., an ev en number in each gra ds), en rollus at in •le■ satary
schools, kindergarten through siath grade, will be a bout 11,000
at full development.
the preheat stan dards. On the basis of i saa ii uw of 450 students
per elem enta ry school, tot Palo Alto Unified Scho ol District well
have an ultimate ,need fo r a total of about 4 additional •les estety
schools, plu s additional a laseroor in vario us are as.
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embargo ow or woo attss -fsr diffelent locations br a potential
school enrollees,`seams sore likoly to di mmed tha n, or to avoid
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location on a future thoroughfer s. As son subdivisions ar e pro-
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be discussed vith.Ihs Palo Al io Unified School Districtto assure
the District's opportunity to purcljass wall located sites.
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The three exitth$ Welor hit o0h0nls her. a capacity of 3,900
to 4,200 at the Dtst*3Ct's standard. of ttoo ,1,300 to 1,+10!1. per
school. Junior, high enrollewn t At full dovelegesat erill be-abost
3,000, requiring one,addition al jun ior high school. A sits has
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1!n two presen t high, schools belie a cap dity of a bout 3,000.
However, a maw policy"of the Distr ict is to limit echoola to
1,400 ea ch vbenerr possible.
Ultinsts en rollm en t will be about 5,000, indicating the need for
about four high schoo ls at 1,300 studen ts sash. in addition to
the two existing eahools, a site is available iar+th..third and
site plm iina has already. bosun. It appea rs that ad s m ore hish
school vill bs nesdel at the present Distr ict 'ataodaards.
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$362/ADA in 1953.54 and 4611 ./ADA *a 196141, en imerseee of 69%
in eight:years. - 2asidee nt$01 arawoontinna,t olaWshott,of pap-
in g their Nay in scho ol taxes . T axes on atypical house contribute
less than half 'the cost of•ons child's edwcatian. The differe nce
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to $181,934,640, an iiicrsese 41 194.56%; ADA incrsesed•from 6,099
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increased from h0,127 to4$12,715, ,an inoriesse of 25.58% and the
tax rate increased from $3,013 to $4,927, fin increase of 63.52%►,
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trend may be offsst soon due to increase s in AV of the District.
Assessed, v aluaation of the District rose .by; 9. 36% from 1961-62 to
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a bsolu te increase wi veil aM Per cent i same in Asa .
.trend wran ts, careful stu dy. If it ccn ttmsl, the #714pA)par be
starting 4 shatp clislb, indicating. that „sohoa l'taxes wilt not
nece ssar ily coa ti** to increase, and may ev en be decre ased as
was recen tly determin ed fo r the 1962»63 fiscal yea r. Weeds fo r
additional schools pr obably *ill affe ct this picture.
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F ut ure studies of reside ntisl and industrial dsvainonent will deteemdae
more colpletely the direction of future AiNUOAkAtiebdik, Inenvere the
conside rable 'mains* of undeveloped anainkrital ant tea kostriai Lod
indicates thapt st,this load dewelope !fut ure 000SSOm osto ao mew'
residential land rill to considerable. Gelefellp speaking. it
appears that the . proposed pattern of la nd sees 1,441 mental* a sound
tam bus for school purposes.
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Sehddis requ ired in Palo_r*lto outside the Polo Alto Unified $stool
District ars sore difficult to e stimate.
Foothill land adjacent to end above the City Park totals 3,954
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District and the Mt. Vicar -Los Altos Union High School District
sadwill be a problem for these Districts as development occurs.
Additional area lies in Cu pertino and Montebello liemsntary School
Districts and in Fremont Union High School District. Me establish-
men t of low densities in Reese areas grill limit the magn itude of
the future ,sebool problem.
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The preset junior college district has one e xisting junior co llege
and an additio. 1 .cite.. Tha resent 414,050,000 issue assu res
ee+sentructtaq,to take own. df des lopLng emeds.. Ms additional junior
coll4gr districts a re formed in adja ce nt areas, some of the enro ll -
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It should be noted' that a staff stu dy ani a $ayor's Citispes;'
Study Com mittee his* bee n initiated. The a reccsmsndatioss' cad s up,-
potions of this Portion of the Public ''21wilitis s Section of the
Genera l Plan , .t srefore, should be consJd re d .inte rns' in nature, and
should be rev iewed:, carefully folloeine xsr,'eipt'of the sta ff report.
The la nd use slat of the Gen eral PIami iandicttes the fu ture reads
for parks and recreation facilities. Parlwreys, riding g and` hiking
trails, an d shorelin e dsvelapaant are c cau iderud easential,parts of
the Plan. These area s and other s, as C4pkwel1Pla4a ! and the Parma
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It is recommended that th e biotic princi ►le .of City -School Distriet
cooperation in planing park -recreation -school facilities which
has' been followed fln the past be co ntin ued .
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The followin g stan dards developed from the Nation al Recreatio n
Association jam on f tandar,a jor )Sut4gipal &eereatioa .Mega
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RESTING swam =As VIS-A40 IgricappliDAARMI 00,41110Iss S34001
City Park Arses (1 acr e per 1000 persons)
Neighborhood Parkettos
Neighborhood Pyrite
Neighborhood Playgrounds 52.16
Dt4ct RpqmitionLAxity
City Park Areas (1 a cre per 1000 parso ns)
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District Pa rks 37.0
Secon da ry Sc hool Recr eation Area s (1 acre per 1000 perso ns)
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City -Wide Recreation Ar eas (11 acres per 1000 perso ns)
Special Areas and Fac ilities
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Ultimate Population : 100,000
Less Stanfo rd 6.000
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either a city park or school playgronsd. The orems *tcb' ere sot
Withinone-half wile of either:A path -Or ply aura asall asd
uerually would not Ai rtae : ecquieiti4 aid de vel opment of W
indepen dent park. Whim a ne w neighborhood park is warra nted, it
Mes en tery sci,00ls provide -play apparatus for school -sea childre n
as well as surfaced areas and turfed areas for gases. Parks venally
a dd to these a tiny to ts' area, a multi -purpose co9crete slab, and
picn ic facilities.
in .are•s rich lack some of the facilities, it.say.be possible to
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additional fa cilities.
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The urbanised area of the City is serve d by two distric t pa rks and
playfisids at three junior high schools an d two high schools.
The distr ict parks-playfielda provide indoor and outdoor rec rea tion
for all age groups. Occasionally,' City-wide facilities may be
provided within a district -park, as the Community Center fa cilities
loc ate d in`*iconada 'Dirk.
As the City's. population increases, new district pa rku and playfields
will be requ ired, as sho wn in the Ge nera. Plan.
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City*Wij$ Facilities:
Milands development Will continue gradually to add moms harbor f acilities
and other develop me nts. Ultimate recre ati onal developme nt of the bayla nd•
viii depend upon desire• of the resident, of Palo Alto, and may well i nclude
another golf course.
Foo thill lark will be developed aver a peri od of ye ars, grad ually adding
avid* range of recreational facilities.
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11,e City of Palo Alto has enjoyed a Class 3 fire insurance rating sues
1955. However, the system of gradin g changes when the population of a
c ity passes 50,000. The requirements become more stringent.
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Rewired Fire Coa ped's:
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The National Bo ard of Firs Underwrite rs' formula for determini ng
the n umber of compaaigs is:
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po pulation in thousands
Ladder Companies - . 1.0 plus 0.03 tics
po pulation iu thoarssds
On this basis, the existing popu la tion of approximately 54,000
requires 7 engine compan ies cod 2 ladder com panies. At full
develo pmen t, the City will requirerequ ir enpprox imetelytnice this
number.
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Hea vily built-up residential areas • 1.50
Law density residential areas 1.30-3.00
Scattered ru ral sections 4530 •
Crop, bru sh,' end grans lands • 7.30
The con siderations in layin g out firs station service areas are
the following: Land uses, population. d ensity, b uilding height
and structura l qu ality, fire hasards, cater supply, street a nd
road netwo rk a nd physical berriers, loc ation in relati on to
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Fleyre Ore Statia se k
As a r esult of e xtensive studies in collabora tion with the
National Boa rd of Fir e Underwriters, it has bee n determined that
the Bryant Street Station should be relo cate d in the vicin ity of
El Cas ino Real and Quarry Ro d, a nd tha t the Park Boulevard
Station should be r eloca ted in the v icinity of Page Nill Road
and Hanov er Stree t.
It would appear that approxima tely three additional stations
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even tu ally will be requir ed in the foothill area. The general
loca tion s sho wn on the'' Will be dependent u pon the a ctu al
development of roadeeet to serve the,. foothill ' area.
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A library is not just a b uildi ng; it is als o a service orgeni.
sat ion whose patter n of service detsr mi nss the natur e of the
physical facilities which are needed. The library system in
Palo Alto is foul on the principle of ready access to
library mate rials: lids is reflected in the library plant by
a nain library w hich eontains a comprehensive coll ection of
refere nce, reading and other materials, a nd by branch librari es
w hich provide basic reference tools a nd a collection of other
materials adequate to meet the average request .'
Standards:
Se rvice Area
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Par kin g t.cilities
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7,500 to 26,000 plus 35,000 to
25,000 100,000 plus
4,000 to # 9,000 to 19,230 to
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65 cars 61/care
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The building is located on a site a djacen t to the City Hell and
co ntains 25.,000 square feet, of whic h a 5,000 square foot area
is ba sement. The building vas constructe d in 1958 an d was
financed by a bond issu e. The Fain Library hou ses and sta ffs
the sdm nistra live hea dquarters of the Departm en t, the ma in
book and n on-bxk collections, reading rooms fo r adults a nd
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and expected growth: to 100,000 population.1 This has bee n deem
on the premis e that; the cap acity of the Mainst ibrary is in no
way affected by the preasoce of'the Bra nch Library facilities
in. the City. Indeed, the Branch Libraries attract mor e r eaders
to the Bain Library, particul arly f or ad vanced refere nce work
a nd individual materi als not duplicated for Br anch Library
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This bran ch, located.in the Community Cent er complex, was
'erected in. 1940 as a gift of Mrs. Ruth Lucie 8tAnp to the boys
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square feet are devoted to library me rvaca, and approximately
2,00. squa re Put are occupied by a recr eatio n ha ll.
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downtown business a rea . The , in itial library bu ildin g in the
City,it con tains 16,810 squar e feet. Approximately on e-half
of the a re a is uninhabitable ba sewasz t. One ro om in the east
wing has been developed for a downtown rec reation rocs, and
ppro simstely 5,000 squ are feet ar e dev oted to library services.
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This building was opened to the public in 'July . 1935. It is
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The bu ilding contains 3,300 setter. feet, all an the grou nd
floor.
Projected * 4g
On the babe of the Stan dards, new branch(es) and some
dxprn aion of existin g floor a reas will be needed. It
appears that a branch library in the Arastradero Road
area west of 31 Caffeine Real an d another in the lo wer
foothills will be n eeded.
5. Qtly ctes) 1% W/ties:
The City has contracted with R)ASCA Services In corpora ted
for pre -a rchitectu ral fa cilities and planning studies cov er-
in g Public Safety, Commun icatian s,Ampleyee Train ing, genera l
Service Cen ter, and City Ball facilities. It is ex pected
that this report rill be a vaila ble in the,nenr future et,which
time the materia l can be incorpo rate d into the General Plan.
P. Traffic and Circulatio n
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the m ovement of people and goods throughout the planning area. It is
primarily a streets and his plan, but also takes into account the
increasing n eed throughout the Bey Area for an adequate inter city
public transportation •system.
There is a direct relationship betws n land use and circulati on . The
gre ater the intensity of the la nd use, the gre ater mill be the need
for circulation fa cilities.
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In dev elopin g the system of tr affic circu lation shown in kite Cameral
Plan , the vario us lend uses were considered to assure a circulation
system adequ ate to serve the la nd use s proposed. It should be kept
in min d that the land u se pattern and the circulation system ar e
closely interrelated an d inter -depe nden t parts of the General Plan.
Piecemeal consideration of specific traffic problems outside the
fram ew ork of the Plan cannot produce adequate lonerangs solu tions.
Bagdad; #. Tragdpo Etatioq 8ysjee
No,area.ca n expect in defin itely to mov e an ev er-inc reasing pro portion
of its goo dsandpeople so lely by me an of priva te ve hicles, near can
it solv e its transportation problemo solely by constru ction of free-
ways. Freeway ccatruction unaccompanied by ping and dev elopmen t
of rapid ;vomit lines simply resu lts in an in tensification of traffic
cout$estioa .im metropo litan ce nters.
The orderly growth of th e Sea Frigates* Dsy Are a,ast espeelally the
San Francisc o Pa ninsule„ req uires developmamt of en adiquate: sapid
transit system i n'addition to freewaps e nd air facilities far
motor vehicles .
Within the Palo Alto planning acres, , t e emovelOatei pimple a nd goods
w ill continue to be primarily hymn*" vehicle . .♦ f uture Day Area
rapid tran sit system could provide the public t ra apt tt ation r equir ed
to move these people and goods effi ciently from Pil o Alto to cities
Street isCriltslcraUlannin es
Plann in g for streets en d highw ays in the Palo Alto area starts with
a study of hew traffic moves on the ex isting street systmd., =very
street hes a practical capacity, in terms of the number of dehicl es
w hich can u se it in a 24•hour per iod. The c omparison of existing
traffic volum es with the capacities of existing streets indicates
current deficiencies.
Fu ture traffic volumes can.bs e stimated according to the n um ber of
people who will live in the area at full deve lopmen t, the estimate d
vo lume of local bu sin ess, and other fac tors. These futur e traffic
volume*, when .:ooMpared with existing street capacities, in dicate
prospective deficiencies w hich can be av oided by plan nin g. new.
ping seeks to prev ent tra ffic congestion by .developmen t of streets
of a dequate width, in the right locations, and by segre gation of
traffic. A major bbjeetiiv of plann ing is to protect residentia l
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of induitrial +0gd co mesici al traffikoother' iawhouse deliveries.
Traffic tg be rair•gw►tsd by routi ng. "tbro l" traffic around the eity,
instead of thr ough it; or by cieeructia n of special th oroughfar e routes •
w here Grossing the city is unavoidable . Neighborhood r esidenti al str eets
usually deed lour s syste m of soilectors and l sajae arterials, located
frail a beld»si. ;to .ealempart, which teed j to the . city's commereiel
an d industrial districts and to lath higOrirl:•
Eac h type of land use gen erates a certain type end v ole of traffic .
Shopping districts, for exanpis, generate a hea vy volume of traffic,
chiefly to and from residential t rots. When new chopping districts
are proposed, adequacy of the satiating street systo to handle the
A - prospectiv e traffic..mu st be considered,
The street network propo sed re flects trafficjcirculation require ments
of the land use show n to the General Plan . Substan tial changes in the
General Plan in the inten sity. or kinds of lapd uo•would necessitate
chan ges in the traffic circulation rsqu iremeate.
Proposed Street Cla/sification oatenI.
I. Defin itions _.) as
a. loamy provides .fo r the espeditioua movement of large
volumes of throughmtraffto between prsas an d/or across,
naiad or thr ough the city. It is a divided arterial
brigs with fu ll con tr ol of access sand Wept inten ded
to provtde'direct land access se rvice s. It has complete
spar+ elelaa cooflisti $ traffic flaw.
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b. janresser provides for the expeditious movement of large volumes
of throufh..traffic bet ween areas atttd/or-across, around or through
the city. It is a di vided arterial highway with full or parti al
control of access am d is not intended to provide direct lam' access
services. It may or m ay not have grade sep ar ated intersecti ons .
• C. 4tfr$44l provides for traffic m ove ment bet ween areas, and
across portions of the city, a nd co nnects to the freew ay -express-
way system, and secondarily pr ovides for direct access to abutting
land, Majo r arterilils are therefore object to necessary regu-
lation and control of perkin g, turning movem ents, e ntrances, exits.
and cu rb use. Higher capacity major arterials ar e n ormally divided
roadways, an d ma y.hitvensoms co ntrol of access .
d. Collecto r gtreet provides fo r traffic movement within areas of the
city and betw een ma;{or streits an d local streets and for direct
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e.ca. Streets pro vide for direct a ccess to residentia l, commercial,
in dustrial or other abutting la nd for local traffic movements and
conn ect to collector and/o r Wor streets.
No t*: parkww provides a *conic and/o r intensively landscaped appe arance
to any of the above stree t types, individu ally or in co mbination.
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Alma • .6
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hate Mill -Oregon (layshore to Junipe ro Barr.. Frswry)
c. Major' Arterials
1) No rth - SOuth
#borstum Cawapua Drt $»Galvea ux w►q . d t laO to 11 Malmo
81 Camino Real - Parkway • State
Mew . Road .. Parkway (Willow Freew ay to saga Mill Reed)
Middlefield
Skyline Parkway State
2) last hest
University (Middlefie ld to hayshore)
Earbar oadsro (il Camino Real to layl+asde)
Fremont (*rastra dsro to Foothill Zzprsssnay)
Arastr adero.charls sto n
San Antonio Parkw ay
Pa ge Ma il (Junipero Serra Frewq to Skyline)
d. Collectors
*1 Gamma :Slay
Park. louleva rd (hi Camino Rea l to Charleston )
Waverlay (Ramer to l■baarcadero)
Outhd*-Chamin t (Nsmilton to hest Egahore lo ad)
Lou ie Road
West Ra ysbo re Ro ad
Fabian Way
Last iayshoars load
Alpin e Road (raga Mi ll to Willow Preewoy)
2) Soot. Nees
Willow load (Postoor-- Drive to Mopping; Coa ts r)
Churchill Aroma (*1 Camino Re al. to Alma)
aOwn loatialoboxvodoto to lo t Yramaisyuito Crook)
OsMo ni* &moo Was to moo)
OG1oU . AvIe , Qaddlatieid to Volt to rskore )
Lama Verde Amon
1k s+ilw t Ott's
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. University (High to Middl efield)
California (El Ca mino to Park Alward)
U niversity:Aven ue is proposed to be intensively la ndscaped.
The throw traffic should be red uced to wake the area mere
attractive:to shoppers. Neils it does not appear feasible
to aloes University Avenue, the th rough traffic on Univesdity
Av en ue could be reduced by increasing the traffic -car vies
capacity of parallel .streets. ` A suggssted'sethod of doing
this is to make Lytton and Hamilton one way between Alas
and Guinda. Thos would require -a mod us • sent of reco n-
*truce,on to the Lytton, University, `and Hamilton inter*
sections with High and Guinda.
The construc tio n of Wino, Fr eon, *Leavitt offer a by-
pass of the Univ ersity Ave nue lusinessDistrict for
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o Mariposa Avenu e (Churchill to sequoia) - Northbound
High (Lytton to Chan ning) - Southbound
Guinda. (Lytton to Hamilton ) - Northbo und
2) Bast West
Lytto n (Alas. to Guinda) +. Westbound
Hamilton (Alas to Guin da) - Eastbound
Homer (Alum to Gulags ) - Westbound
' Cha ring" (Akin to Qsinda) - Eastbound
To 'facilitate the 'sllic i•nt envememt of traffic , the Lytton.
"Wilton couplet is urgently needed. .(Sea,;Local b usin ess
(Streets Above. )
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1) Existing
#ts varsity & it Ca mino
University 6 AlwaoS.P .R.R.
Woreedero .6;lays s
Pigs `*i1i* rOaen & A1an 8.P.t,E.
Sin Antonio 6 Al a•S.P.x.a.
San :Antonio & $qahor's
2) To. be Rebuilt
Eatbarcadaro & - State - Cou nty City
S) Proposed
Alpine Road ('Willow Fraevay) & Arestrador o * state
Adpins Read_ (Willow Frowsy) & .7conipere Pura !'rM.Mray • State
Willraw )!nosey 6 Foothill I pres.wq - State
Willa" ,Pre & Pasta= Frivol .: SONO
Willow Freeway & it Cantinas! s • &P .a.& - Stets
Willow Treew . & ItiddleSint4 Rpe* • Stets
Hew Road & Ju nipero Serra him/0 - Stat e
Sew ,& Foothill 1111Preinnie , • Could*
Pigs Mill 6t JUn ipsro Serra Freeway • State
11140V4041 r6s Foothill ,In pra salmly• County
Page Will Is El Casisiflo • State • County
Orego n & Dsyshors - Sta te
Hillvier4r soot & Foo thill tapro oms/ - County
1 Arestradero 6 Juaipero Serra M,sy • State
Arastra dsi'o & Foothill use * County
ArastradarorCharlsston & *1 CMS** - Stets - City
Charleston & Alas - S.P. t.H. « State - Coun ty - City - S .P.i,f .
h. Railroad Crossings:
1) Main Lino
Palo Alto Avarua
Churchill Av enue
Meadow Drive
Those gra ds crossing , shou ld be . replaced w ith grade
se parations when funds o ar svalo. ''
These interchanges are ne t in the , s' Mite
and County Plans but should be reoawatewd by she
City to tbs State sad Cauaty an soap a~t atrsii' ► t.
�}SpurLira►
hat Boule vard (two crossings)
Bl Ca mino heal
limamen Slap
The rei ro$d traffic is very l ; rt atthe MVO *
Oraelia ntillbi cho therefore, does n et eceetitute
a serious train* h1i+aed.. '
All of the streets mentioned in the Above disauosie n will be s ubject
to detailed ravine tollw►ing ;sdoptl a ry„oU the 6sVSrsl Plan. A itiosa/
stu dies and plans mill than he marls to detiraiaa uhat isiprors sents Mill
be n ecessary in the future. the danrslopment of the City sad i*areaess
in traffic v oluars latrnllg► . eill the, ti ming of G uth improve..
meats, inalu diug signals, wides ta t' an d other tragic ensirwring
solutions.
A. Introduction
P. Tb. Zoning Ordina nce
C. The Subdiv ision Ordinance
D. Official Plan:,Lino O rdiaaaai
Urban •lism's's
V. Capital Improvemen t Program
Lan d and improveme nts are developed as a result of the actio ns of pri vate
enterprise and of govermeoent. The General Plan provides a guide by which
public and priv ets development may occ ur, each compleme nting the other,
an d resu ltin g in a city which will ser ve the needs of the people .
Inasm uch as the general flan is a set of policy statements, it cwt be
implemen ted. It can be'im plem ented only through specific actions and
regu la tions which mare precisely determine or guide public mad p rivate
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development.
The Zon in g Ordinance is a m ajor eeffactu atice &P ice. It defines 1t ca n
be don s with each parcel of land within the city, following the policy sot
forth: in the Gsnsral'`Plan. Changes in'`s•eefytg should be checked caref ully
against the l General Plan.
The Zonis Ordinance should be kavpt 'fap to date and amende d., when nse•ssary,
to : incoorpo rate aen teahnieuees: One of the re la tively new epproecbee in
son ing is eacourageeent of variety and preservation of open spate• thro ugh
the use of` den sity sonin►e. One technique of de ala pmmsn t which mein taia s
eos in s density a llow reduction of lot sire s and grouping of dwellings
in "clu sters"„ so that spe w which remould otherwise have been badly cut
up c an remain as common open a rea. This is espe cia lly important where
terra in is rough and ex ten sive grading is n ot desirable.
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soggy asst be eliminated. The Zoning Ordinance indicat es uses permitted
in each sons. Other uses -shish existed before the Zanies Ordinance was
adopted, but Which ara `nat considered apps ruts, are "nou+aoafacedng."
3y` previdin g a rrctiorrt' in ` the toning Ordinate covering eli minatio n of
non »oe o fo ing u ser on the bails of a reason able amortisation of in vest-
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wan t, on.conforsing uses Can be eliminated on both a p ositive and reason»
able basis.
C. The Subdivision Ordi nance
The Subdiv ision Ordinance sett forth requirements a nd de velopment stan-
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dards for dividing ' target parcels of land into Mealier parcels. It ex
plain s the "bow" of subdividii . The City Staff, Planning Commission and
the City Council . assure propdr integration of 1aach subdi vision. with others
for a logical overall pattero of streets road fscilitires. As nwi' approiehes
or techn iques of land development Are devised, the Subdivision Ordinance
should be reviewe d and, if n soessary, amende d to perm it such, techniques.
D. Official Plan:Linea Ordinance
An official plan line is a line describi the 'bou ndary of ii plowed'
street or the future boundary' of an neietia $, street to be widened. The
line is u sually delineated= on a sop or drelking„ clearly and accurately
shorin g- the lo cation of suchstreet.
For men" years Palo Alto has bad a Setba ck Ordinance s hish prov ides for
setbacks on existing str eets in excess of the requirements of the
Zon ing Ordin ance. Through this deeice, developments have been required
to be located in distant from the gtreet to per mit widening
at sass later date.
This devise ha" serv ed well, b ut is no longer mdsquats„ since it m s-ly can
be applied, to existing streets. The Official Plan Line Ordi nance not only
• allows for widening of existing streets but, in edditio n, provides or the
designation of the locatio n of planned rights•ofwn ay where do streets pre-
sen tly ex ist. This is particularly pertinent to the develop ment of the
foothills. Such an ordinance is in the process of bei ng drafted.
E. Urban Seismal
Ur ban Ren ewal is a broa d categorisation of a number of techniques
ranging from redev elopment (the complete clearing of the la nd) to
n eighborhood conservation (cle aa•up, remodeling, etc .). In the fut ure,
u the various residen tial areas gxo► older, some form ,rf neighborhood
conser vation maybe desirable.
P. .Capital Ioiprarvement Ptogras
In order to assure tha t expenditu re of public funds will be in conformance
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Plann ing ,Coma issf_on will rev ie w each project fo r its casformity to the
General Plea; rev iew the program as a v hols in order to *post any
improvements in economy or efficien cy which sight be affected through
the oambining of va rious projects; an d suggest an y needed improvemen ts
which do not eppsar in the programs.
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at Some later date .
This device has served well, b ut is no looser adequate, since it cagy cam
be uapplied to existing streets. The Official Plea Line Ordinance not 44y
allow s. for widening of existing streets buts. in additi on, provides f or the
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desertion of the location of planned rishts•of.ny'Ger. So streets pre-
sen tly exist. This is particularly pertinent to the dsvelop msat of the
foothills. Su ch an ordinan ce is is the, process of being drafted .
dx. Urban isasval
Urban Seem* is a broad catego risation of a nyrhs r of techniques
rangin g :from veJarvelopemet (the complete clearing of the la nd) to
neighborhood conservation (clsanaup, remodeling, etc.). In the f ut ure,.
as the various residential was grow older, som e form of neighborhood
conserva tion sorbs desirable.
P. Capital Im provemen t an t Program
In order to assure that expenditure of public funds w ill be in conformance
with the Council's Objectives, as expr essed i� the Gen era Plan, the
Planning Commission will . ravian each project for ' its conformity to the
General Plan; review the program as a whole ' in order to suggest any
im pro vemaaits in economy or effic iency which might be •affected throu gh
the combining of various projects; an d suggest any needed improv emen ts
w hich do not appear in the pr ogram.
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Total $o*-Aprlcniturel
ImPloymmet
Concoct Construction
Nabufaetueing
Printin g4-Publishir
;),ectrlca l **binary
Oder blenuf* tutinn
(heed products,
Ordnallot, sto0
TranspOrtatidn, Communication
. ,and. Utilities
Wllolaea18 & **tail Trade
Pinance, Real Sputa
12$441044
Serv`ic� p*�.
Oeverime [t
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86,100- 100.0 23,500 100.0
6,100 7.1 2,300 9.0
25.800 19:9 4,600 11.0
(1,400) .:.. -(1.6) (600) • (2 .5)
(33,100) (17 .5) (700) (3,0)
Oovernuent; seployses en gaged in• a type of work also perf ormed by
priv ate industry -acre included in tips com et of that industry.
�) All civ ilian employees of Federal, Sta te and loca l sovernments,
rowdiest of the activity in which employees ate 's $ gsd, are
included under .Government. ,
Note: Tha Palo Alto Labor Market Me e includes Palo Alto,
Men lo Park, Me. view, Stanford, Los Altos, Los Altos
Sills, last Palo Alto , Atherto n, Barron Pa rk, aid
Woodside .
Population ee►timated at 128$00 My 1952
11 " " 220,00 « July 1962
Sub.
Total 690.8 21. 9
0-A 23. 0
A•R 31.6
P -C 112. 1
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Total la p1rad 1,076,002 100.0 • ai,1f' 6 100.0
blasfattssta 223,979 21.0 67,468 29.6
Otbor ' Tsdustr y Croups
In 11 trial Arun 144,671 13.4 11,933 8.3
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Co4sattoar
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holooils Trads
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At presen t, the Plsnwin g Arts has a popu la tion of approadsetsly
62,000. At cull developm en t, it is estimatedthat tba population
(G' 3.1/ri.u.) will be -approximately 100,000.,
'(1) .11syahora to JUnipo7o Sara Boulava$ (v a iastAy
• 'Foothill ' +rasatr ay) .scarf imc2.udiw $Uron Fin and
extra in v Oi pity of :Miranda, Avastra dar° toad,
Msnusla, rata.
Facu lty god married studen t housing.
Asena mbd • aluatima July 1st
1930-33 $ 4k,2611,180.: 01,750 29,x .
1131.32 32,144,940 17.8. 1,723 30041
1932.33 58.950,343 13,1 1,786, 33,004-
1953!34 64,808.300 9.9 1,872 ►►6
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1934w33 71,472, 780 110.3 1,968 36,534
1933.36 81,889.910 14.6 1.933 43,248
1956.57 96,864,750 13.3 2,237 43,293
1937.58 111,244.740 14.8 2,441 45,574
1938.59 121,318.640 9.1 2,511 46,317
1959.60 132,243,160 9.0 2,680 49,339
1960.61 153.396,600 16.0 2,920 34,534
1941*62. 173.093,210 12.8 3,260 53,100
196243 195,153,430 12.7 3,647 53,486
Notes: 1-, Population estimates. from. Gas.'tinter, Sewer
SOportmon t, base d am utilay coaa ectioms
and U. S. Cams.
2. wsrssid Valiaticas from Palo Alta Asassor's
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1952453 ` 6 61,1'6 ,460 12 .6 6,099 16.0 610,127
195244 67,906,970 10.1 6,677 12 .1 90ill
1954-53 73,913,930 U.S 7,610 13.4 !41'07
1933*36 4'!2� 6Q. 8.3 2,703 11.4 9,460:
1956 :Zit 19.3 1,621 ° 13.0 9,
193748 110,310,,990 , 12.4 10,613 10.1 WAN
1938.39 a:74:::41:
'7 M ,880 8.3 11,714 8.3 10,119
1959«60 1 . , 0 9.8 12,600 7,6 10,433
1960-61 ;49092., 14. 7 13,346 5.9 11,299
196162 16,031 8 80 10. 1 13,989 414 11,071
1962.63 191,936,640 9.6 14,309 2.3 12,713
In orsssa
Oyer
Lit Isis
2.29% 7.11%
Dls ttax7 (6 thru 6th Grads) 10,333 ADS 17,604
$eceaiary(9 h On 12th Grads() 3,974 ADA 430701
Adult • ADA. ls oludsdi n ot u sed
in ' *Oto Aid Formula (334)
'; N7 ? an'1}f
1. MAW Bosch
2. laMdaa Perk
3. C* L1 fleas
4. lam P*k
5. 1100.0lark
6. Hollywood cask
1. Man or Park
2. Hoover bark
3. gplieid Park
4. • Madan Park
3. Pears Park
6. Stockton Park
!1P5 lchooi1 Po4
1. Mdisoaa
2. Cr•sc nt Park
3. Da braa
4. It Caarrlo
S. flissbstlr Van Aaksa
6. PairsM a4*
7. Garland
8. Groa n Oab'1es
9. Crandall
10. Hoover
11. Lane Vista
12. Lytto n
13. Mag ieid
14. Oblate s
15.
0rte8a
16. Palo .Yards
17, Ross load
18. Ven tura
19. Walter Hers
L .1
2.0
.53
1.1
1.1
6.93
.10.0
2.62
4.65
3,3
4.7
jai
28.71
1.3
1.0
2.26
1.90
3. 2
2.5
2. 4
3.2
2.4
4.2
3.2
1.3
3.1
2.3
3.1
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2. 8
2.2
52.16
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BLISMILMISISIVA
alossigaimi
1. 13'1 Arse.
2 ..11.1x►'80*
Sseaaardacy khool Plate
POPP
1, Cubbarlay
2. Jordan
3. Palo Alto
4, moan
3. Wilbur
i ity de Ill• ss tio n
1. 81 Cassino Peek
(pth1•ti a Csatar)
2. Msm 41*al Golf Cads 104.0
3. Palo Alt o lawn foot.
1118 Oftva
4. Palo Alto Yacht
Ha rbor
S. Foo thills Park
iitag
37.0'
15.0 •
9.0
19 .0
10 .0
63 .0
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7.3
1.62
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AMA
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�ty and of such laid outside the City s boundaries
" �' ,w, '' • . pent parr volition to its ptomai ns;
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n* Cpi rsi ttrion by its res ol ution of fib 20,
• • • 00#00,1044000000100. Plan n to the City Commit for its
• cons td,.ra�' <
•• it has
hold at least o ne public
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bum the adopts, .,o f said pas cal plea p*rsua mt to Section
251.3 of the Administrative Coda of the City of foie Alto
(Ordinance No. 2090), notice of the time an d pia* of which has
b. & published and sivin the manne r provided by law; end
• RtM, the City Council desires to adopt said general
plan as re commended and certified by the Planning COMMission as
the amora l Plan of the City of Palo Alto.
. NW, TURSTORE, the' Council of the City of Palo Alto dose
IZSOLVI as follows:
•jaimmOki. The map and accom panying desortptiva material
captioned "Palo Alto General Plan:, a true copy of which is
tF affixed hereto and.marked UNISIT A, is hereby adapted by the City
• Council of the City of Palo Alto as the General Plain of the City
of Palo Alto.
In.irae. Said General Pla n of a City of Palo Alto
shall be endorsed to show that it has been adopted by the City
Council of the City of Palo Alto.
II ODUCE+ ADD PASSED: March 18, 1963.
APICS: Arnold, !bebop, Eystbee, Cre sap. Dias, Marehai;, Rodg ers, Rohre,
Rue, Woodward, Zweng
NOES: Dabs
ASSENT: Porter , Stephens.
ATTEST: APPS: