Wear RED to Attend Feb. 2 Council meeting - GPA on Oaks and Goodyear Tire

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Wear RED to attend Feb. 2 Council meeting to support the initiative and hear a big surprise announcement about the initiative.

Location: Community Hall (next to the library)

Time: 6:45pm, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016

On Tuesday, February 2, the Cupertino City Council will consider requests to amend the General Plan for the Oaks Shopping Center and the Goodyear Tire location for double building heights and other exceptions on setbacks, building planes and open space. The committee supporting Cupertino Citizens' Sensible Zoning Initiative (CCSGI) urges all residents of Cupertino to attend this Feb. 2 Council meeting wearing RED to oppose any General Plan Amendment for specific projects before the CCSGI is put on the ballot for the voters to decide.

Through Christmas and New Year vacation and rainy El Nino January winter season), CCSGI circulators collected more than expected number of signatures. The voters of Cupertino have spoken. They want a say in the future direction of development in Cupertino. Those who signed the petition thanked the circulators (all volunteers) for their dedication for braving such cold weather. Some even hugged the circulators to show their appreciation.

The initiative is a wake-up call for the city to listen to the residents and fully engage with residents for important decisions that affect our lives.
Wear RED to say STOP any more General Plan Amendment for specific projects, like Oaks and Goodyear Tire.
Wear RED to say STOP to uncontrolled development.
Wear RED to say STOP ignoring the residents' voices and concerns.

Wear RED to support the initiative.

LET VOTERS DECIDE.  WE LIVE HERE!

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Paid for by Committee supporting Cupertino Citizens' Sensible Growth Initiative, PO Box 1132, Cupertino, CA 95015, FPPC# 1381645.

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More project details about Oaks Shopping Center (near 85, across from De Anza College) and Goodyear Tire (next to Cupertino Inn, near 280/De Anza)

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On Tuesday, February 2, the Cupertino City Council will consider requests to amend the General Plan for the Oaks Shopping Center and the Goodyear Tire location. 

• Oaks Shopping Center – Height up to 88 feet (7 stories). 280,000 sq. ft. office + 200-room hotel + 270 apartments + 47,660 sq. ft. retail. Requesting exceptions for heights, setbacks, building planes, open space, and parking spaces. (retail ≈7.6% of the proposed project)

• Goodyear Tire -- Height up to 104 feet (8 stories). 270 hotel rooms + 5,727 sq. ft. conference/banquet room.

Goodyear Tire requests an exception to the height limit of 45 feet to accommodate a structure 104 feet tall. The Oaks requests exceptions to the General Plan, Specific Plan, and Municipal Code. Here is a subset of the exceptions requested:

- increase building height from 45 feet to 88 feet.

- add office use from 0 square feet to 280,000 square feet. (Current zoning does not include office use.)

- reduce the requirement for common landscaped open space for residential use from 70-80% to 30%.

- reduce setback and increase slope of the building plane on all sides of the project.

- reduce parking spaces to 60% of what is required under the Municipal Code.

Here is Cupertino City Council agenda item to consider the developer-requested amendments to the General Plan for the Oaks Shopping Center and the Goodyear Tire location:
https://cupertino.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2558698&GUID=1EE1D7B9-F7A2-497D-B765-E6E08361791E&Options=&Search=

Find additional project information here: GPA Authorization, First Cycle 2016.

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