Plenty of South and South Western Exposure on a rare Los Gatos address in unincorporated Santa Cruz County! Less than 20 minutes off hwy 17 driving past world class wineries and just ten minutes beyond the world famous Summit Store this 96+ acre property offers flat, rolling and gently sloping areas bordered by canyons with year round and seasonal artesian springs, Redwoods and thousands of acres of open space and parkland including the Nisene Marks State Park with Soquel Demonstration Forest trail system to the West and SC Open Space across the road to the East. The building site at the top of the property is well elevated above the road and has approx. two level acres amongst just over 16 acres total on the upper parcel and a dedicated driveway with its own address. The views are of the Pacific Ocean from the Southern tip of the Monterey Bay to Natural Bridges State Park looking over green parkland and open space. The two lower gated side-by-side parcels are both 40 acres and are accessed via a second driveway with multiple possible routings each just under one mile in distance of well graded gravel and cobble. The lower acreage has a non-conforming cabin, Geodesic dome, Agricultural pond, fig, pomegranate, cherry, and apple saplings, a culinary herb garden, legal greenhouse, and two copper Agricultural grade water manifolds with multiple valves and routings and sits around 2000 ft elevation well above the marine layer --- warm, dry and sunny all summer into the fall. The water is supplied from a 300 foot deep well that is rated at 40+ gallons per minute of excellent quality spring water --- gravity fed from wellhead to gardens and saplings. The population density matrix for the area is 40 acres so the possibility of qualifying for a second SFR and ADU on the property exists. Zoning is "SU" Special Use --- a preferred zoning for specialty agriculture, viticulture, and private or public recreational or educational use. Property has multiple potential building sites extremely well suited for passive solar home construction and off-grid power generation.
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