Shoreline Regional Park Community Special Park District

The Shoreline Regional Park Community (Shoreline Park District) was established by the California legislature in 1969 to enable the creation of a Shoreline Regional Park (insert link) and support the development of the surrounding area. The Shoreline Park District is a separate legal entity from the City, funded by property tax increment, with its own budget and financial statements. The Mountain View City Council serves as the Shoreline Park District’s Board of Directors.

The Shoreline Park District is responsible for the following:

• Contributing to better living conditions through improved overall community design
• Making substantial contributions to the sound and economic growth of the area
• Providing needed additions to the general housing supply
• Providing opportunities for innovation in housing and community development technology and land use planning 
• Enlarging housing, employment, and investment opportunities 
• Encouraging a diversified local homebuilding industry 
• Providing a suitable environment for significant public regional recreational facilities
• Owning, maintaining, operating, and administering Shoreline Regional Park 

The legislature granted the Shoreline Park District the ability to issue bonds, purchase property, enter contracts and lease agreements, and reinvest property tax revenues in the Community to achieve these purposes. 

Area 

The Shoreline Park District covers approximately 1,550 acres of land located in the North Bayshore area, including the 750-acre Shoreline Regional Park. The district has the following general boundaries:

• South: Bayshore Freeway (U.S. 101)
• North: northern boundary of the Shoreline Regional Park along the bayfront salt ponds
• West: San Antonio Road
• East: Stevens Creek 

Link to map here.

Development Phases and the North Bayshore Area Plan 

When the district was created, the area was home to a hog farm, rundown housing, a regional landfill, and other undesirable land uses. The area was prone to frequent flooding. Since then, the North Bayshore has transformed into a regional open space and recreation destination and is home to a thriving office park.

The next phase of the Shoreline Park District’s development will further fulfill the purposes outlined by the state legislature through the creation of complete neighborhoods that include up to 9,850 units of new housing (15% of which will meet affordability criteria), parks and open space, a 4.1-acre elementary school site, and a network of infrastructure, including pedestrian walkways and biking paths, that connects it all. These neighborhoods will also be home to nearby job opportunities, integrated retail space, and extensive community amenities including public art.

A project to update the district’s North Bayshore Area Plan to reflect the next phase of the North Bayshore’s development is underway and expected to be complete in 2024. Some of the documents and plans that will inform this update include:

• North Bayshore Precise Plan
• Gateway Master Plan
• Google North Bayshore Master Plan
• North Bayshore Circulation Study
• Sea Level Rise Study
• Post-Closure Landfill Maintenance
• Shoreline Wildlife Management Plan

Ongoing Responsibilities

In addition to coordinating the continued development of the North Bayshore area, the Shoreline Park District has the following long-term responsibilities:

• Maintaining, operating, and administering the 750-acre Shoreline Regional Park;
• Preserving and enhancing extensive wetlands and irrigated meadowlands that are home to Federally protected species;
• Maintaining and improving a system of tidal marshes, sloughs, creeks, and a storm retention basin to provide sea level rise flood protections; and
• Maintaining, improving and ensuring regulatory compliance to address environmental risks associated with a 650-acre closed regional landfill. 

Education Enhancement Reserve Joint Powers Authority (EER JPA) Agreement 

Since 2005, the Shoreline Park District has made direct payments to Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District and Mountain View Whisman School District per the terms of the Education Enhancement Reserve Joint Powers Authority (EER JPA) agreement. 

You can view more information about the agreement on the  EER JPA webpage.