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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 07241990 - IO.1 u ;. TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS � f , Contra CoJla FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 9! ' F Co DATE: JULY 23, 1990 SUBJECT: STATUS OF DRAFT COUNTY GENERAL PLAN AND RELATED ELECTION PROPOSALS SPECIFIC I2EQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Accept the report of the Director of Community Development regarding the status of proposed urban limit lines and the proportions of urban and open space lands reflected in the Draft County General Plan. 2 . Direct the Community Development Department to work with the 18 Contra Costa Cities to ensure maintenance of the 65%/35% open space/urban proportions previously approved by the Board for inclusion in the revised Draft General Plan 3 . Accept the report of County Counsel on the development of a proposed land presevation plan measure and direct counsel to report to the Internal Operations Committee on July 30, 1990 with a draft of such a measure with the intent to gain Board of Supervisors approval to place such a measure before the voters in the November, 1990 general election. 4. Direct County Counsel to prepare a concurrent, separate ballot measure regarding preservation of rail corridors for transit purposes. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK POWERS ACTION OF BOARD- ON July 24, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT — ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON,THE DATE SHOWN. cc: Community Development ATTESTED �dy, 199o�990 County Counsel P L TCHELOR, CLERK OF Special Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County Administrator �JAND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY K t-x.0 DEPUTY \DMB CJA4:723IO.bo Internal Operations Cte. Page Two BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS On July 23, 1990, the Director of Community Development and County Counsel presented reports on the status of the development of urban limit lines for the County General Plan, the proportions of urban and rural uses implicit in the plan, and related election proposals designed to implement . provisions of the revised draft plan previously approved by the Board of Supervisors for inclusion in the revision of the draft plan. The Director of Community Development indicated that staff had made no major modifications to the proposed urban limit lines from those presented to the Board. In addition, Mr. Bragdon related the results of area measurements made of the urban and open. space proportions of total land use in the draft plan as follows: Acres Urban Nbanithim iTt A. Total Land Area: 480, 000 219, 000 45, 000 B. Open Space in Urban Area <29, 982> C. Area inside Urban Limit 189, 018 D. C. less Ag inside UL <45, 000> E. Urban within UL 144, 018 F. Urban Goal -35% of County 168, 000 G. Less existing urban (E) <144, 018> H. Potentially developable 23, 982 On the basis of the foregoing, the Community Development Department infers that of the 45, 000 acres currently designated for open space use within. the urban limit line, approximately 24, 000 acres could be converted to urban uses while achieving the 65/35 Open Space/urban development goal articulated by the Board of Supervisors. At the same time, some 21, 000 acres would be required for permanent open space uses. It should be noted .that some adjustments to these figues may occur in order to conform the exact placement of the urban limit line, taking into account normative planning boundaries and limiting factors such as slope, ridgeline preservation, local geological suitability and the like. Nevertheless, these preliminary figures are suitable fordefining the analysis required to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. The committee recommends that staff be directed to work with the cities toward comprehensive implementation of the goal of 65% of the County being maintained as open space. The committee also cautions that the area currently proposed for inclusion within the urban limit line should be considered the outer limit of the area of potential development under the proposed plan for the purpose of environmental impact analysis. County Counsel presented the Committee with the attached. report defining a process which would place a land preservation measure on the November, 1990 General Election Ballot. The process outlined by Mr. Westman would bring a draft initiative ordinance to this committee for recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The Committee recommends that that process be undertaken immediately and has therefore tentatively scheduled an Internal Operations Committee meeting for July 30, 1990 pending confirmation from the committee members and meeting space availability. Consideration by the full Board of Supervisors should be scheduled for July 31, 1990. The committee also recommends that a ballot measure be place befor the voters which would preserve rail corridors throughout the County for transportation purposes, namely rail transit. COUNTY COUNSEL'S OFFICE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CAU/FORNIA Date: July 23, 1990 To: Internal Operations Committee From: Victor J. Westman, County Counse • ' Re: Proposed Land Preservation Plan Measure With your guidance, the staff (the Community Development Department and the County Counsel's Office) has been developing the new draft County General Plan. In this regard, staff now asks that your Committee and the Board also consider the concept of a proposed ordinance measure it has formulated for the November 6, 1990 election to provide for and ensure land preservation within the County. A summary of this proposed ordinance concept ismhereinafter set forth. If your Committee and/or the Board determines that this concept should be pursued, staff at your direction, will prepare a complete ordinance draft for your further consideration. In this event, we suggest Committee review of a complete draft ordinance on July 30, 1990 (Monday) and Board of Supervisor's review and public comment on July 31 , 1990 (Tuesday) . Thereafter, a final draft could be prepared by staff for Board consideration on August 7, 1990 and possible election adoption. * • r w +r ' MEASURE THE 65/35 CONTRA COSTA 65/35 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY�D PRESERVATION PLAN PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED THE 065/35 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LAND PRESERVATION PLAN" , WHICH REQUIRES THE NEW CONTRA COSTA COUNTY GENERAL PLAN TO (1) PRESERVE 65% OF ALL LAND IN THE COUNTY FOR AGRICULTURE, OPEN Internal Operations Committee -2- July 23, 1990 SPACE, WETLANDS, PARRS, AND OTHER NON-URBAN USES, (2) CONFINE DEVELOPMENT TO 35% OF THE LAND WITHIN THE COUNTY, (3) ESTABLISH AN URBAN LIMIT LINE THAT IDENTIFIES THE OUTER BOUNDARIES OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND (4 ) RESTRICT HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, BE ADOPTED? TAT OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE MEASURE The People of the County of Contra Costa ordain as follows: Section 1 Title This ordinance shall be entitled the "65/35 Contra Costa County Land Preservation Plan" . Section 2 Summary This ordinance directs the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to include a 065/35 Contra Costa County Land Preservation Plan" in its new General Plan for the County, which requires: Internal Operations Committee -3- July 23, 1990 Restrict development to 358 'of the land in the County and preserve 658 of the land in the County for agriculture, open space, wetlands, parks and other non-urban uses; Create an Urban Limit Line, which sets the outer boundaries of urban development during the period of the new General Plan; Increase the minimum parcel size for lands designated in the new General Plan as "Agricultural Core" to 40 acres; Protect and promote the economic viability of agricultural lands by appropriate standards and policies; Restrict development of open hillsides and significant ridgelines throughout the County by zoning and other ' measures; , Prohibit any changes to the 65/35 Preservation Plan standard except by a vote of the people; Prohibit any changes to the Urban Limit Line by the Board of Supervisors except by a 4/5 vote in limited circumstances; Internal Operations Committee -4- July 23, 1990 Direct the Local Agency Formation Commission to honor the County's growth management standards in annexation decisions; i; Promote cooperation between the County and cities to preserve agricultural and open' space lands, wetlands and parks, by requiring the County to pursue preservation agreements with cities; and Safeguard the County's obligation to provide its fair share of safe, decent and affordable housing. 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