HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01121988 - 1.43 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 1 . 43
Adopted this Order on _January 12, 1988_, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak and Schroder
NOES: Supervisor Torlakson
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: General Plan Amendment Request by Walter Foskett in the
Alamo Area.
The Board on January 5, 1988 requested that the request by Walter
Foskett for a General Plan Amendment review for an approximately 16
acre area located on the south side of Livorna Road east of Vernal
Drive in the Alamo be relisted for consideration by the Board on the
January 12, 1988 agenda.
The following people appeared to speak:
Walter Foskett, 100 Vernal Drive, Alamo, gave a brief history and
description of the request. He commented on the changes in the area
and requested the Board to consider his request for approval of the
General Plan review.
William Morrison, 80 Jennifer Lane, Alamo, representing Phillip
Fay, President of Vernal Area Improvement Association, spoke against
the approval of Mr. Foskett' s proposal. He commented on the lack of
changes in the area in the past ten years. He also spoke on the
denials of recent requests for changes and variances in the area.
Supervisor Schroder commented that under the circumstances that
this area was R-20 at one time and was then petitioned and changed to
R-40, the one acre zoning, there needed to be more justification to
approve Mr. Foskett' s request at this time, commenting that it was
premature, and recommended denial of Mr. Foskett' s request without
prejudice.
Supervisor Powers moved to deny Mr. Foskett' s request for a
General Plan Amendment review.
Supervisor Torlakson requested clarification of the staff
position.
James Cutler, Community Development Department, commented that
staff had indicated that if the Board chose to authorize the study
that they would do so, and that the staff had no position one way or
another as to the merits of the change.
Supervisor McPeak commented in response to Mr. Torlakson' s
request for clarification that in March of 1986 the Board had
introduced, and then adopted in April of 1986, a policy by which the
Board said they would not initiate any new General Plan Amendments
without the approval of the Board and the policy was not to initiate
new General Plan Amendments that were significant. She commented that
the work on the General Plan update was very close to conclusion.
Therefore, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the request of Mr.
Walter Foskett for review of a General Plan Amendment in the Alamo
area is DENIED.
0 hereby certify that UhIP is a true and correct copy of
cc: Community Development an action tako c t-O:i�.Foresi eco she r: 'mores of the
County Counsel Board of Sup ye cite ohiown.
County Administrator l�
ATTESTED:Walter Foskett PHIL 8 km-k c?the Board
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William Morrison of superW rs and
By Qdtb. , Deputy