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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County
FROM: HARVEY E.BRAGDON
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 1994
SUBJECT: FIFTH AND MARKET GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (13.93-CO)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) 6: BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Open public hearing aW receive testimony on proposed plan amendment request.
2. Certify as adequate the Negative Declaration on this project for purposes of acting on the General Plan
Amendment.
3. Close public hearing and APPROVE the General Plan Amendment as recommended by staff and the County
Planning Commission and to direct staff to include the plan amendment in one of the consolidated general
plan amendments for 1994.
FISCAL IMPACT
Plan amendment costs are covered by a developer fee.
BACKGROUND/MASONS FOR RI CQMA )ATIONS
The Fifth and Market General Plan Amendment was recommended for approval by the County Planning
Commission, by a unanimous vote, on September 20, 1994. At that meeting, the County Planning Commission
certified the Negative Declaration and approved the plan amendment as recommended by staff. I
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: —YES SIGNATURE
ACTION OF BOARD ON 9 4 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER _
This is the time heretofore noticed by the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors for hearing on the recommendation of the
Contra Costa County Planning Commission on the County initiated
general plan amendment request (County. File #13-93-CO) to change
the County General Plan land use designation from Commercial to
Multiple Family Residential, Medium Density for two commonly
owned properties in the North Richmond area.
Matt Tomas, Community Development Department, presented the
staff report on the proposed amendment, described the site, and
commented on the staff recommendation for approval, the Negative
Declaration, and the County Planning Commission' s endorsement .
The public hearing was opened and no one appearing to
testify, the hearing was closed.
Supervisor Powers moved approval of the staff
recommendation.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that recommendations 1, 2, and 3
are APPROVED; and Resolution 94/566, determining to amend the
County General Plan and incorporate new policy text provisions
(Attachment A) , is ADOPTED.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1 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.
Staff Contact: Matt Tomas (646-2036) November 8 , 1994
Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED.
cc: PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
CAD's Supervisors and County Administrator
Dept.of Public Works
Redevelopment Agency
Sheriffs Dept.Deputy Eddie Wright By Deputy C l e r k
Attachment A
To integrate the Fifth Street and Market Avenue General Plan Amendment into the County General
Plan the following new policies are proposed.
1) Amend the County General Plan Land Use Map for the plan amendment area from
Commercial to Multiple Family Residential, Medium Density according to Map A, attached.
2) Add a new policy (page 3-79 and 3-80) to the North Richmond Section of the County
General Plan Land Use Element -
Policy 3-xxx - "The Fifth Street and Market Avenue General Plan Amendment is intended to
support up to three residential units. Development of new residential units should be visually
compatible with the existing residences which are just south and adjacent to this area. A
density bonus is to also be considered as part of potential future development for further
implementing the North Richmond Redevelopment Plan."
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on November 8, 1994 by following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Smith, De Saulnier, Bishop and Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 9566
SUBJECT: In the Matter of the Fifth and )
Market General Plan Amendment)
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVES that:
There is filed with this Board and its Clerk a copy of Resolution No. 32-1994, adopted
by the County Planning Commission, which discusses an amendment to the County's
Land Use Element of its General Plan in the North Richmond area.
On November 8, 1994 the Board held a hearing on said amendment was discussed
by the County Planning Commission Resolution No. 32-1994. Notice of said hearing
was duly given in the manner required by law. The Board, at the hearings called for
testimony of all persons interested in this matter and numerous people testified in
support and opposition of this matter.
The Board finds that the proposed amendment will not have a significant impact on
the environment. An Environmental Initial Study and Negative Declaration was
prepared and processed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
and County CEQA Guidelines.
The Board members having fully considered this amendment determined to amend
the Contra Costa County General Plan 1990-2005 from Commercial to Multiple Family
Residential, Medium Density and to incorporate new policy text provisions which will
be added to the County General Plan.
The Board further directs the County Community Development Department to
incorporate this proposed amendment to said plan into a combined general plan
amendment which this Board will consider for adoption during the 1994 calendar
year as one of the four permitted amendments to the mandatory elements of the
County General Plan. I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Sue sora on tdate sho ern. �-�---4—
Orig. Dept.: Clerk of the Board ATTESTED:
cc :Director of Community Development PHIL BA CHELOR, Clerk oft a Board
Director of Public Works of "uperviso and Coun ministrator
Deputy Director, Redevelopment Agency
County Counsel p
County Administrator By ,Deouty
RESOLUTION NO. 9466