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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 11081994 - H.5 H. 5 Costa TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County FROM: HARVEY E.BRAGDON DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 1994 SUBJECT: LAVEROCK LANE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (3-91-SR) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) ORI RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMIvIDNDATIONS 1. Open public hearing and receive testimony on proposed plan amendment request. 2. Certify as adequate the Negative Declaration with Mitigations 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 the San Ramon Valley Regional 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 general plan amendment fee. BACKGROLUMEASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Laverock Lane General Plan Amendment was recommended for approval by the San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission, by a unanimous vote, on September 21, 1994. At that meeting, the San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission'made slight policy revisions to the staff-recommended version of the GPA,certified the Negative Declaration with Mitigations and approved the plan amendment. I CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR—RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTE —APPROVE _ OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON 11/8/9 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 San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission on a proposal to change the County General Plan from Single Family Residential, Very Low Density to Single: Family Residential, Low Density for an area totaling 6 . 5 acres covering five individual parcels . (County File #3-91-SR) The plan amendment is intended to support up to six additional parcels in the Alamo area. Matt Tomas, Community Development Department, presented the staff report on the proposed amendment, a brief history of the proposed project, iand he described the amendment site . Mr. Thomas also commented about concerns of the San Ramon Valley Regional PlanninglCommission relative to infrastructure, visual and esthetics that proposed new homes might create if and when they are constructed, and he commented on new policy text that had been crafted and modified by the Planning Commission (attachment A) . Supervisor Bishop requested clarification on the concern expressed by the City of Walnut Creek relative to drainage . Mr. Thomas clarified that the correct amount of the fee was $ . 70 to be paid by the property owners when they came in and applied for the R'-20, and it would be paid to the County Flood Control District . : I 1 . t The public hearing was opened and no one appearing to testify, the public hearing was closed. Supervisor Bishop commended County staff for their efforts on this matter and she moved approval of the - staff recommendations. IT IS BY THEiBOARD ORDERED that recommendations 1, 2 , and 3 are APPROVED; and, Resolution No. 94/567, determining to amend the County General .Plan, is ADOPTED. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT'THL4 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) Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED November 8 , 1994 cc: PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of CAO's Supervisors and County Administrator Dept.of Public Works Redevelopment Agency Ken Repp,applicant-via CDD By Deputy Clerk 2 . Attachment A To intergrate the Laverock Lane General Plan Amendment into the County General Plan the following new map (Map A) and policy shall be adopted: Create a new policy under,the Alamo—Diablo—Blackhawk section of the Land Use Element as follows: "Policy 3-xxx (page 3-70) The Laverock Lane general plan amendment is intended to support up to six residential because it will use minimum grading and will not lead to significant disturbance of the existing topography.; Creation of new parcels are subject to the provision of road frontage improvements required by the County Public Works Department and road contained within the GPA area are to be covered by a road maintenance agreement. New access points along Vernal Drive and Laverock Lane shall be minimized by using shared private driveways where feasible. Additionally, to retain the character of the neighborhood, new structures shall be limited to up to two stories in height no higher than 30 feet and shall be designed to ensure architectural compatibility with the older homes in the area. Finally, to minimize any visual obtrusions, the use of non-reflective building materials and extensive, drought tolerant landscaping shall be incorporated into any development plans for this area." 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. 94567 SUBJECT: In the Matter of the Laverock ) Lane 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. 33-1994, adopted by the San Ramon Valley Regional 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, 19941the Board held a hearing on said amendment as discussed by the San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission Resolution No. 33-1994. 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 i people testified in support 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 with Mitigations 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 Single Family Residential, Very Low Density to Single Family Residential, Low 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 S pe Isors on a date shown. Lf Orig. 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