HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-699 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proposed Amendment )
of the County General Plan for the ) RESOLUTION NO. 81/699
Sycamore Valley Area. ) (Gov. Code SS65335)
)
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVES THAT:
There is filed with this Board and its Clerk a copy of
Resolution No. 17-1981 (SR) adopted by the San Ramon Valley Area
Planning Commission recommending an amendment to the Land Use.,
Circulation, Scenic Routes and Recreation Elements of the County
General Plan in the Sycamore Valley area.
On April 28, 1981 and May 19, 1981 this Board held
hearings on said amendment proposed by the San Ramon Valley Area
Planning Commission Resolution No. 17-1981 (SR) . Notice of said
hearing was duly given in the manner required by law. The Board
at these hearings called for testimony of all persons interested
in the matter and numerous individuals appeared and provided input.
The Board on June 9, 1981 discussed the proposed amendment
and the testimony received and deferred the decision to June 23,
1981 allowing staff to review the concerns expressed by County
Counsel and individual Board members .
The Board members, having fully considered the amendment,
determined that the recommendations as submitted by the San Ramon
Valley Area Planning Commission are appropriate as amended June 23,
1981 (Exhibit A attached hereto) .
A Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the General
Plan amendment and on the related Sycamore Valley Specific Plan has
been prepared as required by law and said EIR has been read and
considered by this Board. The Board incorporates by reference and
adopts as its own findings the statement of environmental impacts
and corresponding mitigation measures on pages 2-11 of said
Commission Resolution No. 17-1981 (SR) . The Director of Planning
is hereby directed to file a Notice of Determination with the
County Clerk.
Finally, this Board further directs the County Planning
Department to incorporate this proposed amendment into a combined
amendment to the General Plan which this Board will consider for
adoption during the 1981 calendar year as one of the three permitted
amendments to the Land Use Element of the County General Plan.
PASSED by the Board on June 23, 1981 by the following vote:
AYES. Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson,
Powers.
NOES: None.
CERTIFIED COPY
ABSENT: None. I certify that this to a full, true & correct copy of
the original document which is on file in my office.
and that it was pa.sved & adopt*rd by the Board of
Supervisorm of Contra Costa county, California, on
the date shown. ATTEST: J. R. OLSSON, County
C C• Director o f Planning Clerk &ex-officio Clem.of said Board of Supervisors,
by Deput Clerk.
County Counsel
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RESOLUTION NO. 81/699
SYCAMORE VALLEY
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an amendment to the Land Use, Circulation, Scenic Routes and Recreation
Elements of the San Ramon Valley Area General Plan, a part of the County General Plan.
This amendment process was initiated by a specific plan study prepared to implement the
Sycamore Valley Special Concern Area policies. That specific plan study becomes the
basis for review of the General Plan. Other decisions of the county have added to the
need to review the General Plan for the Sycamore Valley Special Concern Area: the
County's decision not to build an extension of Sycamore Valley road over Short ridge to
serve the Blackhawk Ranch project, and it's decision to change the main alignment of
Blackhawk Road westerly of its old location.
II. AMENDMENT COMPONENTS
The land use amendment area covers all the land contained in Special Concern Area I as
described in text on page 27 and mapped on page 29 of the San Ramon Valley Area
General Plan. In addition to that area, it includes all the remainder of parcels shown for
urban development which relate to the specific plan area as shown on the land use plan,
Map 1.
For circulation element and scenic route purposes the amendment area includes all
roadways which relate to the Special Concern Area. The revised Circulation Element map
is shown as Map 2, and Scenic Route Map 3. The revised Recreation Element plan map is
shown on Map 4.
This General Plan amendment modifies the proposals for Special Concern Area I and its
boundaries but maintains it as a Special Concern Area in the plan. This amendment
utilizes the standard General Plan categories found in the San Ramon Valley Area General
Plan and those categories aren't redefined here. The following revised text and Special
Concern Area Map 1, supersede those found in the San Ramon Valley Area General Plan
on pages 27 and 28.
111. SPECIAL CONCERN AREA 1, SYCAMORE VALLEY
The Sycamore Valley area has long been planned for residential uses on the adopted
County General Plan. The 1977 San Ramon Valley Area General Plan defined the lands
available for residential development from those to be designated as open space. This
plan revision further modifies the plan densities and configuration appropriate to this
valley. This plan recognizes that development will occur in the valley and expresses
concerns about the character of this growth.
The Sycamore Valley has two dominant visual features which warrant protection:
Sycamore Creek and the hills flanking the valley.
The goal for development of this area is to provide for a range of housing types in keeping
with Planning Area objectives and to ensure that the Sycamore Valley as a whole will
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achieve a suburban-rural appearance, and be unified and well-designed, rather than an
incremental accumulation of separate conventional subdivisions. Hillside and creek
preservation are essential to this concept. The area provides opportunities for innovative
design and construction for homes, flood control works, outdoor amenities, and other
features which will enable the area to retain its beauty and economic value.
The densities designated in the General Plan will not be permitted until the other public
facilities and factors as mandated in the Sycamore Valley Specific Plan are implemented
or committed.
Before a rezoning of property, a division of property or issuance of a discretionary permit,
it must be found that the following adequate public improvements or services are in place
or adequately assured:
1. Water by a publicly owned system
2. Sewer by a publicly owned system
3. Roads
4. Schools
5. Fire and Police protection facilities
6. Community park
The following principles will aid in achieving the General Plan objectives for the area:
o Camino Tassajara Road will be constructed as a parkway throughout the valley.
Local connections to this road will be kept to a minimum. Views of Sycamore
Creek and of the hillsides will be encouraged as much as possible.
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o Hillsides and ridgetops will provide a backdrop to development. Housing units
should be clustered on the valley floor with minimum disturbances to the higher
ridgelands. Clustering of both attached and detached units will be encouraged so
that the amount of land to remain open will be maximized.
o The plan will reflect the existing country estates area located midway along the
valley south of Camino Tassajara.
o Sycamore Creek and its riparian vegatation should be protected in its natural
state, to the maximum extent practical (according to the flood control plan for
the Sycamore Creek) as it is a dominant visual feature of the valley and is of
value to wildlife.
o There shall be breaks between clusters of development along the road so that
development will have open space area interspersed throughout the area.
o To minimize the impact of development on service agencies for all major lands
to be developed, all property owners must work together in an assessment
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district or other appropriate mechanism to insure that service costs are borne by
project developers to the extent mandated by those agencies' regulations.
o To ensure that developments are integrated by trails and to create a sense of
community, all major developments are required to be Planning Unit Develop-
ments.
o Owners should be encouraged to develop their properties jointly in order to
achieve the objectives of this Special Concern Area.
o Architectural style and landscaping should reflect the natural beauty of the
valley.
o Although Boone Hill lies to the northwest, outside the boundaries of the Special
Concern Area, it is part of Short Ridge. The ridgelands from Boone Hill to the
Sycamore Valley Special Concern Area should remain in an open state and should
not be obscured from view.
o An entity will be established to maintain the open space and trails network
concerning the entire area (excluding the areas already developed as country
estates i.e., south of Camino Tassajara in the middle of the Valley and along Old
Blackhawk Road) prior to any homes being occupied.
Further revisions to the plan text removed all reference on page 34 to the Sycamore
Valley Road extension (Delete the second and third sentences of the second full paragraph
on page 34).
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