HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06141988 - T.5 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA T. 5
Adopted this Order on June 14, 1988 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors McPeak, Torlakson and Schroder
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisors Powers and Fanden
ABSTAIN: None
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Subject: Hearing On Proposed Camino Tassajara General Plan Amendment
1-87-SR In The Camino Tassajara Area.
This being the time heretofore noticed by the Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors for hearing on recommendation of the San Ramon Valley
Regional Planning Commission on a proposed amendment of the County
General Plan from Single Family Residential Low Density, Agricultural
Preserve and Country Estates to Single Family Residential High
Density, Single Family Residential Low Density, Open Space, Public and
Semi-Public or other appropriate categories (County File #1-87-SR) in
the Camino Tassajara Road area.
Jim Cutler, Community Development Department, presented the staff
report on the proposed Camino Tassajara General Plan Amendment to the
Board. He commented on the history of the proposed General Plan
Amendment and the territory that it would include, the Environmental
Impact Review (EIR) , the cooperative work with the Town of Danville,
and various issues �,including the realignment of Camino Tassajara Road,
the portion of the project with a transmission line on it, a regional
detention basin to handle flood flows from development, and open
space. He discussed the need to amend the circulation and scenic and
recreation elements of the plan, and summarized the San Ramon Valley
Regional Planning Commission recommendation.
Supervisor Powers raised the issue of water that had been raised
by a Councilman from Pleasant Hill..
Mr. Cutler responded that he did not feel water was an issue
because negotiations and agreements between the developers and East
Bay Municipal Utility District have been going on for some time.
The public hearing was opened and the following persons appeared
to speak:
Joe Raphael, P.O. Box 3138, San Leandro, General Manager,
Braddock and Logan, proponent of the Bettencourt Project, commented
that today' s hearing was on the General Plan not on the project but he
addressed a few issues of the project including the provision of water
for the project by East Bay Municipal Utility District, the road over
the hill connecting the northeastern portion of the project, the area
in the southeast corner, lot size, and he presented drawings of the
project to the Board, commenting on the proposed project itself.
Ed Hayworth, 5114 Blackhawk Drive, Danville, representing the
Ujdur 20 Project, showed an aerial photograph to the Board and
commented on various issues including how long his project had been
on-going, a brief history of the project, the number of units
requested, and urged the Board to move ahead with the proposal on the
twenty acres.
Millie Greenberg, 510 La Gonda Way, Danville, representing the
Town of Danville, spoke on the new comprehensive General Plan of the
Town of Danville, and expressed concerns with the proposed General
Plan including ridgeline development, and requested that as the Board
reviewed this that they amend the land use map so that it is
consistent with the staff ' s original recommendation and Danville' s
General Plan and add explicit language in the General Plan text to
preclude development or a roadway on the ridge.
Joe Callibrigo, 510 La Gonda Way, Chief of Planning, Town of
Danville, expressed appreciation to County staff for an excellent job
of keeping Danville staff involved in this whole process. He
commented on the Town of Danville' s position on the General Plan
Amendment of support, as it is in general terms consistent with
Danville' s General Plan. He commented on various issues of the
General Plan as it dealt with the Bettencourt Property. He requested
that the development on the upper portion of the site as recommended
by the Regional Planning Commission be deleted in the final approval
of the General Plan Amendment. He expressed concern relative to
development at the southeast corner of the site as it is not
consistent with the Town of Danville' s General Plan which shows that
area as a large open space area that would be for scenic purposes
along Camino Tassajara which is a scenic corridor and also for private
recreational and storm drain purposes. He requested that the Board
consider adding some language to delete any development on that
portion of the site as well. He also commented on the issue of
density and lot sizes, requesting wording on this issue that specifies
that the lots will be larger in size, suggesting one third acre, and
lower densities on the steeper portion of the property and higher
densities on more suitable terrain. He commented that with these
changes, the Town of Danville would support General Plan Amendment
1-87-SR.
Gayle Bishop, 2800 Finley Road, Pleasanton, commented on issues
including water supply, ridgeline protection, and presented a request
from Michelle Perault who had to leave, for further opportunity to
submit written comment and commented on the Sierra Club' s position of
support for the staff recommendation on the ridgeline protection and
her comments on the Sierra Club' s position on the EIR.
Carolyn Hermanns, 1295 Whispering Oaks Place, Danville, spoke in
support of the original planning staff ' s proposal.
Frank Cameron, 1009 Leema Drive, Danville, spoke as a member of
the San Ramon Regional Planning Commission and as a property owner
directly across from the property in question. He commented on the
General Plan Amendment as it is before the Board today and the need
for this General Plan Amendment.
Supervisor Fanden questioned Mr. Cameron on the number of trees
on his property.
Mr. Cameron responded to Supervisor ,Fanden' s question.
Supervisor Fanden commented on reforesting.
Supervisor Schroder advised that Supervisor Fanden and Supervisor
Powers must leave to attend a meeting on finance relative to the
crisis centers in the County, but it was going to be his
recommendation to defer any decision on this General Plan amendment
pending certain issues he would bring up and that this item would be
returning for Board consideration so Mr. Powers and Mrs. Fanden would
have an opportunity for input.
Roy Gorman, 1419 Broadway #19, Oakland, representing Tassajara
Now and Tomorrow, spoke in opposition to the Camino Tassajara General
Plan Amendment as stated in a letter to the Board dated June 13, 1988.
He requested the Board not to allow the major projects including this
major General Plan proposal to go through before a comprehensive
countywide General Plan is prepared.
Steve Zalowski, 1285 Whispering Oaks Place, Danville, commented
on the view from the backside of the project, and on not receiving
notice about the public hearing on this matter.
Mark Armstrong, 279 Front Street, Danville, Thiessen, Gagen and
McCoy representing Braddock and Logan, commented on issues including
the letter from Gorman and Waltner, the Williamson Act Contract
cancellation on this proposal, and the master plan concept and the
kind of houses envisioned on the kind of lots being planned.
Steve Benicke, (no speaker card submitted) Executive Vice
President of Blackhawk, commented on the Blackhawk involvement with
the Bettencourt property.
Mark Armstrong again spoke commenting on Danville' s concern
relative to development proposals at the southeast corner of the site.
Ed Hayworth, Ujdur 20 project, commented on the length of time
his project has been in process, and reiterated that Ujdur 20 is not
Bettencourt Ranch, and that they are two separate projects.
The public hearing was closed.
Supervisor Schroder recommended leaving the record open for one
week for written comment as requested by Ms. Perault. He emphasized
that today' s hearing was on the General Plan not on specific projects,
but recognizing that the General Plan Amendment is really the first
step toward the development project. He recommended deferring
decision on this matter until just prior to the next batching General
Plan Amendment, and that everyone who had appeared at this hearing
would be notified of that time and date. He addressed issues to be
taken into consideration including the Gorman letter, the East Bay
Municipal Utility District provision of water, the flood control
situation, and the Town of Danville' s concerns expressed today.
Jim Cutler requested that Supervisor Schroder add in his motion a
date certain when the matter would return to the Board.
Victor Westman, County Counsel, indicated that there was no
necessity to return the matter at a time certain commenting that the
Board had indicated that it would be sometime before the end of the
year when the Board was considering a combining amendment to the
County General Plan.
Supervisor Schroder commented that it was his intention not to
place time constraints on the resolution of issues raised today and
that persons giving testimony today would be notified when this matter
was again before the Board.
Supervisor Torlakson suggested that perhaps staff could provide a
status report on the discussions prior to the setting of the hearing
so that Board members could have a sense of when the matter would
again be before the Board, and a tour of the site could be planned.
Supervisor Schroder requested a status report from staff in
thirty days.
The Board discussed the matter.
Supervisor McPeak commented that many of the concerns have been
addressed and that other issues raised today need addressing but did
not believe they were reasons for unduly holding up approval of a
general plan amendment.
Therefore, on recommendation of Supervisor Schroder, IT IS BY THE
BOARD ORDERED that decision on the recommendation of the San Ramon
Valley Planning Commission on a proposed Camino Tassajara Amendment of
the County General Plan is DEFERRED; and that the record is ALLOWED to
be kept open until June 21, 1988 at 5: 00 p.m. to receive written
comments; and Community Development Department is DIRECTED to address
issues relative to concerns of the Town of Danville, Tassajara Now and
Tomorrow, East Bay Municipal Utility District and the Flood Control
District with a status report to the Board on July 19, 1988.
l hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Suisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: LL= 40
PHIL TCHELOR,Clerk of the Boar_
of Supervis rs and County Administrator
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By ,DeoutV
Orig. Dept. : Clerk of the .Board
cc: Community Development Department .
County Counsel