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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ? Contra
FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Costa
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February 251 19 91 County
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STATUS REPORT ON THE NORTH RICHMOND SHORELINE PLANNING PROJECT
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Adopt as the position of the Board of Supervisors, and so
indicate to the City of Richmond, the Land Use Subcommittee
and the full Citizens' Advisory Committee, that those areas
of the North Richmond Planning Area which are in the
unincorporated area of the County and which are designated
for either General Industry or Light Industrial zoning be
zoned as General Industry, with the understanding that a
buffer area, zoned Light Industrial will be provided for next
to residential areas to provide for a transition from
residential to industrial areas.
2. Adopt as the position of the Board of Supervisors, and so
indicate to the City of Richmond, the Land Use. Subcommittee
and the full Citizens' Advisory Committee, that the staff
revision to the text of the industrial land :use designations
of the Richmond and County General Plans dated February 14,
1991, which has. been approved by the Land Use Subcommittee,
should be approved,by the full Citizens' Advisory Committee,
the City of Richmond and the County of Contra Costa.
3 . Direct the Community Development Director to forward the
position of the Board of Supervisors to the City of
Richmond, the Land Use Subcommittee and the full Citizens'
Advisory Committee.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT eS YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF:rI .,ZCHRODER
TOR RECOMMENDATION OF B ARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON arch , 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN' OF SUPERVISORS.ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: SuperviSOY Powers ATTESTED
Community Development Director PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Public Works Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Jim Cutler, CDD
County Administrator
BY ��" "�'� ,DEPUTY
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4. Request the Community Development Director or his staff to
report to our Committee on this subject again before the
final plan is transmitted to the County Planning Commission
for its consideration.
BACKGROUND:
On December 18, 1990 the Board of Supervisors forwarded to our
Committee a recommendation from Supervisor Powers that our
Committee monitor progress on the North Richmond Shoreline
Planning Project, as is outlined in the attached report from the
Community Development Director. On February 25, 1991, our
Committee reviewed the maps of the area with Jim Cutler, who is
chairing the Land Use Subcommittee.
It is our Committee' s belief that to preserve the maximum
flexibility in terms of future development, as much of the
subject planning area as possible should be left in a General
Industry classification. At the same time, we believe that there
should be provisions for a buffer zone between residential areas
and heavy industry areas. We are, therefore, recommending that
the entire industrial area should be zoned heavy industry, except
for an appropriate buffer area between the industrial area and
residential areas.
It is our understanding that once the full Citizens ' Advisory
Committee acts on the General Plan elements of the North Richmond
Shoreline Planning Area that further action will be deferred
until the North Richmond Specific Plan area has been addressed,
so that the Committee can see the full impact of both areas. We
are, therefore, asking that the Community Development Department
staff bring our Committee up to date on the status of the
planning area and the Citizens' Advisory Committee
recommendations after they are agreed to by the Committee and
before they are forwarded to the County Planning Commission for
action.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: Internal Operations Committee DATE: February 5, 1991
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon /
Director of Community Deve
SUBJECT: North Richmond Shore ' nning Proje t
On December 18, 1990 the Board; at the request of Supervisor Powers, asked for a status report
on this subject and that the status of the project be monitored by the Internal Operations
Committee. This is in response to that request.
BACKGROUND
In late 1988 the County supported a $100,000 grant application of the City of Richmond, to the
California Coastal Conservancy, to prepare a Specific Plan for the North Richmond Shoreline
(80% within Richmond). Subsequently in 1989, the Board also endorsed a joint general plan
revision effort for the North Richmond area and adjacent lands northerly to Point Pinole
Regional Park. The City Council and Board jointly appointed a Citizen's Advisory Committee.
That committee effort began in earnest in 1990. For boundaries of these areas see Map 1
attached.
In June of 1990 that Citizen Advisory Committee reported to both jurisdictions, requesting that
an Urgency Interim Ordinance be adopted for the Specific Plan portion of the area to limit all
new building permits. The Board and Richmond both adopted consistent ordinances; the County
ordinance will expire *in October of 1991. The reason for the ordinance dealt with potentially
inappropriate land uses being allowed and the location of the unresolved link of the Richmond
Parkway (section #4).
"Resolution of issues involving the Richmond Parkway is the prime responsibility of the City staff
and the Route 93 policy committee. This effort is moving slower than anticipated. A decision
on the adequacy of the EIR for Section #4 of the Richmond Parkway is scheduled for January
7, 1991.
In terms of organization of this study effort, Richmond staff has responsibility for full Citizen
Advisory Committee which will prepare the Specific Plan and has final recommendation
authority on the General Plan for the entire planning area.
County Staff had responsibility for directing the work of a Land Use Subcommittee whose job
was to develop a land use general plan proposal for the larger 2/3 of the planning area. That
committee completed its work last fall and forwarded it's recommendations to the full
committee.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES
1. Types of Industrial Use
The full committee has approved the Land Use Subcommittee recommendation. The one major
unresolved land use item, as.of this writing, is the breakdown between what lands will be
designated heavy or light industrial and the plan text criteria which will go forward with those
designation. The Committee dealt with this in December 1990 and will deal with it again at it's
January 16, 1990 meeting. A copy of the Richmonds staff report on this is Attachment A.
There are some thorny issues dealing with protection of adjacent residential areas, limits to noise
and air pollution, toxics, as well as, historic uses which are of concern to the Committee. It will
be interesting to see what recommendations the Committee will make balancing these conflicting
concepts. Presumably.it was the original November 28; 1990 version of this report which was
of concern to Supervisor Powers.
2. Urban Limits Line
Certain portions of the study area within the specific plan area are outside the Urban Limits Line
as approved by Measure C. That line in this area was based on the adopted and consistent
Richmond and County General-Plans which showed some coastal areas as open space. The line
was worked out with the previous Planning Director of Richmond to be consistent with
Richmonds plans.
Staff has indicated in the Countywide General Plan staff reports that changes to place all or
portions of this area in the Urban Limit Line should be considered upon adoption of the new
General Plan and Specific Plan policies for this area. That should resolve this issue in a timely
manner.
3. Specific Plan Development
An alternatives report for the Specific Plan area was prepared by a planning consultant last fall.
The Citizen's Advisory Committee decided to slow down consideration of this Specific Plan until
the Route 93 Policy (Richmond Parkway) Committee finalized the alignment question on section
four. The final location of that route impacts land use decisions. Once that decision is made
the Citizen Advisory Committee is intending to meet twice a month to finalize the Specific Plan.
-Recommendations on this are still months off.
cc: Community Development
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Supervisor Powers
Public Works
Richmond Planning (Nancy Kaufman)
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LAND USE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROVED 2-14-91
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE INDUSTRIAL LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
OF THE RICHMOND AND COUNTY GENERAL PLANS
1. ALL INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATIONS
Amend the Land Use Element of the Richmond General Plan and
the County Plan for the North Richmond Area to establish the
following policies and factors to guide the development in all
industrial areas.
"For all industrial categories, the Plan should accommodate
and guide the growth and development of industry. With growth
and development there needs to be a recognition of
environmental, social and economic values which will work to
minimize land use conflicts, to establish a reasonably
pleasing setting and to protect natural resources that are
irreplaceable. Through appropriate regulatory mechanisms
(e.g. , zoning ordinance, nuisance ordinance, etc. ) provide for
the following:
a. Require a setback from San Pablo and wildcat Creeks
for new structures. The size of the setback will
be developed through site development review in'
conjunction with responsible agencies (e.g. ,
Department of Fish and Game, Flood Control
District) . Lands within these setback areas shall
reinforce habitat values and/or trail setting of
the adjacent flood control project of these creeks.
b. Require setbacks within shoreline areas to protect
wetlands designated by State or Federal regulatory
agencies and to provide public access as
appropriate. The size of the setback or mitigation
will be, developed in conjunction with all affected
agencies. -
C. Require health risk assessments and, where
appropriate, provide necessary buffers for all new
applications handling substantial amounts of
hazardous materials.
d. Achieve and upgrade in the visual appearance and
unity of the area through architectural and
landscape requirements and utility undergrounding.
e. Require special geotechnical studies and
construction techniques in areas of potential
seismic or geological hazards (e.g. , Alquist-Priolo
Special Study Zone, high liquefaction, and
reclaimed wetland areas) .
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATIONS
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f. Use established standards to limit activities that
may endanger human health and can cause damage to
the environment.
g. Use established standards to limit activities which
may be objectionable such as odors, fumes or other
emissions so they will be contained within the
property boundaries.
h. Require projects adjacent to parks or recreational
corridors to minimize impacts on the recreational
values of those facilities.
i. Require a shadow analysis for projects adjacent to
commercial nurseries and the solar access of
affected properties shall be protected.
j . Require archaeology reconnaissance surveys for all
projects within an archaeological sensitivity
areas. When cultural resources are located
measures to deal with the historic resource shall
be recommended by a qualified archeologist.
k. Require all uses to comply with the regulations of
the regulations of the Bay Area. Air Quality
Management District, the Regional Water Quality
Control Board, the San Francisco Bay Conservation
and Development ' Commission, the State and County
health departments, and any other regulatory
agencies which exist or may be established to
ensure environmental quality in the San Francisco
Bay Region.
1. Screen all outside storage/maintenance areas from
public streets. -
2 . SPECIAL INDUSTRY
Amend the "Special Industry" land use category of the Richmond
General Plan Land Use Element and the related land use
category of the County Plan for North Richmond to read as
follows:
"Industrial activities in this category are established in
areas where development is carefully controlled to ensure
compatibility between the industrial operations and other
activities and character of the district, community and
environment in which they are located. The appearance of each
site, building or industrial operation, and each industrial
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATIONS
PAGE 3
t district as a whole, should establish a reasonably pleasing
and harmonious setting.
Types of uses within this category can range from research,
engineering, product development and testing, and sales
development to light manufacturing, warehousing, distribution
centers, and commercial nurseries. Support retail/service
uses may also be found in 'this category.
In addition to the policies and factors established to guide
development in all commercial and industrial areas, the
following policies and factors are established to guide the
development of Special Industrial areas:
(1) In cases where uses need to be limited to protect the
character of an area, special zoning designations or
planned unit districts shall be applied to' provide use
limitations.
(2) Limit activities which may result in noise, glare or
vibrations extending beyond the property boundary.
3 . GENERAL INDUSTRY
Amend the "General Industry" land use category of the Richmond
General Plan Land Use Element and the related land use
category of County Plan for North Richmond to read as follows:
"Industry activities in this category are traditionally larger
scale and include very little or no office space. Sufficient
_. visual open space and/or landscaped screening between
industrial operations and adjacent residential or recreational
activities shall be required as needed.
This category accommodates a wide variety of industrial
activities including, but not limited to, oil refining,
contractors' storage yards, warehouses, and machine shops.
For the North Richmond area, this category also includes
commercial nurseries. Support retail/service uses may also be
found in within this category.
In addition to the policies and factors established to guide
development in all commercial and industrial areas, the
following policies and factors are established to guide the
development of General Industrial areas:
(1) Encourage commercial nurseries to remain in the
area.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATIONS
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(2) Require projects involving auto dismantling
activities to be enclosed and outside storage of
vehicles to be prohibited.
(3) Limit activities which may result in noise, glare
or vibrations on adjacent plan designated
residential areas, schools, or parks.
(4) New residential uses within this designation shall
be considered incompatible.
4 . IMPLEMENTATION
The City of Richmond and the County shall undertake a rezoning
study of the area to bring the zoning in conformance with
their respective General Plans.
All new permits with conditions of approval shall be monitored
by the County or City. Additionally, the City of Richmond and
the County shall undertake a more vigorous zoning
investigation and enforcement program.
The County and City shall require verification that all
appropriate State and Federal or regional permits are granted
before building permits are issued for the projects..
Project applicants shall provide a site history for uses that
have previously been on the property as part of any permit
application process. As appropriate, soils analysis for toxic
wastes shall be required for permit applications.
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