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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05041993 - IO.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra > ?� FROM: Costa INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE C .•'_... / �: os}a County DATE: April 26, 1993 SUBJECT: REPORT ON STANDARDIZED COMMENTS FOR SUBMISSION BY THE COUNTY ON SPECIFIED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS SPECIFIC RE nT&9nfJ / %QN(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION 1 . REQUEST Members of the Board . of Supervisors to review the attached draft policies and conditions for approval of developments in other jurisdictions and provide their comments to the Director, Growth Management and Economic Development Agency, by no later than July 15, 1993 . 2 . REQUEST Members of the Board of Supervisors to provide the Director, Growth Management and Economic Development Agency, with their comments regarding the size of development applications which should be reviewed and commented upon based on the attached draft policies and conditions of approval . 3 . DIRECT the Director, Growth Management and Economic Development Agency, to share the attached draft policies and conditions of approval of developments in other jurisdictions with each city and town in the County and request their comments by no later than July 15, 1993 . 4 . DIRECT the Director, Growth Management and Economic Development Agency, to share the&ttach`ed draft policies and conditions of approval of developments in other jurisdictions with the Building Industry Association, Associated General Contractors, major homeowners associations, municipal advisory councils and other community groups which may be interested in these draft policies and conditions of approval, soliciting their comments by July 15, 1993 . In this regard, REQUEST the Director, Growth Management and Economic Development Agency, CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARC M IT E APPROVE 01 ER ' r J SIGNATURE(S): �SUNNE WRIGHT M a-t' M' TH ACTION OF BOARD ON May 4 , 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS �( I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE �1 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. ATTESTED Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR.dLERK OF THE BOARD OF cc: See Page 3 SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY DEPUTY to advise each Board Member in writing of the organizations that have been furnished copies of these draft policies and conditions of approval so that each Board Member may forward this information to additional individuals or organizations. 5 . REQUEST the Director, Growth Management and Economic Development Agency, when he returns to the Internal Operations Committee on August 9, 1993 with all of the comments from the Board Members, the various jurisdictions and organizations which have provided comments, to annotate the draft policies and conditions of approval regarding the source of the policy or condition of approval as having originally come from, for instance, the County General Plan, Measure "C" - 1988, "Measure "C" - 1990, etc. 6 . REQUEST the County Administrator to ask that a discussion of these draft policies and conditions of approval be scheduled for an upcoming meeting of the City/County Relations Committee and ask that staff from the Community Development Department be present for that discussion. 7 . DIRECT the Director, Growth Management and Economic Development Agency, to report back to our Committee on August 9, 1993, summarizing all comments received from Members of the Board of Supervisors, other jurisdictions, community groups and other organizations and recommending what changes should be made in the attached draft policies and conditions of approval in light of those comments . 8 . Between now and the date our Committee next reports back to the Board of Supervisors on this subject, DIRECT the staff of the Community Development Department to utilize their best judgment and existing policies in the review and comment on development applications received from other jurisdictions . 9 . DIRECT the Director, Growth Management and Economic Development Agency to remind all jurisdictions having approval authority over development applications of the Measure "C" criteria for the point at which an application should be shared with other affected jurisdictions for their review and comment, namely when an application would generate 100 or more peak hour trips and to request that all jurisdictions adhere to these criteria in advising other jurisdictions of the submission of an application. BACKGROUND: On February 2, 1993, the Board of Supervisors asked the Director, Growth Management & Economic Development Agency (GMEDA) , to prepare standardized policies and conditions of approval which the County could share with other jurisdictions in an effort to encourage other jurisdictions to condition developments in such a way as to be consistent with the provisions of Measure "C" and the County' s concept for "21st Century Communities" and to forward them to the Internal Operations . Committee. Our Committee met with Mr. Alexeeff and staff from the Community Development Department on April 12, 1993 and again on April 26, 1993 . We have reviewed and made a number of changes in the attached draft policies and conditions of approval . We believe that it is now appropriate to circulate these drafts to the cities in the County for their comments as well as to the rest of the Members of the Board of Supervisors . We urge you to review these policies and conditions of approval carefully, meet with staff as you think appropriate, and then share your comments and suggestions with staff. We note that Supervisor Smith has expressed concern about the potential cost of an extensive review of general plan amendments and development applications from other jurisdictions in order to identify areas in which an application may not fully comply with these policies and conditions. He is also concerned about the size of developments which should be reviewed in this regard. It has -2- been suggested that the Measure "C" trigger of 100 peak hour trips, which is roughly equivalent to 100 residential units, would be an appropriate review cutoff. Other numerical points of 200 or 500 units or peak hour trips have also been suggested. It has also been suggested that other criteria, such as the location of the development, may be more critical than the absolute number of units proposed for development. This is why we have suggested that part of the input from other Board Members and jurisdictions address this issue. It is our intent to have these policies and conditions of approval circulated for 90 days for comment and then have all comments returned to our Committee on August 9, 1993 for further consideration. cc: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Supervisor Tom Powers Supervisor Jeff Smith Supervisor Gayle Bishop Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak County Administrator Director, GMEDA Community Development Director Public Works Director County Counsel Cities and towns in Contra Costa County (Via GMEDA) -3- -J . CONDITIONS FOR A 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY Prepared by Growth Management and Economic Development Agency with Support from Public .Works and Community Development May 4, 1993 Debbie Drennan, Lead TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NUMBER PRINCIPLES FOR A 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 2 INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INTERNAL ROAD SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SANITARY SEWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 RECLAIMED WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 FLOOD CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 POLICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 FIRE PROTECTION/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE RESPONSE . . . . . . . 14 SCHOOI..S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 COMMUNITY FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 DESIGN CHARACT'ERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 AFFORDABLE HOUSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 WASTE MINIMIZATION/ENERGY CONSERVATION . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 D °D CS VA:dg 21 centry.coa 1 4/27/93 PRINCIPLES FOR A 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY The overall goal for new. development-in Contra Costa-County is to plan, design and construct 21st century communities that provide a balance of housing and economic development. 1. Provide within new communities, infrastructure to a level that, supports an adequate quality of life. 2. Assure a sustained level of police and fire services. 3. Provide adequate parks, recreation facilities and open space. 4. Incorporate into infrastructure design goals related to transportation, child care, water conservation/reclamation, air quality, etc. 5. Reserve and locate school sites to mitigate subregional traffic generation as well as meet educational needs. 6. Design a community that results in a net economic benefit to the subregion. 7. Assess the impacts of the project on County services and fairly share revenues from the development to meet subregional facility and County service needs. .8. Provide a community that will be developed in accordance with growth management, transportation, and other service and subregional standards. 9. Allow phased development of the project when each phase can meet infrastructure level of service and performance standards. 10. Provide within new communities, a mixture of land uses that afford convenient access to a variety of activities while reducing dependence on the automobile. VA:dg 21 centry.coa 2 4/27/93 11. Provide for a broad level TDM program that considers such options as micro- shuttle service, school bus service, express bus service to major business centers, and rail transit stations. 12. Demonstrate compliance with the provisions of the Growth Management Program and the Congestion Management Program. 13. Provide rights of way for future transit and transportation systems. 14. Provide for an overall project design that will accommodate efficient and convenient transit routing and maximize transit ridership. 15. Encourage and maximize the use of alternative travel needs by providing connectivity between the various transportation facilities (pedestrian, bicycle, auto, transit, fixed guideway) and by providing a public education system advising residents of commute alternatives and transit opportunities. 16. Encourage higher density housing along main arterials and transit routes to maximize transit ridership. 17. Encourage and provide for the safe and convenient use of bicycles as an alternative mode of travel. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. The project proponents shall participate in a regional transportation mitigation program as determined through the Measure C-88 growth management process to ensure each project proponent is paying their share of the costs associated with the project. The amount of any regional transportation fee or assessment shall be calculated by using the rate in effect at the time of issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy for this project, or as otherwise determined by the agency with legal authority to set such fees. 2. The project shall incorporate provisions to accommodate alternate forms of transportation such as construction of park-and-ride lots, bikeways and pedestrian paths linking residential areas to major activity centers, bicycle parking, commercial and service facilities to serve the project and nearby neighborhoods, bus turn-outs and passenger shelters, and reservation of right-of-way for future rail transit. VA:dg 21 centry.coa 4 4/27/93 12. Construct improvements necessary to provide the levels of service on the road network required by the Growth Management Program (Measure C-88). 13. Dedicate all rights of way necessary for the ultimate- expansion of the. transportation and transit network. 14. The developers shall provide, within the garage area of all new homes, a separate electrical conduit for charging of electric-powered vehicles. VA:dg 21 centry.coa 6 4127193 WATER POLICIES 1. Ensureop table water supplies are sufficient in quality and quantity to provide for domestic consumption and fire protection. (non-potable system may be used for fire protection, if approved.) 2. Require Best-Management Practices' water conservation and efficiency measures. 3. Plant drought-tolerant landscaping, including native plants and grasses, native trees, and wildflowers. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. The jurisdiction, in consultation with the water purveyor, shall require installation of dual main lines (latest available and approved technology) to allow for the use of reclaimed and/or recycled water for irrigation of public landscaping and recreation areas. 2. All units shall be equipped with low-flow toilets and restricted water devices. 3. Prior to recording the final map, provide proof that adequate water facilities can be provided. 4. All open space, median strip, and private lot landscaping shall consist of non- invasive, drought-tolerant, low-water use plant species. 5. The jurisdiction shall require that all open space, median strip, and private lot landscaping consist of non-invasive, drought-tolerant, low-water-use plant species consistent with the Water Conservation and Landscape Ordinance. D� VA:dg 2lcentry.wa g 4/27/919 RECLAIMED WATER w POLICIES 1. Opportunities for using reclaimed, recycled and treated, wastewater shall be identified and developed in cooperation with sewer service and water service agencies. 2. Encourage the construction of wastewater disposal systems designed to reclaim and re-use treated wastewater on agricultural crops, and for other irrigation and wildlife enhancement projects. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. The jurisdiction, in consultation with the water purveyor, shall require installation of dual main lines to allow for the use of reclaimed water for irrigation of common outdoor landscaping and recreation areas, in addition to front yard landscape for private residences. 2. Recycled water shall be required, where feasible, for irrigation of open space areas, i.e. golf courses, parks, water features, school playing fields, and median strips. The jurisdiction shall also require the maximum use of recycled water for irrigation of private-lot landscaping, where feasible. 3. The jurisdiction shall require the project proponents to develop all onsite recycled water service improvements necessary to serve the planning area if the jurisdiction finds that the use of recycled water is appropriate and feasible. VA:dg 21 centry.coa 10 4/27/93 4. The project proponents shall develop a hazardous materials control program for construction activities to reduce potentially significant impacts on water quality cased by a chemical spill. This program should require safe collection and disposal of hazardous -materials generated during construction activities and should include an emergency response program to ensure quick and safe cleanup of accidental spills. 5. Bridges shall be designed to jurisdictional standards such that they do not constrict flows, including the 100-year flood flow. Design of bridges must be reviewed by a registered civil engineer. 6. The project proponents shall form a Benefit Assessment District, or other funding mechanism with a guaranteed revenue source, to fund the maintenance of the detention basins and flood control structures. The funding mechanism shall be of a type acceptable to the fee-title owner and the entity responsible for maintaining other. facilities. 7. The project proponents may propose joint use of the detention basins for drainage purposes and for recreational, golf course, or passive uses, if the land rights, maintenance, and liability issues are addressed in an agreement with the fee-title owner and the entity responsible for maintaining the basin. 8. Where appropriate, the project proponents shall design stormwater detention facilities to fit the area's natural landform patterns and be curvilinear in form and with undulating sideslopes averaging 3:1 or less in steepness, use natural- appearing aturalappearing materials and colors for drainage facility structures, and screen all drainage facility structures from important viewpoints using native vegetation. 9. All storm drainage facilities shall be designed to accommodate the ultimate development of the watershed. VA:dg 21 oentry.00a 12 4127193 FIRE PROTECTION/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE RESPONSE POLICIES 1. Response Time. The total response time for fire and medical emergency calls shall be 4 to 5 minutes. This standard shall be met a minimum of 90% of the time. 2. Fire Prevention and Suppression Plan for Open Space Land Assure the preparation and ongoing implementation of a fire prevention and ongoing implementation of a fire prevention and suppression plan to address the ongoing fire hazard exposure of the urban -open space interface which will be created by development of this project as set by the fire district. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. Fire stations shall be located within one and one-half miles of developments in urban, suburban and central business district areas, with a total response time of 4-5 minutes for 90% of all emergency responses. 2. Ensure fire protection through careful treatment of transitions between development and open space areas through a comprehensive prevention and emergency response system. 3. The developers shall construct the fire stations and fund acquisition of equipment needed to provide adequate fire and emergency medical response to the planning area based on local growth management standards. 4. The Fire District shall review all plans for development of the planning area L.g., final development plans and tentative map plans and subdivision maps). 5. The responsible open space management agency shall incorporate fire prevention measures approved by the Fire District into its management of planning area open space areas. VA:ay 21 centryma 14 4/27/93 COMMUNfTY FACUTIES RUFF POLICIES 1. To give a high priority to funding quality civic, public and community facilities which serve a broad range of needs throughout the community. 2. Provide childcare facilities at locations that allow easy access, convenience and multi-purpose of available facilities, such as schools. 3. Provide necessary community facilities and ensure adequate provision of services to accommodate the changing needs of the community. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. Child Care. The developer shall address and mitigate all child care needs associated with the project for infant, preschool, and school-age child care. 2. Library. Adequate library facilities shall be provided or make a fair-share contribution to construction of such a facility. The parameters for contribution shall be 1.6 hours, 500 square feet, and 2000 books per 2000 new residents. 3. Senior Center. Provide a facility with senior housing or make a fair-share contribution to construction of such a facility. VA:dg 21centryma 16 4/27/93 OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS POLICIES 1 Provide substantial uninterrupted open space elements and trail linkages as part of an integrated system. 2. Provide staging areas for regional trail system and utilize key, locations for trail access, parking, maintenance and interpretive signage. Design staging areas to serve jointly as park and ride facilities. 3. Identify major ridgelines. 4. Provide grade separated trail crossing at major road. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 The jurisdiction shall ensure that the open space areas are properly managed and may designate an appropriate agency for management. 2. In conjunction with the County and affected jurisdiction, cooperate in establishing trail linkages to trail systems within the County. VA:dq 21centry.coa 18 4/27/93 3. The project proponents shall dedicate the remaining open space areas to a qualified agency or organization to be conserved and managed to maintain the remaining open space areas in perpetuity. 4. The project proponents shall screen residential and commercial development and other built facilities with landscaping or other appropriate measures as approved by staff where these features will be visible from entrances into the planning area, recreation areas and features. 5. The project proponents shall restore native habitat types, especially wetland, riparian, and oak woodland types,for key areas within the scenic corridor to create greater diversity of high-quality visual resources in the planning area. 6. The project proponents shall ensure that no buildings, roads, or structures (including water tanks) interrupt the continuous unbroken ridgelines. 7. The project proponents shall design erosion control and drainage features to conform to the natural topography. Natural vegetative patterns, earth berms, or other appropriate measures as approved by staff, should be used whenever feasible to screen these features. " 8. The project proponents shall site facilities in locations of low visual sensitivity and below ridgelines so that they do not visually interrupt the continuous unbroken lines of ridge tops when viewed from important locations both onsite and offsite. 9. The project proponents shall site facilities such as water storage tanks by minimizing sidewall exposure through methods such as full or partial burial, constructing berms, planting native vegetative screens, and using earthtone colors that blend closely with the natural surroundings. 10. The project proponents shall minimize visual impacts of access and maintenance roads by minimizing sidecast and cut-and-fill requirements, revegetating disturbed areas with species and patterns emulating native vegetation, and siting roads and varying their width to fit closely with the natural topography. 11. The project proponents shall provide a setback for roads in creek corridors a minimum. of 100 feet and establish and maintain a vegetation buffer utilizing species and patterns emulating natural native vegetation patterns in the setback area between the creek and the road. to M 11 TV VA:dg 21 centry.coa 20 4/27/93 AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICIES 1. Provide for a strong, affordable, single family and multiple family housing program for a wide range of household income levels. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. Allocate a proportion of project units to meet the jurisdictions' applicable share of regional housing needs of providing affordable housing to very low, low, and moderate income levels. Affordable units shall be provided for in each phase of the development. 2. For all work-site/jobs tax base projects, the jurisdiction shall ensure that the cost of the planned housing in the jurisdiction is related to the incoming employees or employed residents in the jurisdiction. Do M07 VA:dg 21 centry.coa 22 4/27/93 5. Provide all new homeowners with a copy of Home Energy Manual (California Energy Commission 1992a), as currently required by the Energy Standards. The manual provides useful information to homeowners on a wide variety of energy- conserving features, designs, appliances, and practices. This pamphlet should be provided in the home as any other home/appliance warranty documentation. Compliance should be verified by the County before issuance of an occupancy permit. 6. The developers shall provide, within the garage area of all new homes, a separate electrical circuit for charging of electrical-powered vehicles. 7. Where feasible, provide refueling service station for alternate fuels, including compressed natural gas, within the planned community. VA:dg 21 centry.coa 24 4/27/93 ..' DATE: Watl REgUESST To SPEAK FORM (THREE (3) MINUTE LIMIT)- Complete IMIT)Complete this form and place it in the box near the speakers' rostrum before addressing the Board. NAME: Guv 13 `e r c PHONE: (3W 7 p ADDRESS: F•D_ $c C S[60 CITY: ga lt. Xa m am I am speaking formyself OR organization: -5Gu )drnq .TI,,uS�YV &tt. . Check one: (NAME'OF ORc,ANI!_a1'IOti) I wish to speak on Agenda Item # z® - . My comments will be: general for against I wish to speak on the subject of I do not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board to consider.