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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on April 30 , 1985 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Schroder , McPeak, Torlakson and Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Oak Road General Plan Amendment , Pleasant Hill BARTD
Station Walnut Creek area.
The Board on April 16 , 1985 continued to this date its
hearing on the recommendation of the County Planning Commission with
respect to the proposed amendment to the Land Use and Recreation
Elements of the County General Plan for 35 acres between Oak Road
and the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, Walden
Road and the Contra Costa Canal in the Walnut Creek area .
Jim Cutler , . Chief , Comprehensive Planning, reviewed the
previous hearings on the matter and presented a staff report dated
April 4 , 1985 and advised that it is staff' s suggestion that if the
Board decides to change the general plan to multi-family, the Desco &
Hosking areas should also be changed .
Supervisor Schroder commented that he leans toward
yielding to the concerns of the residents of the area and to
designating the entire area multiple-family, high density.
The chair invited interested persons to speak on the issue
and the following appeared:
1 . Ray Hoskings , Route 4, Box 470H, Chico
2. David Greer , 70 Annette Court , Walnut Creek , repre-
senting the Annette-Kingston Homeowners , urging that the entire area
remain as is or that the entire area be planned for multiple-family,
high density.
3. Zola Gouig, 161 Riverside Place , Pittsburg, who
declared that she wanted no further general plan changes approved
until all zoning in the County is brought up to date with the
existing general plan .
The Chair noted that many citizens had left cards indi-
cating they did not wish to speak , but wished to support the
Annette-Kingston Homeowners position that the area should remain as
is or the entire area should be general. planned multiple-family,
high density.
The Chair declared the public hearing closed . Supervisor
Schroder commented that the Board was trying to cooperate with the
City of Walnut Creek , and that it was his recommendation that the
Board declare its intent to adopt a general plan amendment as
approved by the County Planning Commission, except designating the
property from Annette Court to Walden Road as Multiple-Family,
Residential High Density. He indicated that approval would be sub-
ject to certain conditions , which he wished to work out with staff,
to address the concerns of the City of Walnut Creek; and with respect
to density higher than medium, that an Environmental Impact Report
would be required to attain the higher density allowed by the plan
category.
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IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that decision on the proposed
amendment to the Land Use and Recreation Elements of the County
General Plan is DEFERRED to May 7, 1985, and staff is directed' to
prepare the appropriate text .
a t*mby certify that this is a true and correctcopyof
an action taken and enterer on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
AMSTED:
PHct BATCHE W2, Cferk of the Board
of Supervkom and County Administrator
By T ,Deputy
cc: Director of Planning
Public Works Director
County Counsel
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