HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 04071987 - 87-200 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Supporting)
Assembly Bill 2450 ) Resolution No. 87/ 200
WHEREAS, under existing law a violation of the
provisions of the McAteer-Petris Act, the BCDC law, or a
permit issued thereunder may lead to criminal misdemeanor
prosecution, which has not proven to be a sufficient
deterrent to violations, is too drastic for many of the
relatively minor infractions, and places the cost of
enforcement unfairly upon local government; and
WHEREAS, approximately 60 percent of major permits BCDC
has issued since 1965 involve violations, an unnecessarily
large number, requiring considerable expenditures of public
funds for enforcement; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to ensure maximum
compliance with the McAteer-Petris Act and the San Francisco
Bay Plan to protect San Francisco Bay and assure sound
development along its shores; and
WHEREAS, under existing law a developer may apply
directly for a Commission permit if a local government does
not approve a project within 90 days of the submittal of a
local government permit application, which is contrary to
the California Environmental Quality Act and not within the
interests of local governments, because they have both
broader and more specific planning responsibilities and
should have an opportunity to review and approve the project
before it is considered by the Commission, a single purpose
regional agency; and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman Byron Sher has introduced AB 2450
that will amend the McAteer-Petris Act to add civil
penalties against violations, which is similar to provisions
in other state environmental laws, and to delete the ability
of applicants to circumvent prior local government
consideration of projects;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, California,
hereby supports AB 2450 in improving the McAteer-Petris Act
and the appropriate regulation of San Francisco. Bay; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution
be forwarded to Assemblyman Sher, the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development Commission, and to the
Legislature.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on April 7, 1987, by unanimous vote
of the Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
seventh day of April, 1987 .
Attested: Phil Batchelor, Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator.
By Deputy Clerk
Introduced by
Superv' or Nancy C. Fanden
D trict II