HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 07-019I~LUTIN NIA. 07^01~
~ ~R~L~JTY~N ~F THE CITY ~~JN~L ICE THE ITS ~~'
A~AT~A APPR[~~~N ~ ~NE~AL .PLAN AMEN~]MENT
THAT HEELA'l~ THE E~ITIN~ LAND USE, OPEN PAE
ANl~ ~N~~~ATX~N CLEMENT KITH A REED LAND
[JOE ELEMENT ANI~ A VIED O~~N SAE ANI~
~N~R~ATI~N ELEMENT ~~' THE GENERAL ELAN
HE.EA, Section ~~3D~ of the alifarnla amennment bode requires each arty and county in the
state to prepare and. n~ainta.in ~ general plan far the p~hysi.cal development of the ~omunity,1ncluding
mandatory land use, open space and conservation elements within the general plan; and
~VHR~A, the pity of axtaga has adopted a Land Lase Element in 1953, an open Space dement
ire ~ ~~ and ~ onservatian Element in 19~~ and. has mended these lennts froam time to tune; and
~VH~REA, the Planning ~n~n~iss~on of the pity of Sa~ataga has .recommended that the pity
council amend the general Plan ~o replace the e~xst~ng Land TJ~, ~p~n space and ~cnservation
dements with a revised Land Use Element and a revised ~pcn pace and ~anser~ation lenient and
these Elements are presented a.s Atth~nents ~ and 4, respectively, to the June , ~~~7 staff report
prepared in connection with this resalutian.
REREA, prior to adopting the rev~ased Land Use and open pacelanservation ~~emer~ts of the
general Phan, the pity Council adopted a Resolution ertlfy~ng a ~egatlve Declaration for this pra~ect~
in accordance Frith the Califarnia nvircnmental uality Act ~'~A}; and
HER~AS, the City council held a duly noticed public hewing on the proposed general Dian
amendment on Ju~~e ~~~7 and has determined that the proposed Land Use and Dpen
Space~Conservation Ele~nen~s n~ect state requ~~rcents far these elements; and
HEREA, prior to rnalCing a final decision on the revised len~ents, the City Council carefully
considered the text of the revised Land Use ar~d open SpacelCanser vatlan Elements, the staff report
and all testimony provided at the hewing and used their independent judgment in ~ma~i,ng a final
decision.
N, THEREFR, ~~ IT RE~L~ED that the City Council of pity of arataga hereby
1. Repeals the Land Use dement of` the general Plan adapted ~:n 1983, the open space Element
of the general Phan adopted in 1.993, and the onservatian E~ernent of the general Plan
adopted in 1955; and Adapts the Land Use .~e~ment presented as Attachment 3 to the staff
report acccn~panyir~ this resoiut~on and including the Land Use dap presented as Attachment
to said staff report; and.
~. Adopts the open space and Conservatzcn ~len~ent presented as Attachment ~ t~ the sta~'f report
accorr~panying this resolution.
N, THEI~.E~~RE, ~E ~T 'I]RTHER RE~L~ED that the pity council of pity of aratcga
makes the follov~ing findings with regard to the revised Land Use and open ~pacelonservation
~lernents~
] . The revised Elements have been prepared based on a~equ.~.te oitizen pa~ticipat~on and input
thraugh the Land LJse Ad~lsory orrimlttee, the ~edest~~an, Equestrian and B~cyele Trails
Advisory o~nittee, ;planning omrnission public workshops and public hearings, and
pity aunell public workshops and public hearings.
~. The revised Elements ~~`~ ~on~Stent with the Content requ~ren~ea~ts o~ ecti~n ~~~o ~~. seq.
of the California overr~nent bode.
3. The ~e~vlsed Elements a:re consistent with all other Ele.e~ats of~lhe aratoga General Plan.
The al~ov~e and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular ~neeti.ng o~ the City' council
of the pity o~ Saratoga held on the bth da~r of Jude ~~~7 by the following vate:
AYES F Counciln~e~nbers ,Till hunter, athaeen ~~g, Chucl~ Page,
ice Mayor Ann w~lt~nmith,lVlayor Aileen l~aa
NEE; None
ABSENT: None
~ISTAfN: None
ATTEST;
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,Aileen >ao, Mayor