HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 07-028RE~L~T~I~ • 07-~~
A l~L~~'~o~ F THE ITS' ~~"N~Y~ ~F THE CITY IMF SARATI~I~A AD~PTIN
THE L~~DELINE Ali TANDAI~D~ F~1~ SAND ~E NEAR TREA ~~ THE
Arl~~'R RE~URES ~RI~TEI~'I'II~N ~ELABRAT~VE FIR THE ~RI~TEI~TII~N I~~
WATER RE~UR~E
WHEREAS, the 1ty of Saratoga participates ~n the Santa Clara alley
Water resources protection ollaborativc ~"collaborative"~ along with the Santa
Mara valley water ~istr'1ct {"District"}, the Jaunty of Santa Mara, the cities of
Santa Mara ount~~ and others; at~d
HEREA~ the pity joins the other members of the oll.aborative in
endorsing the water and watershed resource protection goals of flood management,
rriaintrnin drinking water ~ualit~ and quantity, rnalnta~nln surface a~d
groundwater qu.alit~ and quantity, and protecting and enhancing riparian habitaty and
WHEREAS, the pity is committed to furthering these goals through the
development and implementafior~ of a consistent, bounty-wide approach to
strea;side preservation; ~
wHEREA, the guidelines and Standards for hand Use ~Ieax Streams,
which was developed b~ the allaborative, ~is such consistent, aunty~ide
approach to strean~side preservation; and
~EREA, the District, the County, the pity of Saratoga, and other pities
ire the bounty through 1mp~le-mentation of their National potlutant ;discharge
Elimination Systc~n permit, best management practices, and other means, have
continuously acted to protect the watersheds ~~ water quality in Santa Mara
bounty; and
WHEREAS, a ley to resource protection is the consideration of res~urce
protection goals ire lace land use planing, regulation, and permitting processes; and
HER.EAS, land use planning, regulation, and pe-rmitttn is primarily the
responsibi]ity of the cities and the Jaunty; and
wHEREA, th.e pity of Saratoga understands that, as ~f l4~arch ~, ~~a~, the
District will no longer review and issue permits for development of streamside
properties other than level opn~ent encroaching on lands held in fee or easement by
the Iistrict; and
wH~, the qty ~~ Saratoga understands tat the ~1Str~t wl~l Contlnu~
to pra~ide techn~eal aistanee to the pity in relation to the i efforts to
~rri~lement the ~~idelines and Standards for Land [Je dear. Stxean~s;
~~~~ ~r ~~ ~~ that tl~e ~t~' ~our~ll. ~~ the 1t~
~~ Saratoga does llereb~:
~ , dot the ~~ui.delines and Standards for Land Use dear Streams" of the
S~:nta Clara Valley water Resources Protection olla~orati~e; and
~. .Direct that the "uldel111e~ and Standards for Land Use bear Stream" be
applied to stream~de developn~e~ts in the pity of Saratoga to the extent feasi~~e and
appropriate, and to the extent that the C~idelines and Standards are consistent with
Saratoga's general Plan, Specific Plans, Design u~del~nes and honing ordinance;
end
~ . continue t~ participate xn the Santa Clara Valley eater esourees Protection
ollahorative on matters pertaining to water resources protection.
The fore oin resolution was ado ted b the followin rote ~n the 2t'~ day ~~` day,
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Aileen. Kao, Mayor
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C~h~er~B~yer, Ci~Clerk.