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~ RE~L~JTIN ~ THE ~T~ ~IJNIL ~F THE
'ITY ~~' ATE. CET~IN~ ~ NEGATIVE
IIEC'LARATI~N'F~H A ENEI~AL PLAN
l!`li~~~l~l 1 r~il~l ~LLJ~~~7 ~~.~~ .1~~.~.V
USE ELEMENT ANII A REVIEI~ ~~EN PACE ANI~
~NEv.~Tr~N ELEMENT
4~~E.EA, the pity of Saratoga has prepared a revised Land ~~se and a revised
open pacelonservation Element a part of e Saratoga general Plan that are intended
to replace the c~isting Land ~~~, open space and conservation Elements of the general
Plan.; and
WHEREAS, the proposed General Plan Amendment has been determined to be a
project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA
Guidelines; and
HEREA,, as re~~ired by ~~ uidel~r~cs Sections t 1.~~ and 113, the
pity prepared an Irlitial study for the project that concluded that, based on foals and
policies canta~ned in the revised l~len~ents, there wo~zld be no significant effects on the
en~rlronrnent as a result of adopting the revised l~len~ents; and
HEREA, based on the ~1nd111gS o~ the Initial study, the pity of Saratoga
Issued a proposed Negative Declaration far the proposed general Plan Amendment; and
~UHERE, consistent ~v1th EA and 1~A guidelines, the Initial study and
the proposed l~egative Declaration was circulated to affected public agencies and other
interested parties for a ~-day period hetv~een August ~5, ~~~~ and epternber oOG;
and
~V~IER~~, the pity received l~ comment letters on the Initial StudylNegative
Declaration. The pity prepared responses to each f these comments which v~ere
rev~icd and considered by the Planning omn~ission in n~ing their recommendation
to the City ~uncil, aid by the pity council; and
'HEI~EA, the pity ~ouncll revrev~ed the staff report, the proposed Land Use
and open Spacel~onservation l~len~ents, the recommendation of the Saratoga Planning
omission, and all written and oral testlrrtony subn~1tted., at a noticed public hearing on
June G, ~~~7, at v~hich tine all interested parties had the opportunity to ~e heard; and
~VkIER.EA, the egat~~e Declaration for this project includes the In~tlal Stud,
the proposed Negative Declaration, responses and con~rnents, incorporated by reference
and available for review at the Saratoga ommuruty Develaprnent Departrr~ent, I777
liruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, A~
l~'"~ T~~EF, B~ iT I~E~VE~ that the .Saratoga pity council apprQ~e the
negative Declaration for the prod ect and certifies th.e fol.lo~vin:
~ . The l~egative declaration far the prod ect hay been completed in con~p~iancc Frith
~A and the ~~ uidcline~.
~. The egativc Declaration vas presented to the its council mho revie~red and
considered the in~`arrnatiQn contained. therein prior to approving the proj ect.
The l~egativ ~eeiaration reflects the ~it~'s independent judgment and ar~.aiysi~
on the potential environmental effect of the proposed T~and ~Jse an,d pcn
Spacel~onservation lemer~t ofthe General Pl~.n.
The aba~re and foregoing T~esolution v~a~ passed and adopted at a regular ~neetir~g of e
its ~ounci? of the its o#" Saratoga held on the ~t~ day of .Tune ~~~7, by the fol~oin
g
vote;
~~'~: a~ncllrnernbers Jrll Hunter, Kathleen Ting, hucl~ ~~.~,
Vice ~Vla~rar At~n altansrnith, gar Aileen Sao
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ABSEl~T; bane
A~ TAIN : done
ATT~~'. bane
Aileen T~.o, ll~f ayor