HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 05-072RESOLUTION NO. OS-072
(APPLICATION No. OS-179)
Grace Subdivision
19848 Prospect Road
A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AMENDING THE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA GENERAL
PLAN BY CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF ASSESSOR
PARCEL NUMBERS 386-26-070 and 071 FROM QUASI-PUBLIC FACILITIES
TO MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY (M-10)
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga City Council referred to the City of Saratoga
Planning Commission an application for a Tentative Subdivision Map and a General Plan
Amendment to change the land use designation of the site listed above from Quasi-Public
Facility to Medium Density Single Family (M-10) and a General Plan Conformity
Determination for Property Disposal to subdivide two parcels totaling 2.6-acres, zoned
Rl-1Q 000 located at 19848 Prospect Road into nine lots, as more particularly set forth in
File No. OS-179 of this City; and
WaeaeAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed Public Hearing at which
time all interested parties were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present
evidence; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission approved a Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Tentative Subdivision Map and recommended the General Plan Amendment to the
City Council on October 26, 2005; and
WeeaEas, the Mitigated Negative Declaration approved by the Planning
Commission found, based on the entire record of this matter, no evidence that the General
Plan amendment, sale of the property, or other aspects of the project, as conditioned by
the Planning Commission, may have a significant effect on the environment;
WHEREAS, the proposed General Plan Amendment would change the land use
designation from Quasi-Public Facilities to Medium Density Single Family (M-10); and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed Public Hearing at which time all
interested parties were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and
WeeREas, the General Plan amendment is consistent with the General Plan goals
listed in italics below for the reasons specified following each goal.
LU.6.1: Prior to initial approval the decision making body shall consider the
cumulative traffic impacts of single family residential projects of 4 or
more lots.
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The proposed amendment meets this goal. A traffic study was conducted as part of the
Initial Study and that study found that the development authorized by the amendment
would have a less than significant impact on traffic.
LU.6.3 The capacity of existing streets shall be recognized prior to tentative
building site or subdivision approval of any project. New development
shall be designed to minimize disruption to the area caused by an
increase in through or heavy traffic.
The proposed amendment is consistent with this goal. A traffic study was conducted as
part of the Initial Study and that study found that the development authorized by the
amendment would have a less than significant impact on traffic.
LU 8.0 Affirm that the City shall continue to be predominantly a community of
single family detached residences.
The proposed project is consistent with this goal. The proposed project will replace an
existing commercial use with a residential use consistent with the current zoning district
designation.
WHEREAS, the General Plan amendment is consistent with the City's zoning
ordinance because the project site is currently zoned for single family residential uses and
the current General Plan designation of Quasi-Public Facility, when amended to Medium
Density Single Family (M-10), will be consistent with the rest of the residential
neighborhood uses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Clty COUT1C11 hereby:
1. Finds and determines that it has considered and hereby affirms the Mitigated
Negative Declaration adopted by the Planning Commission on October 26, 2005 and
based thereon finds no evidence that the General Plan amendment, sale of the property, or
other aspects of the project, as conditioned by the Planning Commission, may have a
significant adverse effect on the environment; and
2. Amends the land use map of the Saratoga General Plan to change the designation
of the project site from Quasi-Public Facilities to Medium Density Single Family (M-10).
PASSED Arrn AnorTEn by the City of Saratoga City Council, State of
California, this 16`h day of November by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Nick Streit, Vice Mayor Norman Kline,
Mayor Kathleen King
NOES: Councilmembers Aileen Kao, Ann Waltonsmith
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Kathleen M. King, Mayor
A sT:
Cath Boyer, City C1 k