HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 315 RESOL~3TION NO. 315
RESOLUTION DF. ClARING INTENTION TO CONDUCT STUDY FOR ~!E PURPOSE
OF QUALIFYI~ HIGHWAY 9 BETWEEN BIANEY PLAZA IN SARATOGA AND THE
MONTE SERENO-LOS ~ATOS CITY LIMITS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR
DESIGNATION AS AN "OFFICIAL STATE SCENIC
WHRREAS~ the above portion of Highway 9 is a part of the
State of California Master Plan for Scenic Highways, and
WIIEREAS, the above road is designated as a Scenic High~.~ay in
the Trafficways portion of the Circulation Element of the General Plan
of Santa Clara County, as amended August 17~ 1965~ and
WHElhFAS~ the existing superb natural beauty of its surroundings~
the manner in which it has heretofore been developed~ and the land use
ordinances and other controls which have been placed on the roadside~
qualify this road as an official scenic highway~
NOW, T~EREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Saratoga does hereby declare its intent to institute~ in cooperation
with the State of California~ the County of Santa Clara and the City of
Monte Sereno~ a study leading to qualifying the above portion of
Higl~yay 9 as an "Official State Scenic Bigh~ay" and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a notice of the intent to conduct
this study be sent to the District Engineer~ State Division of Highways,
with a request that he assist the local jurisdiction in initiating the
study in accordance with the procedu:e outlined in Chapter 2 of "The
Scenic Route / A ~ide for the Designation of an Official Scenic
High1~ay"~ State of California, Transpo~tation Agency~ Department of
Public Works.
The above and foregoing resolution was duly and regularly
introduced and passed at a teenier meeting of the City Council of the
City of Saratoga held on the 16th day of March, 1966~ by the following
vote:
Hartman Drake
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: