HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 430.2 . . RESOLUTION NO. 430.2
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SARATOGA
ADOPTING THE GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of this City has caused to be
prepared a revised comprehensive, long-term General Plan for the de-
velopment of this City, and of land outside of its boundaries which
in the said Planning Commission's judgment bears relation to the City's
planning, pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Govern-
ment Code of this State and pursuant to Article 6 of said Chapter and
Title, said Planning Commission has considered said plan and held noticed
public hearings thereon and has heretofore adopted a resolution ap-
proving said General Plan and recommending the same to the City Council,
and has transmitted said approved plan to this City Council, and
WHEREAS, thereafter this Council has held noticed public hearings
on said plan as required by law, and has suggested certain modifications
and changes to certain portions of the General Plan that had been con-
sidered by the Planning Commission during the course of its delibera-
tions on the General Plan, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the
provisions of Chapter 3, Title 14, Division 6 of the California Adminis-
trative Code, and Resolution Series 653 of this City, a draft Environmenta~
Impact Report has been prepared and completed and a notice of completion
thereof filed with the Secretary of the Resources Agency of the State of
California, and more thanforty-five (45) days expiring from the date of
said filing, on or about the 4th day of May, 1983, this Council having
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held a public hearing on the proposed final Environmental Impact Report,
and thereafter said report having been certified by this Council as final,
and
WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that adoption of the proposed
revised General Plan will have significant effects upon the environment,
as identified in the final environmental impact report, and hereby makes
the following findings:
(a) Goals and Policies have been incorporated into the
General Plan to mitigate to an acceptable level or avoid the
significant environmental effects as identified in the final
EIR, including the following:
(~1) Loss of agricultural lands and open spaces --
the Goals and Policies of the General Plan Go be acted
upon with appropriate ordinances and actions, will
encourage renewal and discourage cancellation of Williamson
Act contracts,=~encourage the use of school sites for
recreation, and "require exactions from development to
maintain and preserve open sapce.
(.2) Energy and natural resource use -- the goals and
policies of the General Plan, particularly the conservation
element, will encourage: the use of alternate forms of
renewable energy sources, building designs that conserve
energy, use of natural passive heating and cooling systems,
tree preservation, minimize water use and degradation, and
minimize disruption to soil and topography. These impacts
will be further reduced by implementation of existing codes
and ordinances.
(3) Traffic increases -- goals and policies of the
General Plan encourage the use of energy efficient forms
of transportation and use of pedestrian and bicycle trails
as alternative transportation modes. There are policies to
plan means of reducing traffic impacts and addressing cumu-
lative impacts of certain heavily traveled roads.
(b) The General Plan contains goals and policies and land use
designations for land within the sphere of influence of the City of
Saratoga designed to mitigate adverse environmental effects of de-
velopment in that area. However, such lands are within the re-
sponsibility and jurisdiction of the County of Santa Clara which,
at the present time, has adopted regulations consistent with the
General Plan. Other mitigation measures as contained in the
General Plan should also be adopted by the County of Santa Clara
with respect to these lands.
(c) To the extent that significant environmental effects
identified in the final EIR have not been fully mitigated or
avoided by the Goals and Policies of the General Plan, such
effects are unavoidable since the mitigation of the cumulative
impacts identified in the final EIR depend on the actions of other
agencies and jurisdictions in regulating or requiring future develop-
ment, particularly traffic congestion. Thus, no feasible mitigation
measures can be incorporated by the General Plan for these impacts
since Saratoga's contribution to these impacts is relatively small and
such mitigation measures are beyond the scope of the General Plan, and
WHEREAS, after said public hearings hereinabove referred to, this
Council considered the final Environmental Impact Report in conjunction
with said General Plan, and in evaluating said General Plan and each
element thereof, and deeming it in the best interests of this City
that said General Plan be adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby
resolves as follows:
Section 1: This Council hereby finds that due and legal notice of
public hearings on the hereinafter set forth General Plan and the herein-
aDove referred to Environmental Impact Report, have been given as re-
quired by law and said public hearings on said General Plan both at the
Planning Commission level and at this Council level have been held
according to law.
Section 2: The City of Saratoga is divided into twelve (12)
planning areas identified by the letters "A" through "L" as shown on
Exhibit "A" and have boundaries as described in the chapter on Area
Plans which is part of the General Plan (Exhibit "B"). The purpose of
these planning areas is to allow the =residents of these areas to express
the desires and concerns they have about future development in their
area. A series of programs or guidelines toguide future development is
contained in each area plan. These guidelines are to be used in con-
junction with the Goals and Policies of the General Plan to determine
what sort of development should take place in a particular planning area
of the City. An area plan's guidelines may be overriden if a broader
City goal can be accomplished by that override.
Section 3: The revised General Plan consists of the document
noted as Exhibit "B" including:
(a) Final EIR incorporated as part of the General Plan
(b) Goals, Policies and Implementation Measures
(c) The nine elements required by Section 65302 of the
Government Code.
(d)Area Plans for each of the twelve planning areas of
the City.
(e)The General Plan Map dated March 16, 1983 and
entitled Saratoga General Plan
(f) Appendices
(1) Basic Data
(2) Summary of the Northwestern HillSide
Specific Plan
(3) Text dated June 22, 1973, entitled "Geotechnical
Study Seismic Safety Element for the City of
Saratoga", prepared by Fugro, Inc. and consisting
of a more in-depth study of the seismic safety
element.
(4) Text dated April 9, 1974, and entitled "Sphere of
Influence Plan" consisting of 32 pages, representing
that portion of said General Plan relating to the
development of lands located outside of the present
boundaries of this City but within this City's
sphere of influence.
(5)Initial Environmental Assessment.
(6) Co~nents and responses to the Draft General
Plan/EIR.
(7) The hazard overlay map dated March 16, 1983,
and entitled Hazard Overlay Map.
Said General Plan as above-outlined be and the same is hereby
adopted as the General Plan of this City and all previous General Plans
and amendments and additions thereto, are declared to be superseded by
the within adopted plan.
The above and foregoing resolution was introduced at a.regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held on the 4th day
of May, 1983, and thereafter was passed and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Counci~rs Clevenger, Fanelli, Mallory, Foyles and Mayor Callon
NOES: None
ABSENT:None /~
ATTEST: MAYOR
CITY CLERK