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HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-57RESOLUTION NO. 90-57 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF DANVILLE RECOMMENDING THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF DANVILLE ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE 1990 UPDATE OF THE DANVILLE HOUSING ELEMENT AND REFER THE ELEMENT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65580 et seq., the Town of Danville has prepared a Housing Element Update for the Danville General Plan; and WHEREAS, the Danville Planning Commission and Town Council held workshops on June 5, 1990 and June 12, 1990 respectively to review and comment on the draft program and policy options for the Housing Element Update; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65583(c)(5), the Town held a public workshop on September 27, 1990 to obtain citizen input regarding the Circulation Draft of the Housing Element Update; and WHEREAS, the comments of the public who attended were considered in the preparation of the Housing Element Update; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of State Planning and Zoning Law, it is the function and duty of the Planning Commission of the Town of Danville to review and recommend action on proposed amendments to the Town's General Plan and the individual Elements composing the General Plan; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that certain projects be reviewed for potential environmental impact and that environmental documents be prepared; and WHE~, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance had been prepared by the Danville Planning Division; and WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report was prepared for the Danville 2005 General Plan and certified as complete on October 5, 1987; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Impact Report addressed impacts of future development of the Town of Danville (which exceeds the anticipated impacts resulting from implementation of the Housing Element Update); and WHEREAS, the projected increase in the Town's dwelling unit and population totals, and programs proposed in the Housing Element Update do not raise any new significant environmental issues which were not addressed in the Danville 2005 General Plan Environmental Impact RePort; and PAGE 1 OF RESOLUTION NO. 90-57 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the Town of Danville did review the Housing Element Update at a public hearing on October 23, 1990 and December 11, 1990: and WHEREAS, notice of the Planning Commission hearing was in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hear and consider all reports, recommendations, and testimony submitted in writing and presented at the hearing; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission of the Town of Danville finds that: The adoption of the Housing Element Update will not have any significant environmental impacts and is consistent with the information in the Final Environmental Impact Report prepared for the Danville 2005 General Plan. The Negative Declaration has been prepared and processed in accordance with State environmental law and guidelines and is adequate and complete. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission of the Town of Danville will perform a priority ranking of the policies included in this element which will be incorporated by Staff into a matrix/work program to be reviewed independently by the Planning Commission and incorporated into the draft Element to be reviewed by the Town Council; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission of the Town of Danville recommends that the Town Council of the Town of Danville adopt the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance and refer the Housing Element Update to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for review and comment. APPROVED by the, Danville Planning Commission at a Regular Meeting on December 11, 1990 by the following vote: PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS llth day of December, 1990 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTENTION: ABSENT: Wright Frost, Hendricks, Hirsch, Hughes, Hunt, Vilhauer Chief of P1 as-to Approved _ IZity Att6rney Chairman ppmm66 PAGE 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 90-57