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HomeMy WebLinkAbout019-84/ BEFORE TttE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE IN THE MATTER OF: ) Amending the General Plan ) Regarding Hillside and ) RESOLUTION NO. 19-24 Ridgeline Development ) 1. Sections 65350 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California prescribe the procedure for adopting and amending the City's General Plan. 2. The General Plan for the City of Danville was adopted by the Danville City Council on October 18, 1982. 3. Following careful study and the holding of public hearings, the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council the adoption of amendments to the General Plan. 4. The City Council has carefully considered the General Plan amendments and has noticed and held the required public hearing, on July 2 , 1984. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The General Plan of the City of Danville is amended as follows: a. The Goals and Objectives section entitled "Open Space and Conservation of Resources" is amended to read as indicated in Exhibit "A" attached to this Resolution. b. The "Scenic Conservation" section of the Open Space and Conservation element of the General Plan is amended to read as shown in Exhibit "B" attached to this Resolution. c. The Danville General Plan Map is amended to designate the scenic hillsides and major ridgelines. A reduced copy of the Map as amended is attached as Exhibit "C"; and d. In the Implementation section (page 52)' %he following language is deleted: --1-- "Slope Density. This General Plan has focused on two policies relating to the hills; first, that density should decrease as slope increases, and secondly, that major ridgelines should be protected. The adoption of a slope density ordinance or policy would strengthen this Plan." Adopted by the City Council of the City of Danville on July 2 , 1984, by the following vote: AYES: Lane, May, Mc Neely, Offenhartz, Schlendorf NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: ~CiTY' C~ERK ' " -2- Attach the following to this Resolution: a) Exhibit "A" - Amendments to "Open Space and Conservation of Resources" b) Exhibit "B" -Amendments to "Scenic Conservation c) Copy of Danville General Plan Map as amended to designate scenic hillsides and major rldgelines - ,. - A AMENL ~NT TO THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE CITY OF DANVILLE, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES GOAL To preserve open space for agriculture, recreation, public safety, the maintenance of native vegetation, wildlife, and visual quality. OBJECTIVES Recognize the importance of retaining agriculture in the Planning Area and devise policies to protect agriculture from urban encroachment. Protect ~~ea~-h~eps scenic hillsides and ~es ridgelines and their visual quality. Prevent erosion and landslides by appropriate use of engineering techniques, and by avoiding development in particularly unsafe and vulnerable areas. Maintain the natural appearance ofscenic hillsides and ~i~ges ridgelines to the greatest practical extent. Utilize open space as a means of dealing with unstable slopes, slide areas, active earthquake fault zones and slopes too steep for development. Provide residential density incentives to direct development away from scenic hillsides, ridgelines and other unique natural areas. Promote and coordinate a program with the East Bay Regional Park System of publically acquiring designated hillside and ridgeline areas for safety, recreational, agricultural and scenic purposes through gift, dedication, purchase, or other means. Require drainage improvements which will enhance the natural appearance of streams and minimize the man-made characteristics of flood control projects in so far as it is practical and reasonable. Protect natural tree cover and vegetation to ensure the preservation of the watershed and the natural beauty of the area. Significant trees should be preserved where possible. Design development in flood-prone areas to minimize the risk of flood damage in order to protect property and reduce long-term insurance costs. EXHIBIT "A" Require drainage and flood control right-of-way to be dedicated for public purposes where the stream is designated in the General Plan for trail use. Maintain the highest levels of air quality which can reasonably be obtained. Require individual homes in outlying areas surrounded by unirrigated vegetation to incorporate fire safety features. Promote policies to protect the rare and endangered plant and animal species of the region. *NOTE: The underline and strike-out method has been used here to indicate additions to and deletions from the present General Plan wording. This is done for the convenience of those who are reviewing the amendments. In the final version adopted by the Council, the struck-out words should be deleted and the underlining should be omitted from the text. -2- AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE CITY OF DANVILLE, SCENIC CONSERVATION SECTION OF THE OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION ELEMENT SCENIC CONSERVATION Scenic Conservation is extremely important to the residents of the Planning Area. The General Plan provides for the retention of visual quality through the basic distribution of land uses and by Plan references regarding refinements in each area which are essential in fulfilling the goals and objectives o~-~e-P~a~. Seem~e-~es-an~ Riparian vegetation are is shown on Map 10.Scenic hillsides and major ridgelines are shown on the Danville General Plan Map. In areas designated for development, and particularly residential development outside the floor of the central valley, the following principles should be applied: High quality engineering of slopes is required to avoid soil erosion, downstream flooding, slope failure, loss of vegetative cover, high maintenance costs, property damages, and damages to visual quality. Particularly unsafe and vulnerable areas such as unstable slopes, slide areas, earthquake fault zones, and sites which are not readily accessible to emergency vehicles should be avoided. Massive topographic modification should be avoided. Where flood control and drainage works are required along natural water courses, special consideration should be given to using innovative means of retaining the natural appearance of the waterway, and preserve the vegetation and wildlife it supports. Where rights-of-way are designated in the General Plan for trails or other public uses, the right-of- way should be made available for multipurpose uses. Conservation of the scenic beauty of the Planning Area requires the restoration of natural contours and vegetation after grading and other land disturbances. am~-~e · This also requires proper design of public and private projects to minimize damage to significant trees, amd-o%he~-~o~a~-~a~d~a~s and natural topographic features such as drainage swales, creeks, slopes, rock outcroppings, and canyons. -1- EXHIBIT "B" Maintain the unique vegetative appearance of the scenic hillsides and ridgelines to the greatest practical extent. Attention should be given to preservation of the meadows which are located on the face of the Las Trampas Mountains. Additionally, the relatively unvegetated appearance of the scenic hillsides and ridgelines located east of 1,680 should be maintained to the greatest practical extent. . Development and subdivision of the major ridgeline areas indicated on the Danville General Plan Map should be avoided whenever possible. Density bonus and transfer techniques may be applied to developing parcels containing scenic hillside land for the purpose of encouraging cluster development beneath the scenic hillside areas. . Where the development of scenic hillsides and ridgelines is permitted, the design, location, grading and landscaping shall conform to strict quality design standards applied by the City. . Development in outlying areas should not overtax the capabilities of the aquifer or the capability of the ground to absorb sewage effluents. Proposals for major developments in outlying areas should be reviewed from the point of view of their potential impacts on agricultural production and economics. · Public facilities for outdoor recreation and alternative modes of transportation should remain an important land utilization objective in the community, to promote high visual quality, air quality maintenance, and to enhance outdoor recreation opportunities of all residents. *NOTE: The underline and strike-out method has been used here to indicate additions to and deletions from the present General Plan wording. This is done for the convenience of those who are reviewing the amendments. 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