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Home My WebLink About011-93RESOLUTION NO. 11-93 ACCEPTING THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CERTIFICATION OF THE ALAMO SPRINGS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT SIGNIFICANCE AND APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA 90-1, PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - REZONING REQUESTS PUD 90-1 AND VESTING TENTATIVE MAP SD 7453 FOR NEW WEST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN / AMERICAN REAL ESTATE GROUP (APN: 197-082-014, -016, -017, -018, -020 AND 197-050-024) WHEREAS, New West Federal Savings and Loan / American Real Estate Group (applicants and owners) sought approval of a General Plan Amendment and concurrently filed Preliminary and Final Development Plan - Rezoning and Vesting Tentative Map requests involving 148 +/- acres located at the northern terminus of La Gonda Way, northeast of Interstate 680 in the Danville-Alamo area; and WHEREAS, since the subject property is located partially within the corporate limits of the Town of Danville (30_+ acres) and partially in the unincorporated community of Alamo, the Danville Town Council and the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in August, 1989 adopted into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining the procedural steps for the joint processing of the development requests for the subject property; and WHEREAS, the project proponents submitted to the Town and the County General Plan Amendment requests requesting reclassification of the subject 148 +/- acre property from a mixture of Public & Open Space - General Open Space and Residential - Single Family - Very Low (1 dwelling unit per acre) designations to a mixture of Public & Open Space - General Open Space and Residential - Single Family - Low Density (1-3 dwelling units per acre) designations; and WHEREAS, the project proponents concurrently submitted to the Town and the County Preliminary and Final Development Plan - Rezoning requests seeking approval of a 101- unit single family residential Planned Unit Development; and WHEREAS, the requests were considered in a series of joint hearings of the San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission (SRVRPC) and the Danville Planning Commission, concluding with a hearing on November 10, 1992 and WHEREAS, the commissions considered a series of proposals (i.e., a lOl-unit plan, a 75- unit plan and a 59-unit plan) before passing on a recommendation for approval of a 58- unit plan based on the Staff Study of September 24, 1992; and WHEREAS, the proper notice of the joint commission meetings was given in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, a Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the project pursuant to the regulations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), with Contra Costa County serving as the lead agency for the preparation of the environmental documents; and PAGE 1 OF RESOLUTION NO. 11-93 WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, at their meetings of December 8 and 15, 1992, certified the EIR and received and considered the recommendation of the joint commission, hearing and considering all reports and testimony presented prior to or during the public hearings; WHERFAS, the Town Council, at their January 19, 1993 meeting, received and considered the recommendations of the joint commissions and of the County Board of Supervisors, hearing and considering all reports and testimony presented prior to or during the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the proper notice of the Town Council meeting was given in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendment sets appropriate land use designations for the area consistent with existing Town General Plan Goals and Policies and compatible with existing and planned surrounding development (see Attachment of this resolution for development standards for this General Plan Amendment); and, WHEREAS, the associated Preliminary and Final Development Plan - Rezoning request, contained within Town Council Ordinance No. 93-1, will implement the development standards of this General Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS, any entitlement granted by the Danville Town Council pertaining to this proposal is conditionally granted pending acceptance by the County (i.e., the County's action must be completely consistent with the Town Council's action), as stipulated by the MOU governing this project; and WHEREAS, the Town Council voiced concerns of tying the addition of a 59th lot into the project based on an applicant per-lot "contribution" to the County Homeless Shelter Improvement Trust Fund, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Danville accepts the Board of Supervisors certification of the EIR and approves General Plan Amendment GPA 90-1 as recommended by the joint commissions, amending the subject property's land use designation from mixture of Public & Open Space - General Open Space and Residential - Single Family - Very Low (1 dwelling unit per acre) designations to a mixture of Public & Open Space - General Open Space and Residential - Single Family - Low Density (1-3 dwelling units per acre) designations; and be it further RESOLVED the Town Council conditionally approves Preliminary and Final Development Plan - Rezoning requests PUD 90-1, as generally detailed on the Staff Study dated September 29, 1992 providing for a Planned Unit Development of a maximum of 58 single family residential units and accompanying roads and open space areas, subject to the conditions of approval listed below; and be it further RESOLVED that the Town Council makes the following Findings in support of their approval of General Plan Amendment GPA 90-1: PAGE 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 11-93 The proposed project is consistent with the goals and policies of the Danville 2005 General Plan. The proposed project will not adversely affect the preservation of present aesthetics and other community qualities. , The proposed project will not adversely affect the Town's ability to maintain high- quality public facilities and services. The proposed project will not adversely affect the quality of life within existing developed areas of the community. The proposed project will not adversely affect the harmony between Danville's development and its physical setting. , Although some development is proposed within 100 vertical feet of the centerline of a major ridgeline, the proposed siting, grading, landscaping and architecture are such that the development will not conflict with the purposes of Chapter 50: Scenic Hillside and Major Ridgeline Development of the Danville Municipal Code. APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a Regular Meeting on January 19, 1993, by the following vote: AYES: SHIMANSKY, RITCHEY, LANE, GREENBERG NOES: NONE ABSTMNED: NONE ABSENT: DOYLE Mayor City Attorney ATTEST: City Clerk Notice: The time within which you must seek judicial review of this decision is governed by C.C.P. Section 1094.6 (ninety days) almsprng.res PAGE 3 OF RESOLUTION NO. 11-93 Attachment A Resolution No. 11-93 ALAMO SPRINGS GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT Recommended Changes to the 1991 County General Plan and 1987 Danville General Plan To integrate the Alamo Springs General Plan Amendment into the Countywide General Plan and into the Danville General Plan, the land use element maps of both respective plans shall be changed to reflect the Open Space and Single Family Residential-Low Density for the 148-acre amendment area. The boundaries of the recommended change are shown in Figure I. A new policy will be added to page 3-70 of the County General Plan and to page 51.a. of the Danville General Plan to read as follows: Development of the Alamo Springs property which is adjacent to Interstate 680 at the ends of La Gonda Way and Los Balcones Drive in the Alamo/Danville area shall be limited to a maximum of 58 single family residential units. Primary vehicular access shall be from La Gonda Way. Open Space lands shall be deed restricted to Contra Costa County and the Town of Danville and main- mined as project buffers, fire breaks, permanent private and/or public open space and publicly-accessible trails. Active or passive project recreation facilities may also be permitted in certain portions of this designation. The residential designation provides for a maximum of 58 'dwelling units. The boundaries are generalized but encourage development within the previously graded areas of the ridgetop and generally preclude development that would be visible from adjacent valley floors. Development shall be designed to maximize protection of existing mature valley oaks on site, including those trees in proximity to proposed development. alsprng.gpa FIGURE i ALAIV~O SPRINGS GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TOWN OF DANVILLE/COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA /.%--.-.-.-.-.-. .v:-: ...... ..v.:.:.:.:.:.:. -,-.:.:-:-:-:-:.:-:.:-:.: .,. :.:.:.:.:.: Alamo Springs ;:.:::::::::Plan Amendment · '. v. '. Area LEGEND -:-:-:-:,:-:*: Single Family Residential-Very Low :-:-:-:-:':':' (Residential-CountrY Estates/* fReddentlaI-Single Family-Low Dendtyl* Public/Semi-Public *Comatable Town of Deny/lie Designation · Parks and Recreation ( .~:,...~ Opl3n Space 7, -~ fi~ublic & Open Space-Genera/Open Space/' I ~ II Bicycle Trails e · · · · Riding & Hiking Trails