HomeMy WebLinkAbout119-99RESOLUTION NO. 119-99
ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SIGNIFICANCE AND APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST
GPA 99-02 -- DANVILLE 2010 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville (Applicant) initiated General Plan Amendment request GPA
99-02, being a comprehensive, Town-wide update of the existing Danville 2005 General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the project encompasses all land within the corporate boundaries of the Town of
Danville (approximately 11,600 acres) and an additional 1,800 +/- acres being the unincorporated
Contra Costa County lands located within the Danville sphere of influence; and
WHEREAS, Danville is located in the San Ramon Valley approximately 30 miles east of San
Francisco and 40 miles northeast of San Jose; and
WHEREAS, a general plan contains goals and policies that regulate development, resource
management, and public safety, and also typically contain background information and
implementation programs which address physical, social, and economic aspects of a community;
and
WHEREAS, all Califomia towns, cities and counties are required by the State of Califomia to
have a general plan (Califomia Govemment Code Section 65300 et seq.) which addresses seven
specific topics (elements), being: land use, housing, circulation, safety, open space, conservation,
and noise (Sections 65302 and 65303), and other, optional topic areas (elements), if so desired;
and
WHEREAS, following the Town's incorporation in 1982, the Town Council adopted the relevant
portions of the 1977 San Ramon Valley Area Plan, previously prepared and adopted for the San
Ramon Valley by Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, the Danville 2005 General Plan was the first comprehensive General Plan prepared
by the Town, prepared over the course of a two year period and utilizing a citizen task force for the
development of the Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the Danville 2010 General Plan Update integrates technical studies, General Plan
Amendments, Special Study Area Plans, implementing ordinances, and design guidelines prepared
by the Town since the 2005 Plan was adopted; and
WHEREAS, while the 2010 Plan maintains many of the goals, policies and implementation
measures that were first established by the 2005 Plan, new goals, policies and implementation
measures have been introduced and integrated into the 2010 Plan to address the issues and
challenges that have emerged over the past decade; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Plan also includes limited revisions to the Town' s Land Use Map; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Plan was developed through a cooperative effort among citizens, the Town
Council, the Planning Commission, the Parks and Leisure Services Commission, the Heritage
Resource Commission, the Arts Commission, Town staff and consultants, and representatives of
other government agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Town Council, Planning Commission, Parks and Leisure Services
Commission, Heritage Resource Commission and/or Arts Commission conducted approximately
36 study sessions, public workshops and / or public hearings during 1998 and 1999 to evaluate
possible updates and changes to the 2005 Plan and to provide policy and program direction to be
included in the 2010 Plan; and
WHEREAS, review and discussion of each goal, policy and implementation measure contained
in the existing 2005 Plan occurred through this process; and
WHEREAS, during Summer, 1998, the Town sponsored six public forums to solicit community
input on Danville's future as well as specific ideas for approximately 45 "Opportunity Sites" and
13 "Special Concem Areas"; and
WHEREAS, a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance (MND) has
been prepared for the 2010 Plan, as required by the Califomia Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the MND indicates that the adoption of the 2010 Plan (which will serve as a broad
policy document for the Town), as amended through project modifications or recommended
mitigation measures, would not result in any significant environmental; and
WHEREAS, the drat't MND was circulated to responsible and / or interested agencies, groups,
and individuals during a thirty-day public review period; and
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WHEREAS, joint study sessions and a public workshop were conducted which allowed public
comment on the version of the 2010 Plan entitled The Town of Danville ~010 General Plan -
Public Review Draft, June 15, 1999 and the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration of
Environmental Significance, with said joint study sessions held on June 22, 1999, June 26, 1999,
June 29, 1999, and on July 6, 1999, and the public workshop held on June 26, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did review the version of the 2010 Plan entitled The Town
of Danville 2010 General Plan ~ Planning Commission Draft, July 13, 1999 at a noticed public
hearing on July 13, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the public notice of that hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, upon hearing and considering all reports,
recommendations, and testimony submitted in writing and presented at the hearing adopted
Planning Commission Resolution No. 99-23 recommending that the Danville Town Council adopt
a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance and approve General Plan
Amendment GPA 99-02 - The Town of Danville 2010 General Plan - Planning Commission
Draft, July 13, 1999, as amended by the Planning Commission on July 13, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission Draft of the 2010 Plan has been further amended to
address pertinent concems and comments raised during the above listed meetings and hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council did review the project at a noticed public hearing on August 3,
1999; and
WHEREAS, the public notice of this action was given in all respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council did hear and consider all reports, recommendations, and
testimony submitted in writing and presented at the hearing; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Danville Town Council adopts a Mitigated Negative Declaration of
Environmental Significance and approves, with amendments, General Plan Amendment GPA 99-
02 The Town of Danville 2010 General Plan- Planning Commission Draft, July 13, 1999.
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APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on August 3, 1999 by the
following vote:
AYES: Arnerich,
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Greenberg, Doyle,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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