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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 024-99 Measure/UrbanLimitRESOLUTION NO. 24 - 99 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Dublin SUBMITTING A MEASURE TO THE VOTERS TO ADOPT AN URBAN LIMIT LINE IN THE WESTERN EXTENDED PLANNING AREA AT THEREGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 7, 2000, CALLING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PROCEDURAL MATTERS, AND REQUESTING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CONSOLIDATE THE ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Dublin as follows: 1. Tuesday, November 7, 2000, is an established election day in and for the City of Dublin. 2. The City Council is authorized to submit a measure to the voters for their consideration pursuant to Elections Code section 9222; 3. A regular municipal election is hereby ordered and called to be held in the City of Dublin, County of Alameda, on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, to determine the question set forth in Section 5 hereof. 4. The City Council desires to submit a measure to the voters to establish an Urban Limit Line for the Western Extended Planning Area, with such line located along the current city limit lines; and lands west of the Urban Limit Line would be designated as Rural Residential/Agriculture, and the location of the Urban Limit Line and the Rural Residential/Agriculture land use designation would be effective for a period of 30 years, unless changed by the voters of Dublin. follows: The ballot measure shall appear and be primed on the ballots to be used at the election as Shall a Resolution be adopted to amend the City of Dublin General Plan to establish an Urban Limit Line in the Western Extended Planning Area for a period of 30 years? NO 6. The Resolution to be enacted by the voters pursuant to Paragraph 5 above shall be in the form set.forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto. 7. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is requested to conduct said election and to consolidate said municipal election with the statewide election to be held on November 7, 2000. 8. The Registrar of Voters of Alameda County is requested to perform services in connection with said election at the request of the City Clerk. 9. The City of Dublin shall pay to the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County its pro-rata share of the expenses for said election as jointly determined by the City of Dublin and the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California. 10. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause the posting, publication and printing of all notices or other election materials pursuant to the requirements of the Government Code and Elections Code of the State of California. 11. The City Clerk is hereby directed to obtain printing, supplies and services as required. 12. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to provide such other services and supplies in connection with said election as may be required by the statutes of the State of California. 13. The City Council authorizes Vice-Mayor Lockhart and Councilmember Howard to prepare a written argument in favor of the ballot proposition on behalf of the full City Council, not to exceed 300 words. 14. Rebuttal arguments may be filed, not to exceed 250 words, no later than 71 days prior to the date of the election. 15. The City Attorney is directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure as provided in the Elections Code. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of Febmary, 1999, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Howard, Lockhart, McCormick, Zika and Mayor Houston NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: K2/G/2-16-99/reso~urb-ls J:\~rpD~t'qfNRSW~ 114\01 qP, ESO\l 999~BALMEAS.REG EHS:MI~:rja Exhibit A RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH AN URBAN LIMIT LINE FOR WESTERN DUBLIN The People of the City of Dublin do hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. Purpose, Effect: Findings. A. Purpose. The purpose of this General Plan Amendment is to encourage a cohesive pattern of urbanization in the City of Dublin by establishing an Urban Limit Line along the current westerly city limits. The Urban Limit Line is a boundary beyond which urban development shall not encroach into the western hills unless approved by the voters of Dublin. The areas beyond the Urban Limit Line are among the steepest and most heavily wooded in the City's western extended planning area. This General Plan Amendment supports existing General Plan policies calling for preservation of natural habitat, oak woodlands, natural creeks, ridgelines, scenic Views, open space, agriculture and other similar resources which characterize the area beyond the Urban Limit Line. Through the voter approval provisions of this General Plan Amendment, Dublin residents will be able to more directly participate in important land use decisions which affect the unique constraints and resources in the western hills and, in turn, affect the residents' quality of life. B. Effect. This General Plan Amendment will foster and protect the rural character of the western hills where steep slopes, prominent ridgelands and other constraints make urban development difficult. It will also promote uses that foster public health and safety and productive investment for grazing and other agricultural enterprise on lands outside the western City limits. This General Plan Amendment will add a definition of Urban Limit Line to the General Plan and will locate it along the current western City limits. This Amendment will add related policy text to the General Plan and will designate lands beyond the Urban Limit Line as Rural Residential/Agriculture as defined for the western extended planning area. C. Findings. The People of the City of Dublin hereby find as follows. 1. This General Plan Amendment serves the public interest in protecting Dublin's natural resources and limiting development to areas where it can reasonably be accommodated. 2. The western hills contain numerous environmental constraints such as steep slopes, prominent ridgelands, riparian corridors, sensitive vegetation, landslide areas, and high visibility along Highway 580. Existing General Plan policies restricting development where such constraints are present greatly reduce the ability of the area to sustain urban level development. Furthermore, the General Plan acknowledges that the "present undisturbed natural ridgelines as seen from the primary planning area and key travel corridors are an essential component of Dublin's appearance as a freestanding city ringed by open hills." (Section 3.3, Policy D.) Exhibit A 3. The lands subject to this General Plan Amendment are outside the current City limits of Dublin and not subject to the City's land use jurisdiction, therefore this General Plan Amendment does not constitute a taking of private lands in that development on such lands is currently governed by Alameda County land use plans, policies and regulations. There are no existing Dublin project approvals in the area beyond the current western City limits. 4. The City can continue to meet its Housing Element objectives of providing for the housing needs for all economic segments of the population, especially lower and moderate income households, by directing the development of housing into areas outside the western hills and currently designated for urban development where services and infrastructure can be provided more cost effectively. 5. Residents in the western hills have raised significant issues regarding current traffic on existing local roadways and the ability of such roadways to accommodate additional urban level use. SECTION 2. General Plan Amendment. A. Land Use Map Amendment. Amend the Extended Planning Area Land Use Map, Figure 1-2 of the City of Dublin General Plan, as follows: 1. Amend the legend of Figure 1-2 to add ~tJrban Limit Line", to add the land use designation of Rural Residential/Agriculture, and to delete "Residential/Open Space (see note)". 2. Amend Figure 1-2 to locate the Urban Limit Line in the Western Extended Planning Area along the City limit boundary as of ~ 1999. 3. Amend Figure 1-2 to show a land use designation of Rural Residential/Agriculture for all Western Extended Planning Area lands located west of the Urban Limit Line. 4. 3anend Figure 1-2 to delete the Western Extended Planning Area Guiding and Implementing policies shown thereon. B. Text Amendment. 1. Amend Section 1.8.1, Western Extended Planning Area, to state rather than cross- reference the actual text of the '~Residential: Rural Residential/Agriculture" land use designation and to readopt the designation as follows: "Residential: Rural Residential/Agriculture (1 unit per 100 gross residential acres). Accommodates agricultural activities and other open space uses, such as range and watershed management, consistent with the site conditions and plan policies. This classification includes privately held lands, as well as public ownerships not otherwise designated in the plan for Parks, Open Space, or Public/Semi-public uses. Assumed household size is 3.2 persons per unit." 2. Amend Section 1.8.1, Western Extended Planning Area, to add the following after "Other land use categories" and before Table 1.1' Exhibit A "Urban Limit Line. An Urban Limit Line was adopted by initiative in __ for the Western Extended Planning Area. The Urban Limit Line is located along the city limits line as of the effective date of the initiative. Pursuant to the initiative, lands west of the Urban Limit Line are designated as Rural Residential/Agriculture on the Land Use Map. The initiative is effective for 30 years from its effective date; the location of the Urban Limit Line may be changed only by a vote of the people of Dublin during the effective period, and only following review and approval of a General Plan Amendment by the City Council. Any request to change the Urban Limit Line must be accompanied by a request to amend the land use designation to an urban designation." 3. Amend Section 2, Western Extended Planning Area, to add the following at the end of the section, alter Table 2.2: "All lands in the Western Extended Planning Area located west of the Urban Limit Line as defined in Section 2.B.2 above, shall be designated Rural Residential/Agriculture for a period of 30 years from the effective date of Resolution , adopted by initiative in ~ The intent of the Urban Limit Line is to protect the natural resources of the western hills and to restrict further urban development in the western hills, instead guiding it to areas of Dublin that are less constrained and where urban services can be provided in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. In addition to restricting urban development, the City will not approve or recommend approval of the permanent use or extension of city services or facilities, including but not limited to utilities or roads, to support or facilitate urban development beyond the Urban Limit Line." SECTION 3. Implementation. A. Effective Date. Upon the effective date of this resolution, the provisions, of Section 2 of this resolution are hereby inserted into the City of Dublin General Plan as an amendment thereof. B. City Ordinances and Policies. All City plans, policies, ordinances, rules and regulations constituting legislative acts shall be amended as necessary as soon as possible and in the time and manner required by State law to ensure consistency between those policies and the provisions adopted by Section 2 of this resolution. C. Project Approvals. Upon the effective date of this resolution, the City, and its departments, boards, commissions, officers and employees, shall not grant or by inaction allow to be approved by operation of law, any General Plan Amendment, rezoning, specific plan, tentative or final subdivision map, conditional use permit, building permit or any other ministerial or discretionary entitlement, which is inconsistent with this resolution. SECTION 4. Exemptions for Certain Projects. This resolution shall not apply to any development project that, as of the effective date of this resolution, has obtained a vested right pursuant to State law. SECTION 5. Severability. If any portion of this resolution is declared invalid by a court, the remaining portions are to be considered valid. Exhibit A SECTION 6. amended or repealed only by the voters of the City of'Dublin at a City election. Exhibit List: A - General Plan Figure 1-2 reflecting changes proposed herein. APPROVED BY TI-IE FOLLOWING VOTE OF THE PEOPLE ON 2000. YES NO Adopted by declaration of the vote of the City Council of the City of Dublin on Effective Amendment or Repeal. Except as specifically provided herein, this resolution may be Attest: City Clerk Mayor K-'/G'2-] 6-99/ull-reso-exhtb~ta J:',tXTD~ IXRS'C, Zt 14\0 I'~,ESO\1999\URBA_NLIM. ALT EHS :MKF:ri.'a Exhibit A PKWY