HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCReso 96-20 PA96-024 AlaCtyHWMRESOLUTION NO. 96 - 20
A RESOLUTION OF ~ PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF PA 96-024 ALAMEDA COUNTY HAZARDOUS
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, The County of Alameda has adopted a County Hazardous Waste
Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, The management of hazardous wastes generated by our highly
technological society has become one of the leading concerns of the City of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, AB 2948 (Tanner, 1986) was signed into law to require each county to
adopt a County Hazardous Waste Management Plan and for each city to incorporate the county
plan into their general plans within a specified time period; and
WHEREAS, The Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan addresses the
requirements of AB 2948 by conducting a planning process to develop a hazardous waste
management program meeting Alameda County's projected needs and complying with state law, a
plan which establishes goals and policies pertaining to the hierarchy of hazardous waste
management strategies and a set of criteria for the siting of expanded or new offsite hazardous
waste facilities; and
WHEREAS, Cities have until June 30, 1996, to incorporate the County plan into their
general plans; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on said application on
June 18, 1996; and
WHEREAS, Proper notice of said public hearing was given in all respects as required by
law; and
WHEREAS, The project has been found to be categorically exempt under Section 15308
of the State CEQA Guidelines which consist of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as
authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or
protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of
the environment; and
WHEREAS, The amendment of the General Plan and of the Zoning Ordinance to
establish procedures, siting criteria and land use designations and zones in which Small-Scale
Transfer and Storage Facilities and of Industrial Transfer/Storage Facilities may be located is an
action by the City of Dublin to maintain, restore, enhance and protect the environment; and
WHEREAS, All subsequent decisions regarding location of these facilities are subject the
requirements of CEQA; and
WHEREAS, The proposed general plan amendment is substantially consistent with the
adopted Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, It is in the public interest to prohibit the location of facilities for the land
disposal of hazardous wastes or treatment residues because it promotes the objectives of the
Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan which intends these facilities for remote
areas; and
WHEREAS, That the inclusion of household hazardous waste facilities in the Small-
Scale Transfer and Storage Facility category will facilitate the establishment of such a necessary
facility
WHEREAS, The measurement of distance criteria from facilities to residential
designated areas will provide a greater buffer for residential areas from potential impacts; and
WHEREAS, The requirement that facilities be directly served by streets meeting the
City's industrial road standards and that they be accessible via Major and Arterial streets will
assure that adequate and safe access for facilities will be provided; and
WHEREAS, The requirement for an adequate level of public services for facilities and
for a minimum three minute response time from the nearest fire station are necessary to ensure
public safety; and
WHEREAS, The restriction of facilities to the Business Park/Industrial: Outdoor
Storage, Business Park/Industrial: Low Coverage, and Industrial Park designations of the
General Plan, while more restrictive than the County Hazardous Waste Management Plan, is
appropriate because sufficient potential locations for facilities exist within those designations
within the City, and because these areas are easily accessible from anywhere in the City; and
WHEREAS, The Staff Report was submitted including language incorporating the
Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan as, "Section 4.6 Alameda County
Hazardous Waste Management Plan", and recommending that the Planning Commission
recommend City Council approval of the general plan amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hear and consider all said reports,
recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission
does hereby recommend that the City Council adopt PA 96-024 Alameda County Hazardous
Waste Management Plan General Plan Amendment as follows:
4.6 ALAMEDA COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
The management of hazardous wastes generated by our highly technological society has become
one of the leading concerns of the City of Dublin. AB 2948 (Tanner, 1986) was signed into law
to require each county to adopt a County Hazardous Waste Management Plan and for each city to
incorporate the county plan into their general plans within a specified time period. The Alameda
County Hazardous Waste Management Plan addresses the requirements of AB 2948 by
conducting a planning process to develop a hazardous waste management program meeting
Alameda County's projected needs and complying with state law, a plan which establishes goals
and policies pertaining to the hierarchy of hazardous waste management strategies and a set of
criteria for the siting of expanded or new offsite hazardous waste facilities.
Guiding Policies
The City of Dublin shall encourage the reduction or elimination of hazardous wastes at the
source site as the highest priority in the management of hazardous wastes.
B. The City of Dublin shall make provisions for the location of off.site hazardous waste
facilities in its community which meet the fair share needs of the City of Dublin and of Alameda
County.
Implementing Policies
C. The goals, policies, facility siting criteria and other provisions of the Alameda County
Hazardous Waste Management Plan are incorporated herein by reference subject to the following
provisions to the locational criteria of the plan:
1. Facilities for the land disposal of hazardous wastes or treatment residues are
prohibited in the City of Dublin.
2. Small-Scale Transfer and Storage facilities shall include household hazardous
waste collection facilities.
3. To assure that future and existing residential populations are adequately
considered, the criteria for distances from facilities permitted by the plan shah be from the
facilities to residential designated property.
4. To assure that facilities are appropriately located with regard to major
transportation routes, all sites for off.site hazardous waste facilities shall be directly served by
streets meeting the City's industrial road standards and shall be accessible via Major and Arterial
streets as designated by the General Plan.
5. To provide an adequate level of public services and to assure an adequate margin
of public safety, all facilities shall be adequately served by necessary public services as specified by
the plan and shall be within a three (3) minute response time from the nearest fire station.
6. To assure proper land use compatibility and adequate proximity to the waste
generation stream, all offsite hazardous waste facilities shall be located in areas designated
Business Park/Industrial: Outdoor Storage, Business Park/Industrial: Low Coverage, and
Industrial Park on the General Plan.
D. A violation of Zoning Ordinance Section 8-104.0, HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES
LOCATION PROCEDURE, pertaining to the Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management
Plan is deemed to be a violation of the Dublin General Plan. The General Plan determines that the
implementation of the Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan through the guiding
and implementing policies of the General Plan and by means of Section 8-104.0 of the Zoning
Ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of June, 1996.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Commissioners Jennings, Johnson, Geist and Lockhart
None
Commissioners Zika
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Planmng Cornnuss~
Community Development Director
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