HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCReso 96-26 E.DubStreamRestoraRESOLUTION NO. 96 - 26
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE EASTERN DUBLIN
COMPREHENSIVE STREAM RESTORATION PROGRAM AND THE TASSAJARA CREEK
LOWER REACH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin adopted the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan
on May 10, 1993 and the Dublin voters approved the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan
on November 2, 1993; and
WHEREAS, the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Eastern Dublin General Plan
Amendment and Specific Plan contains Mitigation Measure 3.7/12.0, and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
contains Action Program 6F that requires the City to prepare and approve a comprehensive stream corridor
restoration program for the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment area; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin Comprehensive Stream Restoration Program (Stream Restoration
Program) implements Mitigation Measure 3.7/12.0 of the FEIR and Action Program 6F of the Eastern Dublin
Specific Plan, and is consistent with the policies and action programs of the Eastern Dublin General Plan
Amendment and Chapter 6 - Resource Management of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan to the extent that the
guidelines and standards of the Stream Restoration Program will promote the restoration, enhancement and
stabilization of Tassajara Creek and its tributaries; and
WHEREAS, the Stream Restoration Program shall be applicable to the Eastern Dublin General Plan
Amendment area and shall be enforced for all Eastern Dublin rezoning and tentative map/final map applications;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin shall be the ultimate authority for determining and implementing
appropriate guidelines for stream restoration; and
WHEREAS, the Stream Restoration Program includes recommended guidelines and standards for
stream restoration, and the City of Dublin may apply some flexibility when implementing these guidelines and
standards and allow some guideline modifications and negotiations; and
WHEREAS, trails, creek crossings and maintenance road extensions, as shown in the Stream
Restoration Program, can be interrupted as a result of private property, topographical or other site constraints, as
long as trail/maintenance road ingress and egress points are provided at these points of interruption; and
WHEREAS, the Tassajara Creek Lower Reach Implementation Plan sets forth the framework for
ownership, maintenance, and operation responsibilities for the portion of the Tassajara Creek between the 1-580
Freeway and Gleason Drive, and the City staff shall use this plan for implementing the Stream Restoration
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Stream Restoration Program has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, and no new effects could
occur and no new mitigation measures would be required for the project that were not addressed in the Final
Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan, and the
project is within the scope of the FEIR. The project implements mitigation measures of the FEIR and an initial
study will be conducted for each development application that is required to comply with the Stream Restoration
Program document; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public meeting to consider this project on July 16, 1996;
and
WHEREAS, the Staff Report was submitted recommending that the Planning Commission recommend
to the City Council approval of the Stream Restoration Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission does hereby
recommend that the City Council approve the Stream Restoration Program and the Tassajara Creek Lower
Reach Implementation Plan, as defined in Exhibits A and C, respectively, of the Planning Commission Staff
Report dated July 16, 1996.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day &July, 1996,
Commissioners Jennings, Geist, Johnson, Lockhart and Zika
None
None
Planning' Commisgon Chairpersfffi
Conirnunity Dev~tor
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