HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.3, Attch 5 Reso Recommend CC adopt Reso amending Comm DesignRESOLUTION NO. 11 - XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE
COMMUNITY DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN TO
INCORPORATE STRATEGIES ON SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
(PLPA-2011-00052)
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin's Ten Year Strategic Plan consists of a mission, vision,
and various statements and strategies to achieve implementation of the Plan. The Ten Year
Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 lists the community's values in a variety of areas, and
one of the three "Values in Guiding Development" is to "Support pedestrian-friendly
development, transit-oriented development, green building, and environmental responsiveness";
and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed a recommendation from Staff at a meeting on
December 21, 2010 to develop a Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy to directly support
these values, and directed Staff to proceed with the development of a strategy; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2011, the City Council reviewed and confirmed Staff's
recommendations on the key elements of the Draft Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy,
the applicability of the Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy; and the methods of
implementing and adopting the Sustainable Neighborhood Design Strategy; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed Staff to incorporate the Sustainable Neighborhood
Design Strategy into the goals, policies, and programs of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, consistent with Government Code section 65352.3, the City obtained a
contact list of local Native American tribes from the Native American Heritage Commission and
notified the tribes of the opportunity to consult with the City on the proposed General Plan and
Specific Plan amendments. None of the contacted tribes requested a consultation within the 90-
day statutory consultation period and no further action is required under section 65352.3; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin General Plan was originally adopted on February 11, 1985, and
has been amended a number of times since that date; and
WHEREAS, jurisdictions may adopt additional elements as they see fit; and
WHEREAS, the Community Design and Sustainability Element is an optional element
that was added to the Dublin General Plan as Chapter 10 on September 16, 2008 (Resolution
177-08); and
WHEREAS, the Community Design and Sustainability Element provides a guiding vision
for the character of future public and private improvements throughout the City while preserving
energy, water and other natural features; and
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WHEREAS, amendments to the Community Design and Sustainability Element have
been prepared that incorporate the goals, policies, and programs of the Sustainable
Neighborhood Design Strategy as reviewed and considered by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Community Design and Sustainability Element are
exempt from the environmental review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), because the activity is covered by
the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the
activity is not subject to CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin Planning Commission ("Planning Commission") held a
public hearing on the amendments to the Community Design and Sustainability Element on
December 13, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hear and consider all said reports,
recommendations and testimony describe herein, and used its independent judgment to
evaluate the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitals are true and correct
and made a part of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends that the City
Council adopt the Resolution attached as Exhibit A, which amends the Community Design
and Sustainability Element of the General Plan to incorporate strategies on Sustainable
Neighborhood Design.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of December 2011 by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Jeff Baker, Planning Manager
Chair Bill Schaub
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