HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.3 Support Vision 2010 CITY CLERK
File # 0660-30
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JULY 18, 2000
SUBJECT:
November 2000 Ballot Measures (City of Dublin
Measure regarding Western Extended Planning Area
Urban Limit Line: "Save Agriculture and Open Space
Lands" Initiative; and proposed Board of Supervisors'
Measure entitled "Vision 2010: The East County
Comprehensive Plan to Protect Agriculture; Open Space
and Natural Resources")
(Report prepared by Elizabeth t-I. Silver, City Attorney
and Eddie Peabody, ,Ir., Community Development
Director)
ATTACHMENTS:
1.. City of Dublin Western' Extended Planning Area
Urban Limit Line Measure
2. Save AgricultUre and Open Space Lands Initiative
3. Draft Vision 2010: The East County
Comprehensive Plan to Protect Agriculture, Open
Space and Natural Resources (July 13 draft)
4. ECAP Figure 3, showing existing UGB
5. Resolution supporting Vision 2010 (June 22 draft
with revisions)
6: Letter to Tom O'Malley, Tri-Valley Vision
project
RECOMMENDATION: 1. Receive report and consider whether to...support the
/ proposed "Vision 2010: The East County
,/,~,[/~r-~ Comprehensive Plan to protect, Agriculture, Open
/~,,/xt, Space andNatural Resources' as amended July 12,
2000
2. Adopt a Resolution supporting Vision 2010
3. Authorize the Mayor to sign the attached letter to Tom
O'Malley
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: There is' no cost t'o the City.
DESCRIPTION:
November 2000 Ballot Measures
City Measure for Western Dublin.
COPIES TO:
The City Council has placed a measure on the November 2000 ballot proposing an amendment to
the City's General Plan to include an urban limit line for the Western Extended Planning Area which -' %
would be coterminus with the existing City limit line. (Attachment 1.)
2. Save A=riculture and Open Space Lands Initiative.
A group of citizens circulated a petition to place an initiative on the November 2000 ballot entitled Save
Agriculture and Open Space Lands Initiative. (.Attachment 2.) The initiative has qualified for the
Novembei' 2000 ballot.
The initiative would make numerous amendments to the East County Area Plan (ECAP), part of
the County's general plan. In particular, it would revise the existing Urban Growth Boundary (UGB),
which, for Dublin, is shown on Figure 3 of the ECAP on the west to be at the existing City limit line and
on the east to run north westerly from Croak Road and 1-580 to Tassajara Road (see Attachment 4). If
approved by the voters, the new UGB for Dublin on the west would be the existing city limit line. Areas
within the City's sphere of influence on the west would be outside the urban growth boundary. On the
east, the urban growth boundary would be at the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan boundary. Areas within the
City's General Plan area and within the City's sphere of influence on the east would be outside the urban
growth boundary.
Whereas the existing ECAP requires the Board of Supervisors to amend the UGB following
annexations and to review and adjust it every five years, the initiative would prevent any change to the
UGB without approval of the voters of the County.
In addition, the initiative would repeal Policy 25 v~hiCh requires the Cortil'ty to support
development in Eastern Dublin and to support phased annexation of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area
to the City.
The Council has gone on record in opposition to this initiative.
3. Proposed County Measure ('Vision 2010).
The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider placing a measure on the November 2000 ballot
to amend the ECAP. The July 13 draft of proposed measure, called "Vision 2010: The East County
Comprehensive Plan to Protect Agriculture, Open Space and Natural Resources," (Attachment 3) would
affirm and readopt the urban growth boundary in the existing ECAP. Figure 3 of ECAP shows the urban
growth boundary for Dublin on the east to run northwesterly from Croak Road and 1-580 to Tassajara
Road (see Attachment 4).
Staff has had conversations with County staff and understands that a revised version of the
proposed measure will be proposed to the Board of Supervisors. In particular, the revised version would
reaffirm ECAP policies that support adopted general and specific plans in the City (Policy 25) and would
require the County to amend its UGB to be coterminous with the limits of urban development set forth in
such general and specific plans (proposed new Policy 1B).
Staff has prepared a resolution for Council consideration to support the proposed VisiOn 2010
measure to include proposed new Policy 1B. t~Attachment 5.) Staff believes adoption of this amendment
to ECAP is consistent with the City's long term plans for Eastern Dublin. The City adopted the Eastern
Dublin Specific Plan and General Plan Amendment in May1993 and has been planning infrastructure to
serve these areas since January 1994, when the specific plan and general plan amendment were affirmed
by the voters at a referendum. In addition, the City's sphere of influence on the east has included the
areas within the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan since the sphere of influence
~ adiSpted in 1991.
Effect of Conflicting Ballot Measures
Election Code section 9221 provides that if"two or more ordinances adopted at the same election conflict,
the ordinance receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall control." Thus, an initiative that
would have imposed a numerical limit on the number of residential dwellings per year and a council
sponsored measure to limit the total number of dwelling units in the city to those which could be serviced
by public facilities conflicted and the one with the higher number of votes became law. (Concerned
Citizens v. City of Carlsbad (1988)'204 Cal.App.3d 937.) In so concluding, the court relied on language
the Council included in the city sponsored measure which stated that the measure was inconsistent with
any initiative which would place an annual numerical limitation on the rate of residential construction.
The court also rejected the initiative proponents' argument that both measures could become law, relying
on the fact that the voters knew that the measures conflicted (because the Council had so concluded in it-s
measure) and that only one would become effective if they both received a majority vote.
The measure which the Council has placed before the voters to amend the City's General Plan to provide
an urban growth boundary along the existing western City limit line is the only measure proposing to
amend the City'~ general plan. There is no possibility of a conflict.
The Save Agriculture and Open Space Lands Initiative ("Initiative") and the Draft Vision 2010: The East
County Comprehensive Plan to Protect Agriculture, Open Space and Natural Resources ("Vision 2010
Measure"), however, both propose to amend ECAP. The Initiative and the Vision 2010 Measure appear
to be in conflict with each other. For example, the UGB will be in a different location under the Vision
2010 Measure than under the Initiative. Under the Vision 2010 Measure, the County could adjust the
UGB Whereas the Initiative would require voter approval. There are numerous other differences. Indeed,
the Vision 2010 Measure acknowledges the conflict and, consistent with the City of Carlsbad case,
declares that it and the Initiative are inconsistent (section 6a, b and c). Thus, Consistent with Elections
Code section 9221 and case law, if both the Initiative and the Vision 2010 Measure receive a majority
vote, the one with the most votes will take effect. The Initiative, however, contains language (see section
25) which purports to provide that those provisions of the Initiative which are not in irreconcilable
conflict with the Vision 2010 Measure shall be effective, even if the Initiative receives fewer votes than
the Vision 2010 Measure. Because of the language in section 6 of the Vision 2010 Measure, the voters
will know when they vote that the measure with the most votes will be enacted if both receive a majority
vote and the language of section 25 of the Initi~tive will not have any effect.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the CoUncil receive the report and adopt the resolution (Attachment 5) supporting
to the draft Vision 2010 Measure, with the modifications discussed in this report and authorize the Mayor
to sign the attached letter to Tom O'Malley of the Tri-Valley Vision Project (Attachment 6)
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G:\VIStON INITIATIVE\3 INITIATIVES CONFLICTS 7 I8.DOC
RESOLUTION NO. 124 - 00
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 24-99
REGARDING A MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
TO ADOPT AN URBAN LI2VI_IT LINE IN THE WESTERN EXTENDED PLANNING AREA
AT THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 7, 2000
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Dublin as follows:
1. By Resolution No. 24-99, adopteci-February 16, 1999, the Council subrn/tted a
measure to the voters for their consideration pursuant to Elections Code section 9222;
2. A regular municipal election has been called on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, to
determine'the q~estion set forth in Section 5 of Resolution No. 2499; and
3. The City Council desires to revise the ballot question,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES as follows:
Section 5 of Cky of Dublin Resolution No. 24-99 is amended to read as follows:
Shall a Resolution be adopted to amend the City of Dublin General Plan to establish an YES
Urban Limit Line in the Western Extended Planning Area for a period of 30 years, and to
require that the Urban Limit Line may be changed only by a vote of the people of Dublin NO
during the effective period?
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5th day of July, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmember Zika, Vice Mayor Lockhart and Mayor Houston
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers Ho~vard and McCormick
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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ATTACHMENT
Save Agriculture and Open Space Lands
The peopIe of the County of Alameda ordain as follows:
Section t. Pu~oses
The purpo~s of this Initiative are to preserve and enhance a~.~rriculture and agricultural lank, and to protect the
nature/qualities, the wildlife habitats, the watersheds and the beautiful open spaces of Afza'neda County from
excessive, badly located and harraful d~elopment. The measure esmblish~ a County Urban Gro~h Boundary wki:h
will focu~ ugoan- .type d~elopment in and near existing cities where it will be efficiently served by pubIic facilities,
thereby avoiding high costs to taxpayers and users as well as to the envixonment. The ordinance is designed to
remove the Coz, aD, government from urban development outside the Growth Boundary.
The !imitations th/s measure imposes on the amount and location of developmenI aim at preventing excessive
D'o~ and curbing the juKgemaut of urban spmwI. The Initiative wilt reduce traffic congestion, air and water
pollution, loss of h/storic and scenic values and the blighting of existing city centers; and wil/help maintain a h/eh
quati~' of life in Alameda County.
~--n: ~ople of Alame~ Co .unty do delibemtely Ired ~d dect~e ~: follow~g:
(a) Excessive Development: ~ C'o~ is at a cfifimtjunc~. M~y of ~ v~ble ~m~ reso~c:s
~ifi~ of ~ County kmve been n~ffiessty or pre~mmmly d~oS'~ by development. Much ~t ream ~ in
i~:nt jeop~. ~, c~nt rote of m~ide~fl grow~ would do,I: ~e ~t ~unty population alon, in ~e next
20 ve~. Th~ r~g developmem wo~d d~iI ag~ultu~ ~, wil~ffe ~bimL sc~c coffidom,
~d o~r e~kome~ly v~Ie m. ~s ~o~'would ~ ~ ~d water q~i~, e~ate ~r~
~tole~ie leve~ of ~5c ~d conge~o~ ~fl ove~vh:tm the abi~ty ofloml gove~mem to pmvi& pubic faculties
~d s:n'i~ at a ~or~ble cost to
¢)~: The e~ ~t County ~d ~ V~I~ ~ P~ ~ we~ They do not provide
ad,q~te ~e~ a~t d~cfive ~ nor adeq~te pint,don for a~ ~d vi~
~ifi~. ~e p~n~ m~ mjor loophol,s; some g~ m not covered by ~y m~n~ protecfio~ Tns pt~
k~ve no ~~. ~ey ~ be c~g~ at ~y tim:.
(c) ~: ~e pmmcfion of e~g a~ is im~t to ~m~ Co~. Azfic~e ~v~ a
w~jor co~bumr to ~e' Co~'s ~vemffied monomy. It is k~ to proven[iCg omn.~. A~fi~e ~ o~y be
w~n~ ~ e~md ff ~ vote~ of ~e ~ w~e a f~ co~ent to i~ pmsgrvafio~
(d) ~n ~05: Pro. marion of agfiw~ ~ o~r o~n lm~ pmt¢~ ak ~d water qmH~, con~but:s to
h~ ~d ~o¢ offem ~imt for pt~ ~d ~, provid= ~ enjoymgm ~ b~u~, ~v~ a sgpm~ of
~t0D' ~ comm,mi~, ~d g~y ~ ~r~t to ~e q~ of o~ ~v~.
(c) Air Poltu6o~ T~ ~t ~ ~ ~d~ State h~m for ~ ~Hufion on 21 ~ys in 1998 ~d w~
id:~q~ ~ 1997 ~ on, of ~c 10 worn ~b~im ~ ~e U~t:d Smt~. Tn, ~ q~tity will ~ ~:r imp~md by
d~elo~ment wffi ~e ~c pmbl,~ much wo~c.
~) E ~t~n Tn~m ~ ira&qram wa~ mw for pmj~md ~t ~ ~ Pmv~ion of ~ a&q~t:, m~bie,
~ter supply woffid ~ ve~ e~m~e ~d m~e em~,~ ~ Tram wo~d ~ g~t pm~sm to ~ r~'cl~
¢) Housin~ T~ o~ m~ ~e ~ ~ oo~uon to mint f~r s~ ho~ing nee~ for ~ ~com:
~e~. Tm e~~e~ ora ~ U~ Gms& Bo~ w~ enmmge compact dm'elopm:~ w~ch
pm~des mom ~o~Ie hom~g ~n ~mwk
(i) ~blic Fsm~iti:s: Pm~fly p~nne~ mmact d~elopmem in ~d n~ e~ ~ ~ where
~es ~ much ~ b~d ~ o~m~. ~b~c h~fi~ ~ We wmjor ~t ~d ~ adve~ effe~ on ~d
~Mum ~e mom of ~ nmd~ for w~te ~s~ E~fing ~-flE ~ ~m~ Co~' ~ adeqmte for
mside~ for ~: longqe~ fu~.
~) C~¢o Vall~ ~nd ¢alomres ~nvo~ds: ~vkomemaUy ~m~e ~d v~l: c~yofla~ in ~e
V~Iey ~d P~o~ ~s m ~emble to ~teme dgvelopm:~ p~ w~ch wo~d be veo' d:s~cfive. ~y
d~me ~ter pint.on ~ ~e fm~en~' ~e~& now pmvifi~ by ~. ~ng~
(I) ~: Wi~n ~e m~g of ~ffo~ Evidgnge Code S~fion 669.5(c)(3)~ t~s or~
d~i~ed to pmt~t a~ml~ ~ ~ definM ~ Govg~:~ Code Scion 51201C0) ~ o~n spare lam ~ defied
s= o. ess ). ATTACHMENT
Section 3. Prote~ion of Local Right3
Notwithstanding their literal terms, thc provisions of this ordinance do not apply to the ex-tent, but only to the
ex'tent, that courts determine that ii'they were applied they would deprive any person of constitutional or statutory
rights or privilege.s, or otherwise would be inconsistent with the United States or State constitutions or law. The
purpose of this provision is to make certain that ti'ds ordinance does not violate any person's constitutional or legal
rights.
To the extent that a provision or provisions of this ordinance do not apply because of this section, then only the
minimum development required by law which is most consistent with the provisions and purposes of tiffs ordinance
skall be permitted.
Section 4. A~cullural. Resol~rc¢ Marka[¢men[, W~ler Management. and Rural Residential
tn areas ou'.side the County Urban Growth Boundary designated Large Parcel A~m-iculmre, Resource Manao_emera
or Water Management Lands by the East County Area Plan on Februmy 1, 2000, or by this ordinance, the nu-rnber of
parcels that may be cre. ated, the residential units permitted on each parcel, the size of the development envelope, the
maximum floor areas and floor area ratios, and the uses permitted by the Plan on February 1, 2000, or by this
ordinance, whichever is less, may not be increased.
Rm'xl Deusirv Residential designations may not be ckanged to a designation which permits more develor~msnL
Section 5. Red¢si?ation of'Urban Reserve Ama
.arras outside the Urban Grow'th Boundary designated Urban Reserve in the East Count)' Area Plan on February I,
2000, are mdes.;graated Large Parcel Agriculture, subjecI to the minimum parcel size, density, maximum d~elopraent
envelopes, buiki/ng intensity, permiss~Ie uses and other restrictions that apply to areas under that designation. The
Urban Reserve Land use designation is deleted fr?m the text, Table 10 and from the Land Use Diagram of the Plan.
Section 6. South Liverm0re Valley Area Plan
This ordinance shall not suversedc or change the provisions of the South Liver/nore Valley Area Plan in the area to
wkich the plan applied on February 1, 2000. 'I'ne area to which the Plan applies may be expanded, pursuant to
Program 117, not to exc,.~d I mile beyond the February 1, 2000, boundary, for proposes of attaining the _,coat in
Policy 302 of 5,000 aores of cultivated agriculture. The maximum density bonus of 4 additional homesit~ per 100
ceres in the Plan may not be increased.
Secdon 7. Counw Housin~ Oblieation.¢
Nothing in ~h~s ordinance shall be applied to ~reclude County comrgiance with housing obli£adons und¢r State
lzw. To the maxirnmm extent feasible, ttm Count~ shall meet State ho~ing obligations for the. F_~t County Area
within the County Urban Growth Boundary. In providing required housing, th¢ County sk.nl! protect environmental
'valu~, enh~nm the quality of Iife of affected persons, and comply with polici~ and program of this ordinance to tie
rt'~ximum ex-tent f~:.s~Ie.
If Stale-imposed housing obligations make it necessary to go beyond the Urban Growth Bou.vrt~ry, the, voters of
t.k: Count)" may approve an exteusion of ti'e Boundary. The Board of Supervisors may approve housing b~ond an
Urban Growth Boundary only it':
(I) it is inrl~sputablc that there is no land within the Urban Growth Boundary to meet a State housing
requirement either throu~da new development, more intensive development, or red~elopment; (2) no mom
land is us~ ouLside tI~ Urban GIowth Boundav~ than is required by tl~ affordable housing necessary to met
a State obli~don; C3) th: area is adjacent to the Urban Growth Boandary, or to an existing urban or
intensive residential area; (4) the perc"-,.ntage goals for Iow- and very Iow-imome housing in Policy 42 will ~
met in any housing approved; (5) tI~re will be adequate public fa:iiifi= and services for the housing and (6)
the developm~.~nt shall not be on prim: agricultumI lands, or lands designated, at least conditionally, for
imensive agricmlture, unless no other land is a,,'~il=ble und= this Policy.
In no ~ shall required housing be built on or which protrude over hilltops or ridgelines, on slows of more than
20%..crificaI wildlife habitat, br within 100 f~t of a riparian Corridor.
Section 8. Ea_m County A~8 Plan Amendrnen~,.q
The Alameda County East County Ama Plan is mended as follows below. Material d~Ieted from the Plan is
su'u:k out; materi,~l added is tmderlined (except Sc/me subs~fion headin~ am underlined in the existing Plan).
Un:hanged polices, programs and provisions o£ the Plan are omiued from this ordiname.
Policy 1: The County shall identify and maintain a an County_ Urban Grow'th Boundary (s~-. Tabte~s I a.r,.4' 2
~ Pig-crc .3) that ~ divides areas insid-~ the Bound~w. nexl 1o existin~ cities, generally suitable -for urban
d~vetopment from and areas out~id; g~-'n-z.m~ suitable for long-term proration of natm-al v-,..soumes, agriculture, public
heakh mad safety, a~d b~cm bc~'ccn co~u~cs. ~= Counw U~ Om~ Bo~
boun~ of ~b~ ~ P~n S~c~e P~ on ~cb~ L 2000~ somh ~o ILS. t-580.
Ci~ of Live~o~. ~he ~h~~~9~ limits, except whe~ ~he no,hem
~o,~w s~tt bp I-5g0.1o ~e emlem ciW limits ofLk, e~om to th~ pm~sed southe~ II,an Growth Bounda~, for
Live~om on ~he Mm~h 7. 2000. el¢¢tion ballot to U.S 1-580. and xvesl ~o fi~ C{W of Pk~anton U~ Growth
Bound~w. ~ap. I~fiadve Appendix 1~.
PoIi~ iA: ~ ~ty s~ idc~ ~ ,~ d~igmfio~ oa ~ L~d Use~hgrzm (~cl=ivc of
~co~mted ~ ~co~mt~ ~ of~ Coun~) s~ciem to acco~o~te '~' ~ ' =-' '~
e._. e ........................ ~ ..... ~ ..... 0. U~an desig~tiom in u~nao~,mted areas s~l be con,ned
wi~n ~: CounW U~an Grow~ Bo=~ and sP<l not be exp=ded to acco~odate lower t~ pla=ed demities.
Poiiw I3: The Cotm.ty shall require that development be phased according to the availability of infrastructure and
o .......... ~ . ~ ~ Pl:m which
public sen, ices aJlowed by_ thc lnJtiatR, c. and in conformance with policies
encom'-age compact developmenk _'~..e Com.-'5 ........... r ......... _
Polio' 14Ac Tbs County Stroll not provide nor auth6.rize oublic facilities or other infrastructure in excess'of
n~ded for permissible development consi~ent with the Initiative. Thi~ Polim' .~hatl not bar 15 new. expanded or
mola:.~ment inf;w_structum n¢~$,sa.w lO Create adg. ouale service, for ~ Ea~ County. 2) maintenance, repair or
imorovemen~ ofpubtic facilities which do not ir~amase carmciw, and Y} infrazmctum such as ¢ir, eline$, mnats, and
pow.g.r b~vjrniszion Iin~ ;vhich t~e no excessive m'owth-inducing ¢ffeci 9n the F2st Count~' area and have vermit
conditions 1o ensure ti,at no service can be provided bev0nd that ¢0p4i~tent with development allowed by th,
tNtiativ¢. "lnf';**tmgture" sl~ll include public facilities commun/tv facilities, and all structures and development
n~e$ -~r~.' t0 the provision of l>ubli¢ servi~ and utilities,
Pm~-am_ 9: The County shall work with cities to develop, a ~..=~._.~,*-~;'-,-'~ Mmmcr Plan for public facilities, sen'ices,
and ameniti~ for F.a~ County, simit~r to Pleasanton's Municipal Facilities M~uter ptau. The Maste, r Plan sba'2 ~'~
address the potemi~! for shared ~ ofpubiic faziiifi:.% such as joint ,use. of neigkborhood parkx and school
pLD'gro.nr%~
R~idential Us,.~
Goah To £rovlde an adequaZe $uFply off,idex'.'2=! la~.d d~ig=~.f housins in a range of densities fo rne~
State reaulrements, to aCCOmmodate ?ro]ected houdn~ grm~d~ Consijtpnt ~dth thi,r Flan f~r 27J~ and to
respond to the ne.e_dx of ali incorr~ groupx.
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Poli~' 37: Trm Cmmty slmll r~uim a ptmsing p,an for ,..~.~. msla.nfia.l h~jo:
...... ~..._.~ ~ .... =~ .......... :z ...... ., tt~ dele,mines when affordable housing units (including
very-Iow, low'-, and moderate-income units) will be built in each major residential pmje~ "Fne Lnten: ~r~_ ,h~,~._ r-~---=
plan ~ is--t-o em that ti= mjofity of multiple family and affordable housing units a.re not pos .mon~i until ~e
~-,aI pi,2.ses of dm, elopment Affordable units si'all be masortabtv dL~emed throughout t~ proiect The Count:,.'
work with cities to moui.m the sm policies within incorporated crees.
Poilu' 42: The Coum'y shall work with citi= to attain the Association 0fB~,v A~ Governmen~ ~ mgior~
housing shza'e go,it (established in the. County Ho,using El~ment for East County) of 21 p:rc.:m moderate-income. 15
percent iow-income, and. 21 percent veo' low income housing units throughout East County.
Poli~ 43: The County shall requ/re each msidcntiaI and non-residential project to contribute to m~fing the
housing n~.ds of very low'-, Iow- and mode, ate-income households (see defit~ition in Table I~
d~etopment~ of 20 or mom units, whether for rental or sale. must include and m~}ntain affordable housin~ units.
D~elo~rs may choose the mm=ntage of affordable bousin~ units de~nding on the de?ce of affordabitiW oro;dded:
either 10 _rverc=~n! yew Iow income. 15 _mr~ent Iow income~ or 20 percent moderate income, or a fraction of each of
t~se ~ddin? to I. AITordabilitv must be _rvermamnt!v crmured through d~d mstricfiom~.
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Program 13: The County shall adopt an ordinance establishing a Iow- and verY Iow-income housing fee to be
applied to ail new unincorporated market rate housing and non-residential development t!~t flo not dire~lv provide
Their f~_ir share of housing unde? Policy 43. For msidentbt development tM fee sh~II aim generally at coverin_,z the
cost of providin? a fair sham of Iow and very_ low income housin~ not other~vise provided_ pro~rtiormte Io the size of
the development. Non-residential development fees should be related to the affordable housin? need~ that can
reasor~blv be attributed to the d~elopment Pavrnem of'the b-lieu fee shall be made m/or 1o/he issuance of an
¢,zcupan~' ceFdficaI¢.
Industrial/Commercial/Office Uses mad Economic Development
?oli~ 48: The County shall work with cities to desitin'ate an adequate, but not excessive, supply of land for
industrial, corm'nercial, and of'rice development to meet the East Count3'. need~ cgnTisten! with 1~ lrtiliafive ~
--r----~ for ~ ~!mm-'_ng ~nvt
Community Facilities
Poi!O' 55: The Count3' shall promote the location of community facilities near major u-anspormtion centers and
within e.'dsting city downtown areas-end W2Fv:M cmmmurJt3 .... ,,.,- r..-~ .-n,h~,,~ ,< .,,.,~ e~
General Open Space
PolL9' 60: The Counry shall require ail new developments, i nc!ud::'.g
~ to dedi~te or acouim land for o~n ~ace on,or pay equivalent in-lieu fees
£:az:~ ~..~g Tr'~t which sh~ll be commined Io oran ~pnc~ land acquisition and rrmr~ernent
cities to impose simibr open space requirements on development in incorporated mas.
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Progrzm 2lA: ii'he County shall work with East County cities to: (I) develop a comprehensive o.cmn space
~..~ .... ~ _;_~_~.~'~'~' ir. b!or.~ Livenn. e ~ az '.~lk.k-_d Lh..~ u=~Ix-p~~ establish priorities, and idemify feasfDte
mechanisms for acaluisition or dezldcafion of Iand in open space areas .within 2years of the effective date of the
· ;,.,.-~,.: .... ;- .~,,. =-.-, r, .... ,,. r ................... ;"n_ In addition to impact fees on n~'mv urban develooment,
the pmgram~~,,.~ ~.,_-'----'-' ,.,~..o,..,:'~-- oth~ land acquiskion technique-s inz. tudirm_ dedication of ea_~rrmms in
tatum for d~elopm:nt fig. his and/or bonus~, tmnffer of development cr~iks, and bonds or other fee_qfimds for lard
azquisition_
Am-k'u!turat Suoport Services
Poli~ 81A: In areas d~i__mmtcd Large Parcel A ~c,JJtum. the Coun.w sh~ll_'oermit a_!rriculturat promssin~ facilities
(for example wineries, olive ~resses) and limited am-!cultural su~oort service uses that ~rin'mrity su?ort Alameda
Coun9, am'iculm~, are no! detrim:ntaI to existing or?~.tenfiat ap'!cultural uses. demop~trate an ademmte m~d reliable
water ~ptv. and comr~tv with the ot~r _'oolici~ and progvam~ orihe Initiative.
Polic'v 85: In awes d;~ignated Large Parc:el Agriculture. the County shall o,;.rmi! limited a~ori~Ijltum enhancing
commemial ,uses that prirraritv sup_tx)rt the area's a~riclfltumI on>duct.ion. ~ not d.~rim=ntal to existin~ or
am-ic'ultu,-al u~, demonstrate an ~deq~ate and reliable water supply, and comply wi~ o~her pgli?i~s ~nd orogram,q of
the Initiative. -
William. son Act Cont'-acts
Policy 89: The County shall not approve cancellation of William_son Act contracts within or outside the ~
Urban Growth Boundary except where i-md!rigs can be made in accordance with state law. and th~ cancellation is
consisten~ with the Irutm.w~ .......... ~, an5' '~-~ :--:-~ "-~ "-~--- "' ...... "
........ J ..................... ,a. In no case shall contrac!_q outside the Urban Growth Boundary_ be c~mceIled
forpurooses inmrtgi~ent with apScultuml or oublic faciliW uses. Prior lo canceling any_ contm~ inside the County
Urban Growth Boundary. the Board of Su_r~ervisors shall _specifically find the! there is inmfficient non-contract land
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~v~il~bI~ within th~ l~oundarv 1o sat/.~fv st~le-mandated housing mquimment.~. In makin~ ~s find/n~, the Counr~'
s~!l copsidcr land tlmt can be rrmde ~ilable through muse and mzonin~ ofrmn-conrrsct land.
Rural Development
Poli~ ~ 99A: Outside the Urban Growth Bounda_rv the County -~'" rnav approve divisions of
parcels only when to the extent coesisten! with the In.it[alive. end. if ~p!iz~bte_ the criteria set fonvard in Tabi5
Standards for Subdivision and Site D~elopment Review for AgfieultumI Parcels am met. tn evaluating a sffDdivision
application, the ar~.lysis ~ -" ~-" '~ o . .
...... assum~ ti,at each parcel includes a building em, elom which could be davelor~
with a residence (even if~ msid:ncm ~ ~ not propos~ as part of the applicafion).
~..s ....... a Clu~erin~
Pro__m~.m 36: Nohvithstandin[..mnv other orovision Of gh~ Initiative. the CounW rosy p~_rmit residential and other
s~m~--~ms allowed on a marcel or adJoinin~ oame!s on land d~i ~,zrmled Lm-~e Scal~ AL~riculrum. Resource Marm~em.~nt'
9r W~.ter Marmg.emen! Land7 9n February 1, 2000, or bY the Initislive,jo be qluger~d on one or mom 0f the pam:l~
on adiacent development ~arcels not to exce~ 2 ~cres each, No additional residential units may be built as a msutt of
clustering, excgm a bonus of one m~idential unit for each 5 residential uni'~,~ ciuslem, xt may be rr~rmitted.
For ~:h ~sidential unit clustered, an 2r,~ exrual to the minimcm om-col size o[h.~ .rwise aDr>Iimble to the ramel frprn
which t~ unit was derived minu.r the ama of the clustered oarcel shall b-~ protect~ ~rmanentlv from further
d~'elopm~nt, ex.'mt for am-icutturaI ~uc'mres necessm'y for am'icul¢,'TJ use. by de. diction of * consemation easem*m
9n ~ ~inste, c0ntinugg$ ~ms tO At~-neds CounW orby other comr~m"oblv eff'e~ive mm~.
Except mq provide~I in thi~ pr0.'A,m.m, ali ctu~erin~ ~hall comply with the provi$i0nf oft~ Irdtiatjve, Cam shall bs
taken in mrmining clusterin~ not to impair cx-i~in~ or potential a..~ri~Imral uses...water mmtiw, or em,ironmental or
visual valu,s, Consistent witl5 those ~q~imment$, clusterin~ shaI! be con.fi~red to m ,aximize the mount of
conri~o ,~ amScultural acma~¢,
Program 39A: ~n:,~,~ ~ ....... ~...,, .~...~.*'"" a,'nzr~i Trix ~g Or~ Lo cz=Cz '~..~ s~Jt We an "A-160' (Agfiz~t~ -
16~azm minimm pm:l s~) D~zL ~d ~ ~ "A-320" (Agfi~m - 320-~m ~m p~t
T~ "A-160' (A~~ -16¢a~ ~ p~eI s~) D~ffi~ s~ ,ov=r ~= follow~g ~: ~ W~
mu~ of Testa Road ~t ~ wi~ one ~e of Testa Road betwe~ ~e S~ Joaq~ Co~ty bo~' ~d ~: Sou~
Live~om V~I~ P~ ~ ~ defimd ;m ~i~a~ 4. ~e "A-320" (A~~ - 320-az~ ~m p~l
D~ct s~l cover I~ I~t~ gen:~ly to ~: sou~ of ~¢ foHowi~ bo~p': ~lel to ~d on* ~te ~u~ of
T¢sla Road from ~e S~ Joaqu~ Co~ bo~ to ~e Sou~ Livemom V~I~ PI~ ~¢
of ~e Sou~ L~e~om V~ P~ ~ pm~el to ~d one ~le m~ of V~I~itos Road ~m ~¢ Sou~ Live~om
V~, P~ ~ ~ ~e ime~fion of ~e on¢ ~e h~ wi~ ~¢ no.tm bound' of S~ Fmc~ Water
D:~:nt ~ ~~g S~ ~to~o R~o~ ~: norm ~ of~ S~ F~:~co Water Dc~:nt
1~ to ~, no~sou~ ruction Hn, ~m~y w~ of S~ ~to~o Re~woi~ a Iim following ~
I~= mim inm~on wi~ ~ve~ Road; ~d ~: no~=m bound' of ~e ~ Bay Regio~
pm~ I~at~ betw~n ~avc~ Road ~ ~ w~tem bo~ of ~ ~t Comv p~
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to 'd-he Zoning Ordinance shall include "grandfather clause~,"wz, appropr:..~'~:, to reeo=-miz= tl'= ~ rights of property
ownem ,,,;m o,-;~; .... ;.~ ,,,,_a;,; ..... ,.~.; ....... Lands rezoned to "A-160" and A-320" sl-mli maintain the
designations shown on the East County Area Plan Land Use Diagram. Thc "A !09" and "A 720" zoning dczig~fion
s?=~2 nc: pm_:!,.:_ae '~e e:.Tanricn of Lhe So'a'~. Li;,e_rm. are -Valley PD_n 3~ in a:rord ::'i'~ -'_~ palirieg cf Lhe Sa'aLh
.............. .~ .'~a Plzm. (See. eeneraltv. Initiative Avr~ndix I and 2.'}
Pro~ram 40: The "' ...... ~-" ....
. ,.. .... ,j s ........... t~:. Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance-to ~ specify that the
I00 acre minimum parcel size permitted for the "A-100" (Agriculture - 100-acre minimum parcel size) District, the
160 acm minimum parcel size permitted for the "A-160" (Agriculture - 160-acre minimum parcel size) District and the
320 acre minimum parcel size permitted for the "A-320" (Agriculture - 5 20-acre minimum parcel size) District are
minimums and that the actual size of agricultm'al parcels si'roll be determined through an evaluation of individual
cirwamstan~s of the property and surrounding land and may be larger t. kan 100 acres in the "A-I00" District, 160
ar. ms in the "A-160" District, or320 acres in the "A-320" District (see Table 9). Exceptions lo these minimt~m parcel
ppi und,.r .......the South Livermore Valley Plan. ~
[fze,~ may a ) .....
05 :.:,.., ~I~, in the North Livermom Intensive A~cultum Area, and where clustering o£homesites is atlowed under
the tn/tiative.
Eid~e!ines
Poti~ 106A' Structures may nol be localed on ridgelines or hilltops or where Ih,m, wilt proiect above a ridgelin:
or N]l~o¢. as viewed from public roads, tr'Z!s tort,cs and other~ubtic viewrminm_ unless them is no other site on th:
parcel for the structure or on a conti?Jous parcel in common ownership on or subsequent to the date this ordinance
becom:s effe~ive. New parcels may not be c~ated tha{- have no buildin~ site other than a rid~eiine or hJlltoo, or that
would cause a structure to orotrude above a rid~eline o'r hilltop_ unless the~ is no other possible confi~,'-ation~
Policy 107A.' To the ex-lent possible, inaiuding by clustering if ~cessarv. structures shall be located on lN'~t mr~ of
~ varcel, or on conti~ous parcels in common ownersNv on or ~bsequent ~o t~ date this ordinan~ becomes
effective, where the development is leas~ visible to ~rsop~ o, public roads, traits, pmrkF and ot~r public vievooints.
This voticy does not ~nvlv 1o ~_~cuttural structures to lhe ex-tent il is n~essarv for agricultural Pumoses ffta! they be
located in mom visible areas~
Potic'v 1 I3A: In all cases appropriate buitdin~ materials, landscaping and screenin_,z shalt be required to minimize
the vinmt im~a~ of development. Development stroll blend with and be subordinme ~o the em,iromen*, and character
oft~ ama where located so a~ 1o be as unobtrusive as r~ss~le and not 0etraa from the natnra!, open svaae or visu.~l
qu~ities of the ama. To the maximnm ex'tent pracfimble, all emerior lighting must be lo~ted, designed and shield:d
so as to confine direct mrs to the parcel where the-Ii,bring is located_
Alteration of Landf'orm~
Policy_ 113B: To the maximum ex-tent voss~le, development shall be located and desired to conform with rater
tN~. c~nge natur-d landforms. The alteration of natural lopom'aplw, vegetation, and other ckaracteri~ics by m-adin~.
excavatinm f-filing or ot~r devetoement activity skall be minirnf?=d Tt, the ex'lent feasible, a~ess roads shall be
cop~olidated and located w~re th,? are lem~ vis~le from public vie _wpoin~s.
Solid Waste and' ~uzardous Waste Facilities
Goal: To ~ provide suffi-'q~nt long-term landfall capacity for County residentx, without
.achi~ement of the rec~ctinF poals in the ~ounm. ~harter, and fo ensurq the aorr!vatibitity of so.£id
f acffitiex and adjacent ,v~e~.
Poiici=
Policy 14 h The County shall c. oor4.ir~te wiLE the ~=~.d-, o,,,,,,, x~r~,,, tx ........ * ~,,*~,,,.~,--. ,,, provide for
mi~mum stale reouirements_ for landfill capacity, ,." ~.,~ ,,,.,,,~,,..,~"': ....... .,,.~" .~ .... ~ ~,~,..~.~'~'m" ~e-~,~:"' '~,-,,-,.,~- ....
--a, ....... ~.~.m, r~_,:,:~. Permits for new Iandfiltq or landfill ex~ansiort~ shall be limited to 15 years'
except to the ex'lent a longer _r~riod is nemssarv Io m~t Slate standards. "Capacity" for e _xpar,$iop~ sMll be
determi~d by di _sposal of waste from within Alameda CounW and San Francisco City_. and County in the landfill
durin~ the year prior to filing the oermi! applicatign muhivtied by the r~rmff period or by the average annual di.?sal
ofwasle from within Atamedn CounW and San Francisco in the landfill C, ver the 5 v~m-~riod preceding
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application multiplied by Ibc permit period in either case lo be adjusted propor~Jormte]v by th: R¢~'ctins Board',~
esdrrmted percentaee increase or decre~e of solid waste ~e~ration in th-.. CounW d,~nF thc_r,err~t ~r/od. "Capaciw"
for new.landfills shall be d~t~rmined from then existin_~ or masomblv projected contracts to use t~ ~w faciIiw for
wa~e ~enemled w!thin Alameda CourtLy and San Francisco durin~ the ~rmh p~ocl ~gain Miu~ed by the Re~'clin~
~oard's e~im~ted c~n~es in solid wa~e generation. The Court _fy shall ~pprove no new facitiw or exmnsion which
would impede_achievement of' landfill dN~,rsion ~oal~ aceordin~ 1o the Rec'vcIJn~ Board schedule, Notkin~ in th/s
Poticw. or lhe !nitiadve sh~I] flier or mVe;t lhe terms of the Altamont Lsndfill Ex_'pap~ion Settlement Agreement of
December 5. 1999.
Quarries and Regionally Sig'nificant Aggregate Resource Areas
Poti~' I44: Except to the exlent required by Stale taw. no new ouam' or other o~n-pi~ m/ne may be a?~roved by
the CounW ouBide the Urban Growth Boundary. unless approved bv the vo~e~ of Alameda Counw. Excava!ion
adjacent to an cxistin_~ ~_uarrv site aM on the same or an adjoining parcel shall be regarded es a new ouarrv.
Po!ira' ]~4.A; The quarry curren0v gtanned bv lhe San Francisco Public Utiiiw Commission in the Suno] area
should n,o~ ~ estabUshed lf' despite Polic-v 144 the quarry g,oes imo ovemtion, the Coung' shali' ¢~rm(t' no r~l~t!;d
iMustri~ or manufacrurin~ uses. notv,'ithstandin~ any ott~:r prgyJsion of lhe in/dative.
Description of Land Use Designations
Rural Density Residential,.~, ~ ,~,-" ..... r~. ,..~,~,.~'~-:':~ ~.~"~'~- t~ .....; ~-, v~-: .... aero. ~o _oamel ~;'_ ~ cmmed under
desig~fion wMch ~ less ~n 5 full acres. No mom lhhn 1 residential u~t. plus ~v ~ssible secon~D' unit.
be ge~iHed on ~meL Ex,pi for iffmsmcmm under Potj~ t4A. ~II buildin~ s~lI ~ lomled on ~ confi~o~
development e~elo~ not 1o exceed 2 ~cms. Residenl~n[ ~nd residential ~zcessow bu[ldin~ s~l We ~ m~imum
floor m~ze of 12.~0 squ~ f~l. T~ d~ig~fion perils provides s~e f~y demch~ hom~, ~con~
residen~ ~, I~ted a~~ ~:s, public ~d q~i-public ~=s. ~d si~I~ ~ compatible ~es. ~
Large Parcel ,~ '- · ~,, ..... r~. _ _
. A~,n,.ulmre remums ....... a ~mum ~I si~ of I00 acres, excevt ~ vwvided in
? 9A and 40. ~n~ ~ mm b~I~g ~tev~i~ for non-msid,nfivJ buildings s~tl b: .01 F~ (floor ~
but not tess t~ 20.~0 square fe;t. Wh:m ~tted. gme~ouse5 s~ll We a mq~mum inte~iw of .025.
p~I ~ ~ow~ pmvid~ ~t ~ o~:r ~V ~ m m:t for ad~:te mad. ac:, ~er ~d
b~g c~elo~ lo~fio~ v~ ~ ...... :~:': '
.... x~ ..... ~. ~d public se~ic~. ~esidenfi~ and residential
buildings s~l ~e a m~mum fl~r ~ace of 12.000 soyam feet, Ad~do~ m~iden~ ~m my be ~lowe~
~ o~mpied by f~ e~Ioy~ ~M m m~ide on-site. 'A~ from infm~mcm~ ~dzrPoli~ t4A. flI buildin~
s~lI be lo.ted on a confi~ous d~elopment envelove not Io exceed 2 a:ms. ex.pt ~ ~v be lo.ted outside the
em'elo~ ff~w_ for s~fiW ~sop3 or. Er s~ctu~s for a~cult~_ ~e. ~es~_ for a~cu' l~ ~ge Sub[set_ to
flor ex~pte winefl~, olive p~s~& ~t~ agfi~ ~p~a stwi~ ~ (~::k ~ ~ ba~, ~ni~ f~
(~ack ~'Ln:~ by way of ilh~fiom ta~ing mo~. fmi~ stands_ b~ ~ b~ ~), ~fio~ ~, pubii:
~d q~-pubhc ~, mhd w~e ~ ~ mMtM w~ mmg:~m fac~fim, q~, w~df~m ~
~ ...... , nnd S~~--~~,,~,~:=" ~ commt~lc_ wi~ am~lmm._ ~ Us:z may ~ply ~ .............
............................................. ~,~ ~nt p~X4SlOp3 may 8pplv in thc Sou~
Live~ore Vall~ PI~ A~a or in t~ No~ Live~om Intensive Aefi~lmm Ama.
Resource Management requires r21~';¢: f~r a minimum parcel size of 100 acres and a rnaxim~ building intensity
for non-residenti~l _,~es of .01 FAIL but not tess tkan 20.000 souam f~! ~x::p: ir, ~-r..~ :apparel; gr~u~c: ;~
a n-~.'-?.,,~m building inter, ziW el. ! ;.z ~!~'-.:,ed_~ Ore single family home per p~l is allow¢d pmviflefl that all other
County standards am met for adequate mad access, sewer and water hcilities, building envelope lomfion. -~4sual
protect/on compatib';.liV, and public services. Residential and residenli~] aczessorv buildines ~ml! h~ve ~ m~ximum
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floor space of 12.000 squ~-~ feel A_n~ from inf~structure under Potjcv 14A all bnildines sh~ll be localed on ~
conff~ou~ d~¢lopmen! e~eto~ not ~o ex.ed 2 ~c~s_ cxccn~ th~ ~v be lo~ted ou~idc ~c c~'cld~ if n~css~
for seedy m~o~ or ~m~ for a~m~ use_ ne~ssa~ for ~gfi~lmmt,m. SuN~ to ~e Dmvisio~ of~e
~ ~ dcsi~6o~its pr¢vidc~ f~r agficult~l ~s, ~fio~ ~, ~imt pmtecfio~ wam~h~
m~geme~ pubSc ~d q~i-public ~, am~ upi~ty um~mblc for hu~ o~u~fion due to pubSc ~ ~d
~cty ~ such ~ ~q~c fault, flood~ys, ummble so~s, or ~ conm~g w~ffc ~bimt ~ o~cr
env~m:n~y semite fmtms, ~on~ ~id:~ unto, active md ~d gmvd ~d o~er q~es, mc~ed
qu~' l~es, ~d s~ ~d compatible ~es. S~ ~d grovel qumes ~low a rage of~es Nclu~g s~d ~d
grovel pm~ssing, ~s~hted ~act~ng ~d r~cting uses requi~n~ proxi~' to quakes, mctmafion pi~, ~d
pubic um ~e~. T~ desig~fion E htendzd m~y for l~d desigmted for long-te~ pmmn'afion ~ o~n space but
~y i~tude Iow Ntemi~ agriculture, g~ng, aM veu low de~i~ residenfi~ ~.
Water Management Lands allows for a minimum parcel size of 100 acres and a maximum building intensis' of
.01 FAR. One singtc family home per parcel is allowed provided ti-mt aIlother County standards are met for adequate
road access, sewer and water facilities, building location, visual co,,'-:pa~bL-'i~' protection, and public services.
Residential and residential accessory uses shall have il. maximum floor space of I2.000 sou. am feet. Aoart from
infrastructure under Pglicv I4A, all buildings ~hatl be localed on ~ contikT09u$ d,velgpmen~ envelope not to exceed 2
acres, except they may be located outside the em, clone if necessary for security reasons or~ if b'tm,v, tumS f0r ~cultural
u,qe, necessary for agricultural pukposes. Subiect to the provisiorkq of th: Initi.ative,-T-,ikis designation provides for
x:-3:,_~ sand and D-"avel quarries, reclaimed qua-fy lakes, watershed lands, arroyos, and similar and compatible uses.
Sand and gmveI quarries allow a range of uses ingluding sand and gravel processing, associated manufacturing and
recycling ,~s reouiring't~roximirv to quarfg,S, rectarnafi.on pits, and public use areas, ar,~_
~-w,a;. Note: See indMdual reclamation plans for specif-u: uses, planned punic access, development, and quarry mas.
QuaD' lakes currently m used for quarrying operations as an interim use and are not open to tim punic but may be in
the futura. Watershed lands generally ~ not open to the public but serve as passive open space, and are protected from
developmenL Arroyos are typically used for flood control and may be ac,z~sible for public use.
General Transportation
Poti~' 166: The County shall adhere to provisions of the Regional Transportation Plan, Counts. Sde
Tra'nsportation Plan, and County.Congestion 1V~nv, agement Program, ir,~ofar ~s th~v are not incop~i_~ent w'i~h the
tnitiatNe.
Poiim.' 185A.: The County shall promote c??:z::."2tiez (I) to deve!cp trunkline transit service to serve local trips
betw~n ~Ctier Ne'-.',' U~n Dm,e!c?mentz, regional job c6nters, major shopping am.a% Las Positas College, ma. lot
r~reafional deslinafions, South Livermore Wine Country, t~ North Lk'ermor: intensive Am'i~ttu~ Ama. and East
Dublin BART, and (2) te develop finder transit service bcBveen East Dublin BART stations and major East County
.job ~nters to facilitate commuting from west Alameda County.
Solid Waste Facilities
Policy 230: The County shall conform its solid waste t~olicies and proem3 to the Rc~clin~ Plan pmpa_red by the.
Recvctin_o Board, and eenerallv coordinate its h~'.arrtou~ and '
..... sohdwa~ mamsem~nt
v,~;.: .... ~.~.,.~cz,: ~,..,.,.,.,/, with the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's goals, policies, and plans,
except to the extent that they ~re inco~,~$,.'.s'tinl with the Initi~0vc or the R~%'cycling Plan.
Water
Poilu, 235: T'ne County sMIl encore'age Zone. 7 to pursue new water supply sourr2.s and storage facilities or0v
to the ex'lent n~essarv to serve the rat~ and t~els of ervwtb established by the Initiative and by the.. ecmml plans of
the cities within its service =~' ~ ...... '-~"~: ....... : ...... :~-.:~--
Poli~ 236: Th: County shall approve new development only Ut)on con':,.L'~gem on verification that an adeq. uate,
tong-term, sustainable, clearly identified water supply e. ma will be provided to serve the developmcnl~includin_'z in
times of drought
Poli~ 239: The County shall discourage water service retailers from constructing new wate. r distribution
infrastructure which ex,ds future water nmds based on a level of dvvelopmen~ consistent with the tnifiatb'e, tke
h,,;~,,,, ,,~;,.~,; .... ,-,,,o =.,,, t- .... g' ~ "°" Plan.
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.No r'Lh Livermore Intensive Agriculture
Potion 301A' (D Thc pu _rpose ofthis Polic'v is to ~rmi! and encourage cut(ivaled agricu)ture and to preclude
u~ani~tion in the Nbrth Livermore area. without unduly impairing t~ o~I'L n~tu~! qu~itJe_~ of'the area.
(2) In the area demarcated by Dublin's Sphere oFTnfiuenc~ boundm~' on Fcbrumrv l. 2000. ~ Counw U~
gro~h Bo~da~ in No~ Line,om ~ e~blis~d by the Save A~ltm ~nd Q~n Sgace Land~ I~fiativ~,
~aenino Road e~e~ded no~ Io ~e AtamedatContm COSI~ Counm tine. ~d the Counw tine. 20-acm mi~mum
pawds may be coated as a de~im bonus exception ~o the t~eer ~nimum ~:I eke tMt othenvise would be
apgti~ble. Before any of ~ese subsize p~els may be coated, lhe Board of Su~'iso~ shall hold public he~dnm~ and
p~p~ ~nd cenL~, an em,imnmenml im~c~ ~mn ~nd economic ~["7~ for ~e demoted ~e~ wi~ m~ to Ce
cm~don pi lhe ¢~mels and ~eir use fo[ ~IOmted ~fi~ltum. ~he Bo~ rd of Su~miso~ m~t find for ~t or ~
s[~fi~t pm~ ort~ demented ~ (I10~ them will be an ade~m~e_ susmimble, s~e ~gotv of water for ¢wiected
sol! biota~ or other em'imnmental qualities: 8nd (31 (hat Ibc pamela, with cultivated a~fi~lmm, will be ezonomicallv
viable before it ~v pe~it the Cmmion or.~bsize pawels in lhose ~e~s. ~e Bo~d s~l establish st~d~s lo
pr,ven~ u~ecess~w or.uQus~ifiable ~ Io lhe environmenL includin~ visual audi[ties_ under ~s Polio'.
(3) A ¢arcet authorized by this Polio, sh~ll be allowed only if an adecmate and permanent a~rizultumJ water ~r~ntv
fo~ t~errr~ssible irfi ~on and other uses h~__q been demonstrated for the par~el and for a~' rerr~.inder mrcel that would
be srrmller ttt~n the olhem'ise a'oolic--abie minimum r~arcel size. An adequate ~nd ee~anent w~er suvptv shaJ! be
de:reed demor,~.~-ated Lf'~ valid contm¢! exi.~tq wi~h ~n irri~mion dis~4, water ,._~en~' or ~e Ci~' ot'L~vermore for
~ecessarv water, or W~Ier ex'perle testify th~l an adeouhle and permanen! g'roljndwater supply is asqumd. Groundwmer
sh~}I no! be regarded zq an adequate topple if its use xvould viotale any person's t~_al riehl to water A parcel may
no~ be created unless 90% orthe ~arcel ha~ a sto~ of 20% or tess. Parcel boun&q~es sMll be down to maximize
productive use for cultjvated agriculture,
('q Parcels rn~v not bt created under th/s Poii~ unless owners transfer to 8 imqd trust ~ conser~.~tSon c~sement that
effectively and r~ermanentiv bars any d~etopm:nt not permitted by this Polic-v. Owners shall contract with ~be
CounW ~nd the land trust, under the ~sement. and ~rovide a bond or ocher aepro_nr/~te mmr'ant~, that whe~q wmer is
~v~itable th~'zy will r)tmqt and mvJnt~in for 8 or mom veers a cultivated ~_~c-u!mm cmo on t~ _r~orrion of' a _m ~rc'el which
rr~v ~ irri_,zmed, except on a development envelore not to exceed 2 ~,vres The ev~emenL with its terms ~nd
undertakings, sh~lt be duly recorded and sh~Jl be binding on thc owne~' ~ccgsso~ and assigns, lf~rcel division
results in ~nv mma/nder pamel smiler th~n thc othem'ise apptimbi~ mipJmum ~arzet si?~. t~t parcel also must bz
?~iect to a cov3er~'afion casement with a contmet'and _mmr~nt~ as sm~'ied ffnove in th~s mmgmph.
(5) If' no ao?opr~ale land trust is ~va~abte_ ~n 8m"izultura! land Lrus't shall be cr'-~ted bv Atamed~ Counw. It St'L~It
be an indemndent nont~rofit corporation au~lified under State taw to ~eix, e copserv'at~dn ea~emen.~ The trust skzlI
k~ve ? d/mc~o.,'s: 3 st'al! bt appointed by the. Alameda Coun_w Board of Sumrvisom. 3 by t~ Ci_ty of'Liverrnom, and
~1 he_ the other membem of the true. If the Ciw of Livermore fails to aor~oint_, am' of its trust~s, ~' '~"~ti'fin' 3 months of
x-~rancw, the Alamed2 Counw Board of Su~ruisot's shall at>point lhem The Count'. the Cio' of Livermom.
owners~ ~nd em4ronrnent~! and other cornrnuniO, ?our, s shall be ~presented on the Board of Directo~ The
, rl~ t. yu~.. (3~r'~l'atiOP3 under this Poii~ eh.alt be fin?meed. 1o th~ ex'tent nod be. bv the Counw. The Counb'
I:,~' a f~ on parents c'm~ed under this Poli~ to dgf'r~v t~ costs. The tru~ shat! monitor and m~v enforce owner
contract~ to r)lant and rrmintain are,qs in c-ult~,-med a_,zrizutture. The panel of ext'~rts established in S~fion 18 of'
initiative sT~_ll also re~de',~' the c'ult~vated amScuttum and moo-st r~mgti;:,~ which will erthan,e it~ viability ~nd
mi~mize its em, ironrnental
One ~sidence and ~sidential accesspc' buildings m~v be buit! on tach 20 acre or larger t3arce! created under
Policv sout~h of M_~v School Road and a line exlended straight w:~ and iv Doot~ ~d ColIivr Canvopm. No
r~idence or ot~r non-a,z_rict/lturat structure is allow~ on a r>arcel cmtedunder ~s PoIic:v in the remainder
demarcmed in para?apb (2).
Land m,v not be cultivaled or irrizated ir th'e slope is greal~r th~.~ 20% or lo th: e×~ent that cultivat, ioT~ or
i~vation would t'mve a sivnificant adverse etS'e~ on an environmenta!ty sensitive arm Em4.rgmental)v sensitive ama[
ir~zlude but a~ not limited m ~r~v a~a whict~ is critiml l'mbit~t forend~n,z_emd or threatened ir, veeries, wetlands, riparian
co~do~ and other t~nd with important environmental values.
¢,5
10
~'$~ Lirrdled a~ricultur~--enh~ncing ~omro~.rcia! uses ('for example, fruit stands, samplin~ moms. re~aurzn~ and bed
and b~kf'~.~ es'mblishrnentst m~v be ~rmitted inlhe inter~iv¢ a_~culmral arm: provided ttm~ the use is functiomllv
rotated lo and will ~romolc aericultural oroducts ?own or orocessed in Alameda Co.n~: (he use is cOmr~adbte wi~h
a?i~ltural vroduction: there is an ade6uate and reliable water suvvlv tha~ does not signlfic'ant[v diminish the
availablliN of water for a_m'ic-olmral use orviolale any _rterson's waler rights: all potential cortflicl5 with surroundin~
am'icultura! uses .and environmental impacts are rniligated tothe satisfaction of lbo County: and the use will not create
a concentration of commercial uses.
buildings s~JI be lo. ted wi~in a 2 ac~ confi~ous develoomenl envelop. Suyect to enviro~ental co~!min!s.
d~el%omen~ e~e]o~s s~ll be local:d to ~ze ~llivaled a~lt~o~d~c~viN, Wherever omc~cab}e.
d~,elopmcn~ envcl0~s sMll be clusle~d on one or more oa~els in ~ ~a eo~ to 2 ac~s multiplied b~ ~: number
of envelo~s cl~st:~d The fl~r ama for all no~cultuml building, excen~ mstau~ts, s~ll not exceed 12.~0
squ~ fi~t: ~he floor ~ea mlio .for agffcul~umt and a~d~l~ml pro~ssin~ buiidin~ shall be .01. bu~ no~ less lhan
20.000 square feet Bed and bm~ff~l estabtis~ents sMll be lomled in owner oc~pied b~l~ngs~ In all ~ses. siring
pfdevel~oment e~eloues and structures shall be controlled so lNnt views from ma~. trolls and other public places am
nol subsiant/~tv blocked aM to ~miT~ environmental hn~.'
(!0~ The Count' stroll establish a trail ~'s~em in any intensive agriculture area ~o foster t~ubtic eniovmen~ of the
open space. ,a~ a condition lo aor)rovin~ ~bsize parcels authorized by INs Polio. lhe Count;' shall reo_uire a trail
(1 l/Unless contradicto _fy 1o this Potim'. ~enerat Co,nrv develor)ment and building standards and fees shall apt~Iv
1o thepru-'cets cre~ted under INs Poticv. inclndins bu~ n0l limhed 1o ~hose retatin~ to utilities, waste disr~osal, health.
sa. fem. bu/lding codes, site and structure design_ earth moving, tands~ar)inm vima! ~)rotection. and historic site and
~.mctum preservation No structures m~v be located on rid~¢lines or hilltops or so that they protrude above rid~etines
or hilltops contra~ to Pe.l,i~ 106A nor'within 100 feet of riparian corridors, in Federal Emer?.encw Management
desi=mmted floodplains, orwhere they wilt have a sio_nifican! adverse effe~ on an environmentally sep$it/ve area as
al:fined in para?apb
South Livermore Valley Vineyard Area Expansion
Poti~ 302: The County shall encore'age the expansion of cultivated agricultural, particularly viticultm'al, us:
in the South Live. rrnore Valley from th~ current 2,100 a:'~',.s to the rc, aximm"a acre. age possible within the ~re-a
delimited in Section 6 oflhe Inifiafivr,. with a minimum acmptable I~e.t of 5,D00 acres.
Pro~a.m 117: The County may expand the V'meyard Ar~ not to exc~d I mil: beyond the SoOth Livermo~
¥'all~ Area Pl~n b~unda _fy on February I, 2000, for Du _rposes of seekin~ to attain thc. g0al in Policy_ 302 9f 5000 acres
of cultb,'ated'am-iculm~ upon landowners r'.q~st, pmvid~ that the expamion ar'-,.a
7~-~1~ meets tl~ following criteria:
a. It is contiguous to tie existing ~ 'x._~a.¢.~dlLM~ boundary.
b. It contains at le. ast forty acres I~ss than 25% slope.
c. The applicant dcmonstrat~ the ~ area's significant agricultmxt potei~tinl_
d. Th: applicant submits a Planned D~'~'velopment (PD) District application satisfying the Vineyard Ama criteria in
Prog,-arns 115, 116, 118, I20, 121, and 123 -%<,~v=. (Appendix 8)
Se:tion 9. Peletiork¢ from lhe East Counpt.' Am~plan
Ex/sting PoIici:s I0, I1, IiA., liB, 15, 21, 23, 23A, 23B, 24, 25, 25A, 27, 28, 29, 30, $1A, 85, 99, t44, I48,
202, 226, 245A and 282A, Pro~-arns 1, lA, 9A, 9B, 36, 137 and the de. scription of Urban Reserve m hereby delel:d
from the East County Area Plan_ These polici:s, pmgrasns and texm are ~t forth in full in strikeout type in Appendix
3.
Section 10. ~
The following definitions a.re added to Table I of the East County Ama Plan:
"Development" means the placem:m or erection of any solid material or ~tructure; construction, reconstruction or
alteration of am' structure; ckange in the density or intensity of any use of land, including an)' division of land;
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grading, removing, ex-traction or deposition of any malerials; and disposal of any waste. "Structure" includes but is
not Iimited to any building, green_house, tower, utility line.
"initiative" means the Save Agriculture and Open Space Lands Initiative submitted to the Board of Supervisors in
2000.
Section I1. Tables in'Frost CounW Area Plan Appendix
(a) The County, as soon as practicabIe, shall bring the projection estimates in Tables A-I, .3 and $, and the reader-
assistance sun'unary in Table 14 into accordance with the East CounD' Area Phn as amended by this ordinance.
(b) In Table 1, the de£mitions of Community Centers, Major New Urban D~,dopmenrs and Urban Reserve, wh/ch
am included in AppeMix 4 in strikeout type, am deleted.
(c) The Del'tuitions in Appendix 4 which arc not deleted and ~e Standards in Table 9, Appendix 6, am hereby
enacted. (Appendix 1, 2, 7, and $ arc not enacted by this ordinance, but rather am. included for reference.) (d) Tables 6, 7 and S am deleted (s~ Appendix 3).
(e) In Table i 0, Appendix 7, a maximum floor ar; of I2,000 square feet is added for residential and residen~l
accessory buildings in Rural Density, Large Parcel Agricuhurc, R~ourc. e Managemenk and Water Managemem
Lands; the floor area ratio ('FAR) in Large Parcel Agriculture and Resouw.: Management is changed by adding a
minimum of not less than 20,000 square f~L For Rural Density the Allowable Gross Density is changed from less
tkmn 1 unit/ac~ to 5 acm minimum parcel size, and Typical Uses from 1: 100 acre to 5 acre or less.
Pi anm n. A _r~m~n!
Section 12. Withdrawal from North Lb.,crmo~ Joint ' ~, ~' °° '
In view of the provisions of this ordinance, the County i'kePJoy withd,-'aws from'the joint ptanning Settlement
Agreement of Juty 18, 1995, between th: County, the City of Livermore, Shea Homes Limited Parme.,-ship and
Jennifer Lire Responsible County officials shall give appropriate notice of this withdrawal to the other parties to the
azreernent.
Section I3. Castro Valtev and Palorra~s Canvorttands
The Castro Valley and Palomares Canyontands, for purposes of this ordinart~, am an area iiernarcated on Febrmh"y
1, 2000, by the easmm city limits of the City of Hayward, north to the Urban Area Boundary in the FaLwiew Area
Svedfic Plan of Sept. 4, 199'/, to U.S. I-5S0, ~ to the c. astern, northern, and western boundaries of the Palornares
Hills developmen! (A_s_~ssor's Designated Parcels 85-A-1645-?, S$A-1650--i-1, 85.4.-1600-5, 85A-16004-4, ~$A-
1600-3, 85A-1600-2, 85A-I550-2-~, ~$A-1600-6, 85A-100-$, ~5A-100-4-2, 85-$100-5, S$-B1004-2, SBA-l-IS,
SBA-l-V, SBA-!-S), to Crow Carryon Road, south to the intersection of Coldwater Drive, to th: eastern and nor&em
boundaries of the Gr,~nridge development and the northwemem and western boundm5~ of the Briar Ridge
d~,elo~ment (As ~se~sor's D~ignatcd Par-~ls 85-1600-2-74, S5-1600-2-5S, 85-1600-3-2, g5-I400-4-S, S5-1400~, S5-
I510-i0-3), to Cull Canyon Road, south to Heyer Avenue, to the boundaries of th: Columbia d~elopmem (CuIi
Canyon Regional Re=rr. ation Anm and .~_tsessor's Desig, nat:d Parcel 85-i200-1-7), to the boundary of Ezst Bay
Municipal Utility District watershed lands (Assessor's D~ignated Parcels $4D-1400-2-28, I15-1000-2), to Redwood
.P. oad, to the eastern boundari~ of Anthony Chabot Regional Park and Redwood P~gional Pa~ to the Alameda-
Contra Costa County line, east to the botmdzry of the East County Planning ~ south to the city ILmits of Dublin.
west to the boundm7 of the 1=2~ County Planning Aa~a, south to the city limits o£Fremont, west m tI~ city timim of
Union City, north to th: city limits of Hayward; and an ama commordy 'l, mown as Chabot Terrace (,~zs~sor's
Designamd Parcels 79-100-1, 79-100-2, 79-110-1, and 79-110-2) (See Map, Ap.~ndix 1). Listed Assessor's
DesigTated Par'~Is am fully in:iud~d in th: demar'~ted
These Canyordand~ ~ subject lo th:: same restrictions with res-peet to rainira~ par',.cl size, mount and nzmrc of
development, d~'~velopment envclop~, floor ama ratios and maximum floor ar:as, and p:rmissble uses as am
in the Resource M=mgement D-'_scription of Land Use D~igna[ions in th~ East Coumty A.rea Plan. In addition
Policies S 1'4, 106_4. 10VA, 113.4. i I3B and 236, and the provisions governing clustering in Pro~.rn 36, of th: East
Count)' Ar',.a Plan st-all apply 1o the canyonlands. Policy 144 of that Phn shall apply without regard to Urban
Botmdm4es.
Section t4. Gene,-,~!l PD__n. Open Space Element Amendment
The Open Space Elemem of the General Plan is amendM to r~d as follows:
.4.griculmral Open Space
Ttnm am two agficultm'al open space, ar=as indicated in thc East Bay ridge. One is immediately nor& and south of
Interstate 580, cast of Castro Valley and Palomarcs Road, the other in the Mission Pass-And-ad: Road ama. General
Plan agricultural open space in adjacent Conua Costa .and Santa'Clam counties in the vici.rdty of the Alameda Count)'
boundary is indicated as "borrowed agricultural open space" on the count)' open spazc plan. AgTicultural open space
in the East Count), ama is shown on the East County Ama Plan Open Space Diagram.
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Ir~ the Castro Valley and paloma(es ~nyontands in an area demarcated on February_ I_ 2000. by the eastern cit','
limits of'the City of'Hsvward, north to the Urban Area Bounda _fy in the Fa~rv/ew Area S_r~ecific Plan of'Sept. 4. 1997.
to U.S. 1-580. mst to the eastern nor'them and western boundaries of the Polo((rares Hills developme~ (Assessor'¢
Desi_o-mted Parcels 85-A-1645-7. $5A-1650-I-t. $5A-1600-5.85A-1600-4-4.85A-1600-3.85A-1600-2.85A-1550-2-
8. $5A-I600-6. 85A-100-5. $5A-I004-2.85-5100-5.85-51994-2_ 85A-1-I8.85A-I-7_ 85A-I-8'~. to Crow Canyon
Road. south to the intersection of. Coldwa~er Drive. to the paslem and no(them boundaries of the Greenfidae
dm, eiopment ;md the nor~hweslem and western boundaries of' the Briar Ridge development (Assessor's Desi~o'naleCl
Parcels 85-1600-2-'74.85-1600-2-58.85-!600-3-2.85-1400~-8. 85-1400-6.85-1510-10-31_ to Cull Canyon Road.
south to Hover Avenue. lo the boundaries of the Columbia development (Cull Canyon Regfonat Recreation Ama and
Assessor's Desi~r~ted Parcel $5-1200-1-7'L to the boundary ofE~t B~v Municipal Utitiw District watershed lands
CAssessor's Designaled Parcels $4D-1400-2-25.85-1000-TL ~o Redwood Road_ to lhe eastern boundaries of An(horn'
Chabo! Re~iorml Park and Redwood Regional Park. to lt~e Alameda~Contra Cost~ CounN line. ea~ to the boundaw
of the East Coun~ Plannin~ Area_ south lo/he city limits of Dublin~ west to the bounda _fy of the East County
Planning Are~ south to the city timik~ of Fremont west to the city limits ofUnion Ci~. north to the ciw limits of
Hsv-a'ard: and? nren commonly knov~m as Chabot Terrace (^ssess0r'~ Desi~nnted P~rcels 79-100-1: 79-100-2.70._
! t0-I. ~nd '79-I 10-2~ (See Moo. Ap_r'endix I. Ssve A~riculmre and QDen Srmee Lands InitiativeS. those areas which
were categorized in th/s Element as A?~cultu~ Open Space on February I. 2000. are sub_iect to the restrict/op3 on
mia/mum parcel size. deveto_Dment and perm/ssible use in the Resource M~rm~emznt Description of'Land Use
Desi~natiop3 in the E~st Coun~ Area Plan. T'n~, are also.subject to Policies $1'A. 106A. 107A. l !JA. 113B~
(without re~nrd to Urban Growth Boundaries) and 236. and the 'orovisions Eoverrfin~ ¢tusterin_~, in ProEmm 36 in
Preserves m perram~m open space areas of irreplaceable natu.mi or envimnmentai resourc~ or areas of outstanding
beam), and consist primarily of existing and proposed major park and recreation mas shown on the County General
Plan for the a,~.2 'vve~ of the PI~ntordDublin ridgeline, which in turn include watershed lands and other public
owned non-mcreaLion lands. Refer to the East'County .Area Plan for OlY'...n space potici~ for p~serves in the East
Count)' are:L On the .East Bay ridge north of C2.stro Valley, Roundtop Regional, Joaquin Miller, and Tilden Regional
Parks, as welI as East Bay Municipal Utility District watershed lands, are considered preserves. In addition, adjacent
pm-dons of RegionaI Park and watershed lands in Contra Costa County are considered ~'borrowed pm. serves," sinc~
th~ serve the same fun:Lion, although lying outside the County.
Jn the remarried ~re~ de~;cn~oed obgve tmcic, r Agrieullural Oven Srmce those areas on Febru.~ I. 2000, which we~
c'~¢~grized ~ P~serve$. were rm~e~orized ~ neit~r Agricultural Open Srmce r~or Preserves. and ail of Chabot Terra .,TO
a= subieSt to the ~strictiur~ in the Re~;~vurce M~m~oemen! Descrimion of Land Use Desi~onations in the .East County
Ams Plan, Th~ m'e also subiect 1o Potici~ $1A~ t06A. 107A. 1 t}A, t 13B, 144 [without re,rd lo Urban Growth
BQund~.ri,$) and 236. and lheprovisior~ goverrfing ¢luslerin~' in Pro,ram 36 ~n that Plan,
S~cfion I5.' Castro Vall~y Plan
The Castro Valley Plan ik amended as follows:
Principle 3.30
Lands in major open space mas containing hi~A-dy significant biotic resources should be Id( substantially
undeveloped. Very low density ,uses, and limited facilities developmem may be permitted if these am appuner, am to
and consistent with resource raanagemenL
Certa/n area_~ de~ribed in lbo O~n Soa~ Element of the Counw General Plan wt'fich a_re in the Castro vaJtey
Planning Area ~m ~bi~t to the mstricfiorr~ on land division, development and uses in the Resource Marmgement
Description of L~tnd Use Desi~rmt/or~q and Po[icies $1A. 106A. 107A t IJA. I IJB. 14-4 (without m~,g'ard to Urban
Gromh Boundaries'~ and 236 nnd the r~rovision5 govemin~ clusterin~ in Prom'am 36 in the East Counw A~ Plan
Section 16. Gert,(a! Plan for the Central Metropolitan-Eden-and Washinmon Planning 'Units
· The General Plan for the' CenLral ivietropoI/tanzEden-and Washin~on Planning Units is amended by adding:
Implementation
1.1.1 CerlTfin areas d~scribed in lhe Open $¢ace Elemen~ of' the General Plan which ~re i~ this planning area are
~biect to the restrictions on l~nd division_ develonment and uses in the Resource Mann,omen( Des((ir>lion
9.f.. Land Use Designation and Policies 81A 106A. 107A, 113A 113B t,tt Cwithout re?rd to Udoan
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Section 17. Ger~,r~ Plan Park mud Recreation Element
~ following is deleted from Page 1 of the Gene,al Plan Park and Recreation Elemenu Principles and Standards
for Ptanr~ng Local Parks and Other Recreation Areas:
/~{ajor new urban developments, as defined in the East Count)' Area Plan. are subject to the Level of Service
Guideli~s for par'ks contained in Volume I - Goals, Policies, and Programs, Table ?.
Section la. AgrJcullure Advisory Panel
The Coumy shall p~riodically convene an advisory panel of c×pens to make recommendations to enhance [he
economic viabiiity of agriculture and rancking, mud to minimize environment~ impacts, x--ne panel shall re-.commend
new County poIicies and ways to s~rengthen the implementation of existing policies. Ckizen input shall be solicited.
Section 19. Inc0p.~islen~ Countw Plans, Ordinances and Ac~i0n
(a) To pre-vent o~henvise unavoidable inco~isten~ wi~n ~ O=n~mI Pia~ once ~s oral.nee ~ submitted ~o
~e ~unD, Co~I for a fi~e and su~', any sub~quzm mzndmen~ of ~ O~nemI PI~ exczo~ ~ approved by
· e vote~ of ~e~ ~un~' ~/er the ~te ~ ordimnce ~ approved, ~ su~meded a~ nuH~ed to ~e ~xtzm
inconsistent wi~ t~ ordi~ce.
Co) Ex~p~ to ~e extent provided by State law, ~), provision of ~y z~dng or subseque~y adopted ~a or
sp:c~c pl~ wNch ~ not p~ of ~z General PI~ ~ ofa~v zoNng m~ladoo, or any o~:r or~ze, ~solu5on or
~' of ~: Comq~' of ~amzda wNch ~ not p~ of the General PI~ N Nzffe:dve to ~e exxznt ~t pro,sion is
inconsistent wi~ ~ ordi~ce.
(c) Except ~ reouked by State law, no sub,oNion wrap, development a~zmenk development pI~ us: pe~L .
v~ance or ~)' other dNcmfio~ ad~five or qu~i-a~iNmmfive ac~on wNch ~ inzo~istent wi~ ~
Section 20. Commli~ce and Enforcement
'The Board of Su.m:rv~ors and other offic:~J~ and employ~s of Alameda Coum~' sPmII can5, out and enforce the
provisions of this ordinance and generally the provision of the FEast Count')' P..~a.t't diligently and eff~nm lly. Th~, are
mandated to use the most effective means available to prevent, abate and remedy violations.
S~t/on 2L ~
'Iris ordinance si'all become operative as provided by statute, except ti'mt if all the Gene,mi Plan amendraen,3
?~rmitted by taw in thc year in which thc ordinanm is approved by the voters have been wade, thc ordinance shall
amend the Plan on January I of the following year.
Section 22. AooIica!ion
(a) This ordirmnce does not affect existing patois, development, structuae~s, and ,uses that arc legal at the time it
becomes effective. Howler, stru~-mw-_s may not be enlarged or alm~..d and ,uses cx'~anded or chang~ ineov, sistent with
this ordir~ance, ex.pt as authorized by State law.
Co). Except to the extent them is a legal right to development, the m,.stricfions and rcouimments imposed by this
ordinmn~ shah apply to development or proposed dzvelopment which t'=,as not received ali mcessary disc~tionm'y
Count), and other approvals and permits prior to the effective date of the ordinance,
Section 23. Amendment5
The provisions of this ordinance rnay be changed only by vote of the tyzople of.Alameda County,'cxcept the Board
of Supervisors rr~y impose further restrictions on development and use of land. 'i-ne Board w-ay also make technical or
nonsubstanfive modifications to the terms of this ordinance, to the ex-tent the terms are incorporated into the East
Cotmry Am,.a Plan, the Castro ValL--y Plan, the General Plan for the Cent-al Metropolitan - Eden - and Washin~on
Planning Units, or the Open Space Element of the GemraI Plan for purposes of reorganization, clarification or formal
consisten~D' within a Plan. Any modifications 'must be consistent with the purposes and substantive contem of this
ordirmnce.
Section 24. ~
If any s,~tion, subsection, policy, pmgrarn, paragraph, subpara~-aph, sentence, clause, or application of this
ordinance is t,e:Id un~nstitufional or other~,ise invalid, the invalidity of that part or applimfion shall not affect the
vaiidity of any oti~r part or appIic~tion of this ordimnce; [o that end fiae parts and applications of this ordinance shal/
be deemed stye,ruble. The voters of Alamcda County expressly and deliberately declare th,at e~ch section, subsection.
poli~,'pmgram, paragraph, subparagraph, semence, clause, or applic~tion would t~ve b~n e~cted as it was
irrespective of the fact that one or more other sections, subsections, policies, programs, paragraphs, subparagraphs,
semences, clause, or applications is declared im'alid unless the effect would plainly ~ to defeat a purpose or purposes
of the ordinance.
Section 25. Co~_qictin_~ Measures
Lc ti~re am. other General Plan amendments on the same ballot as th.is m~sure which are approved by ~ vo/em,
this ordinance shall n~erthetess ~ effective, except to the extent that i~ provisions are in actual irreconcilable comSict
with specific General Plan amendmems of ore or more of the other measures and that measure or measures receive
mom votes. General provisions in another mmsure purporting to nullify the provisions of this ordinance shall be
ineffective.
l]efl~eley ~
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Castro l/alley and Paic )ares Canyoillal]dS ~
~ Casiro Valley and Paloluares Cauyonlands ~] East County Planning Area
~ Preserves designated as Resource Managemenl ~ Urban Growth Boundary
~ dgricuil~,al Olden Space desigaaled as Resou, ce Management ~j North Liverruore Inlensive Agriculture Area (A)
~ ~ Previously Unprolected Land nbF designated as Resou/ce Manageme/ff ~ South Livennore Valley Area (B)
'~ ~ Chabot Terrace Resomce Management Area (C)
~.~. ~ Urban Reserve redesignaled as Large
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Appendix
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C 0 U I(T y OF
ALAMEDA
EAST COUNTY AIIEA
I;'IGU IrE
Open 8paca
l]iau ,am
PLAN
LEGEND
~ Large Parcel Agriculture
Ma/or Pa~ks
Resource l~&nagemenk Biological Prolection
Resource Management: Walershed Plolec~ion
Ouaules
Walef Management
~nd Remu~ce ~ea
Des~gnalions ogler Ihan Open Space
Solid Waste Disposal S~les
Appendix 3
Deletion~ From th: East County Ama Plan (Pursuant lo Section 9)
crly fi:s: 20 !O mu~..,,'-,,'~.__ .~_.; ....... ~ ~------' p!~. zmsn~menk
wi'! '!: Co"~' tc p~v!de !5% cf'~: ?2'$ wi'~Jn ~:h h~FJD as z ~;~ of Iow ~ ve~' !ow ;racom:
Cs'mmV' .~,, .... 4- 2sfin,e!5 .... ;'~ d~,'s!c~= to ~ ?,,~;n~, ....... ~-, ,~.~; ...... ~ ye5' ~,,'
~?+~ ...... ;+' ~ev~!o~ ~=j' b~ ~ ..... ~ by t~ m .... ~. ,~ ~;-~,, ~;, ..... ;m;~ .~ ~ .... ~. ~r ~2 ~w~ f~r !ow
a::: mirlmum c:::l :!~)
.°~'-~.n_;' ~5: ~ C-,..2' :Frei! ~2t_=--~-,,~',~?; .................. ......... : ............ :x~ u~z {see defirJdon in m-h~ ......
di:szfiy ~t2tefl lc '~e ~': :gSz'~mm! ~rodu:fion = :anSi:Sm! ..... :- ar~ d::igmted "Large
D:v¢lovment of- Azricutmral Land wi~n the Uti]an Growth
:orr ........ L~ Sou~ Lk'e~o~, th: Co'~g -~-"
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Appendix 4
Sel~ted DeEmitions
from Table I of the East County Ar',a Plan
Agricultural Enhancing Commercial Uses: ki-nesc uses include sables, fruit stands, fe'o:t stores, ~ ssmp!ine room~.
bed and breakf~_~ts and other uses which can demonsu'ate an economic conm~on to a=m'iculrural use or production.
Compact Development: This is a type of developm, nt that is designed to empkasiz~ higher density, pedestrian- and transit-
oriented land uses inan interdependent pattern. This ~'pe of development q, pi:alIy features a mix of land uses and densities,
including high-, medium-, and low densities, to rnm,:irniz~ oppornmifies for IMng, working, and shopping within a given
Develooment: Theplacement or emotion of any $oUd m~eriaI or s~ructu~: co,~m]ction_ recott=truction or
7t~cture: c~nge in the dep3im, or inte~i¢' of ~v use of land inctu~n~
or deposition of anv'~led~Is: and dis~snl of any waste. "Structure' inctud:s bu~ is not timite~ 1o ~nv building.
Initiative: The Save A__o-ricullure and Open Soace Lnnds Initiative submb~ed Io fne Board of Sumn'iso~ in 2000.
Intensive Agriculture: ~'i'l'ds refers to highyield agricultural production including vineyards, orchm-ds, and row crops as
distinguished from Iow-intensity agriculture such as cattle and horse
Moderate-, Low-, and Very low-Income Households: These are d~.fmed by the U.S. Depamnent of Housing a_nd Ufoan
D~vetopment (H'UD) as househol~ earning 80-120% flvlodemte), 50 to 80% (Low), and leas tian 50% (Very-Low) of the
median household income within the Oakland Primary. MetropoI/an Statistical A.rea CPMSA) which inctud~ Alto'hera and
x--ne perc~nages mquir~ to meet ~onal sham aIiocafions are derived from A.BAG's Housing N~ds Det:,~irLadOn.
Secondary Units: These are ~h:mafficient housing un/m that are typically ('out not n~ssmfity) atach~5, or pat of, singI,
family homes. These units are also 'known as "granny flaB" or "in-law aparun~.ts." The units m p'picatty small in size mad
contain a full servia 'kitchen and bathroom.
App~nclix 5
fEAST COUNTY AREA PkAh~)
T-"-b !e 5
PE~OP~¥~w, CE CU!DELENES FOR ,¥-~OR NE!!' UF--P.~-N DE~.~LOP~fENTS
ighb
T'-.b!t 7
I=-E!rEL OF SE-R!~CE GTJ!DELL2'.~ES
FOR ..¥M~O~. NEW UP..-PJ-N DE!~LOPh°eNTS
DES!C~ CU!DEL~TES FOR ?~.JOR NE!!' UF3AK DEVELOpS~T>~T$
Appendix 6
Table 9
STANDARDS FOK'SUBDIVISION AND SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FOR AGRICULTUR-~J.. PARCELS
The County shall require ail tentative maps in areas designated "Large Parcel Agricultttm" or "Resource Marmgement" to
identify a building envelope of no more than two acres on each proposed peril. On existing parcels that are consistenI with
Zoning Ordinance standards for legal building sites, a building envelope of no mom than two acres shall be identified at the
time of Site Development Review for residential developmen! (see Program 45). The following standards shall apply to both
new parcels and existing legally build,able parcels:
· One contiguous building envelope of no more than two-acre shall be designated on each parcel.
· All r-~idenfial development and residential accessory uses shall be located within the designated building envelope.
· Each building em'elope shall have an approved access mute between the site and a county-maintained mad; the approved
access mute shall conform to Alameda County Fire Department requim~ments, and shall be designed .to minimize visual
impacts and to ensure stability. Grading, drainage, and other improvements n~essary for the installation and
rraintenance of the acc~s mute shall be shown on the tentative map and analyzed during the environmentxl review
pro~ess.
· "Fne building envelom shall not be located on a slope of over 25 percent, or on top of a ridgeline,
· ~ standard~ for subdivisions con,ned in tiffs table shall also apply to the.location of ail building enveI~pes and
access mutes. '
~--ne Count-)' shall use the £ollowing standards in reviewing proposals to subdivide land desig~ted for agfi~tlrure in East
Covm~:
· T'ne rrdnimum parcel size of agricultural parcels shall be determined through an evaluation of individual site
chm'acterisfics of the subject parcel and affected adjacent parcels, but shall not be smaller tt'~an 100 acres in the "A-100"
(Agriculture - 100-acre.minimum parcel size) District, 160 acra~ in the "A-160" (Agriculture - 160-acre minimurh parcel
size) District, or 320 acres in the "A-320" (Agriculture - 320-acre minimum parcel sis_el District ~cept as provided
under program 36 (see Zoning Ordinance).
· The subdivision of land shall not imerfere with the ability to initiate or continue agricultural use or wind energy
d~elopment on-site on adjacent parcels either directly (by the Iomtion of fencing or structures) or indire, ctty (by
introducing incompatible lard uses or inzrmsing the speculative value of the Land for non-agficulnwaI uses).
· The subdivision shall not adversely affect the potential agricultural productivity of the property or on-going agricultural
uses in the vicinity.
· The subdivision shall not adversely affect existing and adjacent land uses, including wind ener~ development.
· i--ne subdivision shall be coati.run-'ed to optimize the availability of soils b~t suited for a~m-icultural use, as determined
through consideration of soil and geot~hnical characteristics, inc. tuding soil classifications and the location of landslides,
water som--c~ faults and related feamm,..~
· The subdivision parcels xmder Willia_rnson Act contract shall be consistent ¢ith State and County Willi~mson Act
· m. xtuir~ments~
· ~ subd-w4.~ion shall be consis-tent with any ex/sting agficglmral easements.
· P. ange lands shall be retained in large, comiguous blocks of sufficiem size to enable commercially viable
· The sutxfivision sh. xI1 not interfere with or detract from the use of publicly owned lanck
· The subdivision shall be configured to minimize visual impacts on public roadways, publicly ownM land. and existing
and proposed trail alignments identified in d~urnented public agen~ plans.
· The subdivision of lanct shall include, where appropriate, the dedication of easemems consistent with do..--umented public
agen~ plans to create or conr'~m public ,use trails or open space areas.
· The subdivision shall be confi,~m.tred to respect natural topography and natural featurm including, but not limited to,
et.reams, ridges, prominent slopes, and watersheds.
· The subdivision shall be confi~mumd to avoid the significant loss of potential wildlife habitat or sign/fi:mu natm-aI
vegetation. Neither thc subdivision o£Iand nor on-going or proposed a~icultural us~ on such subdivided land sl'mll not
interfere with the ability of any identified species of concern to use thc site as habitat ores a corridor Iirfi:Lng identified
habitat
· The subdivision shall include at.ss to each parcel that i.s consistent with Alameda Couray Fire Deparu'nent
r~4uixemen!s, and shall be subject to m.2sonable response times for emerger~D' servi~.s.
· The subdivision si-M1 not signi.ficanfly degrade surface or groundwater quality or publicly-owned wate~hed iands.
· Subdivision approval shall require proof of the. avaitabiiity of water sufficient to serve r~idenfial usm, as permitted under
the Zoning Ordinance; f'n-e fighting reeds; and on-going or proposed agricultural uses.
· The subdivision shall be config-ured to ruini~e the creation of and susceptibility of the subdivision and adjoiaxing hnds
to fae~ haze.nets.
· The subd/vision shall not substantially contribute to cumulative impacts resulting from agricultural subdivisions.
· A re. al estate disclosure nofim shall be attache, el to the deeds of all newly created a~m-icultural parcels at the time of
subdivisi an and to the d~ds of' existing agricultumI pamzts as a co ndifion of approval for non-agr/culrm-al development.
The dL~losure notice shall inform owners of potential nuisan~s generated by adjacent a_grizulmral uses, and by landfills
or quarries in the vicinity. The disclosure notice shall also inform owners that thc parcels arc in an open space ar,-,.a with
h/gh ts. re risk, that public agencies are not tiablc for any damage caused by wild/u-c, ~ tl,at ti',: parcels am subject to
response times for emergency services that are much longer than what can be expected in an urban ama due to their
remote locations. For parcels created iff the Wind Resource Ama (as shown on Figure 4), th: r'-~.i estate disclosure shall
also in.f'orm new owners of existing or potential future wind turbines and associated facilities on adjac.~nt or nearby
properties.
ADDenfllX 7
Table 10
EAST COUNTY LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. DENSITIES. AND USES
Land Use Category [ Allowable Gross Density [ Twical Uses
RES [DENTL&L
Rural Density
Low Density
Medium Density
5 acre minimum oarc¢l
1.0-4.0
units&crc
4.1-8.0
units/acre
1 I ~ F/ye acre orless sin~e family lots
with limited agficultm-aI uses
6,000 - 40,000 square foot single family
lots: may include multiulc familv un/ts
3,000 - 6,000 square foot single family lots;
may include muhiule faraitv un/ts
MeditmafHigh Density 8.1-12.0 Town.houses, Attached single family houses
units/acre
High Density 12.1-25.0 Townhouses, Condominiums, and
units/acre Auarunent Buildin_-'s
Very High Dep._qity Condominiums and Apartment Buildings
25.1-75.0
units/acre
IND USTRL&L/COMMERCIAL
Major Commercial
Maximum .6 FAR
Mmximum .4 FAR
Retail. Sen, ice. and Office Uses
industrial General and Li,,ht Industrial Uses
Mixed Used [ Maximum .5 FAR Office, Industrial, General Commercial, and
Residential Uses
OTHER
Maior Public Facilities
Maximum .6 FAR
AirDorts. Hosuitals. Jails. Utilities
OPEN SPACEIAGRIC~JLTURE
Maior Parks Maximum .02 FAR } Regional Parks and Oran Suace
Large Par--~l Agriculture
Resour~ Mm'm _,zcmem
Water Marmgemcnt Lands
Maximum .01 FAR. but not
less than 20,000 souare feet;
residential and m~idential
accessory uses not mom than
t2,000 ,~!m~ feet floor area:
1 O0 acre minimum pm'cci
size. (except as indicated in
policy 94)
Den.4ty Usually Trav. sfe~
Off-Site or Par~l Pum~
Otherwise Maximum .01
FAR. but not les.~ than
residential and residential
accessory uses not mort than
12.000 -muare f~! floor ama:
I(X) ac~ minimum l:kq.rceI
Usually No Density On
Public Land or Private
Water A.mas; Otherwise
Maximum .01 FAR:,
residential and msiflential
accessory uses no! mort
12.000 ~ =um-e fee! floor am:
100 acm minimum parcel
size
Low Intensity Agriculture and Grz, zSng,
Related Uses (Special uses z~pply in South.
Livermore end mm, apply in iVorth
LivermorO
A_m'iculture, Grazing Recreation, Open
Spa,.~ Uses, Arroyos, Steep Slopes, Habitat,
EnvimnmentalIy Sensitive Are. as
Quarry Lakes, Watershed Lands,. Arroyos,
Active Aggregate Mining and Pmctssing
Note: For an explanation of each hnd m category, ~e Descnpfion of Land Use Designations in text
Appendix
Referenced Policies and Programs Pertaining to Sour~ Livennorc Vall~ Plan Expansion
Program 115: Within the Vin~ard Area, the County shall main existing parcel size re=relations as specified in the
.~damech County Zoning Ordinance for the Agricultural (A) District, as of January i, 1991, which normally set a 100 acre
minimum per residence and permit agricultural us~ that are compatible with the promotion of the area as a Wine Region.
The County shall retain a_ericultttral worker housing as a conditional use on parcels greater than I00 acres,
Program 1 I6: The County shall establish a "Cult/voted Agriculture Overlay District." or equivalent, coterminous with
the \qneyard Area shown in Fi=m~rc 9. Permitted and accessory uscs normally allowed under the A (Agricultm'aI) District
shall be restricted to preclude incompatible uses within the Overlay District. The Overlay District base density shall be 100
acres per homesite. A density bonus of up to four additional homesites per 100 acres (ora fraction thereof) may be granted for
lands if and only if (1) the applicant can demonstrate ttmt the density bonus will contribute substantially to the goal of
promoting viticulture or other cultivated agriculture and (29 if the land meets tim cfit'..ria describ~ below. The Overlay
District shall specify the procedure by which the applicant may quality for the density bonus. Prior to obtaining the density
bonus, each application shall reouire review by Alameda County to determine conformance with the following minimum
environmental and site design criteria:
a. The applicant must show, to the satisfa~fion of the County, ii,at adequate water supplies are available .to the proposed
parcels for both domestic and irrigation n~ds, and that ail proposed homesnes can be served by individual s-~ptic
a,sterus. The County shall consult with the appropriate water purveyor.
b. The a_vplicant must provide evidence that the area has been surv~ed by a qualified biolo~st to locate any potential
plant or wildlife species of concern, and ti,at a mitigation plan ,Ms been developed to prot~t an5, sensitive or un/que
envkonm~-'ntal characteristics, such as oak ~oves, fipar;mn areas, or specLfies o£ concern.
c. The applicant must guarant~ that a minimum of 90% of the parcel shall be permanently set aside for viticulture or
other cultivated agriculture, that the set-aside acreage shall be planted in wine gra?.s or other cultivated apicultttre, and
that ~rovisions are in place that will ensure its continued cultivated agricultural use, such as a=m-icultm'-al consen'~don
easements, or other eauivalent means. At the discretion of the County, minor pordons ora parcel included within the 90%
permanent dedication areas may Ix: ¢xcludM from the cultivation requirement to preserve eagironmentally sensitive ar"~as
such as wetlands, arroyos, slopes in. excess of 25%, oak groves, or mas with tmique emriroranental characteristics.
Agficult,,,'-al o~rafions that could be potentially high sources of nitrates, such ~ home farms or cattle, feed lots, shaU be
discouraged.
&.Tm applicant must provide evidence that cultivatM agriculture resulting from this program will be maintained for a
minimum of eight years, through use of CC~P,.s, evidence of a long-term rnaimenance contra~ with an experien-'.2d farm
operator, or other means. Agile-ultra-si pra..q.ices that minimize excess uitrate loading and -tilizz pro.car erosion and dust
control shall be encore-aged. Water conserving best management pact/ms, including the use of drip irr/g, ation, shall be
r-,.quired wherever feasible.
e. The appiicazt must pay city or com')' fees then in place for such properties, such as, but not tknited to, in-tieu
affordable housing f~,.~.s and school f~_~.
f. The applicant must mitigate potential residentiaI/ag'ricultural comqicts by including ~ clause in the sai~ cont"act of each
home r'-,.feren~ the .Alameda County Right to Farm ordinance and indicating that the residenm is locatM nzn,' an
agriculrm--M operation and that the homeowner reco~m'2zes that the property, may be subjea to noise, dust, odors_-, night
ope, ations, or other impac~ resulting from the operation.
g. The appLi:m.nt must rn~et the following site development r~view sm.n~ards:
i. ParceLs ti,at include, or are adjutant to, arroyos shall maintain a minimum 100 foot tmcuttivat:d and undevelo~d
bu15%r, as measured from top of bank
ii. Building site cnvelope, s for homes and ancillary us~ shall ~ designated on the 10% portion of the par--~l
ou~ide tie required 90% set aside for a~ricultural mas, as described above. Building site envelopes shall not exceed
25% slope. Par-,.zI tines and building envelopes skall be sited to rc~,ximize productive ,us~ of the land for intensive
cukivate, d a~m'icultu, m. Building envelopes shall be localed outside ofF-r. MA-d:si_maated fioodplMn ar~=,2s, and st-~It be
located a minimum of 100 fat from road~-ays, and a minimum of 200 feet imm major roadways, unless site-specific
noise studies are conducted that show that State noise guidelines can ~ met. Building envelo~s located within areas
known to be subject to landslide or seismic ~l~7~rr~q shall require site-specific geotecimimt studies to ep. sum that
structures can be safely construmed.
iii. New development shall be d~$igned to minimize risks to life and property through the implement~tion of
the prov/sions of the Alameda Count)' Fire Protection M2.stzr Plan.
iv. T'ne lo~fion of building envelopes, parcel hn~ or cultivated a_m-iculmre shall not conflict with or preclude
proposed LARPD trails.
v. Any historical structures on-site shalI be preserved and/or reused., whe~ver feasible, and the proje:t shall be
designed to ensure that new developrrmm will not disturb any known or potential archaeologi:-al sit~.
Prcrgram 11Se Thc County shall limit new commercial uses within thc Cultivated Agricultural Overlay District to
appropr;mte small-scale uses that promote the a.rea's image as a wire region, subject to issuance of a conditional usc permit.
To this end, the County shall develop a full list of conditionally-permitted commercial uses and standards. New commercial
u.sas proposed as part of a bonus density application should bc limited to thc 10°,4 maximum ama of each parcel not dedicated
to cultivated agriculture, subj~t .to appropriate coverage limitations, and should be sited to maximize efficient use of
cull'amd lands. Wineries mad small bed-and-bmak"fast establishments shall be limited to existing hom~ or homes permitted
under the South Liverraore Valley Area Plan; construction of separate additional structures shall not be permitted. The
Count), shall require that proponents of new commercial development in rural ar~,.as show, to thc satisfaction of the County
and Zone 7, that development can be adequately sen, ed by a septic system and tlrmt adequate wamr supplies are m'ailable for
commercial needs.
Program 120: Th.e County shall prohibit the subdivision of existing vineyards within the Cultivated Agricultural Ovm-iay
District if such subdivision results in a net loss of vineyards within th~ subdivided pm'cci and shall limit such subdivision to
a rrarimurn of I00 acres per year to maintain a market for new vin~'ards on presently uncultivated lands. The Count)' shall
allow the densiry bonus if n~w home sites on parcels with existing vineyards are located so that no vineyards are destroyed or
divided, wkile still meeting minimm-n parcel size requirements of Zone 7 and the Williamson Act. If new homes, roads and
other stmctur~ cannot be sited without the loss o£ existing vineyards, thc density bonus shall be allowed only if an
equivalent vineyard acreage to that lost be planted and placed under casement within the subdivided parcel
Program I21: The Coimty shall require that an), subdivision of existing vineyards include provisions for an)' needed
improvements to bring e,,cisfing vineyard stock up to current industry standards for production, quality and resource use",
including water and soil. Prior to subdivision approval the County shall require that improvements to existing vineyards be
made, based on the mcommendafious of an experienced vificulturalist following an inspection to ascertain vineyard h~alth.
vigor, pmducfivi .ty, and resource use.
Program 123: The County shall require new residential and commercial structures to be subject to site development
rmTiew and si-roll establish appm. priate and comprehensive desitin guidelines for thc Cultivated Agricultural Overlay District
for new rural structures that:
m Ernpblasiz: the existing visual character, including use of appropriate materials, architecttwal features and careful siting '
so that structures are subordinate to the landscape and do not block public views from adjacent roads.
b. Include fencing guidelines to limit or prohibit use of property line fences in existing vineyard areas.
· c. Include standards for access, including limitations on access driw~,~'ays onto Vallecitos or other major roads through
,use of joint d.riVeways or other access rout-~.
rl Include standards for landscaping, sere:nine and sigrmge that emphasi~ the existing visual character and reflect the
objective or promoting the ar,-,.a as premium wine-producing region.
DRAFT-July 13, 2000
VISION 2010: THE ALAMEDA COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROTECT
AGRICULTURE~ OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Thc people of the County of Alameda ordain as follows:
Section 1. Title
This measure shall be known as "Vision 2010:. The Alameda County Comprehensive Plan to
Protect Agriculture, Open Space and Natural Resources" ("Vision 2010").
Section 2. Purpose and Intent
Vision 2010 is a comprehensive, long-range plan to protect, promote and enhance agriculture,
open. space and natural resources in Alameda County. It is desi. grled to limit and control growth
in AI~-neda County. Vision 2010 will:
(a) Establish a permanent Urban Growth Boundary to separate lands suitable for urban
development from lands suitable for agriculture, natural resource conservation and permanent open
.space in the eastern portion of Alameda County ("East County").
(b) Promote livable communities and neighborhoods, and pedestrian and transit
alternatives, by establishing an Urban Growth Boundary which prevents urban sprawl.
(e) Prohibit any changes in the Urban Growth Boundary, without a vote of the people
of Alameda County, excepting speeitic, limited changes as described in this measure.
(d) Ensure continued implementation of Alameda County's East County Area Plan as
adopted on May 5, 1994 and amended through [date Board woUld place on ballot], which strictly limits
and controls growth in East County and which was developed with intensive public input and
participation as well as a complete analysis of the Plan's environmental impacts.
(e) Foster cooperative planning in East County by req[uiring Alameda County to work
closely and coordinate with cities, and other local and regional agencies, to plan land use and
infrastructure policies consistent with this measure.
. (f) Create a special Agriculture, Open Space and Natural Resources Enhancement
Commissxon, which will hol.d pu. blie hearings and workshops, with the purpose of establishing a
comprehensive and detailed Agriculture, Open Space and Natural Resource Er~, aneement Plan. The
Plan shall be designed to protect and enhance agrictflture and open space uSes an East County. The Plan
shall be presented to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for their consideration.
(g) Establish open space acquisition and enhancement funds to purchase, protect,
manage or enhance agriculture, open space and natural resource lands in Alameda County, from fees
imposed on new development and from other public and private funding sources.
(h) Establish a program for the protection of agriculture, open space and natural
resources, including a voter-approved urban growth boundary, to benefit areas west of the East County
Aa'ca Plan. boundary, including the eonununities of Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, Union City
and Fremont.
1 ATTACHMENT
(i) 'Provide for a choice for Alameda County voters at the November ?, 2000 election,
between Vision 2010 and the initiative commonly known as the Save Agriculture and Open Space
~and~ Initiative (Measure on the November 7, 2000 Alameda County election ballot), which
adopt fundamentally different approaches to land use planning and development for East County and
the Castro Valley and Palomares Canyonlands.
Section 3. Findings and Declarations
The people of the County of Alameda hereby find and declare the following:
(a) Prohibition on Uncontrolled Growth. Uncontrolled and ummanaged sprawl harms
the quality of life in Alameda County. Policies and procedures to s.to.p unwise and unco~, tr~_lled growth
in Alameda County will protect the environment, preserve communities and enhance agriculture.
(b) Agriculture Preservation and Enhancement. Sound and responsible agriculture is aa
integral part of the fabric of Almeda County. A plan to permanently preserve, protect and enhance
family farms and ranches and other agricultural uses is a high priority in Alameda County that will
improve the quality of life in Alameda County.
(c) Permanent Open Space and Natural Resource Conservation. Permanent open space
also is a high priority and vital to a mote livable and enjoyable Alameda County. A plan to permanently
protect open space and to foster access to and conservation of natural resources will improve the quality
of life in Alameda County,
(d) Livable Cities and Neighborhoods. Urban development should make the best and
wisest use of land available for new neighborhoods, should be city-centered, self-sufficient, and
pedestrian and transit-oriented, and should minimize urban sprawl and traffic congestion.
(e) Permanent Urban Growth Boundary. Land use policies have been debated and
examined in Alameda County for decades, It is critical to reaffirm and strengthen a permanent County-
Urban Growth Boundary that, once and for all, separates urban development from agricultural, open
space, and natural resource conservation lands. ~_
(f) Voter Approval of Changes in the Urban Growth Boundary. The residents of
Alameda County should have a say in new growth and development. Changes to the permanent Urban
Growth Boundary should be approved by Alameda County voters, subject to specific, limited
exceptions, If cities make changes to their urban growth boundaries, those changes should
subsequently be reflected in the County Urban Growth Boundary as long as they adhere to the growth
standards established by the East County Area Plan.
(g) Cooperative Planning Requirement. Cooperation and joint planning by the County
and dries within East County will ensure sensible, comprehensive and workable growth limitation and
management'policies. Cooperation between the County, the clries and other local and regional agencies
should be strongly encouraged.
(h) Therefore, to ensure preservation of a~griculture, open space and natural resources,
to advance the purposes and intent expressed above, and tn furtherance of these findings and
declarations, the voters of Alameda County take the actions described in the following sections of this
measure,
Section 4. Permanent Urban Growth Boundary
A. Readoption of Urban Growth Boundary.
2
(1) To strengthen the County's Urban Growth Boundary, the voters of Alameda County
hereby affirm and readopt the Urban Growth Boundary established through East County Area Plan
Policy 1 and as shown on East County Area P/an Figure 3 (attached to this measure as ~ and
]~3. Except as provided in subsections 4.B and 4.C, below, no amendment to the Urban Growth
Boundary shall be permitted unless approved by a majority of the voters of Alameda County voting on
such amendment.
B. Consideration of Urban Growth Limitations by East County Cities.
(1) To promote coordinated planning between the County and the cities of Dublin,
Liverrnore, and Pleasanton, the voters of Alameda County hereby amend the East County Area Plan by
adopting a new Policy lB, which shall be inserted immediately following Policy lA and which shall
provide as follows, and by amending Program l as follows:
Policy lB: In order to promote inter-jurisdictional coordination, the County reaffim~s East
County Area Plan polities in effect as o.f November 7, 2000, that support adopted specific ,and genei'al
plans ip effect in'the cities of Dublin, Livermorc, and Heasanton. Where the dries of Dublin,
Livermore and Pleasanton have adopted, or do adopt, an urban growth boundary, or general or specific
plau designation that defines limits of urban development, the Board of Supervisors shall, upon
notification of such city enactment, determine whether to amend the County's Urban Growth Boundary
to be coterminous with that city's urban growth limitation. The Board of Supervisors shall approve
such an amendment to its Urban Growth Bound ~,m3r subject to compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act, and subject to discretionary determination ttmt such an amendment is
consistent with the provisions of the East CountyArea Plan. Upon such approval, the County shall
modify East Cvunty Area Plan Figure 3 accordingly. With regard to any urban growth boundary or
any general or specific plan designation that defines limits of urban development approved by the cities
of Dublin, Livermore or Pleasanton on or before November 7, 2000, the County shall, by
February 15, 2001, commence the process described in this Policy lB.
The final sentence of Program I (attached to this measure as Exhibit C) is amended to read
(text to be inserted is indicated by underscore): "In addition, and. subject to the provisions 0f
P_.o. IJ~_~, the Urban Growth B.o. undary MI1 be adjusted to reflect city land use designations, if
different from those in the East County Area P/an, if land is annexed."
C. Urban GroWth Boundary in the North' Livermore Area
(1) To ensure establishment of an Urban Growth Boundary in the North Liv.ermore
Area, as well as the permanent protecttor~ of lands north of May School Road in the North Livennore
~rea, all in accordance with the Joint Planning Process described in Section 5.B, below, the voters of
Alameda County hereby affirm and readopt the Eas't County Area Plan Program lA (attached to this
measure as ~, as amended by the following revisions to the final sentence of Program lA
(text to be inserted is indicated by underscore):
The County shall determine, within two years from adoption of the East
County ,Area Plan, or such longer~_u~od as may be e~ta__b!ished vursuant.to Pro,,mm 9B, the
appropriate loCation of the Urban Growth Bour[dary in Nor~ Li,~ermore arC~'-an~l shall modify
Figure 3 of the plan accordingly.
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Section ~. Cooperative Planning for East County
General Provisions for Cooperative Planning in East County.
(1) In General. To foster cooperative planning by the County and cities within the East
County Area, the voters of Alameda County hereby affirm and readopt Policies 2 and 3 of the East
County Area Plan, attached to this measure as ~ and F. which require the County to work and
consult with cities (including Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore) and other agencies in planning land
use and infrastructure using a cooperative approach that addresses sub-regional impa. cts and recognizes
environmental, social and economic issues extending beyond jurisdictional boundaries.
B. North Livermore Joint Planning Process.
(1) To ensure that the cooperative planning process between the City of Livermore and
County of Alameda for North Livermore, as set forth in the July 18, 1995 Settlement Agreement and
Release and in the October 29, 1996 North Livermore Planning Agreement (the "Joint Planning
Process"), continues following the date of adoption of this measure, the .voters of Alameda County
hereby affirm and readopt Program 9B of the East County Area P/an, attached to this Measure as
Section 6. Agriculture~ Open Space and Natural Resources Enhmaeement Plan,
Commission and Funds
To promote the enhancement of agriculture, open space, and natural resources within Alameda
County, the voters of Alameda County hereby adopt the following subsections 6.A and 6,B,
and paragraphs 6.C(3) and (4), and reaffirm and readopt portions of the East County Area Plan
as provided i paragraphs 6.C(1) and 6.C(2):
A. Agriculture, Open Space and Natural Resources Enhancement Plan
(1)
The purpose of the Agriculture, Open Space and Na.tur. al Resources Enhancement Plan
(hereinafter referred to as the 'Enhancement Plan") ~s to support the East County Area
P/an with an implementation and management plan to increase'economic vitality and
oppo~ttmity for agricult ,ute as working landscape. The Enhancement Plan will recognize
that as these lands are primarily privately owned and that the best means to protect them
from fu.t~cre urbanization is to acknowledge their value as an agrictfltural resource and
financial asset with the potential to provide diverse and specialized agricultural products.
The ,,Enhancement Plan will also encourage agricultural landowners to participate in
meeting the region's needs for open space and con.servation resources, including trails,
scenic viewshed, habitat areas and rural recreation within the context of a viable working
landscape.
(2)
The Enhancement Plan shall cover all of the land outside of the Urban Growth
BMOUndary designated as Large Parcel Agriculture, Resource Management, Water
anagement, Major Parks, Urban Reserve and Major Public as shown on the East
County Area Plan Lond Use Diagram (a reduced copy of which is attached hereto as
~ and which is provided for illustrative purposes only; this measure does not
adopt or amend the designations or text contained in this ~, and the area
described in Section 7 of this measure.
(3)
To ensure long term sustainabi!ity of open space and conservation resoumes which are
critical to maintaining the quality 'of life in the region, it is essential to foster increased
econon~.c vitality and ?~pportunity in agriculture. The Enhancement Plan required to be
prepared pursuant to this section shaJL at a minimum, establish the following goals and
include specific proposals for how they shall be achieved:
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(a) Agricultural land shall be recognized as both a natural resource and a financial asset.
A stabilized land Price structure will facilitate long terrr}, agriculture e..n~anceme.nt planning .and
Capitalization, encourage investment by new agriculturists, and provide an eqmtable and fair easement
structure,
(b) To foster agricultural vitality and to manage open space, the county will ~advocate,
along with other governmental agencies, for diverse and innovative programs for agricultural
enhancement and opportunity; including a plan for the initial funding to acquire and deliver water to
agricultural lands at appropriate locations; and to develop regional trails and ensure protection of habitat
by developing cooperative programs between private and public landowners.
(c) To preserve agricultural lands, ensure thc enhancement and preservation of the
workin~ landscape and increase opportunities for families t.o choose to remain on the farm or ranch and
to pass It on to future generations, a wide range of ¢cononuc and other incentives will be implemented.
(d) Utilizin8 multiple resources and support systems, the County's traditional, diverse
and innovative agricultural enhancements will be developed and fostered.
(e) Secure public commitment and funding (local, federal, state) and private funding to
develop and implement thc Enhancement Plan in order to promote economic vitality and opportunity in
agriculture and to ensure an enhanced working landscape and quality of life amenities, including
resource protection, for the region.
.... (f) Identify means by which agriculture c~ compatibly m-exist with resource
protection'and management in the context of a viable working landscape in the unincorporated areas of
Alameda County.
(4)
To achieve long term economic viability of agriculture and the coordinated enhancement
of agricultta'e, open space and natural resource land as an integrated working landscape,
the Plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the following elements:
(a) Determination that the Enhancement Hah is consistent with the provisions of the
East Courtly Area Plan.
(b) A determination of the best means of aggressively pursuing funds from federal, state
and local agencies and private organizations to meet the objectives of the Enhancement Plan.
(c) Implementation programs as required to effectively implement the goals of the East
County. Area Plan and the economic vitality and working landscape objectives expressed in this
measure.
(d) Recommendations about new agricultural water sources, including identification of
appropriate locations, feasibility and funding.
Establishment of Agriculture, Open Space, and Natural Resources
Enhancement Commis sion
(1)
There is hereby created the Agriculture, Open Space, and Natural Resources
Enhancement Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission").
(2)
The Commission shall consist of seven members. Ex-officio, non-voting members of
the Commission shah be resource advisors and shall include, but not be h'mited to: a
representative from the United States Depa.m'nent of Agriculture, the Natural Resource
Conservation Service, University of California Cooperative Extension, the Alameda
County Agricultural Commissioner and appropriate County agencies, California
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Department of Conservation, Alameda County Agriculture Advisory Commiltee, and the
Alameda County Resource Conservation District. -
O)
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint the seven members of the Commission, all of
whom must be residents of Alameda County and four members of which must be rural
land owners actively involved in agriculture, with oue member repre, senting each of the
following areas:
(a) a person with expertise in agricultural water resources land management;
(b) a person with expertise in irrigated agricultural enterprise and land management;
(c) a person with expertise in grazing en~rprise and land management;
(d) a person with expertise in equestrian enterprise and intense dry land enterprise and
land management;
(e) an elected city or cotmty official;
(f) a person with expertise in trails and recreation laud use management;
(g) a person with expertise in environmental resource management.
(4)
The seven persons appointed to the Commission by the Board of Supervisors shall
serve s~gg~ered four, year terms up to a maximum of ten years and shall have authority
to extend the Commission to oversee full implementation of the Enhancement Plan.
Vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Supervisors, which shall consider timely
recommendation by the Commission.
(5)
The principal duty of the Commission shall be to prepare and submit the Enhancement
Plan required pursuant to subsection 6.A of this measure. The Commission shall
advise the Board of Supervisors regarding implementation of the Enhancement Plan.
The Board of Supervisors may assign other related duties to the Commission.
(6)
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint the members of the Commission within 60 days
of the effective date of this measure. Within 30 days of the .a~ppointment of the members
of the Commission, the Commission shall hold its first meeting, Within 30 days of the
first meeting the Commission shall confer and prepare a budget sufficient to allow the
Commission to carry out its legally required duties. The budget shall be submitted to the
Board of Supervisors who shall approve the funding of the budget within 30 days of
receipt of the budget, or prepare a finding which details the specific reasons why the
Board of Supervisors feels that the requested mount is not necessary for the
Commission to meet its legally required duties. If the Board of Supervisors rejects the
budget prepared by the Commission., the Board of Supervisors shall meet with the
Commission in good faith to reach agreement on a budget that will permit the
Commission to carry out its legally required duties.
(7)
Upon receipt of funding commitment, the Commission shall begin preparation of the
Enhancement Plan required pursuant to Section 4.B of this measure. Within 90 days of
receiving funding, the Commission shall prepare an initial outline of the l~roposed
Enhancement Plan. Within six months of issuance of the Enhancement f'lan outline,
and after providing the citizens of the County opportunities to comment on the proposed
plan, the Commission .shall Finalize the plan and presont it to the Alameda County Board
of Supervisors for revtew and consideration.
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(8)
The County plamfing staff and the Alameda County Resottree Conservation District shall
work with the Commission to facilitate the preparation of the l%ha~cement Plan.
(9)
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'To the greatest extent practical, the Commission shall ~eek input from civic and business
leaders, regional agenaes, citizens, and landowners.
Agriculture and Open Space Acquisition and Enhancement Funds
To provide for the preservation of agriculture, open space and natural resources throughout the
East County area:
(2)
The voters of Alameda County hereby affirm and readopt Program 2lA of the East Area
County Plan, attached to this measure as ~ which requires a comprehensive
open space .preservation program, funded by impact fees levied on new development,
for lands outstde the East County Urban Growth Boundary.
The voters of Alameda County hereby affirm and readopt Policy 60 of the EastArea
County Plan, attached to this measure as ~ which reqmres all new
developments in unincorporated areas to dedicate land or pay fees pursuant to the
provisions of detailed open space programs ensuring sufficient funds for the
preservation and management of open space lands.
(3)
As set forth in Section 5.A(3)(e) and Section 5.A(4)(b) of this measure above, the
County shall:
(a) secure public and private commitments and funding to develop and implement the
Enhancement Hah; and
(b) determine the best means of aggressively pursuing funds from federal, state and
local agencies and private organizations to meet the objectives of the Enhancement Plan; and
(4)
The County shall implement the mechanisms outlined in East County Area Plan
Program 22 (a copy of which is attached hereto as ~ and which is provided for
illustrative purposes only; this measure does not adopt or amend the text contained in
tiffs ~ within six months of the approval of this measure.
Section 7, Planning for Area West of East County Area Plan Boundary
To promote cooperativ.e planning between the Cotmty and the communities deseritxxl below,
and voter .pa. rticipation m protecting and enhancing agriculture, epen.space and natural
resources, ~e voters of Alameda County hereby adopt the following.
(a) The County shall work cooperatively with the cities of Fremont, Hayward, San
Leandro and Union City, and with the unincorporated areas that include Castro Valley and its
surrounding area, to establish a program that includes:
(i)
an Urban Growth Boundary for the area west of the East County Area Plan
boundary; and
policies for the protection and enhancement of agriculture, open space, and
natural resources.
(b) Any Urban Growth Boundary as described in paragraph (a) of this Section 6 shall
be submitted to the voters of Alameda County at the first election subsequent to its adoption by the
Board of Supervisors.
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Section 8, Effect of Alternutive Measure on Same Ballot
(a) This measure strengthens the County Urban Grow.th Boundary; affirms the
County's commitment to cooperative planning with the Cities of Dublin, Livermore and Pleasan.to~,, as
welt as with cities and unincorporated areas west of the East County Area Plan's planning boundaries;
affirms the County's programs for funding open space acquisition; and establishes a planning effort and
commission for the enhancement of agriculture, open space and natural resources. It does so through
specific provisions that form a cohesive, integrated whole. Therefore, any other measure that appears
on the same ballot as this measure shall be deemed to be in direct conflict with the comprehensive
regulatory progrm'n represented by this measure, if such other measure would affect in any way: the
County Urban Growth Boundary or the me~.hod of its being determined; any cooperative planning effort
(including the North Liverrnore Joint Planning Process); funding programs for open space a.c. quisifion;
or any effort to enhance agriculture, open space and natural resources. Because of this conflict, if this
measure and any such other measure are passed by a majority of voters voting thereon at the same
election, the measure receiving the most votes shall prevail and the other shall have no effect.
(b) Furthermore, the provisions of this measure are integrally related with, support, and
are supported by, the other provisions of the East County Area Plan relating to land use, agriculture,
open space and natural resources, which together make up a comprehensive regulatory program.
Therefore, any provision of any other measure that appears on the same ballot as this measure that
seeks to affect any of the following shall be deemed to be in direct conflict with this measure:
development intensity, density, or loca~on; development standards;, development phasing; pcrnfitted
uses; land use designation, s; County pohcy regarding compli .a?e wxth the Williamson Act; County
policy regarding the provision of water, affordable housing, ~nfrastmcture or other public services, or
open space, including the .relationship of development to any of the foregoing;. County's ability to
comply with county or regtonal transportation planning efforts; or County pohcy rcgarding'ttie
management of aggregate resources or the provision of adequate landfill capacity, In addition,
imposing land use designations from the East CourCy Area Plan beyond the East County Area Plan's
planning boundaries, which would impose those designations absent the other provisions of the East
County Area Plan, would be contrary to he comprehensive ptanmng approach that Is embodied in the
East CountyArea Plan, integrating land use designations with a wide army of other policies.
Therefore, any such attempt to impose land u~ designations from the Erst County Area Plan beyond
the East County Area. Plan's planning boundaries would be in direct conflict with this measure. If this
measure and any other measure on the same ballot that would result i~ the conflicts described in this
Subsection 6(b) are passed by a majority of voters voting thereon at the same election, the measure
receiving the most votes shall prevail and the other shall have no effect.
(c) Not in li?.tafion of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 7, the Save Agriculture
and Open Space Lan~ Initiative offers an alternative approach to land use planning, and development
for East County and the Castro Valley and Palomares Canyonlands. The Save Agrmulture and Open
Space l_ands Initiative and this measure are not complementary or supplementary measures but, rather,
are inconsistent and competing measures. Therefore, if this measure and the Sa¢¢ Agrictdture and
Open SPae:e Lam~' Initiative are pas. sed by a majority of voters voting thereon at the same election, the
one with the most votes shall prevail and the other shall have no effect.
Section 9. Severability
If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held
invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect othe,r p.,mvisions of
applications of this initiative which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision
or application, and to this end the provisions of this initiative are severable.
Section 10, Amendment or Repeal
This measure may only be amended or repealed by the voters of Alameda County.
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Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Extfibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
Exliibit G
Exhibit H
Erchibit I
Exhibit J
Exhibit K
EXHIBITS LIST
ECAP Policy 1
ECAP Figure 13
ECAP Program 1
F..CAP Program lA
ECAP Policy 2
ECAP Policy 3
ECAP Program 9~B
ECAP Policy 2iA
ECAP Policy 60
ECAP Program 22
F.C~P Land Use Diagram (reduced copy)
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COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
E/tST COUNT'~ .~i~EA PLflN -3
Urban Growtl
Boundar r
LEGEND
~ Unlncoq_~oraled Lands WiJhin lite
Urban Growth Bounda~
~ Incorporaled Lands Wilhin Ihe
Urban Growlh Boundary
~ Lands Oulslde Ihe Urban
Growth Boundary
[ .......... i Clly Limits Oulslde the Urban
............ Growlh Boundary
r:'-.2.=q'~ Area In which special policies gove,'n;
L~'_,-.:.':,J location gl Urban Growlh Boundary will
be esiablished as detailed development
or open space plans are approved.
~ Mechanisms Io permanenll¥ preserve agrictdturo
and/or open space in this area wilt be evaluated
end iden{ifled through lbo open space program
outlined in program IA; lira Urban GrovAh
Boundmy will he drawn in II~e No.ql~ Livermore
area al Ihe conclusion o,r lhe Iwo-yaar program
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RESOLUTION NO. - 00
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED
VISION 2010: THE EAST COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROTECT
AGRICULTURE, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (VISION 2010)
WHEREAS, a proposed ballot measure entitled Vision 2010 regarding the establishment of an
Alameda County Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) is being considered for placement by the Alameda
County Board of Supervisors on the November, 2000 Alameda County ballot; and
WHEREAS, this ballot measure, if passed by the voters of Alameda County would support the
City of Dublin's ability to plan for and annex properties within the present City of Dublin's adopted
Sphere of Influence as designated by the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission; and
:-,,WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has an adopted General Plan which clearly identifies areas of
urban development potential where orderly and logical growth can occur without major impacts to
visually sensitive ridgelands, and open space areas within these sphere of influence areas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has adopted an amendment to the General Plan committing the
City to manage growth within the Eastern Extended Planning Area and has identified where development
is expected to occur over the next 20 to 25 years; and
WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Dublin in 1994, have supported the amendment to the
Dublin General Plan for the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area and sphere of influence area; and
WHEREAS, the City supports an Alameda County UGB around the City of Dublin at the
currently established sphere of influence boundaries for the City; and
WHEREAS, the most logical and reasonable approach to the establishment of UGB for areas
aroul~d the City of Dublin should be based on the established sphere of influence area for the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin is in support of the direction now being
completed by the Tri-Valley Vision Project and the efforts of the Tri-Valley Business Council to develop
a UGB based on established City General Plan and sphere of influence boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City Council carefully reviewed this issue at the July 18, 2000 Council meeting
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Dublin City Council does hereby find that:
1. The City of Dublin is in Support of the proposed Vision 2010 Initiative now being
proposed as outlined in the July 12, 2000 draft.
2. Any Alameda County Urban Growth Boundary definitions related to the City of Dublin
should be based on areas outside the adopted Sphere of Influence areas for the City.
ATTACHMENT 5
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin City Council hereby authorizes'the Mhyor
to sign the attached letter to the main proponent of the proposed initiative along with this resolution, and
to forward copies to the cities and agencies noted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of July, 2000
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk
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July 12, 2000
Tom O'Malley
Executive Director
Tri-Valley Business Council
P.O. Box 3258
Livermore, CA 94551
Re: Proposed Vision 2010 Initiative
Dear Mr. O'Malley:
The City Council of the City of Dublin has carefully reviewed the proposed Vision 2010:
The East County comprehensive plan to protect Agriculture, Open Space and Natural
Resources Initiative which is now being reviewed for possible placement on the ballot.
The attached Resolution passed unanimously at our July 18th meeting confirms the
City's support to this proposed Initiative.
It is imperative that cities in Alameda county plan according to their adopted General
Plans, including those areas which have been designated by the Alameda County Local
Agency Formation Commission as within the sphere of influence of the respective city.
By election in 1992, the voters of the City of Dublin have supported the General Plan
area for Easter Dublin. As a result, Dublin has consistently included our sphere of
influence areas both East and west of our City limits as an integral part of the future
development of our community. The City of Dublin supports the notion of an Urban
Growth Boundary (UGB) surrounding the City, following legally established sphere of
influence lines that reflect the General Plan policies and physical boundaries that now
exist in the Dublin General Plan.
This initiative supports the East County Area Plan and adopted spheres of influence for
Tri-Valley cities including Dublin..The City implementation of future land uses and
annexations within our sphere of influence would be protected by this initiative.
ATTACHMENT
Proposed Vision 2010 Initiative
Tom O'Malley
Page 2
July 12. 2000
Sphere of influence boundaries make the best boundaries for future development in
Dublin. The City Council is in support of the direction now being completed by the Tri-
Valley Vision Project and the efforts of the Tri-Valley Business Council. This proposed
initiative based on adopted City sphere of influence boundaries respect the long-range
plans of those cities, including Dublin. This is the appropriate direction for this issue.
The resolution attached clearly states the position of the City of Dublin in this regard.
The City of Dublin will support this proposed initiative.
Sincerely,
Guy Houston
Mayor
Attachment: Resolution of the City Council
cc;
Pleasanton City Council
Livermore City Council
Adolph Martinelli, Alameda County Planning Dept.
Board of Supervisors, Oakland (all five members)
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