RESOLUTION NO. _____________

 

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 

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RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO TRANSMIT TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION A LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT TO ENACT NEW DESIGN REVIEW STANDARDS FOR ONE-FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDCOAST

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that:

 

WHEREAS, the County has undertaken the Midcoast Local Coastal Program (LCP) Update Project; and

 

WHEREAS, Task 6 of the LCP Update Project called for revising design review standards to complement existing house size limits and to promote the preferred scale and character of the Midcoast community; and

 

WHEREAS, at the Board’s request, the Coastside Design Review Committee (CDRC) held public meetings and participated in community workshops from October 2001 to May 2003 to develop a draft set of Design Standards for One-Family and Two-Family Residential Development in the Midcoast; and

 

WHEREAS, the Design Standards for One-Family and Two-Family Residential Development in the Midcoast were subject to public review before the Planning Commission at two public hearings (August 27 and December 10, 2003), and before the Board of Supervisors at two public hearings on March 23 and April 20, 2004; and

 

WHEREAS, maximum opportunity for public participation at the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors hearings was provided through: (1) publication of the meeting announcements in the Independent Newspapers, the San Mateo Times and the Half Moon Bay Review newspapers, and (2) direct mailing of meeting announcements to all interested parties; and

 

WHEREAS, at all public hearings, all interested parties were afforded the opportunity to be heard; and

 

WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo intends to adopt and implement this LCP Amendment in a manner fully consistent with the California Coastal Act.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors direct staff to transmit the Local Coastal Program Amendment to the Coastal Commission for certification of conformity with the California Coastal Act, and if certified without modifications, the Amendment will take effect immediately.

 

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