RESOLUTION NO. _____________

 

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

 

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RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE SAN MATEO COUNTY GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP AFFECTING ONE PARCEL ON PARADISE WAY IN UNINCORPORATED EMERALD LAKE HILLS AND TO ADOPT FINDINGS AND CONDITION OF APPROVAL

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

 

WHEREAS, in 1977, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Emerald Lake Hills Land Use Map as a part of the Emerald Lake Hills Community Plan, which designated the subject parcel “Low Density Residential.”

 

WHEREAS, in 1986, the Board of Supervisors adopted the County General Plan, which included the three residential land use designations in the unincorporated Emerald Lake Hills area: “Low Density Residential,” “Medium-Low Density Residential” and “Medium Density Residential; and identified Emerald Lake Hills as an urban neighborhood; and

 

WHEREAS, an application has been submitted for approval of a General Plan Map amendment to change the land use designation of a 0.56-acre parcel located at 720 Paradise Way in the unincorporated Emerald Lake Hills, which has been designated Low Density Residential, to Medium-Low Density Residential; and

 

WHEREAS, changing the General Plan land use designation from Low Density Residential to Medium-Low Density Residential for these lands is appropriate in order to facilitate a more efficient use of the site. The proposed amendment complies with the more site-specific application of slope density and the Residential Hillside (RH) zoning district. The proposed amendment complies with the following locational criteria for Medium-Low Density Residential areas, i.e., hillside areas with steep slopes; adjacent to sensitive habitats; and hazardous areas; and not within areas of high perceived noise. Parcels designated Medium-Low Density Residential already exist across the street from the subject parcel. Therefore, the proposed amendment would not result in a density that would be incompatible and out of character with the surrounding neighborhood; and

 

WHEREAS, the proposed amendment complies with General Plan Policy 7.16 (Location of Land Use Designations), that calls for the location of land use designations in urban areas to revitalize existing developed areas and discourage urban sprawl; Policy 8.13 (Land Use Designations and Locational Criteria for Urban Areas), that calls for the use of locational criteria in assigning appropriate land use designations so that stated land use objectives may be achieved; Policy 8.29 (Infilling), that calls for the infilling of urban areas where infrastructure and services are available; and Policy 8.36 (Density), that calls for the regulation of maximum allowable densities in zoning districts; and

 

WHEREAS, on June 28, 2006, the San Mateo County Planning Commission held public a hearing to consider the amendment described above and recommended to the Board of Supervisors to certify the Negative Declaration and approve the General Plan Map Amendment (County File Number PLN 2006-00128), as conditioned; and

 

WHEREAS, on September 12, 2006, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to consider the amendment described above.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED that the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors hereby:

 
 

1.

Adopts the Findings and Condition of Approval as stated in Attachment A of the staff report, and

     
 

2.

Amends the County General Plan Land Use Map as shown on the attached map labeled Exhibit A.

 

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