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 TO CHANGE A PORTION OF ONE PARCEL IN THE SAN MATEO HIGHLANDS AREA FROM “GENERAL OPEN SPACE” TO “MEDIUM-LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL"

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

WHEREAS, in 1986, the Board of Supervisors adopted the County General Plan, which included several land use designations in the unincorporated San Mateo Highlands Area. The majority of the area was designated “General Open Space,” and “Medium-Low Density Residential”; and

WHEREAS, an application has been submitted by the Planning and Building Department for approval of a General Plan Map Amendment to change the land use designation of a 9,000 sq. ft. portion of a 99-acre parcel (041-101-290) that has been designated General Open Space, to Medium-Low Density Residential; and

WHEREAS, changing the General Plan land use designation from General Open Space to Medium-Low Density Residential for these lands is appropriate in order to facilitate efficient use of the site. The project complies with the following locational criteria for Medium-Low Density Residential areas: hillside areas with steep slopes; adjacent to potentially sensitive habitats; and not within areas of high-perceived noise. Parcels designated Medium-Low Density Residential already exist immediately adjacent to the subject parcel. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in a density that would be incompatible and out of character with the surrounding neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, the project complies with General Plan Goals and Policies 7.3 (Infrastructure), which calls for distribution of land uses where public services and facilities exist or can be feasibly provided, 7.4 (Natural Resources), which calls for designation of land uses in a manner that enhances the protection and management of natural resources, 7.16 (Location of Land Use Designations) that calls for the location of land use designations in urban areas to discourage urban sprawl, and 8.13 (Land Use Designations and Locational Criteria for Urban Areas), which calls for the use of locational criteria in assigning appropriate land use designations so that stated land use objectives may be achieved; and

WHEREAS, on June 27, 2007, 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 2007-00203); and

WHEREAS, on July 10, 2007, 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 amends the County General Plan Land Use Map as shown on the attached map labeled Exhibit A.

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