HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-30RESOLUTION NO. 96-30
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
UKIAH APPROVING AND ADOPTING UKIAH VALLEY
GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS,
1. The Draft Ukiah Valley General Plan ("Draft General Plan") was developed in
accordance with State of California laws pertaining to general plans, and the "State General
Plan Guidelines" (published and maintained by the Governor's Office of Planning and
Research), and, therefore, is considered to be consistent with all applicable legal requirements
and mandates; and
2. The Draft General Plan constitutes a comprehensive revision of, and amendment
to the adopted "City of Ukiah General Plan", which was originally adopted in June, 1974, and
amended throughout the years; and
3. The Draft General Plan contains an integrated Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
that satisfies all the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
adequately addresses all the subjects, topics, and issues required of a general plan-level EIR;
and
4. The integrated EIR was reviewed throughout the Draft General Plan deliberations,
and certified by the City Council on June 10, 1995; and
5. The Draft General Plan contains fourteen elements (including the previously
adopted Housing Element; adopted on November 1, 1995), in addition to introductory,
explanatory, and definitive text, and each element has equal weight with all others, and all
elements reflect internal consistency; and
6. The Draft General Plan is comprised of the seven elements mandated by the
State of California (Open Space, Conservation, Noise, Safety, Housing, Transportation &
Circulation, Land Use), and these seven elements contain findings, goals, policies, and
implementation measures sufficient in quantity and quality to guide the orderly growth,
development, and use of the City and the Ukiah Valley for the next 20 years; and
7. The Draft General Plan is also comprised of seven additional and optional
elements which are unique to the planning needs of the Ukiah Valley (Parks & Recreation,
Energy, Airport, Community Facilities, Historical & Archaeological Resources, Community
Design, Economic Development), and these seven elements contain findings, goals, policies,
and implementation measures which further qualify, quantify, and organize the orderly growth
and development of the City and the Ukiah Valley; and
8. The Draft General Plan was crafted over a four year period by nearly 200 citizens,
including the City Council-appointed Growth Management Steering Committee (GMSC) and
fourteen individual Element Committees, representing Valley-wide interests, organizations, and
constituencies, and therefore reflects to the greatest extent possible, the long term planning
goals, values, and expectations of the citizens who work, recreate, and reside in the City and
the Ukiah Valley; and
9. The City of Ukiah Planning Commission provided the legally required notice and
conducted public hearings and deliberated the contents of the Draft General Plan over a five-
month, thirteen-meeting schedule, amended said document in various ways and numerous
places, and determined on April 12, 1995, by a unanimous vote (5-0) to recommend that the
City Council certify the integrated EIR and adopt the Draft General Plan, as amended; and
10. The City Council provided the legally required notice and conducted public
hearings and deliberated the contents of the Draft General Plan over a two-month, eight-
meeting schedule, amended said document in various ways and numerous places; and
11. The City Council concluded its hearings on June 10, 1995, having conceptually
adopted the entire Draft General Plan, as amended; and
12. The City Council has established land use designations for the City and its
adopted Sphere of Influence (also known as "Planning Area") as set forth in two large display
maps, respectively marked "Exhibit A - City Land Use" and "Exhibit B - Planning Area Land
Use" and dated December 6, 1995, which accurately reflect the land use designations
described in the Land Use Element of the subject Draft General Plan; and
13. The findings contained in the Draft General Plan satisfy the requirements of Public
Resources Code Section 21081;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby approves
and adopts the Ukiah Valley General Plan, including the two "General Plan Maps".
PASSED AND ADOPTED on December 6, 1995, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker, and Mayor Schneiter
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Mastin
Fred Sch'-n~iter, Mayor
ATTEST:
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