Resolution Number 10-10-19-03RESOLUTION NO. 10-10-19-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
(GPA) 10-03, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN CONSERVATION & OPEN
SPACE ELEMENT TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL POLICIES
PURSUANT TO THE REGIONAL PERMIT ISSUED BY THE SAN DIEGO
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD (RWQCB)
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2009, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control
Board (RWQCB) adopted new standards and requirements for Orange County and cities
within Orange County to update their General Plan policies to include provisions for the
implementation of low -impact development (LID) which consists of a "A storm water
management and land development strategy that emphasizes conservation and the use of
on-site natural features integrated with engineered, small-scale hydrologic controls to more
closely reflect pre -development hydrologic functions;" and
WHEREAS, Section 9-2.307 of the City's Land Use Code (Title 9 of the Municipal
Code) provides that only the City Council may initiate consideration of a General Plan
Amendment; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed project is legally mandated to provide compliance with the
San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) regional permit necessary to
assure compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act (2006); and,
WHEREAS, the proposed project warrants further study and consideration by the
Planning Commission with respect to meeting the goals and polices of the General Plan
Land Use Element and related elements.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano hereby initiates consideration of a General Plan Amendment with respect to the
Conservation & Open Space Element, as provided by Exhibit A, attached hereto and
incorporated herein.`"` ..
PASSED, APPRQVED AND ADOPTED this 19"\day of October 2010.
DIS, LONDRES USMAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARIA MORRIS, appointed City Clerk of the City of Sart Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 10-10-19-03 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the 19th day
of October 2010, by the following vote:
AymeCOUNCIL MEMBERS: Allevato, Hribar, Nielsen, Freese and Mayor Uso
NE COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABS i COUNCIL MEMBER: None
MARIAWORRIS, City rk
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Proposed Amendments to the General Plan Conservation & Open Space Element to
provide compliance with the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
(RWQCB) regional permit.
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Policy 7-7: Encourage sustainable, low -impact development (LID) that protects water
quality and the watersheds throughout the City including but not limited to
the following techniques:
Measure 7-7.1: Preserve and/or conserve those natural areas that promote
improvement of water quality.
Measure 7-7.2: Develop and adopt "public facility improvement standards"
which minimize impervious area while meeting professionally -
accepted engineering design practices.
Measure 7-7.3: For new development, minimize the impervious "footprint" of
project so as to reduce the volume of potential stormwater
runoff from such project sites.
Measure 7-7.4: Whenever practical and feasible, avoid disturbance of natural
drainage ways which serve as natural bio -filters for stormwater
runoff, and incorporate perimeter buffer zones.
Measure 7-7.5: For new development, encourage and implement site planning
practices which effectively integrate pervious areas (paved, or
building -occupied areas) with impervious areas (natural or
landscaped areas).
Policy 7-8: Provide that new development will implement low -impact development (LID)
practices that protect natural drainage ways and creeks from hydro -
modification in compliance with the City's adopted Hydro -modification Plan
(HMP) using appropriate and effective hydrologic control measures. Provide
that post -development, stormwater runoff discharge rates and duration do
not exceed pre -development, stormwater runoff discharge rates and
duration.