Res 05-072
RESOLUTION NO. 05-072
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT
OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF POWAY
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 05-03
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway recognizes that the need may
arise to amend the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 65350, et seq., of the California Government Code describes
the procedures for amending General Plans; and
WHEREAS, on May 10,2005, the City of Poway initiated General Plan Amendment
05-03, which involves excluding from consideration additional graded material required to
reduce road and driveway slopes from 25% to 20% from the maximum graded area
permitted by the General Plan, and the ability for the City to approve grading in excess of
the maximum graded area allowed when necessary to meet the 20% road and driveway
slope criteria; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed General Plan Amendment
would assist property owners in meeting the City's 20% slope and driveway criteria without
compromising their maximum permitted graded area; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2005, the City of Poway held a properly noticed public
hearing in accordance with the California Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway
as follows:
Section 1: An Environmental Initial Study was completed based on the request to amend
the Poway General Plan to modify the criteria that regulates the maximum amount of
graded area permitted per lot and amendments to the Poway Municipal Code reducing
road and driveway slopes from 25% to 20%. Through the initial study it was determined
that the project would not result in any significant environmental impacts. The approval of
a Negative Declaration is recommended.
Section 2: The City Council hereby approves General Plan Amendment 05-03, amending
the Community Development Element (Goal 1, Policy C - Site Design, Strategy 19) of the
City of Poway General Plan to read as follows:
19. The maximum allowable area of the lot that may be graded for
driveway, residence and accessory functions is determined by the
degree of average natural slope as follows:
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Slope
0-14.9
15-19.9
20 - 24.9
25 - 44.9
45+
Graded Area
Entire lot
50% or 35,000 sq. ft. whichever is greater
20% or 25,000 sq. ft. whichever is greater
10% or 20,000 sq. ft. whichever is greater
** No grading or development permitted and
no developable acreage credit given
*
Sensitive biological or other environmental constraints may require the
application of stricter standards.
** Exemptions apply to the High Valley area for slopes in excess of 45 percent
for determining parcel size. (Amended per GPA 93-02C)
*** Additional grading required to meet the 20% slope road and driveway
standard shall not count against the maximum graded area permitted by the
above slope/graded area table. To achieve a grading allowance, the
applicant will be required to prepare two concept grading plans, one denoting
the 25% or less driveway and the other a 20% or less driveway slope. The
difference in the amount of graded area between the two concept grading
plans would not be counted toward the maximum graded area. If the quantity
of material graded to achieve the 20% slope exceeds the maximum allowable
graded area for the lot by less than 20%, the Director of Development
Services may approve the additional grading. If the quantity of material
graded to achieve the 20% slope exceeds the maximum allowable graded
area for the lot by 20% or more, approval by the City Council is required. In
either case, the quantity of material that may exceed the maximum graded
area is limited to only the quantity of material necessary to reduce the road or
driveway slope from a maximum of 25% to 20%.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, this 5th day of July 2005.
, Mayor
ATTEST:
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L. Diane Shea, City Clerk
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I, L. Diane Shea, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under the
penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 05-072, was duly adopted by
the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of July 2005, and that
it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: EMERY
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
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L Diane Shea, City Clerk
City of Poway