Res 07-019
RESOLUTION NO. 07-019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF
THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF POWAY
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 06-01
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway recognizes that the need may
arise to amend the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2006 the City Council of the City of Poway initiated a
General Plan Amendment, GPA 06-01, a request to amend the land use of an
approximate 122.5 acre site;
WHEREAS, Section 65350, et seq., of the California Government Code describes
the procedures for amending General Plans; and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway has initiated a General Plan Amendment, GPA 06-
01, which involves the consideration of the re-designation of land use and zoning on an
approximate 122.5-acre site from Rural Residential-A (RR-A) to Planned Community
(PC); and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway held a properly noticed public hearing in
accordance with the California Government Code and the California Environmental
Quality Act to consider that request; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that the proposed General Plan
Amendment, in combination with the companion Tentative Tract Map (TTM 06-02)
application would reduce the amount of required grading resulting in the preservation of
over 100 acres of undisturbed Coastal Sage Scrub.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway
as follows:
Section 1: The City Council has considered the Environmental Initial Study (EIS),
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), and associated Mitigation Monitoring Program,
shown as Exhibit A of this Resolution, for General Plan Amendment 06-01. The subject
EIS and MND documentation are fully incorporated herein by this reference. The City
Council finds, on the basis of the whole record before it, that there is no substantial
evidence the project will have a significant impact on the environment, that the mitigation
measures contained in the EIS and Exhibit A hereof will mitigate potentially significant
impacts to a less than significant level, and that the MND reflects the independent
judgment and analysis of the City. The City Council hereby approves the MND and the
associated Mitigation Monitoring Program.
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Section 2: The City Council hereby approves General Plan Amendment, GPA 06-01,
an Amendment to the Land Use Element of the Poway General Plan by re-designating
approximately 122.5 acres, consisting of five legal parcels identified as APNs: 277-071-
05,14,15,16, and 277-080-04, located east of Old Coach Road approximately one mile
north of Espola Road from Rural Residential A (RR-A) to Planned Community (PC) as .
shown on Exhibit B.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, at a regular meeting this 13th day of March 2007.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO)
I, L. Diane Shea, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 07-019, was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of
said City Council held on the 13th day of March, 2007, and that it was so adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES: EMERY
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
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L. Diane Shea, City Clerk
City of poway
EXHIBIT A
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MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM
GPA 06-01; ZC 06-01; SPA 89-01A; AND TTM 06-02
Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code requires that public agencies "adopt a reporting or
monitoring program for the changes which it has adopted or made a condition of project approval
in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. The reporting or monitoring
program shall be designated to ensure compliance during project implementation". This
Mitigation Monitoring Program has been prepared in accordance with Section 21081.6 of the
Public Resources Code.
Non-compliance with any of these conditions, as identified by City staff or a designated monitor,
shall result in issuance of a cease and desist order for all construction activities. The order shall
remain in effect until compliance is assured. Non-compliance situations, which may occur
subsequent to project construction, will be addressed on a case-by-case basis and may be
subject to penalties according to the City of Poway Municipal Code. When phasing of
development has been established, it may be necessary for this Monitoring Program to be
amended, with City approval.
Topic
Biology
Mitiaation Measure
Prior to the issuance of a Grading Permit or an
Administrative Clearing Permit, the applicant shall
submit to the City for review and approval a
Habitat Restoration and Monitoring Plan, and
applicable review fees. These areas shall be
placed into an Open Space Easement along with
other portions of the lots that are outside the
project development area and outside of any
Biological Conservation Easement area. The
Open Space Easement shall be approved by the
Director of Development Services, and shall be
notarized and recorded with the County of San
Diego at the cost of the applicant.
Install permanent signs and fencing per TTM 06-
02 condition H 24.as deemed necessary by the
Director of Development Services, to delineate the
limits of the Biological Conservation Easement(s)
present on the site.
The limits of approved habitat removal shall be
clearly shown on the grading plan and staked in
the field prior to commencing grading.
Prior to the issuance of a Grading Permit or an
Administrative Clearing Permit or Final Map
approval, whichever occurs first, the applicant
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Prior to the issuance
of a Grading Permit or
the approval of Final
Map, whichever
occurs first (for
submittal of plan)
Resaonsibilitv
Applicant
Prior to starting Applicant
grading
Prior to the issuance Applicant
of a Grading Permit or
of Final Map approval,
whichever occurs first
Prior to the issuance Applicant
of a Grading Permit or
the approval of Final
shall mitigate the on-site, permanent removal of
8.3 acres of Coastal Sage Scrub (CSS) at the
rate of 2: 1, and 1.1 acres of Non-native
Grasslands at the rate of 1: 1 for an overall
requirement of 17.7 acres. A Biological
Conservation Easement (BCE) will be placed
over 17.7 acres of on-site CSS as required
mitigation. The BCE shall be approved by the
Director of Development Services, and shall be
notarized and recorded with the County of San
Diego at the cost of the applicant. In compliance
with the HCP, the City shall re-zone the
mitigation land to Open Space-Resources
Management to ensure its permanent
preservation. An Open Space Easement must
also be recorded on the remaining undeveloped
portions of the property.
Prior to the removal of any tree during the
recognized nesting season for raptors, a qualified
professional shall evaluate the subject tree(s) for a
raptor nest and report the findings in writing to the
City. Should a nest or nests be located in any
tree, removal shall be delayed until such time as
the nest or nests have been abandoned.
In accordance with Condition H of the PSHCP
Incidental Take Permit, a take of active California
Gnatcatcher nests, which includes harassment of
the bird due to grading noise and vibrations from
February 15 through July 1, is not permitted.
Therefore, any grading or clearing during this
timeframe will only be permitted subject to the
following conditions having been met to the
satisfaction of the Director. The applicant is
hereby advised that, during grading, if active nests
are found within 500 feet of the grading, the
grading activity shall be stopped until such time as
mitigation measures to the satisfaction of the City
and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) are implemented. There is no
guarantee that grading will be allowed to resume.
Before issuance of a Clearing/Grading Permit, if
grading or clearing is to occur between February
15 and July 1, the applicant shall provide to the
Planning Division a letter from a qualified biologist
retained by the applicant, with a scope of work for
the CSS habitat and Gnatcatcher Survev and a
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Map, whichever
occurs first
Prior to the removal of Applicant
any tree
Prior to the issuance Applicant
of a Grading Permit or
the approval of Final
Map, whichever
occurs first
Prior to and during Applicant
grading
Cultural
Resource
map showing all habitat areas including all CSS
habitat within 500 feet of the area to be graded.
The biologist shall contact the USFWS to
determine the appropriate survey methodology.
The purpose of the survey is to determine if any
active Gnatcatcher nests are located in the area to
be cleared or graded, or if ess habitat is within
500 feet of such area. To be considered qualified,
the biologist must provide the City with a copy of a
valid Gnatcatcher Recovery Permit from the
USFWS. The scope of work shall explain the
survey methodology for the biological survey and
the proposed Gnatcatcher nest monitoring
activities during the clearinglgrading operation.
Should the survey show, to the satisfaction of the
Director of Development Services, that active
Gnatcatcher nests are not present within the area
to be graded or cleared, or within 500 feet of said
area, approval may be granted to commence
gradinglclearing within the Gnatcatcher nesting
season between February 15 and July 1 with
appropriate monitoring during that time. If
Gnatcatchers are present within the area to be
gradedlcleared, or within 500 feet of that area, no
grading will be allowed unless appropriate
mitigation is completed.
A qualified biologist is required to monitor
vegetation clearing and grading when within
sensitive biological resources. The biologist
should also verify the location of construction
staking
Prior to the issuance of a Grading Permit, the
project applicant shall contract with a certified
archaeologist and a Tribal Indian representative to
monitor trenching, excavation, and grading
activities. The monitor shall have recent
experience in construction monitoring, and shall be
on-site full time for all initial grading activities that
disturb the upper soil layer. The monitor shall have
the authority to halt and/or redirect work in the
case of a cultural resource discovery. If cultural
resources are discovered as a result of monitoring,
then testinglevaluation will be required and, if
necessary, data recovery will be conducted. Any
materials collected will require curation at a
aualified institution. At the end of the monitoring
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Prior to and during
grading
Applicant
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period, the archaeological monitors shall submit a
letter report to the Director of Development
Services detailing the duration and results of the
monitoring. Contact the Development Services
Department regarding contact information for the
Tribal Indian monitor.
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