Res 01-102-- RESOLUTION NO. 01-102
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN TO ALLOW FIRE STATIONS ON PROPERTY
HAVING A NATURAL SLOPE IN EXCESS OF 10 PERCENT
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway recognizes that the need
may arise to amend the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the text of the General Plan is necessary to
permit fire stations to locate on slopes in excess of 10 percent so as to meet the
increasing demand for emergency services, and
WHEREAS, on November 27, 2001, the City Council held a duly advertised
public hearing to solicit comments from the public, both pro and con, relative to this
application, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Poway as follows:
Section 1. Environmental Finding: The City Council has considered the
Environmental Initial Study (ELS) and Negative Declaration (ND), for General Plan
Amendment 01-03 and public comments received on the ElS and ND. The subject
ElS and ND 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. The City
Council hereby approves the Negative Declaration.
Section 2. Amendment of the General Plan: Policy 15.j of the Community
Development Element of the Poway General Plan, as the same was designated prior
to the approval of Proposition FF in November 1988, is hereby amended and
incorporated into Strategy 8 of Policy B of Goal II of the Community Development,
Resources, Public Safety, and Public Facilities Elements of the Poway General Plan
at the beginning thereof to read as follows:
Strategy 8. In all rural residential and open space areas subject to
Proposition FF, public and quasi-public uses (e.g. hospitals,
convalescent hospitals), except fire stations, shall be limited to areas
with natural slopes of 10 percent or less. Other uses such as hiking and
riding trails, driving ranges, golf courses and other recreational uses
may be considered on steeper slopes providing that they do not
significantly alter the landform. Buildings and parking lots must adhere
to slopes of 10 percent.
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Section 3. City Council Action: The City Council shall, as quickly as
permitted by law following the effective date of this Resolution, take all actions to
implement the mandate of Section 2 hereof, including the enactment of any
Ordinance or Resolution necessary to give full effect to this Resolution. The City
Council shall take all steps necessary to defend vigorously any challenge to the
validity or constitutionality of this Resolution.
Section 4. Construction: Nothing contained in this Resolution shall be
construed to make illegal any lawful use presently in effect. Nothing contained in this
Resolution shall be construed to require more than a simple majority vote for the
approval by the voters of this Resolution or for the approval of any future measure to
amend or repeal this Resolution. Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed to
effect any change to Policy 15.j as interpreted in the written opinions of the Poway
City Attorney on file in the office of the City Clerk, other than to allow fire stations on
property with a natural slope in excess of 10 percent.
Section 5. Effective Date: This Resolution shall only take effect ten (10) days
after the date that voter approval of the General Plan amendment set forth herein is
declared by the legislative body. Once effective, this Resolution shall be repealed or
amended only by a further vote of the electorate.
ATTEST:
PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Poway, California, at a regular meeting this 27th day of November 2001.
~'ri~Anne Peoples, (J{~y Cl~rk '
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Lori Anne Peoples, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under
the penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 01-102 , was duly adopted
by the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 27th day of
November 2001, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: EMERY, GOLDBY, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Peoples, City ~-~erl~ "
City of Poway
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