Res 02-120RESOLUTION NO. 02-120
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 02-02,
AMENDING THE NATURAL RESOURCES ELEMENT
OF THE GENERAL PLAN
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 February 2001, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
(SDRWQCB) issued a revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Permit to the County of San Diego, the San Diego Unified Port District, and the 18
incorporated cities within the County, including the City of Poway. Included in the Permit is
the requirement that the City assess and update its General Plan in areas concerning water
quality; and
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2002 the City Council initiated the GPA 02-02; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed General Plan Amendment
would assist in the maintenance and improvement of water quality in the City of Poway and
within San Diego County; and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2002 the City of Poway held a propedy noticed public
hearing in accordance with the California Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: The proposed General Plan Amendment is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 21080(15) of the CEQA Guidelines,
in that the adoption of updated General Plan policies and strategies concerning the
improvement of water quality will have no environmental impacts, and are being
undertaken by the City of Poway to implement a rule or regulation imposed by a State
agency, board or commission.
Section 2: The City Council hereby approves General Plan Amendment 02-02,
amending the Natural Resources Element (Goal IV, Policy B) of the City of Poway General
Plan to read as follows:
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Policy B - Waterways and Water Quality
The natural character of creeks and channels should be maintained or restored to the
greatest extent possible with consideration for maintaining adequate flood protection.
Development will comply with all State regulations relative to water quality protection to the
maximum extent practicable.
Strategies
Development, including roads, should be set back from riparian corridors a minimum
distance of 50 feet or a sufficient distance as determined by a qualified biologist to
avoid damage to these areas. These riparian corridors and associated buffer areas
should be designated as permanent natural open space easements and the buffer
areas should be vegetated only with appropriate native species, as determined by a
qualified biologist or native plant horticulturist.
The preservation and, where possible the creation or restoration of areas that
provide important water quality benefits, such as riparian corridors, wetlands, and
buffer zones, shall be encouraged.
No activity or development shall be permitted within the watershed or viewshed of
Lake Poway which would diminish water quality of the lake or its open space and
recreational value.
Disturbances of natural water bodies and natural drainage systems caused by
development including roads, highways, and bridges shall be limited to the extent
practicable.
Natural locations and rates of discharge into creeks and channels should not be
increased without sufficient mitigation to ensure that significant alteration of the
natural system will not occur.
Avoid to the maximum extent practicable development of areas that are particularly
susceptible to erosion and sediment loss, or establish development guidance that
identifies these areas and protects them from erosion and sediment loss.
The use of rip-rap in stream channels shall be limited to the minimum area required
to protect adjacent improvements and stream banks from excessive erosion.
Public access to creeks, via trails, paths and greenways, shall be encouraged to the
extent possible without negatively impacting the riparian habitat value.
Coordinate with other jurisdictions to monitor and maintain acceptable water quality
standards in local streams.
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Activities within the City's natural drainage systems which would adversely affect
water quality (such as pesticide use, construction of septic leach fields and
underground storage of hazardous substances) shall be strictly regulated to ensure
water quality is not compromised.
Substances such as hazardous wastes or untreated wastewater shall not be
discharged into the City's natural water systems.
Urban runoff from impermeable surfaces, which may be contaminated with oil,
grease, vehicle fuels or other toxic substances, shall have such contaminants
substantially removed before discharge into the City's natural drainage systems.
The City shall comply with the requirements of the National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Minimize the amount of impervious surfaces in areas of new development and
redevelopment and where feasible slow runoff and maximize on-site infiltration of
runoff.
The implementation of pollution prevention methods supplemented by pollutant
source controls and treatment shall be encouraged. The use of small collection
strategies located at, or as close as possible to the source (i.e., the point where
water initially meets the ground) to minimize the transport of urban runoff and
pollutants offsite and into the storm drain system shall be encouraged.
Post-development runoff from a site shall not contain pollutant loads which cause or
contribute to receiving water quality objectives being exceeded or which have not
been reduced as much as feasible.
Grading should not increase the natural rate of erosion or cause siltation of stream
channels.
Through the development review process for projects identified as priority projects in
the City's Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan (SUSMP), methods available
shall be utilized to estimate increases in pollutant loads and flows resulting from
projected future development. Structural and non-structural Best Management
Practices (BMPs), as required by the San Diego County Regional Water Control
Board, shall be required to mitigate the projected increases in pollutant loads and
flows as much as is feasible.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, this 19th day of November 2002.
ATTEST:
Michael P.
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Sherrie D. Worrell, Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Sherrie D. Worrell, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under
the penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 02-120 , was duly adopted by
the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of November 2002,
and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
EMERY, GOLDBY, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Sherrie D. Worrell, Deputy City Clerk
City of Poway