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Resolution 1982- 26 " .' . . ... '" RESOLUTION NO. 82-26 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY CERTI- FYING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE 1981-1982 MODIFICATION OF THE URBAN SERVICE AREA OF THE CITY OF GILROY WITHIN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA AND FOR PREZONING AND REZONING THAT AREA WHEREAS, Terra-Sol 1,.td. has prepared an Environmental Impact Report for the 1981-1982 Urban Service Area Request of the City of Gilroy and for prezoning and rezoning those parcels, and WHEREAS, after study and hearings the Council finds the Environmental Impact Report complete, and WHEREAS the mitigation measures set forth hereafter should be approved as reducing significant effects to an acceptable level, NOW, THEREFOREf BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council certifies as complete the Environmental Impact Report on the 1981-1982 Urban Service Area request and related prezoning and rezoning, prepared by Terra-Sol Ltd. In addition, the Council identifies the following mitigating measures to mitigate the potentially significant impacts listed in the Environmental Impact Repor t : 1. A Specifig Plan -for development will be required in those areas designated as Special Plan Areas on the General Plan. including detailed geologic hazard and soil stability studies. 2. Phasing of residential development in this area shall be done according to the provisions of the Residential Development Ordinance and shall be phased over at least eight years. 3. No development shall take place within 250 feet of Hecker Pass Highway, which is designated as a Scenic Highway. 4. If Williamson Act contracts are dissolved, the applicant must pay all penalties dUe. 5. Native trees and shrubs shall be preserved wherever possible. 6. All building pads in the floodplain shall be raised at least one foot above the lOO-year flood elevation. 7. No residences shall be constructed within areas designated by the National Flood Insurance Study as being in a floodway. RESOLUTION NO. 82-26 -1- .' '" . . " 8. Stream bed alteration agreements must be executed with Department of Fish and Game prior to any alterations of stream beds in the project area. 9. The use of septic tanks and systems shall be avoided whever feasible; if required, septic tanks will be subject to the approval of the City Engineer and SCVWD. Any needed sewer lift stations shall be installed and maintained at no expense to the City. 10. Grading operations on any hillside areas shall not take place after the start of the rainy season, and shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer and the ScVWD. 11. No structures shall be located in spring zones or wet areas unless those areas are modified as recommended by a Soils or Foundation Engineer and approved by the City Engineer. 12. Specific erosion control parameters should be developed during the project planning stage and adhered to during construction and until final surface-protecting vegetation has been successfully established. 13. The developers shall contribute to any necessary new water wells subject to the approval of the City Engineer and Fire Chief. 14. The developers must contribute to the cost of providing screened water storage tanks (including water for fire protection). designed and located to minimize visual impacts, subject to the approval of the City Engineer, Fire Chief and Director of Planning. 15. The developers must contribute to the cost of providing fire protection facilities and equipment for the project area, subject to the approval of the Fire Chief. 16. The developers shall be required to provide for an Interim storm drainage system, along the PL566 project, to meet the approval of the City Engineer and the ScVWD. 17. The developer shall provide for an archaeological reconnais- sance of each area of the site which will be subject to any grading prior to the issuance of any building permits. 18. The historical resources identified in the project area should be preserved. In the event that demolition becomes necessary an historic evaluation should be undertaken. Photographs, plans and historic documentation should be compiled and copies filed with the State Clearinghouse, City museum and the City Planning Department. 19. Street improvements shall be provided by the developer subject to, the approval of the City Engineer. 20. The developer must provide necessary signalization subject to the approval of the City Engineer, Caltrans, and Santa Clara County Transportation Agency. RESOLUTION NO. 82-26 -2- ...- -- . . ~ ~ ~ 21. The developer shall provide bus stops, turnouts and shelters to meet the approval of the City Engineer and Santa Clara County Transit District. 22. If at the time of submittal for any building permits, the Gilroy Unified School District and the City of Gilroy declare the school impacted, the developer must pay school impaction fees. 23. The developers may be asked by the Gilroy School District to contribute to the cost of providing a new elementary school in or near the project area. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council finds that any significant effects which are not capable of mitigation are out- weighed by the beneficial effects of the project in terms of providing alternative housing options for residents of various levels of income within the next nine years. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of March, 1982, by the following vote: AYES: COUNcILMEMBERS: GAGE, HUGHAN, LINK, TAYLOR VALDEZ and GOODRICH COUNcILMEMBERS : ALBERT COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE NOES: ABSENT: APPROVED: .. ~" ~17~ . ayor ATTEST: df2<<?~b.~~ / - ty e RESOLUTION NO. 82-26 -3- . . i. '" I, SUSANNE Eo STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution Noo 82-26 is an . original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 1st . day of March , 19 ~, at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS w~EREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 4th day 0 f March , 19 82 -..