Resolution No. 2019-10 | 2040 General Plan Preffered Land Use Alternative | Adopted 10/03/2019RESOLUTION NO. 2019-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF GILROY RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF
GILROY 2040 GENERAL PLAN PREFERRED LAND USE
ALTERNATIVE.
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65300 mandates that each city and
county adopt "a comprehensive, long-term general plan" for "the physical development
of the county or city, and any land outside its boundaries which bears relation to its
planning"; and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2012, the City Council authorized the preparation of a
new General Plan for the city of Gilroy; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appointed the General Plan Advisory Committee
(GPAC) to guide the preparation of the new General Plan; and
WHEREAS; on August 22, 2019, the GPAC completed selection of a Preferred
Land Use Alternative for recommendation to the Planning Commission and City
Council; and
WHEREAS; the Preferred Land Use Alternative will form the basis for the Land
Use Plan/Map in the new Gilroy 2040 General Plan;
WHEREAS; on October 3, 2019, the Planning Commission held a public hearing
to receive public testimony regarding the Preferred Land Use Alternative;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the
City of Gilroy recommends to the City Council the approval of the General Plan
Preferred Land Use Alternative comprised of the following designations: Focus Area 1 -
Concept 3 Employment Center and Neighborhood District High; Focus Area 2 -
Concept two (2) Neighborhood District High; Focus Area 3 - Concept two (2) Mixed Use
High; Focus Area 4 - Concept one (1) Current Downtown Specific Plan; and Focus Area
5 - Neighborhood District High.
Vote: Motion carried 5-1-0-1
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of October, 2019 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Estorga, Armendariz, Kim, Fleming, Rudeen
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: Fischer
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Rodriguez
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