CC Resolution No. 8181
RESOIIJTION NO. 8181
A RESOIIJTION OF '!HE CI'I'Y CXXJNCIL OF '!HE CI'I'Y OF (1J!'J!;t(J.'.!..ÑO
AMENDING CI'I'Y OF aJPERI'INO GENERAL PIAN REVIE.W PROCEIXJRE
ORIGINALLY AOOPl'ED AUGUST 24, 1984
WHEREAS, the city Council of the city of CUpertino has reviewed the
document entitled "city of CUpertino General Plan Review Procedure: dated
August 24, 1984; and
WHEREAS, follOlr/in;¡' said review the city Council wishes to amend that
procedure to clarify that the Planning Commission does have the authority
to schedule General Plan Amen:hnent hearin;Js;
NCM, ~UIŒ, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
CUpertino hereby adopts the City of CUpertino General Plan Review
Procedure revised July 2, 1990.
PASSED AND AOOPl'ED at a regular meetin;¡' of the city Council of the
City of CUpertino this 200 day of July, 1990, by the follOlr/in;¡' vote:
AYFS: Goldman, Keppel, Sorensen, Szabo, Rogers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABS'I7üN: None
A'ITFST:
A1'ImVED:
/s/ Dorothv Co:rnelius
City Clerk
/s/ Ba1:bara A. Rcc:rers
Mayor, City of CUpertino
Revised July 2, 1990
CI'I'Y OF CIJPERl'INO
œŒRAL PIAN :RE.'VImf PR:)"] lIRE
'!he Review procedure for General Plan Amen:hnents has two stages.
stage I. A determination whether the request warrants a public
hearin;¡' for further consideration.
stage 2. A determination whether the request is a minor or major
amen::1ment. A minor amen::1ment will be considered in June and
December. A major amen:lment will only be considered in
December .
S'mGE 1: æITERIA FOR DEI'ERMINING IF A HEARING SHALL BE SCHEIXJLED.
'!he decision to consider a General Plan Amen:1ment should be primarily
based upon the degree to which the amen::1ment will benefit the community
and is canpatible with the existin;¡' General Plan policies and Goals. In
addition, the amen::1ment should meet at least one of the follOlr/in;¡' tests:
1. '!he amen::1ment appears to support the existin;¡' General Plan goals
an objectives. ('!he degree of benefit could not be fully
ascertained until the project is assessed environmentally,
economically, and socially in the context of a public hearin;¡' for
the amen::1ment.)
2. '!he pl.u~ amen:lment represents an unforeseen land use trend
that had not been considered.
3. '!he existin;¡' General Plan policy which precluded the proposed.
land use activity is based on outdated or inaccurate information.
STATE 2: æITERIA FOR DEI'ERMINING WHEN A HEARING SHALL BE SCHEIXJLED.
General Plan Amen:1ments will be scheduled twice a year. Minor amen:lments
will be heard in June and December while hearin;Js for major amen::1ments are
limited to December.
An amen::1ment which meets the follOlr/in;¡' tests is defined as major and will
be scheduled for the annual review:
1. '!he amen::1ment would result in ~ysical, economic, or social
iItpacts which exterx1 well beyon:l the project site.
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City of CUpertino General Plan Review Procedure - Revised 7/2/90
2. '!he amen:lment results in direct iItpact which is local in nature
I::Iut has the potential to be precedent settin;¡' and thus, results
in widespread change.
'!he deadline date for the December review of major amen::1ments is the
secon:l Mon::ày in Sept_h<>.r. '!he deadline date for minor amen:lments for
June and December hearin;Js is the secon:l Mon::ày in April and secon:l Mon::ày
in october.
'!he Planning Commission/City Council may schedule additional General Plan
Amen:1ment hearin;Js when said bodies determine that a Ion] delay would
result in extraordinary hardships for an applicant arx:J¡or that an
expeditious General Plan review would benefit the community.
APPLICATION MATERIALS
A General Plan applicant shall submit a written request outlinin;¡' how' the
proposal ~lies with the "stage 1" criteria outlined above.
If the City Council or Planning Commission as the case may be authorizes a
public hearin;¡', the applicant will prepare and submit an environmental
worksheet for review by the Envirornnenta1 Review Committee. '!he
Envirornnenta1 Worksheet shall be acc::al1'pëlI1ied with detailed documentation
describin;¡' the project and its probable envirornnenta1, economic and social
iItpacts. '!he "Initial study" shall be based upon a scope of work prepared
by City staff and shall be :fun:led entirely by the applicant.
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