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Conduct a noticed public hearing to consider adopting a resolution approving General Plan Amendment Application G-23-03 to amend the development and utility provision policies for properties within a designated Municipal Service Area (MSA) pending annexation and make various non-substantive updates; the proposed amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) and Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines
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Published Notice Required? Yes _X__ No ___
Public Hearing Required? Yes _X__ No ___
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Conduct a noticed public hearing; and
2. Adopt a resolution approving General Plan Amendment G-23-03 to amend the development and utility provision policies for properties within a designated Municipal Service Area (MSA) pending annexation and make various non-substantive updates (Attachment A).
SUMMARY:
The General Plan establishes and describes the area within each incorporated city and a portion of the unincorporated area surrounding each city as a Municipal Service Area (MSA; Attachment C). The General Plan anticipates that urban land uses will be established in the unincorporated portion of the MSA with the city providing the necessary public water and sewer infrastructure to support the increased density and intensity of urban development as annexation occurs. As such, the General Plan also includes more intense land use designations for some properties within the MSA, though many are currently in an Interim Agricultural zoning pending city annexation. Delays in annexation and the provision of services by a city within the unincorporated areas of an MSA results in some property owners being prevented from developing their property in accordance with the underlying land use designation in the General Plan and a lag towards fulfillment of the vision for economic development contem...
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