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Conduct a noticed public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance revising the Middle Green Valley Specific Plan
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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. Waive reading of the ordinance (4/5 vote required),
2. Conduct a public hearing to adopt the ordinance making revisions to the Middle Green Valley Specific Plan.
SUMMARY:
The Middle Green Valley Specific Plan and related approval documents allow for the development of up to 400 residential units and some neighborhood commercial uses in the area north of the Fairfield city limits near Green Valley and Mason Roads. The Plan has been the subject of two rounds of litigation between the County and the Upper Green Valley Homeowners (UGH) over the course of the last seven years. To expedite the end of the litigation process, the parties involved have entered into a Settlement Agreement.
The Green Valley Agricultural Conservancy (GVAC) and the Middle Green Valley Landowners are also parties to the Settlement Agreement. The Agreement was provided to the court at its April 12, 2017 hearing, and the court discharged its Writ of Mandate. While there are certain obligations of all parties involved, the County was required to revise its Mitigation Monitoring, and Reporting Program (MMRP). These revisions were approved by the Board at its July 25, 2017 meeting.
Certain aspects of the MMRP revisions need to be incorporated into the Specific Plan itself, as described below. Additionally, since the Specific Plan is about seven years old since its original drafting, the County is proposing a number of revisions to the text and land use table which provide greater clarity to the document and will assist the visions of the Plan to be realized. These proposed changes are considered non-substantive in nature and an addendum to the pre...
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