2007-020 - Adopting The Santa Clara Valley Water Resources Protection Collaborative Guidelines And Standards For Land Use Near Steams Directing That Such Standards Be Integrated Into The Town Of Los Gatos' Planning Approval Process And Further ExemptingRESOLUTION 2007 -020
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ADOPTING THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION
COLLABORATIVE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR LAND USE NEAR
STEAMS, DIRECTING THAT SUCH STANDARDS BE INTEGRATED INTO THE
TOWN OF LOS GATOS' PLANNING APPROVAL PROCESS, AND FURTHER
EXMPTING SINGLE - FAMILY PROJECTS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES THAT DO NOT
REQUIRE DISCRESIONARY APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos participates in the Santa Clara Valley Water
Resources Protection Collaborative along with the Santa Clara Valley Water District, the County
of Santa Clara, and the cities of Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos joins the Santa Clara Valley Water Resources
Protection Collaborative and others in endorsing the water and watershed resource protection
goals of flood management, drinking water quality and quantity, surface and groundwater quality
and quantity, and habitat protection and enhancement; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the local control is the key principle for the
implementation of resource protection goals, and that cities and the County are the primary
jurisdictions for land use planning and land use permit regulation; and
WHEREAS, the Town is committed to the development of a consistent, County-
wide approach to streamside preservation through the implementation of existing policy and the
Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos understands that once it adopts and implements
the Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams, the Santa Clara Valley Water District
will relinquish its development review of streamside properties other than those lands held in fee
or easement by the Santa Clara Valley Water District; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos understands that in adopting and implementing
the Guide and Standards for Land Use Near Streams, the Santa Clara Valley Water District will
continue to provide technical assistance to the Town; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos:
1. Adopts the "Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams" of the Santa Clara
Valley Water Resources Protection Collaborative, incorporating future amendments that may
occur from time to time; and
2. Directs that the "Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams" be applied to
future streamside development in the Town of Los Gatos to the extent feasible provided that
single- family homes in residential zones that do not require discretionary approval are exempt
from the provisions in the guidelines; and
In order protect riparian corridors, implementation of the G &S may require applicants to
provide an assessment of onsite biotic and riparian conditions by a qualified professional, which
may result in larger setbacks and additional protection measures than those stated in the G &S.
4. Supports continuing participation in the Santa Clara Valley Water Resources
Collaborative on matters pertaining to watershed resource protection.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos,
California, held on the 20 day of February, 2007 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Glickman, Mike Wasserman, and Mayor Joe Pirzynski
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Diane McNutt, and Barbara Spector (Recused due to living within 500 feet of a stream)
SIGNED:
t OR OF T N OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST
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LT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA