HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 9008 (Countywide Planning Agency)RESOLUTION NO. 9 0 0 8
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO SIGN THE REVISED COUNTYWIDE PLANNING AGENCY
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on August 20, 1990, the City Council adopted a resolution
authorizing the Mayor to sign a Joint Powers Agreement to establish and
participate in a Countywide Planning Agency; and
WHEREAS, this Agency was set up primarily to administer a coordinated
countywide growth management plan which was a component of a
countywide transportation sales tax measure; and
WHEREAS, cities, the county, environmental groups and other community
organizations were involved in the drafting of the initial growth management
plan, which addresses standards for environmental protection, housing, water
and sewer facilities, as well as traffic management; and
WHEREAS, the transportation sales tax measure did not pass in November,
1990; and
WHEREAS, the Agency retained authority to review and comment on City
and County General Plans against defined standards attached to the Joint
Powers Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agency was subsequently authorized to be the state -mandated
countywide Congestion Management Agency, which includes a growth
management component; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has discussed at length its role, and the need to better
coordinate planning among the cities and county on a countywide basis; and
WHEREAS, the City has participated on the Countywide Planning Agency
since its inception; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has recommended modifications to the Joint Powers
Agreement,
a) to give the Agency authority to review and comment on "major
projects", defined as general plan amendments which generate an
increase or decrease of 100 pm peak hour vehicle trips or more; and
b) to delete reference to the failed 1990 transportation sales tax measure,
and update it with "voter approved countywide transportation funds';
and
c) related minor changes; and
WHEREAS, the proposed "major project" language is a compromise between
language desired by smaller cities which would like the CPA to review many
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more projects, and the larger jurisdictions, where most large projects are
located.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Rafael authorizes the Mayor to sign the revised Joint Powers Agreement.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a
regular meeting of the Council of said City on the 7th day of September, 1993,
by the following vote, to wit.
AYES: Councilmembers: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro
NOES: Councilmembers : None
ABSENT: Councilmembers : None
JEA M. LEONCIN , �&dERi
COUNTYWIDE PLANNING AGENCY 1173 JL1I0-Q03:
JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 21st day of November, 1993, by and between the County of
Marin, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "County," and the cities of
Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito,
and Tiburon, municipal corporation of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "Cities."
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the County and the Cities have determined that it would be mutually beneficial to establish -a
Countywide Planning Agency to implement countywide performance standards for traffic, housing, water and
sewer facilities, and environmental protection to ensure that residential and commercial growth does not exceed
local water, sewer, the transportation capacities; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Cities have determined that it would be mutually beneficial to designate the
Codfftywide Planning Agency as the Agency responsible for developing, adopting, and annually updating the
countywide Congestion Management Program required by the passage of Proposition 111 in June, 1990; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Cities have determined that it would be mutually beneficial for the cities to
participate directly with the County in updating the Countywide General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Cities have determined that the mutual exercise of hereinafter designated
functions to achieve the above purposes would be beneficial to all parties; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code commencing with Section
6500 authorizes Joint Powers Agreements for the provision of government services for these purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County and the Cities agree as follows:
1. Creation of AQencv
A public agency to be known as the Countywide Planning Agency is hereby created as a separate legal
entity formed pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 5, Division 7 of Title 1 of the California
Government Code relating to the joint exercise of powers common to public agencies.
2. Governine Bodv
The Governing Body of the Countywide Planning Agency shall include one member of the County Board
of Supervisors, appointed by the Board to represent the County, and one member of the City Council of
each participating City appointed by the respective City Council, provided that the Governing Body
includes a minimum of eight (8) members from jurisdictions representing two thirds of the total county
population based on annual estimates from the State Department of Finance.
Each member of the Governing Body shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body. An alternate
may be appointed by each appointing body and such alternate may act with full powers in the absence of
the regular member of the Governing Body.
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The Governing Body shall elect from its own members a chair and vice chair whose terms of office shall
be determined by the Governing Body.
3. Duties
The Countywide Planning Agency shall perform the following duties:
a. work with the County to update the Countywide Plan by reviewing and commenting on individual
plan elements;
b. develop, adopt, and annually update a countywide Congestion Management Program which
includes
traffic level of service standards
transit routing and frequency standards
an analysis of the impacts of land use decisions on the performance of the county transportation
system including an estimate of the cost of mitigating these impacts
a trip reduction and travel demand ordinance adopted by each local jurisdiction
an on-going 7 year capital improvement program to achieve and maintain the traffic and transit
standards;
C. determine city and county conformance with the countywide Congestion Management Program on
an annual basis;
d. review and approve city and county Deficiency Plans for road segments or intersections which do
not meet the level of service standards set forth in the Congestion Management Program;
e. implement the countywide performance standards for traffic, housing, water and sewer facilities,
and environmental protection as outlined on Exhibit A to this Agreement;
determine whether the Cities and the County have met eligibility requirements for voter -approved
countywide transportation funds;
g. work with the Cities, the County, and the Transportation Authority to establish Level of Service
traffic standards for Highway 101 and other streets and roads of regional significance to meet the
requirements set forth in the Congestion Management Program;
h. review City and County progress in achieving the Level of Service traffic standards for Highway
101 and other streets and roads of regional significance;
i. work with the Cities, the County, and local Transit Operators to develop and implement on-going
seven-year regional transportation improvement programs designed to achieve the Level of Service
standards for Highway 101 and other streets and roads of regional significance and the transit
standards set forth in the Congestion Management Program;
j. develop and maintain a countywide transportation computer model for evaluating General Plan
consistency with the countywide standards and determining city and county conformance with the
countywide Congestion Management Program;
k. develop a regional traffic mitigation fee to help fund the transportation projects included in the
seven-year regional transportation improvement program;
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4.
1. review and comment on major projects in the participating jurisdictions, using the guidelines in
Exhibit C to evaluate the countywide impacts of major projects. A major project is defined as a
general plan amendment, initiated by a private applicant or a public agency, which generates an
increase or a decrease of 100 p.m. peak hour vehicle trips or more.
None of the duties contained herein shall be deemed to be a delegation of land use authority within the
respective jurisdictions of the parties.
Determination of Eligibility for Voter-ADproved Countvwide Transportation Funds
The Countywide Planning Agency will annually determine whether the County and the Cities have met
the eligibility requirements for voter -approved countywide transportation funds summarized below:
a. Participate in Regional Planning Process
Each jurisdiction shall: 1) participate in the Countywide Planning Agency established by this Joint
Powers Agreement; 2) submit its General Plan for review by the Planning Agency for consistency
071 with the countywide standards outlined in Exhibit A to this agreement for traffic, housing, water
and sewer facilities, and environmental protection; 3) submit a complete account of all residential
and commercial projects approved each year to the Planning Agency for review for conformance
with the Annual Trip Budget; and 4) provide local land use and transportation data for use in the
countywide transportation computer model.
b. Adhere to Annual Growth Limit Established by Trin Budget
Each jurisdiction shall annually submit a complete account of all residential and commercial project
approved during the preceding year so that the Agency can determine whether the jurisdiction has
complied with the annual growth limit established by its annual trip budget as described in Exhibit
B to this agreement.
C. Adopt Traffic Level of Service Standards
Each jurisdiction shall adopt Level of Service traffic standards for local streets and the regional
Level of Service D standard for Highway 101. Each jurisdiction shall also establish and
implement policies, programs, and projects to achieve and maintain these Level of Service
standards.
d. Develop Seven Year Can_ ital Improvement Programs to Meet the Traffic Level of Service
Standards
Each jurisdiction shall prepare an on-going seven year capital improvement program for
implementation of the project needed to meet and maintain its adopted Level of Service traffic
standard.
e. Adopt a Traffic Mitigation Fee Program
Each jurisdiction shall establish a local traffic mitigation fee to fund the local transportation
improvements needed for new development and a regional traffic mitigation fee for the regional
improvements needed for new development. The regional mitigation fee levied by each
jurisdiction shall be based on the regional fee developed by the Countywide Planning Agency.
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f. Agree that voter -approved countvwide transportation funds are intended to supplement rather than,
replace existing dedicated or discretionary transportation fundine programs
g. Consider local transit. naratransit. school transportation, and bikewav needs when deciding how to,
snend voter -approved countvwide transportation funds,
h. Participate in the Marin Countv Transnortation Svstems Management (TSM) Program
Each jurisdiction shall participate in the TSM Program which is adopted by a majority of the cities
and the county. This program is expected to be based on the model TSM Ordinance developed by
this county.
5. Determination of Elieibility for State Gas Tax Subvention Funds,
The,Countywide Planning Agency will annually determine whether the County and the Cities have met
the eligibility requirements for state gas tax subvention funds. Local jurisdictions must be in
conformance with the countywide Congestion Management Program to be eligible for state gas tax
01ssubvention funds. To conform with the countywide Congestion Management Program, each local
jurisdiction must:
a. comply with the traffic and transit standards outlined in the Congestion Management Program,
b. adopt and implement a trip reduction and travel demand ordinance,
C. adopt and implement a program to analyze the impacts of their land use decisions on the
performance of the county transportation system, and
d. adopt Deficiency Plans for road segments or intersections which do not meet the traffic level of
service standards outlined in the Congestion Management Program.
A local jurisdiction must be a participant in the Countywide Planning Agency in order to be eligible for state
gas tax subvention funds.
6. Powers
The Countywide Planning Agency is hereby authorized to do all acts necessary to carry out the duties
described in Section 3 including but not limited to:
a. executing contracts;
b. applying for and accepting gifts, donations, grants, subvention, or other financial aids or funds;
C. employing agents and employees;
d. adopting an annual budget setting forth all administrative, operational, and capital expenses for the
Agency to be financed, at least in part, from the two percent of the sales tax allocated for regional
planning;
e. suing and being sued in its own name;
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f. incurring debts, liabilities, or obligations;
g. executing warrants or other evidence of indebtedness;
h. financing costs and expenses incidental to the projects of the Agency.
The Agency shall not have the power to levy ad valorem property taxes and shall not have any powers
over land use, zoning or subdivision approvals within the boundaries of any of its member jurisdictions.
7. Meetines
Regular meetings of the Governing Body of the Countywide Planning Agency shall be held at such times
and places as established by the Agency by resolution. All such meetings, including regular, adjourned
or special meetings shall be called, noticed, and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the
Ralph M. Brown Act, Sections 54950 through 54960 of the Government Code of the State of California.
8. Ouorum
as A majority of the members of the Governing Body shall constitute a quorum for transacting business
except that less than a quorum may adjourn a meeting.
9. Votine
A majority of the jurisdictions participating in the Countywide Planning Agency representing a majority
of the participating jurisdictions will be required for all Agency actions except: 1) determinations on
whether the Cities and the County have met the eligibility requirements for voter -approved countywide
transportation funds; and, 2) determinations on whether the cities and the county have met the eligibility
requirements for state gas tax subvention funds.
Voter -approved countywide transportation funds for each jurisdiction participating in the Countywide
PIanning Agency will be approved by the Countywide Planning Agency unless opposed by a majority of
the jurisdictions on the Planning Agency representing a majority of the population of the participating
jurisdictions. Jurisdictions denied their share of countywide transportation funds by the Countywide
Planning Agency may appeal the Planning Agency decision to the Transportation Authority with a
minimum of four votes required by the Authority to overturn the Planning Agency decision. This appeal
process shall be limited to jurisdictions denied their share of voter -approved countywide transportation
funds by the Countywide Planning Agency.
The state gas tax subvention funds for each local jurisdiction in the county will be approved by the
Countywide Planning Agency unless opposed by a majority of the jurisdictions on the Planning Agency
representing a majority of the population of the participating jurisdictions. If a majority of the
jurisdictions representing a majority of the population of the jurisdictions participating in the Countywide
Planning Agency determine that a local jurisdiction is not complying with the countywide Congestion
Management Program, then the local jurisdiction will not be eligible to receive state gas tax subvention
funds.
10. By -Laws
The Governing Body of the Countywide Planning Agency may adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations
for the conduct of its affairs as may be required.
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11. Staffing
The Countywide Planning Agency may appoint and retain staff as necessary to fulfill its powers, duties
and responsibilities under this Agreement, including the appointment of temporary or permanent staff, or
contracting with consultants and/or Cities or the County for staff support..
12. Funding
The Countywide Planning Agency may receive up to 2% of the revenue generated each year from
voter -approved countywide transportation funds. This revenue will be available for the Agency to use in
carrying out regional planning and growth management responsibilities assigned to it by the Countywide
Congestion Management Program and any other regional planning program. Additional revenue which
may be needed to carry out the functions of the Agency will be collected from the participating
jurisdiction using the gas tax subvention formula based on population and road mileage.
13. Fiscal Agent
asThe Marin County Auditor -Controller and Treasurer -Tax Collector shall be the Auditor and Treasurer
for the Countywide Planning Agency pursuant to Section 6505.6 of the Government Code.
The Agency shall be strictly accountable to all participating jurisdictions for all receipts and
disbursements. The Agency may not obligate itself beyond the monies due to it under this Agreement as
outlined in paragraph 5d plus any monies on hand or irrevocably pledged to its support from other
sources. No obligation contracted by the Agency shall bind the Cities or the County.
In the event that liability is imposed upon the Agency by a Court of competent jurisdiction by reason of
negligent or willful act or omission of it by its officers or employees, the monetary judgment against the
Agency shall be paid by the participating jurisdictions found to be liable in the court's judgment.
14. Amendments to the Agreement
Amendments to this agreement and its exhibit must be approved by a minimum of eight (8) jurisdictions
representing two thirds of the total county population.
15. Restrictions
This Agreement is entered into under the provisions of Government Code Section 6500 et. seq.
concerning joint powers agreements. The Powers to be exercised hereunder shall be subject to the
restrictions upon the manner of exercising those powers as limited by law.
16. Withdrawal and Termination of Membershio in Aeency
The County or a City may withdraw from the Agency on July 1 of any given year provided the local
jurisdiction has provided the Agency with at least 90 days notice in writing of its intent to withdraw. A
withdrawal from the Agency shall require the dissolution of the Agency if it results in fewer than eight
jurisdictions participating in the Agency representing less than two-thirds of the total county population.
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In the event that the Agency is terminated, any assets remaining after all liabilities, encumbrances and
liens have been paid shall be distributed to the member Cities and County using the gas tax allocation
formula based on population and road mileage.
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Each party to this Agreement hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless, the Agency and
each of the other parties in connection with any claims or suits pertaining to land use decisions within that
party's jurisdiction. Any suit or claim pertaining to land use decisions shall be the sole responsibility of
the party which has planning jurisdiction over the land in question and that party shall defend and assume
responsibility for any claims or suits against the Agency or any other party hereto.
This agreement shall become effective when representatives of the County and a minimum of seven Cities
representing two thirds of the total county population have executed it and shall continue in full force and
effect until terminated by an agreement executed by all parties, or until January 1, 2011, whichever is
earlier, provided, however, that this Agreement may be renewed or amended by mutual agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into the Agreement the day and year first above
written.
COUNZY OF ' N
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CITY OF BELVEDERE
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DATE: 09-07-93
Medigovich, May
DATE: 08-23-93
TOWNO FAIRFAX
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Susan Brandborg, Mayor
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DATE 09-14-93
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CITY OF LARKSPUR
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CITY OF ILL VALLEY
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Betsey Cutler Mayor
CITY OF NOVATO /
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TOWN OF ROSS
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Michael Friechnan, Mayor
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COUNTYWIDE PLANNING STANDARDS CHECKLIST FOR GENERAL PLANS
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
E-1 Does the general plan require protection of environmental resources such as wetlands, ridgelines, creeks,
and shorelines? Yes No
Comments
Wetlands:
E-2 Does the general plan prohibit the filling of wetlands or require mitigation for filling wetlands?
Yes No
Comments
E-3wDoes the general plan require a significant buffer zone between the project and adjacent wetlands?
Yes No
Comments
Creeks and Streams:
E-4 Does the general plan require setbacks from the tops of stream banks?
Yes No
Comments
E-5 Does the general plan require the preservation of riparian habitat contiguous to creeks and streams?
Yes No
Comments
Rideelands:
E-6 Does the general plan preserve vegetation and scenic resources on ridges and hillsides by requiring low
density development in wooded areas and clustering below ridgelines? Yes No
Comments
Ooen Snace:
E-7 Does the general plan include an open space plan designating lands for preservation as greenbelts,
community separators, environmental resources, public safety and recreation?
Yes No
Comments
E-8 Does the general plan include an implementation program for acquiring or preserving these lands?
Yes No
Comments
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HOUSING STANDARDS
H-1 Has the jurisdiction adopted a Housing Element which establishes policies, programs, sites, and
quantified objectives to provide and protect an affordable housing supply and does the Element include a
requirement for an annual progress report and a public process for evaluating the jurisdiction's progress
in implementing the Element?
Yes No
Comments
H-2 Can the jurisdiction demonstrate reasonable and continuing efforts to achieve measurable progress in
preserving and increasing its supply of affordable housing through a variety of programs which may
include: mixed use development, condominium conversion ordinances, high density development along
major transit routes, housing impact fees, second units, land banking, minimum development standards,
and significant inclusionary requirements?
Yes No
Comments
H-3� Does the jurisdiction's general plan analyze the relationship between existing and projected jobs and
existing and projected housing in the jurisdiction, the planning area, and the county, and does the general
plan include policies and programs which address this relationship?
Yes No
Comments
H-4 Has the local government established a procedure and assigned staff to promote or assist in the
development and financing of affordable housing and -to conduct an annual review of progress in
implementing the Housing Element?
Yes No
Comments
TRANSPORTATION STANDARDS
T-1 Does the jurisdiction's general plan include traffic level of service standards and implementation
programs to achieve and maintain the level of service standards adopted in the jurisdiction's general
plan?
Yes No
Comments
T-2 Does the jurisdiction's general plan or capital improvement program identify the improvements needed to
achieve and maintain its adopted level of service standards?
Yes No
Comments
T-3 Have realistic funding sources been identified and secured for the needed capital improvements?
Yes No
Comments
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T-4 Has the jurisdiction adopted a traffic mitigation fee program based on the capital projects needed to
achieve and maintain the level of service standards?
Yes No
Comments
T-5 Is the jurisdiction's general plan consistent with the requirements of the Congestion Management Plan
concerning highway and transit level of service standards, capital projects, trip reduction and travel
demand management, and analysis of land use impacts?
Yes No
Comments
T-6 Does the general plan require that new development may be constructed only after funding for needed
transportation improvements has been guaranteed, environmental review has been completed, and
findings have been made that the needed improvements will be completed in time to prevent the
jurisdiction's adopted level of service standards from being exceeded?
Yes No
Comments
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STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
CF -1 Do the general plan or implementing measures require coordination lith water and sanitary districts in
the provision of adequate water and sanitary facilities to service existing and future development?
Yes No
Comments
CF -2 Do the general plan or implementing measures require that a development project provide evidence that
water and sanitary sewer connections have been granted before a development receives final ministerial
permits, e.g., final map, parcel map or building permits?
Yes No
Comments
CF -3 Do the general or implementing measures require the jurisdiction to report to the appropriate water and
sanitary districts on development activities for which the district needs statistics or other information?
Yes No
Comments
CF -4 Do the general plan or implementing measures encourage and promoted water conservation measures?
Yes No
Comments
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ANNUAL TRIP GENERATION BUDGET PLANNING STANDARD
In determining whether each of the cities and the county have met the eligibility requirements for voter -
approved countywide transportation funds, the Countywide Planning Agency (Agency) shall annually review
the developments approved by each of the Cities and by the County for conformance with each jurisdiction's
Annual Trio Generation Budeet (Trip Budget).
The Annual Trin Generation Budeet for each city and for the county is defined as the total afternoon peak hour
trips which would be generated by the buildout of all development permitted in the General Plan of each City
and of the County divided by the number of years required for the completion of the transportation system
which would be needed to serve the development permitted in each General Plan.
The new trips which would be generated by the build -out of each General Plan shall be determined using the
traffic engineering industry standard trip making rates as presented in Trin Qeneration, 4th Edition, prepared
by the Institute of Transportation Engineers and applied to the land use and development permitted in each
General Plan.
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The number of years which shall be used to divide into the total added trip generation and thereby establish the
annual Trip Budget shall be set as the time required to complete the transportation system improvements
described in a voter -approved countywide transportation plan.
The Trip Budget for each City and for the County shall be established by the Agency at the time when the
General Plan for each jurisdiction is reviewed for conformance with the countywide standards included in the
County Growth Management Program. The Trip Budget for each jurisdiction shall be recalculated whenever
a jurisdiction amends its General Plan. If a jurisdiction's annual Trip Budget is less than 5 afternoon peak
hour trips, based on a General Plan, that jurisdiction's annual Trip Budget shall be set at 5 afternoon peak hour
trips.
At the end of each year, each city and the county shall submit a report to the Agency on the number, type and
scale of projects approved and the number of afternoon peak hour trips which would be generated by projects
approved in the preceding year. A jurisdiction shall be found to be in conformance with its Annual Trip
Budget if the total afternoon peak hour trip generation from projects approved in the preceding year is less
than the Annual Trip Budget for that particular jurisdiction. Trips which would be generated due to the
approval of low or moderate income housing developments shall be excluded from the calculation of afternoon
peak hour trips generated by projects approved in the preceding year.
In order to account for normal variations in the rate of development activity caused by factors beyond local
control, local jurisdictions will be allowed to exceed their annual Trip Budget for up to two consecutive years
without losing their share of voter -approved countywide transportation funds so long as the afternoon peak
hour trips generated by the development approved by that jurisdiction over a three year period does not exceed
the sum of three years of the jurisdiction's annual Trip Budget.
For each of the first or second years when a city or the county exceeds its Trip Budget, that jurisdiction shall
be determined by the Agency to not be in conformance with the Trip Budget planning standard and shall not be
eligible to receive its share of voter -approved countywide transportation funds in that year but would remain
eligible to receive these funds at the following annual review of its development approval activities.
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The funds not allocated to a City or the County because it did not meet the Trip Budget planning standard shall
be placed in reserve until the end of three years following the first time the City or the County exceeded its
Trip Budget. If, at the end of the three-year period from when the Trip Budget was first exceeded, the City or
the County has approved new development which would generate fewer trips than the sum of three years of its
annual Trip Budget, the City or the County shall be determined by the Agency to be in conformance with the
Trip Budget planning standard for that three-year period and shall be eligible to receive three years of voter -
approved countywide transportation funds.
If, at the end of the three-year period from when the Trip Budget was first exceeded, a City or the County has
approved new development which would generate trips in excess of the sum of three years of its annual Trip
Budget, the voter -approved countywide transportation funds for those three years shall be returned to the
Transportation Authority for use as the Authority deems appropriate. The City or the County would never
again be eligible for the three years of funds which are returned to the Authority but would remain eligible for
subsequent fund allocations in future years. However, a jurisdiction which exceeds its three-year Trip Budget
by no more than ten afternoon peak hour trips or 5% of its annual Trip Budget, whichever is smaller, may
apply to the Countywide Planning Agency for a variance from the three-year Trip Budget. The Agency's
decision whether or not to grant the variance shall be based on specified findings.
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GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION OF COUNTYWIDE EFFECTS OF MAJOR PROJECTS
These guidelines should be used to evaluate the impacts of major projects which are of countywide significance
and which affect neighboring jurisdictions.
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
E-1 Does the major project provide protection of environmental resources such as wetlands, ridgelines,
creeks, and shorelines? Yes No
Comments
Wetlands
E-2 Does the major project prohibit the filling of wetlands or include mitigation for filling wetlands?
Yes No
Comments
E-3 Does the major project include a significant buffer zone between the project and adjacent wetlands?
Yes No
Comments
Creeks and Streams
E-4 Does the major project provide setbacks from the tops of stream banks?
Yes No
Comments
E-5 Does the major project provide for the preservation of riparian habitat contiguous to creeks and streams?
Yes No
Comments
Rideelands
E-6 Does the major project preserve vegetation and scenic resources on ridges and hillsides by requiring low
density development in wooded areas and clustering below ridgelines?
Yes No
Comments
Ooen Snace
E-7 Does the major project designate lands for preservation as greenbelts, community separators,
environmental resources, public safety or recreation?
Yes No
Comments
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E-8 Does the major project include provisions for permanently preserving these lands?
Yes No
Comments
HOUSING STANDARDS
H-1 Does the major project contribute to the jurisdiction's supply of affordable housing through a variety of
programs which may include but are not limited to: mixed use development, high density development
along major transit routes, housing impact fees, land banking, minimum development standards, and
significant inclusionary requirements? Yes No
Comments
H-2 Has the jurisdiction analyzed the major project's impact on jobs and housing in the jurisdiction, the
planning area, and the county? Yes No
Comments
TRA;4SPORTATION STANDARDS
T-1 Are the impacts of the major project on traffic on local streets and roads and on the arterial street and
highway system adequately identified? Yes No
Comments
T-2 Does the major project include mitigations to maintain the traffic level of service standards adopted in
the jurisdiction's general plan? Yes No
Comments
T-3 Does the major project include conditions of approval requiring that new development may be
constructed only after funding for needed transportation improvements has been guaranteed,
environmental review has been completed, and findings have been made that the needed improvements
will be completed in time to prevent the jurisdiction's adopted level of service standards from being
exceeded? Yes No
Comments
STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES,
CF -1 Is adequate information provided about the ability of water and sanitary districts to provide adequate
water and sanitary facilities to serve the major project? Yes No
Comments
CF -2 Is evidence provided that water and sanitary sewer connections will be granted before the major project
receives final ministerial permits, e.g. final map, parcel map or building permits?
Yes No
Comments
CF -3 Does the major project include features which encourage and promote water conservation?
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