HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.f. Set public hearing on District Annexation 183 negative declarationCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District /
' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: May 17, 2012
subject: SET JUNE 21, 2012 AT 2:00 P.M. AS THE DATE AND TIME FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THE DISTRICT ANNEXATION 183 — ORINDA, PLEASANT HILL
AND WALNUT CREEK NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Submitted By: Initiating DeptJDiv.:
Russell B. Leavitt, Engineering Assistant III Engineering /Environmental Services
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION.
R. Leavitt T. Godsey J. Miy mo -Mills
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Ann E. Farrell
General Manager
ISSUE: District practice is to hold a public hearing prior to the Board's possible
adoption of a Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration.
RECOMMENDATION: Set June 21, 20112 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and time for a
public hearing on adoption of a Negative Declaration (ND) for the proposed District
Annexation 183 — Orinda, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: Not applicable.
ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: Not applicable.
BACKGROUND: A Draft ND has been prepared for the proposed annexation. As part
of the ongoing program to process the backlog of annexation petitions and eliminate
islands in the District's service area, staff proposes to annex 23 Orinda, Pleasant Hill
and Walnut Creek parcels comprising approximately 91 acres (see Figure 1).
The Draft ND was released for public review from May 7 to June 8, 2012. A copy of the
Draft ND has been provided to Board members. An ND is necessary for this
annexation because several of the properties could be developed with more than three
dwelling units, the limit for an annexation exemption under CEQA. While not required
by law or the District's procedures, it has been the District's customary practice to hold
public hearings in advance of the adoption of NDs. Holding a hearing on the proposed
ND for this proposed annexation would be consistent with this practice.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Set June 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and
time for a public hearing on adoption of a Negative Declaration for the proposed District
Annexation 183 - Orinda, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek.
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Source: Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Figure 1 -1 District Annexation 183 Areas 1 -7 — Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Orinda
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