HomeMy WebLinkAbout29-20RESOLUTION 29-20
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
INITIATING ISLAND ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS OF AN UNINCORPORATED
URBAN ISLAND IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY KNOWN AS THE RAVENSBURY
AVENUE ISLAND LOCATED AT THE END OF RAVENSBURY AVENUE IN LOS
ALTOS HILLS
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 56375.3 permits municipalities to annex
unincorporated "urban islands" through a streamlined process that does not require protest
proceedings or elections, provided the island meets special criteria under section 56375.3 and is
150 acres or less in size; and
WHEREAS, in Santa Clara County, unincorporated land that is located within a municipality's
urban service area is considered an "urban island"; and
WHEREAS, to serve the goals of orderly growth and development, policies of the Local Agency
Formation Commission of Santa Clara County (LAFCO) encourages municipalities to annex
unincorporated urban islands existing within their current Urban Service Areas (USA) where
services and facilities are being provided; and
WHEREAS, Government Code sections 56375.3 and 56700 et seq., and LAFCO policies set forth
the streamlined island annexation process, which includes the requirement that a municipality
conduct a public hearing to initiate island annexation proceedings and a subsequent public hearing
to approve said annexation; and
WHEREAS, as provided in Government Code Sections 56375.3 and 56757, the City Council of
the Town of Los Altos Hills is the conducting authority for a reorganization including an
annexation to the Town; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") desires to annex properties
within an unincorporated "urban island" commonly known as the Ravensbury Avenue Island
("Island"), the area boundaries of which are described more particularly in Exhibit "A" to this
resolution, attached hereto and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Island includes eight properties, identified by Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN)
351-08-005, 351-08-018, 351-08-019, 351-08-026, 351-08-028, 351-08-030, 351-08-031, and
351-08-032, and road rights-of-way totaling 24.3 acres in size and located on the southern side of
Los Altos Hills, all as shown on Exhibit "A", and is contiguous to the Town's incorporated areas
and is within the Town's USA; and
WHEREAS, the annexation would provide for the properties within the Island to use Town
services; and
WHEREAS, seven of the properties within the Island, identified by APNs 351-08-005, 351-08-
018, 351-08-019, 351-08-028, 351-08-030, 351-08-031, and 351-08-032, will be designated as
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"Residential" land uses on the Town's General Plan Land Use Diagram and zoned R -A
(Residential Agriculture) on the Town's Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, the eighth property within the Island, identified by APN 351-08-026, is owned by
the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD), an independent special district
organized under California Public Resources Code Section 5500 et seq., and consists of dedicated
open space land that is part of and contiguous to MROSD's existing `Rancho San Antonio Open
Space Preserve' property; this eighth property will be designated as an "Open Space Preserve"
land use on the Town's General Plan Land Use Diagram and zoned O -S -R (Open Space Reserve)
on the Town's Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, portions of three parcels (APNs 351-08-030, 351-08-005, and 351-08-019) within
the Island include existing and long-standing public trail uses, recognized in an easement
appurtenant to land owned by MROSD and reserved in that certain Deed recorded October 19,
1959 in Book 4577, page 735 of the Official Records of Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills acknowledges the public trail uses on the parcels within
the island annexation area and the value of public trail uses on and appurtenant to MROSD lands
which provide valuable open space access for the public; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the requirements of the LAFCO island annexation process, the Town
held a public hearing on June 18, 2020, pursuant to a notice of public hearing published at least 21
days prior to the hearing, to initiate island annexation by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the date of the second public hearing to make findings and approve annexation of
the Ravensbury Avenue Island is scheduled for July 16, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills, as Lead Agency for environmental review for the
reorganization, has determined the proposed island annexation is categorically exempt from the
provision of the California Environmental Quality Act per CEQA Guidelines Section 15319(a)
because it involves the annexation of an area containing existing private structures that are
developed to the density allowed by the Town's General Plan (14 Cal. Code. Regs. § 15319).
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does RESOLVE that the
Town hereby initiates island annexation proceedings and will consider annexation of the territory
commonly known as the "Ravensbury Avenue Island" and described more particularly in the
attached Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein, to the Town at a future public hearing scheduled for
July 16, 2020.
The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of June 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Wu, Tanlcha, Corrigan, Spreen, Tyson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
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ABSENT: None
BY:
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EXHIBIT "A"
ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
LOS ALTOS HILLS 04- RAVENSBURY ISLAND
GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
All that certain real property situate in the County of Santa Clara, State of California,
in Section 8, Township 7 North, Range 2 West, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the most northwesterly point of the San Antonio Annexation No. 3, said
point being on the boundary of the San Antonio Ranch and the most westerly termination
of said existing Annexation San Antonio No. 3;
Thence along the general westerly line of said annexation the following five (5) courses;
1. South 09° 48' 00" East, 144.37 feet;
2. South 34° 44' 00" West, 104.22 feet;
3. South 18° 14' 00" West, 61.37 feet;
4. North 89° 30' 00" West, 327.07 feet to the most northeasterly corner of the land
as described in Document Number 12313085 Santa Clara County Recorder's
Office,
5. Thence along the most easterly line as described in said Document, South 001 30'
00" West, 65.47 feet;
Thence leaving said annexation and along the general southerly line of said Document
the following fourteen (14) courses:
6. South 83° 10' 00" West, 65.79 feet;
7. North 73° 39' 00" West, 69.90 feet;
8. North 82°
41'00" 'West, 94.50 feet;
9. South 82°
46' 00"
West, 96.30 feet;
10. North 77°
52' 00"
West, 113.40 feet;
11. South 55°
00 00" West, 156.50 feet;
12. South 60°
55' 00"
West, 91.90 feet;
13. South 75°
16' 00"
West, 57.20 feet;
14. North 82°
34' 00"
West, 54.30 feet;
15. North 74°
53' 00"
West, 135.90 feet;
16. South 77°
22'28"
West, 228.78 feet;
17. North 77°
16'00"
West, 83.80 feet;
18. North 66°
11' 00"
West, 55.70 feet;
19. North 83° 36' 00" East, 62.20 feet
westerly line of said Document;
to the most southwesterly corner and the
20. Thence along said westerly line, North 00° 29' 44" West, 142.43 feet to the
southwesterly corner of the lands shown as Parcel 1 on that certain Parcel Map
recorded in Book 862 of Maps, at Page 1, Santa Clara County Recorder's Office,
21. Thence along the general westerly line of said Parcel Map, North 00° 09' 59"
East, 729.56 feet to the most northeasterly corner of Parcel 3, on said Parcel Map,
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said point also being on the boundary of San Antonio Rancho and the original
incorporation of the Town of Los Altos Hills;
22. Thence along said San Antonio Rancho and the original incorporation boundary,
South 75° 00'00" East 1739.17 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Exhibit `B" attached hereto and made a part hereof.
END OF DESCRIPTION
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August Hanks, PLS 9274
County Surveyor, County of Santa Clara
June 5, 2020
For dssessment purposes only. This description of land is not a legalproperty description as defined in the
Subdivision Map Act and may not be used as the basis for an offer for sale of the land described.
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