HomeMy WebLinkAbout1113 RESOLUTION NO. 1113
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS
ALTOS HILLS OPPOSING LAND USE CONTROLS IN THE AIR QUALITY MANAGE-
MENT PROGRAM OF THE ABAG ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Clean Air
Act as well ascertain State laws require that ABAG adopt an Environmental
Management Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed plan incorporates a regional land use policy;
and,
WHEREAS, a regional land use policy is not a requirement of the
aforementioned State and Federal Acts; and,
WHEREAS, the Air Quality Maintenance Plan has sufficient broad goals
to accomplish the air quality aspects of the plan without a regional land
use policy; and,
WHEREAS, regional land use controls are unnecessary complexities in
air quality management and can be counter productive and cumbersome, thereby
defeating the effectiveness of the Air Quality Maintenance Plan; and,
WHEREAS, these land use policies will open local land use to regional,
State and Federal interference and dictates, thus depriving individuals of
their self-governing rights; and,
WHEREAS, regional, State or Federal land use controls will destroy the
local character of communities and bring them toward a state of uniform
mediocrity; and,
WHEREAS, the economic effect of these land use policies will be highly
inflationary; and,
usepolicies will be
WHEREAS, the effect
of these landeconomically
discriminatory against poor, those of fixed incomes, the elderly and minority
groups; and,
WHEREAS, the land use policies will substantially and unnecessarily
increase the cost and the complexity of local and regional government; and,
WHEREAS, experience has proven that the stated goals of the land use
policies are not attainable by regional policies . . . i.e., people live
where they want and work where they want; and,
WHEREAS the 'principles of regional land use policies are contrary to
the principles of one-man - one-vote in that the majority of policy makers
and policy enforcers are not elected by the individuals affected; and,
WHEREAS, the land use policy will have the effect of abdicating local
planning and zoning responsibilities and controls to unknown, non-elective
foreign State and Federal agencies and bureaus.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of
the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby oppose the incorporation of land
use policies in any form in the ABAG Air Quality Maintenance Plan for their
Environmental Management Plan and does urge all cities and members of ABAG
to vigorously oppose the inclusion of these policies.
Passed and adopted this 15th day of March , 1978
APPROVED:
ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL
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City =Clerk= Mayor
I do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of the Town
of Los Altos Hills this 15th day of March , 1978, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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