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RESOLUTION NO. 26-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS
HILLS ADOPTING THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER RESOURCES
PROTECTION COLLABORATIVE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR
LAND USE NEAR STREAMS
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills 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, all Collaborative members share the 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, the Santa Clara Valley Water Resources Protection Collaborative
developed a set of model guidelines and standards to apply to land use activities near
streams and on streamside properties, and to protect streams and streamside resources
entitled"Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams"; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that local control is the key principle to the
implementation of resource protection goals, and that the County and the Cities are the
primary jurisdictions for land use planning and permitting, and that the broader
stakeholder community has a central role in local stewardship and enhanced resource
protection.; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town
of Los Altos Hills ratifies and supports the above foundational principles of the Water
Resources Protection Collaborative and will implement the policies, guidelines, and
standards contained therein in the following manner:
1. Adopt the Water Resources Protection Collaborative Guidelines and Standards for
Land Use Near Streams dated August 2005, and revised July 2006, as a best
practices water resources protection manual.
2. Apply the Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams to the extent
feasible and appropriate, and to the extent that the Guidelines and Standards are
consistent with the Los Altos Hills General Plan, Zoning and Site Development
Ordinances.
3. Continue to participate in early consultation with the Santa Clara Valley Water
District, when the Town is the permitting authority, for all development activity on
properties located adjacent to a stream.
4. Continue to participate in the Santa Clara Valley Water Resources Protection
Collaborative on matters pertaining to water resources protection.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regu a meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los
Altos Hills on this Z4- --day of 2007,by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Warshawsky, Mayor Pro Tem Jones, Councilmember Kerr
Councilmember Mordo and Councilmember O'Malley
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
By: —
or
ATTE T:
- City Clerk