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APPENDIX I
General Plan Policies and Excerpts
A. Background.
The City is located on the floor of the
Suisun Valley, a rich agricultural plain of
orchards, vineyards, rangeland, and row
crops. It is encircled by a prominent coastal
ridgeline to the north and west and by
Suisun Marsh to the south and east. The
most significant natural features in the
Fairfield area are the productive agricultural
lands, the outlying prominent hillsides and
ridgelines, and the ecologically important
Suisun Marsh. A primary goal of the
General Plan is to preserve prominent natural
features as visual open spaces. Such features
may include knolls (the rounded top of a hill
or mountain), rock outcroppings, ponds and
marshes, riparian zones, significant trees or
groups of trees, and cliffs. The General Plan
calls for preparation of a Scenic Vista Area
Plan to aid in identifying those features
considered important as visual open spaces.
Areawide or master development plans will
also include a list of these features.
Subdivision design should recognize the
value of such features by setting them aside
as open space. In addition, site design
should recognize and protect views of the
features from nearby roads and other public
access points. Objectives, Policies and
Programs contained in the General Plan
which relate to the Hillside Development
Guidelines are as follows. They are
presented in order of relevance to the
Hillside Development Guidelines, rather than
the order they appear in the General Plan
text:
C. General Plan Excerpts
City -Wide Policies:
Policy OS 6.1
Preserve the views of hills and other vistas
surrounding Fairfield.
Policy OS 6.2
Adopt ordinances for: hillside development,
preserving trees, streams, and drainage
courses. (See Policy UD 5.3)
Policy OS 6.9
Maintain the scenic vistas of the rolling hills
that are seen from the urban areas of
Fairfield.
Objective LU 15
Preserve ideutified prominent
topographical features, including
ridgelines, steep slopes and hillsides; and
natural features such as tree stands and
riparian areas.
Objective LU 16
Development of identified hillside areas
should be sensitive, to preserve natural
features.
Policy OS 6.5
Identify and designate scenic features within
the General Plan Area that merit preservation
as Scenic Vista Areas. These may include,
but are not limited to: hilly areas, significant
stands of trees, marshIands views, grasslands,
roadside creeks, riparian or stream courses,
vineyards, orchards, and areas of wildlife
concentrations. (See Objective UD 5)
Policy OS 6.6
Significant natural features shall be
preserved wherever development is allowed
in a Scenic Vista Area, and views of these
significant features shall not be obstructed.
Program OS 6.6 A
Development projects within or adjacent
to Scenic Vista Areas shall be subject to
planned unit development procedures in
the City's zoning code to promote
building and siting solutions that protect
the scenic resource of the area.
Policy LU 13.1
New development shall preserve and
enhance, to the extent possible, the existing
natural vegetation, landscape features, and
open space.
Policy UD 5.2
Restrict development from significantly
encroaching on public views of ridgelines,
agricultural areas, the Cement Hill Range,
and the Suisun Marsh. (See Policy OS 6.1)
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Policy UD 5.3
Develop hillside areas in a manner which
respects their topography and maintains their
visual integrity. (See Policies OS 6.I, OS
6.2, and OS 6.3 and Programs OS 6.3 A, OS
6.4 A, and OS 6.4 B)
Policy OS 2.1
All future specific plans shall include
adequate provisions for incorporating open
space buffers. View corridors, watersheds,
and prominent ridges shall be protected, and
development on unstable soils shall be
discouraged. (See Objective UD 5)
Policy OS 63
Require master planning approaches, such as
the use of specific plans, to regulate future
developments within designated Open Space
Planning Areas. (See LU Phasing Area
Policies and Master Development Plan
Policies)
Policy OS 2.6
Maximize open space preserved to enhance
City identity and preserve surrounding
natural environments. (See Objective UD 5)
Policy OS 4.4
An equitable balance shall be sought
between development density and open space
to be preserved.
Policy OS 4.7
Utilize development projects as a means for
permanently preserving open space by
encouraging mechanisms such as land
pooling and transfer of development rights
within Open Space Planning Areas for the
preservation of significant open space
features and lands.
Program OS 4.7 A
Require dedication of appropriate open
space land or development rights as a
condition of approval for proposed
development projects.
Policy LU 9.1
Very low density residential development
shall be encouraged in transition areas within
the City's urban limit line. The intent is to
provide a transition between agricultural or
rural areas and urban development.
Very Low Density Residential: less than
or equal to 2.5 dwelling units/gross acre
This category is characterized by large estate
lot residential development. Typically, lot
sizes would be 15,000 square feet or greater.
However, cluster single family homes on
smaller lots with significant permanent open
space may also be found in this category.
This category could been applied to hillside
areas and to transition areas between
agriculture and more intense residential
development. In the case of hillside
development, a hillside overlay will be
established in the Zoning Ordinance.
Development within the hillside overlay will
be subject to the requirements of the hillside
grading ordinance and could result in a
density below the maximum permitted by the
range.
Policy OS 4.6
Promote clustering of housing units to
preserve the hillsides, ridges, and a
maximum amount of open space. (See Policy
LU 13.1 and Policy UD 5.3)
Policy OS 7.7
Promote the preservation of existing mature
trees and encourage the planting of
appropriate shade trees in new developments.
(See Policy UD 6.1 and Program UD 6.1 A)
Program OS 7.7 B
Adopt a conservation plan and
mitigation banking program for oak
savannah and oak woodland habitat
during the areawide planning process
for each phasing area. The plan should
idents habitat preservation and
enhancement sites and criteria for
incorporating and protecting oak
savannah habitat and individual valley
oaks as part of development projects,
and would establish predictable
mitigation requirements for developers,
mitigation finding mechanisms, and
interagency agreements on mitigation
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treasures and priorities. Preparation of may proceed unconstrained by conflicts adjacent to development projects and the plan would include tasks described with raptors. If a raptor nest is found, provide guidance for0 sensitive land in the General Plan EIR implement one of the measures described form modification within open space in the General Plan EIR. areas.
Policy OS 7.4
Provide for the permanent protection of
wildlife resources
Policy OS 7.1
Establish policies to protect indigenous
wildlife and their habitats.
Program OS 7.IA
Adopt a conservation plan and
mitigation banking program for annual
grassland wildlife habitat during the
areawide planning process for each
phasing area. The plan should identify
sites for habitat preservation and
enhancement, and establish predictable
mitigation requirements for developers,
mitigation funding mechanisms, and
interagency agreements on mitigation
measures and priorities. Preparation of
the platy would include tasks described
in the General Plan EIR
Program OS 7.IB
Require surveys of active raptor nests
and protection of nest trees, if found, on
a project -by -project basis as a condition
of approval. The surveys should be
conducted in accordance with the
General Plan EIR. If no raptor nests
are found during the surveys, grading
Policy UD 6.2
Landscape materials should consist of
drought resistant plant varieties
complementary to the area. (See Policy PF
4.8 and Policy OS 8.5)
Policy OS 11.3
Require recreation and trails programs as a
condition of approval for future development
projects within Phasing Areas. Plans should
provide access to trail heads located on
adjacent public lands. Equestrian facilities
shall be considered as open space for
planning purposes.
Policy OS 6.4
All grading shall be integrated and
compatible with adjacent areas so as to
create a natural topographical appearance and
avoid abrupt changes in slope.
Program OS 6.4 A
Adopt hillside grading standards. (See
Policy HS 2.4 and Program HS 2.4 A)
Program OS 6.4 B
Mods the existing grading standards to
require contour grading in transition
areas between development and open
space that avoids abrupt grade changes
Program OS 6.3 A
Require studies that document slope
suitability and grading requirements as
a condition of approval for development
projects impacting open space areas.
Policy HS 2.6
Require strict engineering standards for
development projects located in identified
landslide prone areas.
Policy HS 1.9
The City should retain a Registered
Geologist, Certified Engineering Geologist
and/or Geotechnical Engineer to evaluate
geologic reports required where seismic
conditions warrant special attention. The
cost of such services shall be borne by the
applicant.
Policy HS 2.4
Development is discouraged on slopes in
excess of twenty (20) percent and/or unstable
soils.
Program HS 2.4 A
Soon after adoption ofthe General Plan,
adopt hillside and ridgelme grading and
development standards that minimize
geologic hazards. Require compliance
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with these standards. (See Program OS
6.4 B)
Policy HS 4.1
Prohibit residential development in areas of
Extreme Wildfire Risk (represented on
Exhibit HS -2).
Policy HS 4.2
Development projects in areas of High
Wildfire Risk (see Exhibit HS -2) shall be
reviewed by the Chief of Public Safety to
ensure that fire protection will not be
excessively difficult or dangerous and that
mitigation measures are included to
minimize risk to acceptable levels.
Policy HS 4.3
Require landowners to maintain fire breaks
around existing residences. Require greater
buffer widths in areas of High and Extreme
Wildfire Risk. Maintain buffer areas along
all major roadways and around structures in
areas of High Grassfire Risk identified on
the Fire Hazards Map, Exhibit HS -3. (See
Policy PF 15.2)
Policy HS 4.4
Maximum residential density for High
Grassfire and High Wildfire Risk Areas shall
be one dwelling unit per five acres unless
appropriate mitigation measures are included
to minimize risk to acceptable levels.
Policy HS 4.6
Require remote hillside developments to
maintain sufficient water supplies on-site in
the form of pools, ponds, or storage tanks
for wildfire protection.
Policy HS 4.7
Avoid siting structures on hilltops and upper
slopes in areas of high fire potential due to
danger and difficulty of providing adequate
fire protection-
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Policy HS 4.8
Require mitigation for development in high
fire potential areas, including site planning to
reduce dangers, fire- resistant building
materials and plantings adjacent to structures,
and insurance requirements in the event of
property damage.
Policy HS 4.9
Hillside development shall take into
consideration the recommendations
developed by the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection in order to
minimize the risk of loss due to wildfires.
Policy PF 15.2
Require grouping of residential units to
provide for more localized and effective fire
protection measures such as consolidation of
fuel buildup abatement, fire break
maintenance, firefighting equipment access,
and water service provision.
Area -Specific Policies:
Policy OS 2.4
Incorporate the development constraints
identified by the Green Valley Open Space
Study into any development plans that may
be proposed in Open Space Planning Area 2.
(See LU Phasing Area B Policies)
Policy OS 4.5
Incorporate the results of the Green Valley
Planning Study into any development plans
that may be proposed in Phasing Area B.
(See LU Phasing Area B Policies)
Policy OS 6.8
Preserve the character of Nelson Hill through
establishment of open space/recreation in
conjunction with development projects. (See
LU Nelson Hill Policies 4, 5, 6, and 7)
Policy OS 6.10
The Cordelia Commons development
(generally located to the west of Nelson Hill,
north of Cordelia Road and east of Dan
Wilson Creek) shall include public open
space on Lookout Hill and preserve the
marsh area and significant cultural resources.
(See LU Nelson Hill Policy 11)
Policy OS 6.11
Permanently preserve open space above the
200 foot contour on Cement Hill because of
its dominant visual significance to the City.
If the City ultimately acquires this open
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space, it shall develop publicly accessible
trails and vista points on Cement Hill to take
advantage of the outstanding views of
Fairfield and the Valley.
Policy OS 7.3
Work with the County to ensure that
development projects within the Rockville
Hills/Stoneridge Open Space Planning Area
to achieve minimal alteration of existing land
contours and natural drainage channels.
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APPENDIX 4
Hillside Overlay District Ordinance
U' Ty OF FAIRFl iD
ORDINANCE NO. 96-_a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE FAIRFIELD CITY CODE To REGULATE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN HILLSIDE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD. ESTABUSHING A HILLSIDE OVERLAY (H) DISTRICT AND REZONING VARIOUS PROPERTIES To THE HILLSIOE OVERLAY (H) DISTRICT.
THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Chapter 25 of the Fairfield City Code is hereby amended by adding a new Section 25.19.6 as follows:
Sec. 25.19.6 Mna rL5 isle
(a) Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of the Hillside Overlay District. (H) is to:
1: Implement the Citys General Plan by establishing hillside regulations and management gufdeknes and that ensure she:
A Preservation of scenic hillside areas and prominent topographic features including ridgelines, steep slopes, and hillsides; and natural features such as tri-- stands and riparian areas; B. Development of hillside areas is sensitive to, and preserves natural features: and maximaes open spaca prasenratron to enhance the City's identity and preserve surrounding natural environments; and, C. Sound planning of hillside areas deemed appropriate for development.
2. Establish development regulations and hillside management guidelines that address areas of concern unique to hillside projects such as: open space preservation; grading, drainage and erosion control; roadway and driveway design; lot placement and Size; public safety, architectvre: and landscape design.
3. Maintain an environmental equilibrium consistent with existing vegetation, wildiife, sorls, geology, slops and drainage patterns and to preserve the natural topography. Nrcludfng swales, canyons, knolls, ridgelines and rock outcrops;
4. Avoid development that would result in unacceptable fire, flood, landslide or other safety hazards;
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Avoid unwarranted high maintenance costs for public facilities or land; and,
Provide a mechanism for flexible residential development projects in hillside areas so that development may be concentrated in those areas with the least environmental and aesthetic impact.
(b) Establishment and Designation.
1. The Hillside Overlay (H) district may be established only in conjunction with other districts. An (H) designation shall be combined with whatever other district designation is applicable to the property in which the (H) district is established. Properties within the (H) district should have slopes of 5% to 10% or grastar on all or a. porton of the property, or otherwise be located on Arominent hills within the community or on the laver slopes of hillsdes al the periphery of the Crry. Land exhibiting these characteristics sheik be considered for inclusion in the {H) district at the time an annexation application is being considered by the Planning Commisslon and City Council_ Propertv designated on the CWs General Plan as Intensive or Exterelve AgnculWre. Recreation. or Conservation is not intended to be within qte boundary of the Hillside Overlay district.
2. The pro loons of thus articre shall apply in an " disulm which dfsTW shall also be subject m other provlsiorts of lilts chaptar, inc.'uding the provisions applicable to Ina base zone distriC io which the Hillside Oveilay disUlcl is added and combined, provided, Ifat where conflict between regulations occurs, the regulations specified in tnis secrion shall prevail.
3. Wherever an (H) district i5 established, any subsequent application to change the district with which the (hl) district is combined shall not be Conshued to be an application to eliminate the (H) distre. for Lite area covered by the application, unless such intent to eliminate the (H) district is expressly stated to be part of the application. (c) Land Use Regulations. Land use regulations shall be those of the base district with which the (H) district is added and combined. (d) Development regulations. Development regufalions shall be those of the base zone distdcl with which HiMsida Overlay disinct is added and combined.
Additionally. hillside management guidelines shall be established by Resolution of the City Council and shall apply to 911 tand use and developmenrlcanslntctfan projects within the boundaries of the (id) district. The hi lNde management guidelines shell address areas of concern unique to hillside projects such as, but not limited to: open rmvdevom Tss.ce PLANNNG AND DEVELOPMENT
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space preservatlon; grading, drainage and erosion control; roadway and driveway design; 101 placenw_m and st2e; public, sante. archltec ure; and landscape design Where there is a conflict between the regulations Of the (H) district and Ih2 applicable base zone district or other regulations contained in this Chapter. the prov;sionns of the (H) district shall prevail.
(e) Procedures for Review of Development Applications within the Hillside Overlay District.
1. The bfiWde management guidetines to be estabfi9hed by Resolution of the City Council pursuant to subsection 25.19,8(d) above shall include a general discus5ior andror guidellnes odnrsming the submittal requirements and processing procedures for projects. within the boundary of the (H) district The Director of Planning and Davelopmerd shall have ft authority and respons)bilrty to esisortsh specific submittal requirements amd procedures rfecassary to implement fe'new and processing of alt land use and Development applicalions wil)tin the (H) Olstfld consWent with the hillside management guidelines, and consistent with other applicable City and State the requirements for review and processing of said applications.
2. The authority to recommend. approve, condGonally approve, or deny land use and development appticsteons within the (H) district (eg:
Genaral Plan Amendment, rezoning. Open Space Apptovai. subdivision.
Development Review, Minor Developmem Aevlemv, or Minor Discretionary Ravi" ) Shall be as provided for in Chapter 26 (Development Regulations) and Chapter 120 (Open Space Preservation) or the City Code, as applicable.
3. Each application within Ine (H) district "I be reviewed in axofdance with the applicable standards for review of land use and development applications provided for in Chapter 25 (Development Regulallorm) and Chapter 12D (Open Space Preservation) or. the City Code, and Ion compliance with the hillside management guidelines to be established by Aesofulion of the City Council pursuant to subsection 25.79.6(d) above. In addition to the fequtred fmdinga provided for In Chapters 12D and 25 of the City Code. the Dfrecfor Of Planning and Development, Zcr ing AdmintViator, Open Space Commission. Planning Commission, or City Counp7, as applicable, shall make the following findings prior fo granting approval or conditional approval of a land use or deveiopment application within the (H) disirkil to the e#ent that they we applicable to the approval being requested:
A. The project is in compliance with the hillside management guidelines in that:
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prominent natural features on the site are to be
preserved;
development will generally occur in valleys and on the
lower elevations of a site;
a natural appearance will be provided along the
boundary of development and open space;
off-site views will be minimized by the placement and
design of improvements;
the project is designed in consideration of the long
term quality of the design solution; and,
the project includes provisions for public facilities
and/or other amenities to support the development.
(f) Fees. The City Council may esnabl;sh a lee to off -set the additional administrative costs Of review and processing applications for development within the Hillside Overlay district
SF_CM-N 4F Chapter 25 of the Fairfield City Corte is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph to the end of Section 25.23,065 (findings for approval of Development Review applications):
If the project is located within the bcundaries of the Hillside Overlay (H) district, add"Ifional findings provided for in Se -iron 25.19.0" (a) A. shall be made.
SECTION III: Finding
The City Council hereby finds:
1. The proposed rezorvng cf various hBiside proparlias described herein to be in conformity wdh the Fairfield General Plan bayed upon analysis contained in the stall report prepared for the Planning Commission.
2. The proposed rezoning to be necess" for the preservatron of the pub%C health. safety, and general welfare, and the implementaFfon of the goals and objects al the Open Space and Consarvation goals as contained in the General Plan.
SECT1t7N IV: Chapter 25. AnIft i of the Fairfield City Code, also known as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fairfield, 4 hereby amended by rezoning to the Hillside Overlay Dislrfes (H), all that property as sho m on lite Sectional Zoning Maps y'="y vprn'gz PLANNING AND DEVUOPMQJf r5mr�eeVPKN1%re Fl-r,NNMG MND OEVELOPMENr
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96.6A, 9&.6B, 96.6C, 96-15D, and 9&8E, and the legal description attached hereto.
SECTiOt� V• It any secllan, subseclion, phrase or clause of this ordinance is for any reason held to be uncons"onat, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION VI: This ordinance shall take effect January 25, 1997. _$FCIIONVit: A summery of this ordinance shall be printed and published In the Oaily Republic, a newspaper of general cin;uLatlon printed and published in the City of Fairfield.
Introduced at the regular r4ealing of the City Council of the City of Fairfield on me l't9- dayof VLl ,U' 7996.
Passed and Adopted this 3r`t- day of ciAnieir` 1996 by the following vote:
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CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 99 - 5'
A RESOLUTION OF THE FAIRFIELD CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND ADOPTING THE SCENIC VISTAS AND ROADWAYS PLAN.
WHEREAS, General Plan Policy OS 6.5 calls for identification and designation. of scenic features within the General Plan Area that merit preservation as Scenic Vista Areas; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Policy OS 6.7 calls for identification, designation, and preservation of Scenic Roadways within the General Pian Area; and WHEREAS, General Plan Program OS 6.5A calls for development of a Scenic Vista Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Program OS 6.7A calls for development of a scenic roadway plan that: a) identifies and promotes the preservation of scenic roadways and b) establishes scenic designation criteria and preservation policies for land adjacent to scenic roadways; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Policies OS 6.5 and 6.7 call for these plans to be reviewed by the Open Space Commission and Planning Commission, and adopted by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Open Space Commission has reviewed the Scenic Vistas and Roadways Plan, and recommended 4-0 that it be adopted by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the Negative Declaration and Scenic Vistas, and Roadways Plan, and recommended 5-0 that it be adopted by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Scenic Vistas and Roadways Plan is consistent with the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, application for Environmental Review (E.R. 99-16) was properly filed with the Department of Planning & Development in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the official filing of such applications; and WHEREAS, based on the findings of an Initial Study prepared for the proposal, it has been determined that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment, including any adverse effect, either individually or cumulatively on wildlife. resources. Therefore, a Negative Declaration has been prepared for the proposal; and s:lstaft rc 15991970126.res
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WHEREAS, the City staff has presented substantial factual information regarding the request in staff reports and through oral presentations before the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council has held a duly noticed public hearing, and has considered ali public testimony and information presented regarding this request_
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD:
The City of Fairfield adopts the Negative Declaration as contained in Exhibit "A," and adopts the Scenic Vistas and Roadways Plan as contained in Exhibit "B." PASSED AND ADOPTED this eday of �LkI . 1999, by the
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* 0 EXHIBIT "A"
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
LEAD AGENCY: City of Fairfield
NAME OF PROJECT: Scenic Vistas and Roadways Plan
PROJECT SPONSOR: City of Fairfield
PROJECT LOCATION: Citywide
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Adoption and implementation of a policy plan to guide the City of Fairfield in preserving and enhancing its visual resources. The plan would designate "scenic vista areas" and "scenic roadways." It would also establish policies and guidelines to ensure that the impact of future development on scenic vista areas and roadways is minimized. Finally, it identifies general locations for scenic vista points and provides guidelines for their establishment. The plan would form the basis for evaluating scenic impacts of future development for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: Based on an Initial Study prepared for the project, it has been determined that the project will not have a significant impact on the environment, including any adverse effect, either individually or cumulatively on wildlife resources.
DETERMINATION: On S , 1999 the City Council
determined that the proposed project, as submitted, will not have a significant effect on the environment, including any adverse effect, either individually or cumulatively on wildlife resources.
The Initial Study was prepared by the Department of Planning and Development, City of Fairfield. Copies of the Initial Study may be obtained at Room 200, City Hall, Fairfield, CA 94533.
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