HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04-03; City Council; Resolution 2001-1031
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RESOLUTION NO. 2001-103
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A REQUEST FOR
ACCESS TO 4(D) ACRES FROM THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
WHEREAS, in 1993 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adopted a Special Rule to
regulate impacts to coastal sage scrub habitat ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Special Rule it was determined that the San Diego
region is limited to removal of no more than 5% of the total acreage of coastal sage scrub that
was existing at that time; and
WHEREAS, Carlsbad’s allocation of the 5% was set at 165.7 acres, which has
now been exhausted; and
WHEREAS, the project known as Ranch0 La Costa Village (SDP 99-07) has
been approved by the City of Carlsbad, and construction of that project will require impacts to
1.7 acres of coastal sage scrub habitat; and
WHEREAS, the County of San Diego has established a policy under which it will
make available some of its unused allocation of acres for qualifying projects in the incorporated
cities; and
WHEREAS, the Ranch0 La Costa Village project has submitted a request to
make use of the County’s process; and
WHEREAS, in view of the exhaustion of the City’s allocation of acres, other
public and private projects may also request access to the County’s allocation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council approves the request from the Ranch0 La Costa
Village project to pursue access to the County of San Diego’s allocation of 5% acres.
3. That the City Council will consider requests from other public and private
projects to access the County of San Diego’s allocation of 5% acres if such projects meet the
following criteria: a. All of the findings required for issuance of a 4(d) Habitat Loss Permit
can be made. 4
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b. The wildlife agencies do not object to the use of this mechanism for
the project in question.
c. The total impact of the project is no greater than 5.0 acres of coastal
sage scrub habitat. d. The project in question is neither a Hardline Area nor a Standards
Area in the Draft City of Carlsbad Habitat Management dated
December 1999.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council held on the 3rd day of April I 2001, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard and Hall.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
L?IRR&&E M. WOOD, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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