HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-04-06; City Council; Resolution 18371
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RESOLUTION NO. 1837
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD URGING DESIGNATION OF A LOCAL AGENCY AS THE AGENCY APPOINTED
LINE DEVELOPMENT. TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION OF LOCAL COAST-
WHEREAS, the legislature is presently considering bills to
impose coastline development control over the coastal area of
the State of California and over a portion of the coastal area
inland from the coast and along some natural lagoons, estuaries
and coastal waterways; and
WHEREAS, the local agencies having jurisdiction of areas
which are directly on the coastline of the State of California
or having jurisdiction over areas which would be affected by this
legislation are interested in the jurisdiction over coastline
development and control which will be granted by this legislation;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has exercised all powers
granted under planning and zoning provisions of the legislature
to assure proper development of all areas of the City and in
particular those areas on or adjacent to the public beach and the
coastline, utilizing all power granted to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has continually made every
effort by zoning, planning and litigation to protect the Buena
Vista Lagoon as a wildlife sanctuary in that it is a unique
freshwater lagoon, the only one of its kind along the coast. In
addition, the City has agreed to enter into a joint powers agreemen
with the City of Oceanside, which adjoins the lagoon on the north
side, to fund a portion of the cost of preparing a Weir at the
mouth of the lagoon and to maintain an open channel to the sea
providing water level control in the lagoon and assuring flood
protection by maintaining the channel open to the sea for excess
waters; and
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WHEREAS, it is the position of the legislative body of the
City of Carlsbad that it should be exempt from coastline control
in view of the fact that it has consistently exercised this
coastline control and would in the future exercise such control
by all additional powers granted to them under the provisions of
any coastline legislation;
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joint powers agreement to undertake regional planning; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego County Comprehensive Planning Organi-
zation, County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway, San
Diego, California, 92101, was established under said joint powers
agreement executed by incorporated cities in San Diego County,
the State of California, the County of San Diego, and the San
Diego Unified Port District, October 3, 1966, said agreement
being pursuant to Chapter 5, Title 1, Division 7, of the California
Government Code, and therefore, is the legally constituted compre-
hensive planning authority of San Diego County; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning Organization and its member
agencies share the State Legislature's concern for appropriate use
and development of the California coastline; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning Organization is engaged
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approaches to the revision of the General Plan, including full
consideration of ecological variables; and
WHEREAS, the member agencies of the Comprehensive Planning
Organization believe that the Comprehensive Planning Organization
and its staff have sufficient knowledge and resources to facilitate
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public and private coastline use and development projects and to
advise said member agencies as to whether such proposed uses and
developments are consistent with countywide planning goals, taking
into consideration applicable state legislation and policy; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Comprehensive Planning Organizatioti
having coastline jurisdiction have long exercised their juris-
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diction in the public interest, developing and implementing plans
for coastline development which have appreciably enhanced the
appearance, recreation potential and preservation of the San Diego
County coastline, and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning Organization member
agencies having coastline jurisdiction are currently involved in
a great number of detailed studies and plans involving technical
staff of these agencies and other interested and knowledgeable
agencies and organizations, and
WHEREAS, the preservation and enhancement of the coastline
and coastal plan is vital to the interests of the people of the
Comprehensive Planning Organization member agencies having coast-
2o line jurisdiction;
21 22i NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad that the legislature is urgently requested to
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exclude the City of Carlsbad from the control of the coastline and
adjacent areas of the City of Carlsbad from control of any
regional board, granting however, to the legislative body of the
City of Carlsbad powers under the general law to exercise all
control which would be given as a power to a regional board; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event it is determined
that such legislation should not or could not exempt this area
from the control of a local board that the San Diego County Compre-
hensive Planning Organization be designated in any forthcoming
state legislation to review local coastline development and use i
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3s the agency empowered and directed to adv se any regional board
on plans and projects proposed for development on the coastline
or in estuaries or waterways leading to the coastline, or in any
adjacent coastal areas so that such plans and projects could be
evaluated and considered in terms of regional goals and
considerations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, this 6th day of April, 1971, by the
following vote:
AYES: Counci ]men Dunne, McComas, castro and ~~~i~
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City of Carlsbad,
Carl s bad, Cal i
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