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AGENDA
Tuesday, November 22, 1994
7:00 P.M.
Adjourned Regular Meeting
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Auditorium
21865 East Copley Drive
IV Diamond Bar, California
Mayor
Gary H. Werner
Mayor Pro Tem
Clair W. Harmony
Council Member
Eileen R. Ansari
Council Member
Phyllis E. Papen
Council Member
Gary G. Miller
City Manager
Terrence L. Belanger
Interim City Attorney
Michael Montgomery
City Clerk
Lynda Burgess
Copies of staff reports, or other written documentation relating to agenda items, are on file in the Office of the
City Clerk, and are available for public inspection. If you have questions regarding an agenda item,
please contact the City Clerk at (909) 860-2489 during regular business hours.
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the City of Diamond Bar requires that any person in need of any type of special equipment, assistance or
accommodation(s) in order to communicate at a City public meeting, must inform the City Clerk
a minimum of 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
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in the Council Chambers.
The City of Diamond Bar usesrecucled paper
and encourages you to do the same.
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Next Resolution No. 94-55
Next Ordinance No. 04(1994)
1. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Werner
ROLL CALL: Council Members Ansari, Miller,
Papen, Mayor Pro Tem Harmony and
Mayor Werner
2. PUBLIC HEARING:
2.1 ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN: The General Plan is a
statement of goals, objectives and strategies to guide
the long-range physical development of the City. The
Plan is required by State law and determines the size,
form and character of the City over the next 20 years.
It is the most significant tool utilized b e community
to ensure a balanced, comfortable environmefft in which to
live and work. It represents the community's view of its
future and serves as the "blueprint" to define the long
term character of the City. In January the City Council
appointed a General Plan Advisory Committee to develop
the Draft General Plan. In July the Planning Commission
began its public review of the documents. On October 17,
1994, the Planning Commission concluded its review and
recommended adoption of the 1994 General Plan.
Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City
Council receive a presentation from the City Staff, open
the public hearing, receive public testimony and continue
the public hearing.
Requested by: Community Development Director
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
4. ADJOURNMENT: *** Due to an anticipated lack of quorum, the
City Council meeting will be adjourned to November 29, 1994 at
6:30 p.m.
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE •
GENERAL PLAN HEARING RESCHEDULED
Diamond Bar, CA —The first in a series of public hearings to discuss the adoption
News and of a General Plan has been rescheduled from November 22, 1994, to Tuesday,
Information November 29,1994, at 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium ofthe South Coast Air Quality
from the Management District, located at 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar. The
City Of purpose of this hearing and subsequent hearings is to provide citizens with an
opportunity to participate in the decision making process andto solicit their input
Diamond Bar on the policies and programs contained within the General Plan.
November 17,1994
The General Plan, which is required by State law, is a comprehensive planning
document that includes a statement of goals, policies and programs that will guide
the long range physical, economic, cultural and environmental planning of the
City.
The General Plan is available for public inspection at City Hall, 21660 E. Copley
Drive and the Diamond Bar Community Library, 1061 S. Grand Avenue. In
addition, the General Plan is available on City Online as a text -based file.
Individuals wishingto review the text ofthe General Plan may download this file
to their own personal computer by dialing City'Online at (909) 860-5463.
The City Council encourages everyone to participate in this important decision
makingprocess and welcomes public inputto insure that the General Plan reflects
the vision ofthe community's future.
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Contact: James DeStefano
Community Development Director
(909) 396-5676
City of Diamond Bar • 21660 E. Copley Drive, Suite 100 • Diamond Bar, California 91765 - (909) 860-2489
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
NOTICE OF CANCELED PUBLIC MEETING
AND AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Adjourned Regular
meeting of the Diamond Bar City Council scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
November 22, 1994 at the AQMD Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Drive,
Diamond Bar, California, is declared canceled due to lack of a
quorum.
I, LYNDA BURGESS, declare as follows:
That I am the City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar;
that a copy of the Notice of Canceled Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Diamond Bar was posted at their proper locations.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
is true and correct.
Executed on November 22, 1994 at Diamond Bar,
California.
/s/ Lynda Burgess
LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of
the City of Diamond Bar
2. Adoption of the 1994 General Plan. The General Plan is a statement
of goals, objectives and strategies to guide the long-range physical
development of the City. The Plan is required by State law and
determines the size, form and character of the City over the next 20
years. It is the most significant tool utilized by the community to
ensure a balanced, comfortable environment in which to live and
work. It represents the community's view of its future and serves as
the "blueprint" to define the long term character of the City. In
January the City Council appointed a General Plan Advisory
Committee to develop the Draft General Plan. Fifteen public
meetings have been conducted to identify key planning issues and
define General Plan policy. The results have been forwarded to the
Planning Commission for consideration.
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The purpose of the August 15, 1994 public hearing is to continue the
Planning Commission's review of the Draft 1994 General Plan from
August 8, 1994, commencing with the Housing Element, Circulation
Element, and concluding with the Land Use Element.
Recommended Action: It is recommended that the Planning
Commission open the public hearing, receive a presentation from
staff, receive public testimony, forward comments to City staff and
continue the public hearing.
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
AGENDA NO.
MEETING DATE: May 19, 1993
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Terrence L. Belanger, City Manager
SUBJECT: Adoption of the General Plan
ISSUE STATEMENT: May 19, 1993, begins the first of several public hearings
to review and consider adoption of the Diamond Bar General Plan. The General
Plan is a statement of goals, policies and implementing programs to guide the
long range physical development of the City. The Plan is required by State
Law and determines the size, form and character of the City over the next
twenty years. It is the most significant tool utilized by the community to
ensure a balanced, comfortable environment in which to live and work. It
represents the community's view of its future and serves as the "blueprint"
to define the long term character of the City.
In March of 1993 the City Council authorized the retention of a consultant
team to further develop the General Plan. Five community workshops have been
conducted with residents to identify key planning issues and discuss
potential General Plan policy options. The results have been summarized and
forwarded to the Council for consideration.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council begin the public
hearing process on the adoption of the General Plan, receive a presentation
from the General Plan consultant team, receive public testimony, forward
comments to City Staff, and continue the public hearing to May 26, 1993.
BACKGROUND: Upon Incorporation one of the many responsibilities a new City
has is to develop a General Plan. Required by State Law, the General Plan is
a statement of goals, policies and programs that guide the long range
physical development of the City. The Plan determines the size, form and
character of the City and its population in both the near and distant future.
It sets forth the community's priorities on a myriad of issues, including
land use, transportation, housing, open space, conservation, noise and
safety.
State Law requires that each City prepare and adopt a "comprehensive, long
term General Plan for the physical development" of the community. This
General Plan must cover all incorporated territory and should go beyond the
City limits to include "any land outside its boundaries which bears relation
to its planning"- Government Code 65300. The General Plan before the Council
incorporates the seven mandatory elements State Law requires within a General
Plan. Each element addresses a particular area of planning.
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The development of the General Plan began in late 1989 with the creation of
the City Council appointed General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC). GPAC
shared its proposal with the Planning Commission in early 1992. Additional
input was provided to the Planning Commission by the Parks and Recreation
Commission, and the Traffic and Transportation Commission. The Planning
Commission held several public hearings and forwarded a General Plan for City
Council consideration. The Council, at the conclusion of a lengthy public
hearing process, adopted a General Plan on July 14, 1992.
A resident's group successfully petitioned the Council through the referendum
process, to reconsider the General Plan adoption. As a result, the Council
rescinded its prior resolution, which the adopted the General Plan, in March
of 1993 and directed the preparation of a workshop and public hearing process
to revise the General Plan document dated July 14, 1992.
The Draft General Plan, crafted after a three and a half year public process,
serves as the foundation for the adoption process.
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS:
Five community workshops have been conducted over the last few weeks with
Diamond Bar residents to identify key planning issues and discuss potential
General Plan policy options. A public participation program was utilized in
order for the public workshops to be as productive as possible. An extensive
outreach program was initiated which included a display ad published in the
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the Diamond Bar
and Walnut Highlander newspapers and the Windmill. Display posters were
permitted to be affixed to the front windows of over one hundred businesses
within the community. Notices were provided to every interested person or
organization appearing on our General Plan mailing list. A second display ad
was published in order to identify the fifth workshop and the revised public
hearing schedule. The City caused to publish approximately 40,000 copies of
each display ad in order to encourage public participation. Finally, a
public service announcement was aired over various cable television stations
promoting the workshops. Round I and II workshops identified the amount and
type of future development, open space preservation, reduction of traffic
congestion and the Tonner Canyon transportation corridor as the key planning
issues.
Potential General Plan policy options were discussed in the Round III
workshop, wherein several General Plan policy direction statements were
presented and discussed by residents. Attached to this report are summaries
of the workshop discussions. As a result of this series of workshops, public
hearings are being utilized to suggest revisions to the document, dated July
14, 1992, which serves as the Draft General Plan.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION:
Public hearing notices were published within the San Gabriel Valley Tribune
and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in accordance with State Law. In addition,
public notices were published within the Diamond Bar and Walnut Highlander,
and the Windmill. Posters announcing the General Plan workshop and public
hearing process have been circulated within the community. All General Plan
documents have been available for review at the workshops and City Hall.
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PUBLIC HEARING PROGRAM:
The Staff and consultant team suggest that the May 19, 1993, Public Hearing
focus on the key planning areas (as a result of the workshop process)
identified within the attached memorandum. The General Plan consultants will
present an overview of the workshop process prior to review suggested
revisions.
PREPARED BY:
James DeStefano
Community Development Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Memorandum from Cotton/Beland/Associates dated 5/14/93
2. Preliminary Draft Revisions to the General Plan dated 5/7/93
3. Preliminary Summary of Round I Community Workshop Results
4. Preliminary Summary of Round II Community Workshop Results
5. Letter from William Gross dated Tuesday, May 4, 1993
6. Revised Land Use Goals, objectives, Implementation Strategies
Gary Neely dated May 4, 1993
7. Memo to Mayor Gary Miller and City Council from Lydia Plunk
5/12/93
8. Letter from Max Maxwell received 5/12/93
9. Letter from Tom Van Winkle received 5/12/93
10. Letter from Don Schad received 5/12/93 re: Tree ordinance
11. Comments from Todd Chavers received 5/12/93
12. Comments received anonymously at 5/12/93 workshop
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CITY COUNCIL REPORT
AGENDA NO.
May 26, 1993
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Terrence L. Belanger, City Manager
Adoption of the General Plan
ISSUE STATEMENT: May 26, 1993, serves as the second public hearing to review
and consider adoption of the Diamond Bar General Plan. The General Plan is
a statement of goals, policies and implementing programs to guide the long
range physical development of the City. The Plan is required by State Law
and determines the size, form and character of the City over the next twenty
years.
In March of 1993, the Council rescinded Resolution No. 92-44, which adopted
the General Plan, and directed the preparation of a workshop and public
hearing process designed to facilitate public participation in the revision
of the General Plan document dated July 14, 1992. That document, undergoing
revision, serves as the Draft General Plan which is the subject of the public
hearing process.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council open the public
hearing, receive a presentation from the General Plan consultant team,
receive public testimony, forward comments to City Staff, and continue the
public hearing to June 2, 1993.
BACKGROUND:
On May 19, 1993, City Council began the public hearing adoption process for
the General Plan. The Council received testimony on proposed revisions
related to land use and open space policy. The public hearing was continued
in order to further discuss the Land Use Element, Open Space related policy
and present the Circulation Element. The purpose of the May 26, 1993,
continued public hearing is to accommodate further public testimony and
Council discussion.
State Law requires that each City prepare and adopt a comprehensive and long
term General Plan for the physical development of the community. State Law
requires that the General Plan includes seven mandatory elements, each
addressing a particular area of planning. Each element is briefly summarized
below.
1. The Land Use Element designates the general distribution and
intensity of uses of the land for housing, business, industry, open
space, education, public buildings and other categories of public
and private uses.
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2. The Circulation Element is correlated with the Land Use Element and
identifies the general location and extent of existing and proposed
major thoroughfares, transportation routes and other local public
utilities and facilities.
3. The Housing Element is a comprehensive assessment of current and
projected housing needs for all segments of the community and all
economic groups. It embodies policy for providing adequate
housing, and includes action programs.
4. The Conservation Element addresses the conservation, development
and use of natural resources.
5. The Open Space Element sets forth plans and measures for preserving
open space for natural resources, the managed production of
resources, outdoor recreation, public health and safety and the
identification of agricultural land.
6. The Noise Element identifies and appraises noise problems within
the community and forms the basis for land use distribution.
7. The Safety Element establishes policies and programs to protect the
community from risks associated with seismic, geologic, flood and
fire hazards.
Land Use Element:
The Land Use Element has the broadest scope of the seven mandatory elements
of the General Plan. It contains broad policy which sets forth the
distribution, location, and intensity for all land uses within the City and
our Sphere -of -Influence. Although all General Plan elements carry equal
weight, the Land Use Element is the most publicized and is often perceived as
being the most representative of "The General Plan". The Land Use Element
contains the Land Use map which is a graphic representation of the policies
contained within the element. The Land Use Element utilizes the General Plan
document dated July 14, 1992, as its foundation. Suggested revisions to the
Land Use Element and Open Space related policy were introduced on May 19.
circulation Element:
As stated within the Circulation Element of the Draft General Plan, the City
of Diamond Bar's traffic circulation has been significantly impacted by
regional traffic. The Circulation Element evaluates the transportation needs
of the City and presents a comprehensive transportation plan to accommodate
those needs. The focus of the plan is to identify and evaluate the local
circulation needs of the City with Regional demands and mandates.
The Circulation Element is designed to account for the external forces (i.e.
freeway traffic, Industry and Chino Hills growth/development) and develop a
strategy to implement the means necessary to mitigate the impacts of this
growth. Simply stated, the circulation system needs involve balancing the
demand for increased roadway capacity with the vision of our community image
and quality of life.
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As a result of the workshop process and consultant/ staff team review,
suggested revisions in the form of specific text changes are provided for
review within the attached memorandum dated May 20, 1993, from our consultant
team headed by Cotton/Beland/Associates, Inc.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION:
Public hearing notices were published within the San Gabriel Valley Tribune
and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in accordance with State Law. In addition,
public notices were published within the Diamond Bar and Walnut Highlander,
and the Windmill. Notice of the public hearings have been mailed to several
hundred names on our General Plan mailing list. Posters announcing the
General Plan workshop and public hearing process have been circulated within
the community. All General Plan documents have been available for review at
City Hall and the County Library.
PREPARED BY:
James DeStefano
Community Development Director
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Memorandum from Cotton/Beland/Associates dated 5/20/93
2. 7/14/92 Land Use Map
3. Revised 5/12/93 Land Use Map
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
AGENDA NO.
MEETING DATE: June 9, 1993
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Terrence L. Belanger, City Manager
SUBJECT: Adoption of the General Plan
ISSUE STATEMENT: The General Plan is a statement of goals, policies and
implementing programs to guide the long range physical development of the
City. The Plan is required by State Law and determines the size, form and
character of the City over the next twenty years. It is the most significant
tool utilized by the community to ensure a balanced, comfortable environment
in which to live and work. It represents the community's view of its future
and serves as the "blueprint" to define the long term character of the City.
In March of 1993 the City Council authorized the retention of a consultant
team to further develop the Draft General Plan. Five community workshops
have been conducted with residents to identify key planning issues and
discuss potential General Plan policy options. The results have been
summarized and forwarded to the Council for consideration. Three public
hearings have been conducted to consider specific revisions to the Draft
General Plan (dated July 14, 1992) and to receive additional public input on
the entire Draft General Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council open the public
hearing, receive a presentation from the General Plan consultant team,
receive public testimony, forward comments to City Staff, and continue the
public hearing to June 16, 1993.
BACKGROUND:
On May 19, 1993, City Council began the public hearing adoption process for
the General Plan. The Council received testimony on proposed revisions
related to land use and open space policy. The public hearing was continued
to May 26th in order to further discuss the Land Use Element, Open Space
related policy and present the Circulation Element. The May 26, 1993,
continued public hearing accommodated further public testimony and Council
discussion. The hearing was continued to June 2, 1993, for a review of the
Circulation Element.
The purpose of the June 9, 1993, public hearing is to continue public review
of the entire Draft General Plan.
The Council has utilized the extensively noticed public workshops and public
hearing process to develop General Plan issues, options, and review specific
policy recommendations. The Draft General Plan document, dated July 14,
1992, has served as the basis for discussion.
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The Council has reviewed workshop summary comments, individual submittals and
received public hearing participation in the revision of the Draft Plan.
Throughout the course of the public hearings the council has received,
recorded and directed the City Staff to consider a variety of comments
related to landuse, housing, open space, conservation, circulation, noise and
safety policy.
Suggested text and mapping revisions will be presented, as a result of the
public hearings, for consideration at the June 16, 1993, council public
hearing.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION:
Public hearing notices were previously published within the San Gabriel
Valley Tribune and Inland Valley Dailv Bulletin in accordance with State Law.
In addition, public notices were published within the Diamond Bar and Walnut
Highlander, and The Windmill. Notice of the public hearings have been mailed
to several hundred names on our General Plan mailing list. Posters
announcing the General Plan workshop and public hearing process have been
circulated within the community. All General Plan documents have been
available for review at City Hall and the County Library.
PREPARED BY:
James DeStefano
Community Development Director
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