Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Community Development Director
Subject: Introduction of an ordinance to amend the County's Subdivision Regulations to: (1) incorporate State Subdivision Map Act changes; (2) better implement the County's General Plan and Local Coastal Program; (3) integrate new subdivision types and best practices; and (4) clarify, augment, and streamline the regulations as well as the application and review process; adoption of a Negative Declaration for this project; and adoption of a resolution directing staff to submit the proposed revisions to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation regarding County's Subdivision Regulations:
A) Introduction of an ordinance amending Part Two of Division VI of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code (Subdivision Regulations - Attachment A), by making the required findings in Attachment B and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety; and
B) Adopt the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration by adopting the required findings listed in Attachment B; and
C) Adopt a resolution directing staff to submit the amended Subdivision Regulations (Part Two of Division VI of the County Ordinance Code) to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification (Attachment D).
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BACKGROUND:
Proposal: The proposed project consists of comprehensive amendments to the County's Subdivision Regulations ("Regulations"), Part Two of Division VI of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code (Attachment A) and associated environmental review. The proposed amendments incorporate the current requirements of the State Subdivision Map Act and recent case law, and advance implementation of the County's General Plan and zoning by modifying certain process and content requirements for subdivision applications, and integrating current application review p...
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