HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-02-06 Ordinance 5140Ordinance No. 5140
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving
and Adopting a Plan for Improvements to
Juana Briones Park
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council finds and declares that:
(a) Article VIII ofthe Charter of the City of Palo Alto and Section 22.08.005 of
the Palo Alto Municipal Code require that, before any substantial building, construction,
reconstruction or development is commenced or approved, upon or with respect to any land held
by the City for park purposes, the Council shall first cause to be prepared and by ordinance
approve and adopt a plan therefor.
(b) Juana Briones Park, formerly known as Arastradero Road Park, is dedicated
to park, playground, recreation or conservation purposes.
(c) The City intends to authorize the construction of certain park improvements
within Juana Briones Park, as shown on the Juana Briones Park Restroom Park Improvement
Plan (the "Plan"), attached as Exhibit "A":
(1) Installation of accessible prefabricated restroom, which will house
one men's room, one women's room and a mechanical/storage room.
(2) Clearing of vegetation and removal of three fruit trees in accordance
with City policies, as necessary.
(3) Related landscaping and accessible pathways as may be required by
the City in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
(d) The improvements at Juana Briones Park will be limited to the approximately
3.9 acres ofland, located at 609 Maybell Avenue, Palo Alto.
(e) The project improvements will avoid protected trees and other sensitive
resources, if any. In addition, existing park uses will be restored following the completion of
project construction.
(f) The project described above and as more specifically described in the Plan,
attached hereto as Exhibit "A," is consistent with park and conservation purposes.
(g) The Council desires to approve the project described above and as more
specifically described in the Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A."
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