HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 3160' • • ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE NO. .3,.160
ORDINA1WE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
APPROVING AND ADOPTING A PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A SOLAR GREENHOUSE IN BYXBEE PARK
WHER&\S~ Art:Lcle VIII of the 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; and
w"HEREAS t the City Council did by Ord'inance No. 2252, adopted
in 1965, place Byxbee Park on the list of lands used or intended
to be used for park purposes; and
WHEREAS, the. Council desires to allov.~ cert:a1n conservation
improvements· to be accomplished in BY".Abee Park which ar.e necessary
to remove excessive moisture content in the sludge ash; a.nd
WHEREAS, said moisture content is best removed through a solar
drying greenhouse that will also protect the ash from rain; and
WHERF.AS, the said greenhouse will be removed wi-thin a period
of 43 months from the date a building perntit is issued; and
WHEREAS, the project w~s unanimously approved under Section
18,82 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (Site and Design Review) by
the Planning Commission and the Architectural Review Board; and
WHEREAS, clf!lays in constructitJn 't-.1 ill expose the sludge ash to
rains thereby increasing its moisture content and adding to trans
portation and smelting costs that reflect a greater use of energy;
NOW, THEREt"'ORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. The document attached hereto marked EXHIBIT "N 1 ,
hereby I:s approved,and adopted aa. additional park improvements
purs!,lant to Section 22.08.005 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code,
SECTION 2. The proje.ct was rev·ie ... ,.,ed for environmental impact
priorl:o-actlon on the said Site and Design Review, and no signifi
cant environmental impacts were found, and no further environme.ntal
assessment is required.
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SECTION 3. Because the facts set forth i.n the recitals of
this ordinance the Council does declare that this is an emergency
ordinance and shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: September 24, 1979
AYES: Brenner, Eyerly, Fazzino, Henderson, Levy, Renzel, Sher
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSE:NT: Fletcher~ Witherspoon
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