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RESOLUT I ON NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEI M I N PROTEST TO THE ~RANT I NG OF USE
VARIANCE NO. 3703 BY THE COUNTY OF ORANGE,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE E~CAVATION OF
GRAVEL IN THE SANTA ANA RIVERBED.
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WHEREAS, careful and thorough study has been made of the
various conditions pertinent to the application for Use Variance No.
3703, presently pending before the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Orange, $tate of CalIfornia, Including the presentations and reports
by the applicant, protestants, and the Orange County Flood Control
Engineer and by the Administrative Officer of the City of Anaheim,
and
WHEREAS, the approval of Use Variance No. 3703 would permIt
the excavation of gravel from existIng percolation beds of the Santa
Ana RIver, which beds provide percolation of natural water flows Into
the underground water basin, and
WHEREAS, considerable time, money and effort have been ex-
pended by the people of the City of Anaheim together with the people of
Orange County to increase the water supply entering Orange County, to
conserve the present water supply, and to supplement that supply In every
manner possible, Including the Importation of Colorado River water Into
Orange County and providing for Its percolation Into the underground
basin for subsequent use by the people of Orange County,
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOIS
HEREBY RESOLVE:
1. That the City of Anaheim does hereby protest against the
approval of Use Variance No. 3703, as contrary to the best Interest of the
people of the City of Anaheim and against the public Interest and general
welfare of the people of the County of Orange for the following reasons:
<a) Excavation of gravel as proposed by the appllcaat will
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result In substantial interference with the water supply of Orange
County.
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(b) The grantIng of Use Variance No. 3703, In whole or
In part, will make It extremely difficult to deny other owners of
property underlain with gravel and overlying the ground water basin re-
charge area to excavate the gravel beneath their lands. Such action
would seriously Interfere with the natura!l replenishment of underground
waters.
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(c) The proposed excavation to an 80-foot depth Is to
bedroc~completely elIminating the gravel percolation area In the
excavated section. After excavation, grQund waters will stand In the
remaining pit to a depth of 60 or more feet, allowing the settling of
the sIlts contained In such water; hence~ seaUng the bottom and sides
of the pit and preventing lateral or vertical movement of ground
water Into the basin.
(d) Silt and clay layers proposed to be excavated will not
be removed from the area, but either redeposited In the pit and allowed
to seal the sides of the pit or else to flow downstream, causing damage
to existIng spreading grounds.
(e) The land Included In this application Is suitable for
several other uses such as farming or recreational uses, which will not
Interfere with the ground water movement; hence, the applicant would not
be denied the use of his land by the denial of this varIance.
The right of the Indlvleual In this Instance to re-
cover a natural resourse underlying his property must be viewed from
the standpoint of the extreme detriment to the County as a whole. Such
a denial is similar to the prohibition of 011 drIlling In certain areas
of proven 011 fIelds, or the restriction of some areas to residential
purposes where, perhaps, such properties would be more valuable Individually
for manufacturing or commercial uses.
(f) The statement of the applicant that rock Is a valu~le
natural resource and Is needed for construction purposes In Orange
County and elsewhere Is true. However, this need does not Justify
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endangering or destroying the County1s most important natural resource--
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its water supply. With inadequate water available to the County, the need
for rock for construction purposes no longer exists.
2. That the City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, be and she Is
hereby a.thorl zed and dl rected to deliver to the Soard of Supervl sors
of the County of Orange a certified copy of this Resolution for the purpose
of havln, said Resolution entered upon the records of the said Soard of
Supervisors as evidence In protest against the Issuance of Use Variance
No. 3703 of the County of Orange.
ADO".U, SIGNED AND AP~OVED this ... 22nd day of July, 1958.
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Mayor of the City of Anaheim
ATTEST:
J!..k- ~I./ ~-~
CIty Clerk of the ty of Anaheim
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STATE OF ClLIPOlJiIA~
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I, DUE .. JTI.LT~., ,City Cl.'''~Qfthe City ~f .......1a,
do he~by certify that the foretolftg Retlelution w..intrOduced
.'1'd ._ted at al'e'Pl~ ...tbfl;FovS.~ by law of .~. City
Council of the City of Anallei., held OR the 22nd day of Jlily, 1958,
by the,.foUGlIdagYOtel
, AYES,.
COUJl:lUlilh Pearsoa,~.n Pry and Coon,s
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COUIICIIJGH.I .1Ioae
ABSEHTa COUNCIIJlElh Schutte
. , '. . . .uo. 1. BImlD CElTIFY that ~ ~~. fi).f the City of
Anaheill approved and. sigud said Resolution oa the 22ndciay of
July, 19!)8.
IN WITNISS IHDEOF, I have hereunto set Jrf bud and.
affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheu this .22nd day
of July. 1958.
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