Section 66670.

66670. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the White Slough Protection and Development Act. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 247, Sec. 2.)

Section 66671.

66671. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the area of White Slough, consisting of at least 336 acres of tidal wetlands, 132 acres of tidally influenced wetlands, and 103 acres of adjacent upland, comprises a valuable wetland and urban resource in western Solano County, provides diverse habitat for waterfowl and endangered species, includes degraded […]

Section 66672.

66672. The Legislature further finds and declares that the area of White Slough was not within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission from the time the commission was established in 1965 until the winter of 1976–77, when storms and other natural forces caused levees along the Napa River to breach, […]

Section 66673.

66673. The Legislature further finds and declares that the breaches in the Napa River levees have caused a major sewerline to be covered by tidal waters, which could lead to serious water pollution in sensitive wildlife habitat areas in the event of leakage or breakage, to problems of infiltration of tidal waters into the sewerline, […]

Section 66674.

66674. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the public interest to provide flood protection to the residents and property surrounding White Slough, to relocate the flooded sewerlines in White Slough, and to enhance the ecological values of South White Slough, even though those improvements require some fill in tidal and tidally […]

Section 66675.

66675. The Legislature further finds and declares that use of State Highway Route 37 now exceeds the highway’s capacity, and that widening of the highway to four lanes with a minimum amount of fill may only be accomplished in the context of a project to relocate existing sewerlines, to protect private property, and to enhance […]

Section 66676.

66676. The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: (a) The provisions of this chapter are required because of extraordinary circumstances which have developed in the area of White Slough caused by the breaches of the Napa River levee. (b) Existing public access to the waters of White Slough is inadequate and may be improved along the […]

Section 66677.

66677. The Legislature further finds and declares that, in order to preserve the integrity and to assure the continued wildlife use of White Slough, to provide adequate flood protection, to reduce air pollution, and to complete a necessary transportation facility, there is a need for all of the following: (a) The establishment and maintenance of adequate […]

Section 66678.

66678. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “City” means the City of Vallejo. (b) “Commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. (c) “County” means the County of Solano. (d) “Department” means the Department of Transportation. (e) “Plan” means the White Slough Specific Area Plan adopted pursuant to this chapter. (f) “South […]

Section 66679.

66679. (a) The city, in consultation with the county, the commission, the department, and other affected local, state, and federal agencies, has previously prepared a draft White Slough Specific Area Plan proposal as a first step toward the orderly, long-range conservation, use, and management of the natural, scenic, recreational, and manmade resources of White Slough. (b) On […]

Section 66680.

66680. The commission shall review and approve, or disapprove, the plan on the basis of whether the plan provides all of the following: (a) Permanent protection and enhancement of marshes, tidelands, tidally influenced wetlands, and upland habitat sufficient to assure the long-term usefulness of White Slough as a wildlife habitat, a flood basin consistent with wetland […]

Section 66681.

66681. The plan shall be implemented as follows: (a) The city and the county shall adopt the relevant provisions of the plan into their general and specific plans, shall adopt land use ordinances that implement the policies of the plan, and shall review and issue or deny any necessary local permits for projects within White Slough […]

Section 66682.

66682. The commission shall issue a permit for all, or any portion, of the White Slough Project only if the commission finds that the work is consistent with the plan, subdivision (b) of Section 66681, and all of the following requirements have been met: (a) The city and the county have adopted the necessary implementing ordinances […]