Public hearing on amendments to Alameda County General Plan Safety and Open Space Elements.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AMENDMENT TO THE ALAMEDA COUNTY GENERAL PLAN TO: 1) AMEND THE SAFETY ELEMENT; AND 2) AMEND THE OPEN SPACE ELEMENT Notice is hereby given that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will consider an amendment to the Alameda County General Plan and approval of related Notices of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act, making two aggregated changes pursuant to Government Code 65358(b) to: 1) amend the Safety Element; and 2) amend the Open Space Element, at the public hearing specified below: Alameda County Board of Supervisors 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026 Board Chambers, 1221 Oak Street, Oakland, CA The proposed amendments are exempt from the requirements of CEQA because they would not "result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment" (CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c)(2)); and under the "common sense exemption" (CEQA Section 15601(b)(3)) "[w]here it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment." 1) SAFETY ELEMENT: Changes to the Safety Element are intended to comply with all state requirements including the requirements of the following bills introduced since 2015 which include provisions relating to climate adaptation and resilience, flood and fire, and evacuation routes: SB 379 (2015), SB 1035 (2018), SB 99 (2019), AB 747 (2019), and AB 2684 (2024). The draft Safety Element amendments and a draft CEQA Notice of Exemption are available at www.acgov.org/cda/planning/ccapse-public-draft.htm and in hardcopy at 224 West Winton Avenue, Room 111, Hayward, CA 94544. 2) OPEN SPACE ELEMENT: Senate Bill (SB) 1425 requires cities and counties to review and update the Open Space Element of their general plans to address the following topics: Equitable access to open space for all residents, correlated with the Environmental Justice (EJ) Element; Climate resilience and other co-benefits of open space, correlated with the Safety Element; and Rewilding opportunities, correlated with the Land Use Element. Planning Department staff conducted a comprehensive review of existing County General Plan documents and has determined that the requirements of SB 1425 are already satisfied through existing General Plan policies and related implementation measures. The proposed amendments document the County's compliance in a new appendix to the Open Space Element, incorporating existing relevant General Plan policies and programs into the Open Space Element by reference. The draft Open Space Element amendments and draft CEQA Notice of Exemption are available at: www.acgov.org/cda/planning/SB1425.htm and in hardcopy at 224 West Winton Avenue, Room 111, Hayward, CA 94544. IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION: The meeting site is open to the public. All in-person participants must adhere to posted health and safety protocols while in the building. If attending in-person and you wish to speak on a matter, please fill out a speaker slip and submit it to the Clerk as soon as possible. For both in-person and remote attendees, when addressing the Board, please give your name for the record prior to your presentation. If you wish to speak on a matter not on the agenda, please wait until the President calls for public input on items not on the agenda. Items set for a certain time on the agenda may not be heard earlier than the time listed on the agenda and may not be called at exactly the time indicated on the agenda, depending on the business of the Board. NOTE: Only matters within the Board of Supervisors' jurisdiction may be addressed. Time limitations shall be at the discretion of the President of the Board. 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If you require a reasonable modification or accommodation for a disability, please contact the Clerk of the Board by 5:00 p.m. 72 hours prior to the meeting date at CBS@acgov.org or call (510) 208-4949 or (510) 834-6754 (TDD). The Board of Supervisors' meetings are wheelchair accessible. If you require language interpretation services, please contact the Clerk of the Board, by 5:00 p.m. 72 hours prior to the meeting date. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 4/23/26 CNS-4034661# TRI-VALLEY HERALD TVH 6962684 Apr. 23, 2026