TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, Community Development Director
Quinn M. Barrow, City Attorney
Eric Haaland, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Alleviation Measures Report Required Prior to the Extension or Expiration of Interim Ordinances Nos. 19-0019-U and 19-0020-U Requiring an Equal Number of Replacement Units for Residential Dwelling Units that are Demolished (Community Development Director Tai).
ISSUE ALLEVIATION MEASURES REPORT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council issue this report pursuant to Government Code Section 65858(d).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the issuance of the report.
BACKGROUND
Government Code Section 65858(d) requires that "ten days prior to the expiration or extension of any interim zoning ordinance, the legislative body (City Council) must issue a written report describing the measures taken to alleviate the condition which led to the adoption of the ordinance." On December 17, 2019, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinances Nos. 19-0019-U and 19-0020-U to amend the municipal code and the city's local coastal program regarding the State's requirement that an equal number of replacement units be provided for residential dwelling units that are demolished. Those Ordinances are effective for 45 days and will expire on January 31, 2020 unless extended.
In compliance with Government Code Section 65858(d), the City Council hereby issues this report for both interim ordinances. Due to the housing shortage in California, the California State Legislature has adopted a new statute (Senate Bill (SB) 330 - the Housing Crisis Act) adding Government Code Section 66300, which provides - among other things - that "[a]n affected city . . . shall not approve a housing development project that will require the demolition of residential dwelling uni...
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