HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1795 N.C.S. 03/19/1990i
- APR 18 1990
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ORDINANCE NO. 1795 N.C.S.
Introduced by Councilman Seconded by Councilman
Lynn Woolsey John Balshaw
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PETALUMA'S RESIDENTIAL
GROWTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SECTION 17.26 OF THE PETALUMA
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma has adopted a General Plan in 1987 that establishes a
residential growth management policy based on managing certain types of residential
development by numbers of units rather than a specified yearly increase in population; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a revised growth management system that
implements the applicable growth management policies adopted in the 1987-2005
Petaluma General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has identified amendments to the growth management
system it wishes to consider; and,
WHEREAS, the Petaluma City Council considered said amendments on March 5, 1990
and found said amendments exempt from CEQA, pursuant to Section 15305, Minor
Alteration in Land Use Regulation; and,
WHEREAS, the Petaluma City Council finds said amendments consistent with the 1987-
2005 City General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires amendments to the Residential Growth .Management
System Ordinance and User's Guide be consistent; and,
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WHEREAS, the City Council directs staff to amend the Residential Growth Management
Systems User's Guide to be consistent with the Residential Growth Management System
Ordinance hereafter; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires said amendments to make the growth management
system be more easily administered by staff, effectively monitor residential growth over
time and improve the efficiency of the development review process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Petaluma that
Municipal Code Chapter 17.26, "Residential Growth Management System" shall be
amended as follows:
Section 1. Section 17.26.020, B, "Findings", is hereby amended to read:
B. The residential allocation pool for non-exempt units established by the 1987-
2005 Petaluma General Plan and incorporated in this ordinance - an average
of 500 units allocated per year, no more than 1,000 units allocated in one
year and no more than 1,500 units allocated in three consecutive years -
provides the flexibility to modulate residential growth over time and prevent
overburdening local services, while accommodating future residential
development at a rate consistent with historic trends.
Section 2. Section 17.26.030, A, "Definitions", is hereby amended to read:
A. ALL®CATI®N -The right, granted by the City Council, to make application
to create a residential lot or build a residential unit. An allocation is not a
guarantee of receiving approval for the requested number of lots or units
proposed by the residential development application. The actual number of
lots or units approved shall be determined by the Planning Commission. and
City Council through the development review process.
Section 3. Section 17.26.030, F, "Definitions", Development Objective, is amended to
read:
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2 F. DEVEL®PMEN'I' ®BJEC'pIVE - A statement, made annually by the City
3 Council, and approved by resolution, expressing the Council's priorities with
4 respect to desired future conditions of residential development for the
5 coming building year. These priorities may include, but are not limited to,
6 consideration of such factors as traffic, schools and housing type and location.
7 Those projects which, in the opinion of the City Council, sufficiently satisfy
S one or more Development Objectives may be given all, some, or none of its
9 allocation request while other projects may only receive a lesser percentage
10 of or none of, its allocation request. Although Development Objectives are
11 not binding on a specific project or projects; the City Council shall consider
12 a project's efforts to meet the development objectives when granting
13 allocations in years when the number of allocations requested exceeds the
14 number of available annual allocations. The City Council shall use the
15 Development Objectives in addition to General Plan policy as criteria for
16 distributing allocations to individual projects.
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18 Section 4. Section 17.26.030, Definitions, is hereby amended to read:
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20 O. Senior Housing. Any multiple family-attached housing units for rent
21 exclusively for persons 62 years or older, or a senior citizen housing
22 development as defined by Section 51.3 of the Civil Code.
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24 Section 5. Section 17.26.060, A, "Award of Allotments", is hereby amended to read:
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26 A. By the end of April of each year, the City Council shall meet to consider
27 setting the annual allocation pool; to estimate the limits on projected
28 development activity for the succeeding two years; and to grant allocations
29 for the coming calendar year and reservations for the year following. The
30 annual allocation pool may be less than, equal to or greater than the total
31 number of allocations requested for that year on the Notice of Intent to
32 Develop forms. However, the annual allocation pool must not exceed limits
33 set by the General Plan: an average of 500 units per year, no more than 1,000
34 units in any one year, and no more than 1,500 units over three consecutive
35 years.
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Section 6. Section 17.26.060, B, 1, "Award of Allotments", is hereby amended to read:
B. In the event anticipated development for a given year will exceed the
established allocation pool, the City Council may exercise one or
more of the following options:
1. It may increase the annual allocation pool by "borrowing" from
future years allotment capacity. However, the City Council
shall not borrow ahead more than two succeeding years beyond.
the year in which the limit is being increased (Year Y) and it
shall be limited to borrowing no more than 200 units from the
first succeeding year (Y + 1) and no more than 100 units from
the year following (Y + 2). At no time shall the allocation
pool be permitted to exceed 1,000 units in a year or 1,500 units
in three consecutive years as established by the General Plan.
Allocations secured by previously approved development
agreements between the City and applicant shall not be
counted as allocations borrowed from future years. Said
allocations secured by a development agreement shall be
counted as part of the total number of allocations annually
awarded.
Section 7. Section 17.26.060 Award of Allotments, Addition of 'I', to the Residential
Growth Management System of the Petaluma Municipal Code as follows:
I. The City Council, when establishing the annual allocation pool, as described
under Section 17.26.060, A, of this ordinance, may establish an annual
allocation pool of less than 500 for any given year based on findings of fact
demonstrating a detrimental impact with respect to the General Plan or to
the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Petaluma.
The City Council shall adopt findings of fact when awarding part or none of
the requested allocations to a specific proposed project. Said findings of fact
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shall be based on the proposed projects ability to meet the annual
Development Objectives and General Plan policies.
Section 8. The City Clerk is hereby directed to post this Ordinance for the period and in
the manner required by the City Charter.
INTRODUCED and ordered Posted/Published this 5 t h day of Mare 1990.
ADOPTED this 19th day of March , 1990, by the following vote:
AYES: Tencer, Woolsey, Cavanagh., Balshaw, Davis, Vice Mayor Sobel, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: o
ABSENT: o
ABSTAIN:
A ST.
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amendgm / councill
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