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'Super-Majority' Ballot Measure Would Have No Impact on Proposed Developments

'Super-Majority' Ballot Measure Would Have No Impact on Proposed Developments

06/22/2018 10:33 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

June 21, 2018 -- A proposed ballot measure to require a "super-majority" vote by the City Council for developments that exceed zoning limits will have no impact on projects currently in the planning pipeline, according to City planning officials.

"It's a bait and switch to get voters to think they are being responsive, said Armen Melkonians, who heads Residocracy.com, an online slow-growth group.

However, it would have no impact on a proposed development in the Bergamot Area, staff said in its report.

It also would likely not affect future developments guided by the Hospital Area Specific Plan (HASP) and the Civic Center Specific Plan (CCSP), according to staff.

In addition, amendments that allow additional height or density for 100 percent affordable housing projects "could be approved with a simple majority Council vote," staff wrote.