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ORDINANCE NO. ...1:ffl1._
UHDHU\NCE OF THE COUNCIL OF 'l'H£~ CI'rY OF PAIJO Af..'l'O
EXTENDING TH~ EXISTING MORATORIUM ON CONVERSIONS
OF COMMUNITY !lOUSING (CONDOMINIUMS) FOR A t"OUR
MONTH PERIOD OR UNTIL A NEW CONVERSION UHOINANCE
IS EFFt:C'riVE:
URGENCY.
WHEREAS, this Council has enacted a moratorium on condominium
and other community housing conversions through July 1, 1981, with
the exceptions set forth in Ordinance Nos. 324ti and 3251; and
WHEREAS, the study that occurred during the moratorium period is
completed and the ordinance resulting from that study is being draft
ed for Council considerationr and
WHEREAS, this Council does not wish a gap period to exi.st be
tween the end of the present moratorium and the adoption of a new
ordinance which will create uncertainty in how the City will handle
conve:rsJ.on::>i
NO\·i, T!lf·>Rl:: FORI:: 1 the Council of the City of P t:)J.o Alto does ORDAIN
a::; f o 1 1 ow s ~
:3ECTION J. 'rhe July ·1, 1981,. ter-mination date of the moratorium
establishedby On4inancc Nos. 3246 and 3251 is extended to Otober 31,
1981, unJ.c~->s sooner ter-minated by thi.s Council by adoption of a new
convcndon ordinance. All other terms of Ordinance Nos • .3246 and
3251 are continued in full force and effect.
SEC'riON 2. ·This ordinance is enacted as an ur.:gency ordinance
for tTi('TP'i7ote"Ct ion of the public peace, health, and safety in that:
(a) The mo~atoriurn presently in existence will terminate
prior to enactment of a new conversion ordinance. Any gap that is
cn>at(~d prior to the enactment of '-new conversion ordinance may
allow conversions that are incoPsistent with the provisions of the
proposed ordinance and the Council's goals and objectives.
SECTION 3. The Council finds and declares that enactment oE
this ordinance will not hav-e any significant environmental impact.
'fbis ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Palo Alto on Monday, June 1, 1981, and was
passed by a four/fifths vote of all Council members present at the
meeting as follows:
AYES: Bechtel, Fletcher, Henderson, Klein, Levy, Witherspoon
NOES: Eyerly
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Fazzino, Renzel
II APPROVED:
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