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ORDINANCE NO~ 36Q§
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL 01:'~ THE CITY' OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING CHAPTER 16. 4 7 REGARDING APPROVAL OF PRO
JECTS WITH IMPACTS ON HOUSING TO ADO PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS
WHER8AS, on July 23, 1984, the City Council adopted the Housing
Mitigation Ordinance {Ordinance No. 3560) which requires developers
of commercial and indust.ria.l space to provide housing units or-in
lieu payments; a~d
WHEREAS, the Council has asked staff to return with an amendme~t
providing for penalti8s for violation of the ordinance;
~OW, THEREFORE, t~e Council of the City of Palo Alto do~3 ORDAIN
as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 16.47.050 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is
hereby renumbered ro 16~47.060.
SECTION 2. Section 16.47.050 is her~by added to the Pale: Alto
~unicipal Code to read as follows:
16.47.050 Penalties. (a) All remedies
provided for i:1 this chapter. sha 11 be cumulative
dnd not excl~sive.
(b) Violation of any prov1s1on of this
chapter, including but not limi-t;~d to converting
an exempt w:;e to a non..,.t::~xempt use' without tender
ing the appropiate housing mitigation t~ the
City, is a misdemea!"lor p1.mishable as provided in
this code.
(c) Each person or entity is guilty of a
separate offense for each ,'nd every day during
any portion of which any violation of any provi
sion of thi& chapter is comrni t ted, <;anti nued o~
permitted by such per&on or e11tity and shall be
~unished accordingly.
(d) Any person or entity vfolatin<J any pro
vision of thi~ chapter, including but not limited
to convertinCJ an exempt use to a non-exempt use
without tender in9 the appropriate housing mtt. itJ~
tion to the City,-may t~ liable civilly in a sum
not to exceed five ht.'•:'ld:-ed dollars for. each day
in which such violation occurs.
(e) Persons employed in the following
designated employe~ positions are ~uthorized to
exercise the authority \provided in Penal Code
Sect ion 8 36. 5 and are author. i zed to issue ci ta
tions for violations of this chapter1 chief
building official, assistant chief building
official, and ordinance compliance i~spector.
SECTION 3. The Council finds that this project will have no
si(~nificant adverse environrnental impact.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be·.;orne effective upon the com
mencement" ,Jrthe thirty-first day after the day of its passage.
INTRODUCED: February 25, 1985
PA.3SED; t~arch 11, J.985
AYES: Ber.htel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, ~utorius,
Witnerspoon, Woolley
NOES: None
ABST~NTIONS: None
ABSE;NT: None
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