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ORDINANCE NO. 3220
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
A~ffiNDlNG SECTION 21.40.0SO(c) OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE
A?PCIC!\':'ION FOR APPROVAL OF TEN'l'ATIVE OR PRELIMINARY PARCEL Ml\P FOR
A CONDOM:fr-JIUM CONVEHSION PROJEC'.:
Th(' Counc ii of the: City of: Palo J\lto does ORDAIN as .follows:
SLCI'IU:; 1. ~~ectiun ;n.40.iF10(c) of the Palo hlto Municipal Coc:le is
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(c) An application for: approval of a tentative or p:celiminary
pc~t·<::f:·l map for ,:;: pr.o:ject subject to the provisions of. this chapter may be
filed, regardless of whcthc~r ther(~ is a vacancy surplus, if two~thirds of
all the adult tenor1ts lawfully .in pos.sesi3ion indicate a a(.:sire to convert
such pr.oject L°) community housing.
Such desire ,-:;hall be indi.cat.ed by the tenants' si9natm:e on a form
which contains the .statemen.t that the project may be converted to community
housing if two-thirds of all adult t~:nants lawfully in possession so desire.
The form sllall state that such tenant, by signing said statement, irrevocably
const:n ts to such conversion. Such form s hal 1 al so state that conversion may
require the tenants to find other housing and to relocate outside the City.
'I'he tenants' name and address sha1. l be printed on such form. No othe·r words
or provisions shall appear on such form. Any tenant occupying a unit after
the filing of such an application shall be informed in writing of the pen
dency and consequences of the application prior to occupancy or execution of
any rental or lease ngreement.
Notwi th standing the above paragraphs of subsection ( c:), there
shall be a six month moratorium commencing on the effective date of this
ordinance (September 4, 1980) prohibiting the submittal of condominium con
version applicationsr providedt however, that applications may be filed
during said rnoratorium if a vacancy si.trplus exists within the meaning of
this chapter. It is :..' urther provided that a condominium conversion project
for which an application is made during the moratorium which meets the tenant
consent requirements of this subsection and which provides assurances that
tenants will have the opportunity to remain in the converted dwell:i.ngs as
owners or renters for t.he expecl1::u life ur the connominium conversion project
but not less than thirty ( 3 0) ye a rs shal 1 be exempt from the moratorium.
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.t.h.~Ht th~ qonver9 iQ11 m~y requi~·e. th~ t:..er)arit;:~ .. \:<,.. . ~Jn.9 ctn~r .. hQ1,:1.~.ing __ .. aruL .. W..
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SEC'l'ION 2. 'I'he Council finds that the adoption of this ordinance
will not. hav"e-any significant advecse environmental impact.
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SF.C'rION 3. This ordinance shall become effective upon the
commencc-menf-of the thirty-first day af.ter the date of its passage.
INTRODUCED: July 14, 1980
PASS r:D: August 4, 1980
AYES: Brenner, Fazzino, Fletcher, Henderson, Levy, Renzel, Sher*, Witherspoon*
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Eyerly
l\'I'TEST ~ ·
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APPROVED:
* Sher ~nd ~itherspoon not part·icipating in new 1anguaqe added9 or in Section l(c)
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