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Home My WebLink AboutORD 3246.... ' " . _ .. . I ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NO. 3246 ORDINANCE OF TBE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF P.P.I.,O ALTO AMENDING SECTION 21.40.0SO(c) OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING THE CONVERSION OF RENTAL HOUSING ·ro CONOOMINrtiMS WHEREAS, this Council has di~ected that City Staff evaluate the present Chapte~ 21.40 of the Palo Alto Muni~ipal Code and provide its conclusions to this Council not later than July 1, 1981; and WHEREAS, this Council wishes to minimize the opportunity for condominium conversions during the Staff study period while recogniz ing that those per~ons who have taken the official step of delivering ~consent formsN to tenants have relied substantially upon the pre •;iou:;ly cxistinq ordinance; The C<Yrncil of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Section 21.40.0SO(c) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is herebjl c1'merided to r:€:a(i as fc>llo~s~ ~(cl An application for approval of a ten ta~ive or preliminary parcel map for a project subject to the provisions of thi.s chapter may be filed, regardles3 of whether there is a vacancy surplus, if two-thi~ds of all the adult tenants lawfully J.n possession indicate a desire to con vert such project to community housing. "Such desires shall be indicated by the ten ants• signature on a form which contains the statement that the project may be converted to community housing if two-thirds of all the adult tenants lawfully in possession so desire. The form shall state that such tel"i.ant, by signing said statement, irrevocably consents to such ccnversion. Such form shall also state that conversion may require the tenant to find other housing and to relocate outside the City. The tenants' name and ~ddress shall be printed on such form. No other wo~ds 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 pendency and conse quences of the application prior to occupancy or execution of any rental or lease agreement. •Notwithstanding the dbove paragraphs of subsection (c}, there shall be a moratorium effective October 2, 1980, and terminating July 1, 1981, which shall prohibit the submittal of an application for a condominium conversion1 pro vided, however, that an application may be filed during said moratn!'.'ium { 1} if a vacancy surplus exists within the meaning of the chapter, or ' ,, . ' .. (2)(a) if the consent form required by this sub section has been mailed or other.wise delivered on or before October 2, 1980, to adult tenants law fully in possession of the rental unit proposed for conversion! {bi if the two-thirds consent re quirement of this subsection is met, (c} if assurances are provided that all tenants will have the opportunity to remain in the converted dwelling as owners or ~enters for the expected life of the condominium conversion project or thi~ty years if the project life is greater than thirty years, and (d) if the complete application is filed on or before July 1, 1981. Conversion projects which have received tentati~1e subdivi sion map approval from the City Council or pre liminary parcel map approval in accordance with this title prior to the effective date of this amendment shall bp exempt f~om the provisions of th i. s a~ end m •: n t h u t ~:;ha 11 b c r c q u l ate d by a 11 other regulations of this chapter existing at the time ot tentative or preliminary parcel map appr:ov a.1 .• SECTION 2. The Council fin~s that this project wjll have no s igniTfcarita(ive·c.. se 0nv i ronment.a l impact. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall before effective upon the com menc:ernent:-Of t}ie thirty·-fir st nay after the day o( its passage. INTRODUCED: October 2 7' l 9BO PASSED: N1;vembel' 24' 1980 AYES~ Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher 1 Hc~nderson, Levy, Renze'[ NOES~ lwne A8B'I'ENTI ONS: Witherspoon ABSEN'l': Brenner, Sher :~~fld-MM City Cl~ APPROVED AS ·ro PO.RM: t \ , r /I ( ~· >) '1 C U. 21.t.L Ci t.~1> Attorney ·~= ··-) ) ~.<'l-·-~·---__,....-..o....~~·;_;_;.._~---~~-.=::::::....~~--City nager ~·t+ E: 1---filrecijro?p :,tanning fua CO~fTI\lnity En ironment I I ..... c. ,-< z,/[/JJ?a·µ Buri: Jng-of£icia1