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ORDINANCE NO. 2327 ---
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1316, THE SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE, BY ADDING THERETO SECTIONS 3.26 AND 3.27
PROVIDING FOR DEDICATION OF LAND FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
The _co_uncil_ of_ the city of Palo Alto-does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. ordinance No. 1316 1 the Subdivision Ordin~nce of
th~ City of _Palo Alto, is hereby amended -by adding -thereto two new
sections to be designated Sections 3.26 and 3.27 and to read as
11 Sec. 3.26 Dedications for School Purposes; Applicable
Only to Subd1v1s1ons Cont:aining More Than 400
Dwelling Units ·
As provided in section 11525.2 of the B1lsiness and
Professions Code, every' subdivider of a subdivision com
prised of a· single parcel or contiguous parcels having more
than four --hundred (400) dwelling units shall file with the
tentative map_ of such subdivision an-offer to dedicate such
l.and as the City Council shall deem to be necessary for the
purpose of_co~structing thereon sc~ools necessary to a~sure
the resident!f of the subdivision adequate elementary school -
serv'ice, providing that all o:f ·-the following facts exist
with respect to such ;subdivisic:m: ~
(a) All< of the land pr~posed_ to be subdh~ided lies _
w~thin a_ sinqle school dh~t:i:1!o~ which maintains ~n elementary
school. --·-
(b)_ The sub(livider d.nd his successors have owned the
land_ being sub4ivided for less than ten (10) years prior to
the filing of the tentative map.. -.,-
(c) The sul:division is compri$ed of a single parcel_ or
contiguous parcels upon which-there m~y' _be developed C?r com
pl(i!t.ed within a period of three (3) year.~ Cf?.IM'&ncinq wj.th,
the.date of _approval of the tentative map mare than·four hundred (400) dwelling unft::s, -=a-s -that term is defined 'in the
~oiling orciinance of the City of Palo A~to.
· '~ i3ec. 3. 21 Term$ of o:f fer to Dedic; ate
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uniess:_the scho0i ;dis£:tict·and the_ inibdivider otbetwis~
agree, th~ offer to-dEidicate -required· by Section 3. 26 shall ·
be subject to .all of the, following terms: -----; ·
(a) The offe-r .to dedicate shall £krmi,nate automatidally ·
within thirty<-(30) .. d?iys at_ter tho C~ty-Council -sh&.l,l hav~ _ ·
approvea the tentative map· \Ulless the schqol dis:ttici; w_ithin
, such :-time shall ent•r_ into ~ ·binding comini tment with the
subdivider to accept the dedication~ ---- - ' _· -.-
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(b)' A deed of declicat~~-1aay be delivered_ to __ the· school-~
district any ttme subHqlient to -the date o·f -the binding--
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commitment specified in (a) abovtl!, but shall be delivered
prior to the construction of the four hundred first (40lst)
dwellinq unit, provided that the commitment to deliver the
deed shall expire if the construction of the 40lst dwelling
unit has not been completed within'three (3) years from the
approval of the tentative map. ·
(C) The acbool district shall repay to the subdivider
or his successors at the time of the delivery of the deed of
dedication the total of t:be following amountsi
_ _ _ · (1) Tbe oriqinal ·coat to the subdivider of the ----------deaicated-land-~----------------~ ------~ --------------· --------------·--·---·
(2) Tb& cost of any iaprovements to· the dedicated
land since acquisition by the subdivider.
(3) Tbe tax•• ••••~sed against the dedicated land
from the data oft.be City Couneil'a.approval of the
offer of dedication. _
(~) Any other costs incurred by the subdivider in
maintenance of the dedicated land, including interest -
costs incurred on any loa.ns covering such land.
The offer to dedicate shall be made upon a separate
document filed with the tentative map.and, if it states-that
it is made pursuant to section 3.26, shall be under.stood to
conta~n without further specification all of the terms set
forth.in this section. The offer sh~ll be binding on the
subdivider and his successors.•
SECTION 2. Except as am.ended heroeinabove, Ordinance No .. 1316,
as heretofore amended, -shall remain in full force and effect ..
SECTION 3.. This ordinance s~all become effective upon the .,\ . t /
expiration of thirty (JO) d.aya fJ"Oll its passage.
INTRODUCED: December 12; 1966
PASSED: January 9, 1967
AYES: Unanimous
NOES: None
ABSF.NT: Rohrs, Rus, Sher, Woodward
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