HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2004-19RESOLUTION NO. 2004-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
OPPOSING CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE BILL 744 (DUNN): PLANNING: HOUSING: WHICH
WOULD BROADEN THE AUTHORITY OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO OVERTURN LOCAL LAND USE DECISIONS
WHEREAS, California State Senate Bill 744 (Dunn) establishes, within the State Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD), a procedure to hear appeals from developers of
affordable housing that have had a project denied or have had conditions placed on it that would
make the project financially unfeasible; and
WHEREAS, SB 744 gives the HDC the authority to overturn local land use decisions after hearing
appeals from housing development applicants who were previously denied approval or granted
approval with conditions by a local agency; and
WHEREAS, the legislation empowers the HCD staff members to decide these issues rather than
going through the traditional local land use process that is accessible to the public; and
WHEREAS, California State law already provides legal recourse to developers that believe local
governments have unjustly treated their projects thus making this bill unnecessary; and
WHEREAS, SB -44 is a clear transfer of power from local government to the State; and
WHEREAS, the League of Call ori-i"a Cities and other California cities are strongly opposed to SB 744
(Dunn).
NOW, THEREFORE, ZiE IT HEF,0LVED that the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar OPPOSES
SB 744 (Dunn); Fionning: ',,ctisirig and directs the following:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar shall adopt the Resolution and the City
Clerk shall certify to the adoption.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar asks all elected local and State
officials to OPPOSE SB 744 (Dunn).
SECTION 3. That certified copies of the resolution be circulated to the following:
League of California Cities
San Gabriel Valley COG
Assemblyman Bob Pacheco
Senator Bob Margett
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, on
this1 8j;n day of Mai , 2004.
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1, LINDA C. LOWRY, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution, was passed, approved and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on the 1 Rth day of May , 2004, by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Huff, O'Connor, MPT/Herrera, M/Zirbes
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chang
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Linda C. Lowry, City CI
City of Diamond Bar
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