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Home My WebLink About0821ORDINANCE NO. 821 (1979 Series) AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE CONVERSION OF HOUSING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WHEREAS, the City Council is aware the housing in the downtown area of San Luis Obispo fulfills basic housing needs of many senior citizens and other low - income households; and WHEREAS, the City Council is aware that there are economic and land use pressures which mdy encourage landlords-'in the downtown area to convert housing units to offices or commercial use; and WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned about the health and general welfare of low- income residents in the downtown area'who would be displaced by the conversion of existing housing units; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the displacement of these households a hardship since there is little available or affordable replacement housing for these people in the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council has directed the staff to work with the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority to evaluate various zoning and other proposals which can help conserve housing in the downtown. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 65858 of the California Government Code, the City Council hereby establishes a one year moratorium on the issuance or granting of any permit or other entitlement which would enable or assist the conversion of existing housing units in the downtown area to office, commercial, or other non - residential use. SECTION 2. For the purpose of this moratorium, the downtown area is that area delineated on Exhibit A,'attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. EXHIBIT "A" 0 821 SECTION 3. This ordinance is declared to be an ordinance fog the immediate protection and preservation of the public safety, health and welfare. Facts in support of the urgency of this ordinance are as follows: A. An urgency measure is necessary to prohibit conversion of downtown housing to office, commercial and other non - residential use, in order to assure that people of limited means and income will not be displaced without the availability of adequate., affordable replacement housing. B. At least one application for the conversion of downtown housing is now on file with the City; unless this ordinance is passed immediately, there is a strong likelihood that a number of city residents will be displaced from their current residences without the availability of adequate, affordable replacement housing. SECTION 4. This ordinance being an emergency ordinance for the immediate protection and preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare, containing a declaration of the facts constituting the urgency and passed by a four - fifths (4/5) vote of the Council shall take effect immediately pursuant to Charter Section 605 and, having been noticed as required by Section 65858 of the Government Code, shall continue in effect for a period of one year. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published within five (5) days in a newspaper of .,general circulation, but delay in publication, or even failure to publish, shall not affect its validity. SECTION 6. This ordinance may be rescinded by the City Council at any time by majority action of this Council. INTRODUCED AND FINALLY PASSED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo at a meeting held on the 16th day of October , 1979, on g motion of Councilman Jorgensen seconded by Councilwoman Billig , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Jorg.,nsen, Billig, Bond and Mayor Cooper NOES: Councilman Dunin ABSENT: None ATTEST: swg -� CITY C kT. . ITZPATRICK APPROVED: /Zzl/�� / i Cit §- Admiifistrative` Officer A1161� City Attorney r,g_� 2cxv�& J. -., I CJ/,�` Directo o Community Development , ,l v� Ww • ®C3 ° s� yo 9� O 9� 0 0 C�s 0 ORDINANCE NO. 821 (1979 Series) AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE CONVERSION OF HOUSING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WHEREAS, the City Council is aware the housing in the downtown area of San Luis Obispo fulfills basic housing needs of many senior citizens and other low- income households; and WHEREAS, the City Council is aware that there are economic and land use pressures which mdy encourage landlords: "in the downtown area to convert housing units to offices or commercial use; and WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned about.the health and general welfare of low - income residents in the downtown area who would be displaced by the conversion of existing housing units; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the displacement of these households a hardship since there is little available or affordable replacement housing for these people in the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council has directed the staff to work with the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority to evaluate various zoning and other proposals which can help conserve housing in the downtown. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 65858 of the California Government Code, the City Council hereby establishes a one year moratorium on the issuance or granting of any permit or other entitlement which would enable or assist the conversion of existing housing units in the downtown area to office, commercial, or other non - residential use. SECTION 2. For the purpose of this moratorium, the downtown area is that area delineated on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. 0 821 SECTION 3. This ordinance is declared to be an ordinance for the immediate protection and preservation of the public safety, health and welfare. Facts in support of the urgency of this ordinance are as follows: A. An urgency measure is necessary to prohibit conversion,-. of downtown housing to office, commercial and other non - residential use, in order to assure that people of limited means and income will not be displaced without the availability of adequate,, affordable replacement housing. B. At least one application for the conversion of downtown housing is now on file with the City; unless this ordinance is passed immediately, there is a strong likelihood that a number of city residents will be displaced from their current residences without the availability of adequate, affordable replacement housing. SECTION 4. This ordinance being an emergency ordinance for the immediate protection and preservation of the public health, safety.and general welfare, containing a declaration of the facts constituting the urgency and passed by a four - fifths (4/5) vote of the Council shall take effect immediately pursuant to Charter Section 605 and, having been noticed as required by Section 65858 of the Government Code, shall continue in effect for a period of one year. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published within five (5) days in a newspaper of general circulation, but delay in publication, or even failure to publish, shall not affect its validity. SECTION 6. This ordinance may be rescinded by the City Council at any time by majority action of this Council. INTRODUCED AND FINALLY PASSED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo at a meeting held on the 16th day of October , 1979, on motion of Councilman Jorgensen , seconded by Councilwoman Billig , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Jorgensen, Billig, Bond and Mayor Cooper NOES: Councilman Dunin ABSENT: None ATTEST: CITY ITZ PAT RICK APPROVED: Cit Admirfrs trative Officer City Attorney V�L�a -- jix -..' I `J/ Directo 9 Community Development , n PAI QP ♦0� ♦ 10 t % _ , ♦ Mod'( 9 a W--WA Av- EXHIBIT "A" - Housing Conversio n' Moratorium Area �` C