CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ACTIONS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN
LOCAL DEMOCRACY, AUTHORITY, AND CONTROL AS RELATED TO
LOCAL ZONING AND HOUSING ISSUES
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of California each year proposes, passes, and has signed into law a number of bills addressing a range of housing issues; and
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of California does not allow sufficient time between each legislative cycle to determine if the legislation is successful in bringing about the change for the State of California’s housing issues; and
WHEREAS, the majority of these bills usurp the authority of local jurisdictions to determine for themselves the land use policies and practices that best suit each city and its residents and instead impose mandates that do not take into account the needs and differences of jurisdictions throughout the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the ability of local juri sdictions to determine for themselves which projects require review beyond a ministerial approval; what parking requirements are appropriate for various neighborhoods within their jurisdiction; what plans and programs are suitable and practical for each co mmunity rather than having these decisions imposed upon cities without regard to the circumstances of each individual city; and what zoning should be allowed for residential properties is a matter of great import to the City of Alameda among other items related to local zoning and housing issues; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Alameda f eels strongly that our local government is best able to assess the needs of our community and objects to the proliferation of State legislation that deprives us of that ability;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Council of the City of Alameda supports the following:
Section 1. The City of Alameda is opposed to the current practice of the legislature of the State of California of continually proposing and pass ing multitudes of bills that directly impact and interfere with the ability of cities to control their own destiny through use of the zoning authority that has been granted to them.
Section 2. The City of Alameda will explore various ways to protect the ability of cities to retain local control over zoning as each individual city within the State of California is best suited to determine how the zoning in their city should be allocated in order to meet the housing needs of the community.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause this resolution and his/her certification to be entered in the Book of Resolution of the Council of this City.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 16th day of May 2023, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 17th day of May 2023.
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
Approved as to form:
Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda