Meredith, Alyssa
From: WILLIAM BALLAS L
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2023 6:09 AM
To: City Council DL; Hess, Justin
Co: Kramer, Bob; WILLIAM BALLAS
Subject: There is Strength in Number......... It is Time to Unite for this Cause Attachments:
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Council Members & City Manager,
Burbank's governing body should join with all other California city governments and support the city of Huntington Beach in defending a lawsuit brought by the State of California for violating state housing laws.
State government has no business writing zoning laws to locate cities.
As a unified group, with HB's 197,000 population & Burbank's 105,000, plus hopefully many other cities, the zoning laws passed the last few years can be held unconstitutional under either state or federal constitutions.
See the attached for a brief summation of some of those laws that should be void.
Respectfully,
William F. Ballas
Burbank
NEWS > HOUSING • News
New laws at issue in latest round of
Surf City vs. California
The state's relentless drive to end California's housing crisis raised claims Sacramento is usurping local control.
State housing officials mandated that Souther California plan for 1.3 million new homes by 2030.
So far, 103 jurisdictions have failed to adopt a state-certified plan to accomplish that. (File photo:
The Associated Press)
By JEFF COLLINS Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: March 9, 2023 at 8:31 p.m. | UPDATED: March 9, 2023 at 8:54 p.m.
State lawmakers adopted dozens of housing laws in the past six years, arguing suburban To beef up enforcement, the state created a housing enforcement unit and Justice Department housing strike force.
Local leaders pushed back, saying Sacramento is usurping local control.
Here are some of the key laws at issue in this latest round of Surf City vs. California:
RHNA: The 54-year-old Regional Housing Needs Assessment law requires local governments to plan for housing at all income levels, drafting new plans once every five to eight years to meet that need, Lawmakers have added teeth to RHNA in recent years, saying the law was ignored and ineffective.
As a result, Southern California's RHNA mandate tripled this decade to 1.3 million new homes. Huntington Beach's increase is even steeper, Jumping tenfold to 13,368 homes.
Charter cities: The state constitution allows cities that adopt their own charters to control their municipal affairs, but they still are subject to state laws on other matters. Court rulings have held that some state housing laws still apply in charter cities.
Senate Bill 9: The Callfornia Home Act, passed in 2021, ends single-family zoning by allowing "lot-splits" in single-family neighborhoods, with up to four units. Minimum lot sizes are needed to qualify. Huntington Beach has yet to receive any SB 9 applications.
Accessory dwelling units: Thousands of new backyard and garage apartments are being built throughout the state, thanks to a series of new laws easing restrictions on ADUs. Local governments were forced to allow bigger units on smaller lots, with up to two ADUs on a site.
New rules also make them easier to rent.
Builder's remedy: A 32-year-old provision in the state's "Anti-NIMBY" Housing Accountability Act requires jurisdictions without a state-certified "housing element" to approve developments, regardless of zoning, so long as they include affordable housing.
In 2019, 5B 330 made it easier to apply by allowing bare-bones "preliminary applications" to lock in builder's remedy rights. Huntington Beach has yet to receive a builder's remedy application.
Senate Bill 1333: This 2018 law was adopted in response to a court ruling in Huntington Beach's favor. The measure applies portions of the state's planning and zoning law to charter cities. In its federal lawsuit, Huntington Beach alleged Thursday that SB 1333 deprives charter cities of their constitutional rights.
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Agenda Item: eComments for 6. Adoption of an Extension of an Urgency Ordinance (Ordinance No. 22-3,972) Establishing Interim Development Controls in Response to Senate Bill 9 to Allow the City Time to Study and Consider Enactment of Permanent Development Standards Through a Zone Text Amendment • Community Development Department Overall Sentiment
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Gail Just
Location: 915062926, BURBANK
Submitted At: 2:29pm 03-14-23
I support an extension of an Urgency Ordinance, allowing the City time to study, analyze and consider enactment of permanent development standards through a zone text amendment.
Burbank Rancho
Agenda Item: eComments for 7. Introduction of an Ordinance Adding Article 4 to Chapter 2 of Title 4 to the Burbank Municipal Code, Regarding Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations - Public Works Department