Section 180. Rural Urban Limit line.
A. There is hereby established a Rural Urban Limit line, which shall also be referred to as the “RUL.” The boundaries of the RUL shall be as depicted on Figures 1-1a and 1- 1b of the City of Napa General Plan, as amended by the City Council on July 22, 2014.
The RUL shall not be amended or modified, and no urban development shall be permitted in any area outside the RUL except as approved by the City’s voters, following approval by the City’s Planning Commission and City Council as a General Plan amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the RUL may be changed, modified or amended as a General Plan amendment by four-fifths (4/5) vote of the City Council, without approval by the voters, where necessary to comply with state or federal law, or to allow any community or recreational facilities, parks, public service facilities including, but not limited to, fire and police stations and substations, or similar facilities sponsored or developed by the City of Napa, the Napa Valley Unified School District, or other public educational facilities. No amendment or modification to the RUL, either by voter approval or by four-fifths (4/5) City Council vote, shall be permitted unless the City Council first has determined that such amendment or modification is consistent with the criteria contained in Chapter 9 of the draft General Plan Update, known as Envision Napa 2020, approved by the Napa Planning Commission in June 1998.
B. Except as expressly provided herein, no City of Napa water service shall be provided for any area or site outside the RUL. The City of Napa shall provide City water service to all properties within the incorporated area of the City of Napa and may, in its sole discretion, provide City water service for areas or sites outside the RUL and outside the incorporated area of the City of Napa as of March 1999 as follows:
To be used for municipal purposes by any other incorporated city or municipality; To be used for community facilities, recreational facilities, parks, public service facilities including, but not limited to, fire and police stations and substations, any similar facilities, as well as any public school facilities sponsored or developed by the City of Napa, the Napa Valley Unified School District or other public educational bodies; If such area or site qualifies for interruptible surplus agricultural water service pursuant to Napa Municipal Code Section 13.04.050 as the same may be amended from time to time;
For existing uses which have been provided with City of Napa water prior to the effective date of this charter amendment;
As necessary to fulfill any contractual obligation existing prior to the effective date of this charter amendment;
For any other uses approved by four-fifths (4/5) vote of the City Council. (Ratified March 2, 1999; Amended November 4, 2014.)
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