Ordinance Fact Sheet
TO:
FROM:
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: June 12, 2023
SUBJECT: AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE EXTENDING CERTAIN LAND USE
DEADLINES
TITLE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA EXTENDING
CERTAIN LAND USE RELATED DEADLINES FOR ENTITLEMENTS GRANTED IN COMPLIANCE WITHTITLE 17 (ZONING CODE) AND TITLE 16 (SUBDIVISIONS)
PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance extends certain land use related deadlines for entitlements, without amending the municipal code. The purpose of this action is to provide additional time for currently permitted projects to come to fruition in the face of challenging economic factors that are slowing down development in Pasadena.
REASON WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
This legislation is needed to account for the fact that the local economy and investor? in the City continue to face economic uncertainty due to lingering post-pandemic challenges such as supply , c_hain issues, labor shortages, and dramatic increases in construction costs, as well as interest rates which have been repeatedly risen to combat inflation arguably fueled by pandemic--era injections of cash into the economy
PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS OR GROUPS AFFECTED
The Planning & Community Development Department will implement the proposed ordinance.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City arising from this ordinance.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
On this same date, Council will be asked to find that this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA Public Resources Code §21080(b)(9); Administrative Code, Title 14, Chapter 3, §15061 (b)(3), the Commons Sense Exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Prepared by:
THERESA FUENTES
Assistant City Attorney
Concurred by:
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City Manager
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Respectfully submitted,
City Attorney