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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18 - NB-3 - Submission to the Voters at the Nov 8 - 6/7/2016CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: June 7, 2016 ITEM NUMBER: NB -3 SUBJECT: SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS AT THE NOVEMBER 8, 2016 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION A PROPOSED ORDINANCE QUALIFIED BY VOTER INITIATIVE TO REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DATE: May 27, 2016 FROM: Brenda Green, City Clerk Tarquin Preziosi, Deputy City Attorney PRESENTATION BY: Tarquin Preziosi, Deputy City Attorney FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Green, City Clerk, 714-754-5221 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Adopt Resolution 2016-35: Calling and giving notice for the holding of a General Municipal election to be held on November 8, 2016 for the submission to the voters of a proposed ordinance entitled, "An Initiative To Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects"; and 2. Adopt Resolution 2016-36: Requesting the Orange County Board of Supervisors to Consolidate a General Municipal election to be held on November 8, 2016, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City of Costa Mesa a question relating to the adoption of a proposed ordinance entitled, "An Initiative To Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects": and 3. Adopt Resolution 2016-37: Authorizing written arguments for or against the proposed ordinance to Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects, setting priorities for filing written arguments, determining the authors of the written arguments, and directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis. BACKGROUND On June 29, 2015 the City of Costa Mesa, City Clerk, received a voter initiative petition by its proponents (Proponents) "To Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects". As required by the California Elections Code, the City Attorney's Office provided a title and summary. The Proponents of the initiative published the Notice of Intent to Circulate and were legally permitted to circulate the petition June 17, 2015 to January 6, 2016. The petition required 4,995 valid signatures to qualify for the 2016 General Election ballot. 1 On January 4, 2016, the Proponents of the initiative petition filed the signed petitions. The City Clerk conducted a prima facie review and determined there was a sufficient number of signatures to proceed: 6908 total tally. On January 5, 2016, the petition was delivered to the County of Orange Registrar of Voters Office for signature verification. The Orange County Registrar of Voters examined the records of voter registration for the City of Costa Mesa and determined that the initiative petition had been signed by no less than 10 percent of City of Costa Mesa registered voters. Therefore the initiative petition was sufficient to be certified to the City Council. On March 15, 2016 City Council accepted the Certification and ordered a report pursuant to Elections Code Section 9212. City staff retained the services of Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. to prepare the Elections Code Section 9212 report. The City Council met on April 5, 2016 to discuss the report and approved June 7, 2016, as the date to agendize the resolutions to order the initiative to be placed on the November 8, 2016 ballot. FISCAL IMPACT OF PLACING MEASURE ON BALLOT The cost to place the initiative on the November 2016 ballot is estimated at $10,000.00, and is included in the Fiscal Year 2016-17 preliminary budget, Elections Consulting. LEGAL REVIEW The City Attorney's office has reviewed the report and approved as to form. CONCLUSION Adoption of the proposed Resolutions ensures compliance with the California Elections Code which mandates the process for placement of the initiative on the November 8, 2016 ballot. BRENDA GREEN City Clerk RICHARD L. FRANCIS Assistant Chief Executive Officer Attachments: 1. Resolution 2016-35 2. Resolution 2016-36 3. Resolution 2016-37 TARQUIN PREZIOSI Deputy City Attorney 2 RESOLUTION NO. 16-35 ATTACHMENT 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, pursuant to authority provided by statute a petition has been filed with the legislative body of the City of Costa Mesa, California, signed by more than ten percent (10%) of the number of registered voters of the city to submit a proposed ordinance entitled: An Initiative To Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has caused to be examined, through the office of the Orange County Registrar, the records of registration and is in receipt of that certain "Certificate as to Verification of Signatures on Petition," from the Orange County Registrar, has examined such certificate and has accepted as true and correct the findings contained therein and, thereby, ascertained that the petition is signed by the requisite number of voters; and WHEREAS, the City Council has not voted in favor of the adoption of the ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized and directed by statute to submit the proposed ordinance to the voters; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true, correct, and adopted by the City Council as if set forth in full. SECTION 2. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to general law cities there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Costa Mesa, California on November 8, 2016 a General Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting the following proposed ordinance: Measure _: An Initiative To Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects Response Vote Shall the ordinance to require voter approval of development projects that require adoption, amendment, change or Yes replacement of the General Plan, the Zoning Code, a specific plan, or an overlay plan, and that generates over 200 No additional trips, increases intersection volume/capacity, changes the intersection utilization/level of service, adds 40 or more dwelling units, adds 10,000 sq.' of non-residential use, or changes a public use to a private use under specified conditions, be adopted? Resolution No. 16-35 Page 1 SECTION 3. That the proposed complete text of the ordinance submitted to the voters is attached as Exhibit A. SECTION 4. That the vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority (50% +1) of the votes cast. SECTION 5. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in the form and content as required by law. SECTION 6. That the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to coordinate with the County of Orange Registrar of Voters to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter, and all supplies, equipment, and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election. SECTION 7. That the polls for the election shall be open at 7 a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until 8 p.m. of the same day when said polls shall be closed, pursuant to Election Code Section 10242, except as provided in Section 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California. SECTION 8. That the Orange County Registrar of Voters is authorized to canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election. SECTION 9. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, said election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide election. SECTION 10. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give such further or additional notice of the election, in the time, form, and manner required by law. SECTION 11. The Costa Mesa City Council hereby requests that the Orange County Registrar of Voters conduct all necessary services related to the Costa Mesa General Municipal Election. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10002, the Finance Director, or his/her designee, is hereby authorized to reimburse the County for the actual cost incurred in conducting the election upon receipt of a bill stating the amount due as determined by the elections official. SECTION 12. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa on this 7t" day of June, 2016. Stephen M. Mensinger, Mayor Resolution No. 16-35 Page 2 ATTEST: Brenda Green, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF COSTA MESA ) APPROVED AS TO FORM: Thomas Duarte, City Attorney I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that foregoing Resolution No. 16-35 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 7 t day of June, 2016, by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 8th day of June, 2016. BRENDA GREEN, CITY CLERK Attachment: Exhibit A — Proposed Ordinance Resolution No. 16-35 Page 3 Exhibit A INITIATIVE MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE VOTERS "An Initiative to give the People of Costa Mesa control of their future." To the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa: We, the undersigned, registered and qualified voters of the State of California, residents of the City of Costa Mesa, pursuant to Section 3 of Ordinance XI of the California Constitution and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 34450) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 4 of the Government Code, present to the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa this petition and request that the following proposed ordinance be submitted to the registered and qualified voters of the City of Costa Mesa for their adoption or rejection at an election on a date to be determined by the Costa Mesa City Council. We further request the Costa Mesa City Council place this amendment on the ballot pursuant to the California State Election Code 9200-9226. The proposed amendment reads as follows: The people of the Costa Mesa find that: (a) Environmental quality in Costa Mesa, which directly affects the quality of life of its residents, workers and visitors, is significantly and adversely impacted by excessive development, which causes severe traffic congestion and gridlock, degradation of Costa Mesa's infrastructure, as well as air, noise and water pollution; (b) Costa Mesa's traffic circulation system is already oversaturated. Several intersections are operating at or near failure during peak traffic hours and are inadequate to support existing development; (c) Furthermore, these existing traffic and traffic circulation system conditions result in adverse effects on public safety, public health and our quality of life; (d) Increased population density and overall population have stressed Costa Mesa's parks and other public facilities and services resulting in adverse effects on public well-being; (e) The City of Costa Mesa's existing land use and development review and approval procedures do not carefully or accurately consider, nor adequately weigh, the adverse impacts to the local environment and quality of life caused by increased density and congestion resulting from major changes in allowable land use; (f) The standards by which the City of Costa Mesa evaluates major changes in allowable land use are ill-defined and inadequate to avoid or effectively mitigate the adverse effects of those changes; and page 1 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 (g) The People of Costa Mesa, whose quality of life and property rights are at stake, should have the power to decide whether a proposed Major Change in Allowable Land Use, as defined below, is worth the added congestion and density it will cause, after careful, independent evaluation by the City of Costa Mesa of the adverse environmental effects of Major Changes in Allowable Land Use, based on clear and consistently applied standards. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: See.—I. Code Amendment. This ordinance amends the Costa Mesa Municipal Code as follows and supersedes any provisions that are inconsistent with this ordinance and shall be known as "Ordinance to give the people of Costa Mesa control of their future". Sec. -2. Purpose. It is the purpose of this ordinance to: (a) Give the voters of Costa Mesa the power to determine whether Costa Mesa should allow Major Changes in Allowable Land Use, as defined below, by requiring voter approval of any such proposed change and thereby ensuring maximum public participation in major land use and zoning changes proposed in Costa Mesa; (b) Ensure that the voters of Costa Mesa receive all necessary and accurate environmental information on proposals for Major Changes in Allowable Land Use, so that they shall intelligently vote on any such proposal; (c) Ensure that Costa Mesa officials provide timely, accurate and unbiased environmental review of all proposals for Major Changes in Allowable Land Use, so that they may minimize or mitigate their adverse traffic and land use impacts and maximize neighborhood compatibility before the voters decide on any such change; (d) Ensure that all elements of the land use change approved by the voters are implemented; and (e) Protect the public health, safety and welfare, and the quality of life, for all persons living or working or visiting in Costa Mesa. Sec. 3. Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section apply to the provisions of this ordinance only and do not page 2 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 affect any other provision of law. (a) "As -Built Condition" means the dwelling units, office and other nonresidential units, buildings and baseline traffic conditions existing at the time Costa Mesa issues the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for the Major Change in Allowable Land Use, or, where no such notice is issued, on the date the application for the Major Change in Allowable Land Use is deemed complete. Illegal dwellings and other conditions that exist in violation of Costa Mesa's zoning ordinance and are subject to Costa Mesa's power of abatement, shall not be accounted for in the As -Built Condition for the purpose of determining a "Significant Increase," as defined in subdivision (h) below. (b) "Average Daily Trips" means the number of vehicle trips that a Major Change in Allowable Land Use would generate on a daily basis. Trips generated shall be calculated by using the most recent version of the Trip Generation Manual of the Institute of Transportation Engineers ("ITE") in effect on the date the City of Costa Mesa issues the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for a Major Change in Allowable Land Use or, where no such notice is issued, on the date the application for the Major Change in Allowable Land Use is deemed complete. Further, a Daily Trip is a motor vehicle either leaving or arriving at said property during a given day. Also, for purposes of counting trips, any vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GV WR) greater than 6,000 (six thousand) pounds, shall be counted as generating two (2) trips for every trip attributed to this sized vehicle. (c) "General Plan" means the General Plan of the City of Costa Mesa in effect as of the effective date of this ordinance, or as may be amended pursuant to this ordinance. (d) "Intersection Capacity Utilization" or "ICU" means a quantitative measure of traffic flow of an intersection that includes critical turning movement volume/capacity (v/c) ratios. ICU is related to Level of Service (below) and augments the determination of LOS. An ICU of "1.00" is indicative of an intersection that is at maximum capacity. (e) "Level of Service" or "LOS" means a scale that measures the amount of traffic that a roadway or intersection can accommodate, based on the ICU of the intersection and such factors as maneuverability, driver dissatisfaction, and delay. (f) "Major Change in Allowable Land Use" means any proposed amendment, change, or replacement of the General Plan, or of Costa Mesa's zoning ordinance (as defined and contained in Title 13, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code) or any Specific Plan or Overlay Plan or adoption of a new Specific Plan or Overlay Plan meeting any one or more of the following conditions: page 3 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 (1) The proposed change in allowable land use would significantly increase traffic, density or intensity of use above the As -Built condition, as defined in (k), in the neighborhood where the major change is proposed. (2) The proposed change in allowable land use would change a public use to a private use. A Major Change in Allowable Land Use in this category shall include a change of use on: (i) land designated for a public use or a public right-of-way; provided, however, that the abandonment of a public right of way that is no longer needed, in conformity to the procedural requirements of the Government Code of the State of California, Section 65402 and the Municipal Code of the City of Costa Mesa, shall not be subject to voter approval. (3) land designated as utility right-of-way; (4) land donated, bequeathed or otherwise granted to Costa Mesa; (5) land used or designated for Costa Mesa school property; or (6) land owned, controlled or managed by Costa Mesa; (g) "Minor Change in Allowable Land Use" means any change in land use that does not meet or exceed the changes as defined in Major Change in Allowable Land Use, as defined in (f). (h) "Municipal Code" or "Costa Mesa Municipal Code" means the Municipal Code of the City of Costa Mesa. (i) "Overlay Plan" or "Overlay Zone" mean the same and refer to any zoning code plan covering a currently zoned area of the city that allows a land owner to change from that zone to another to further develop that owner's property. Said Overlay Zone would include certain restrictions or incentives to increase the likelihood of a property owner's desire to develop their property affected by the Overlay Zone. (j) "Proponent" means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity applying to Costa Mesa for a change in allowable land use. If Costa Mesa itself initiates the change, it shall be deemed the Proponent for the purposes of this ordinance. page 4 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 (k) "Significantly Increase" or "Significant Increase" means any one or more of the following increases over or changes compared to the As -Built Condition: (1) The traffic generated by the proposal: (i) would generate more than 200 additional Average Daily Trip ends; or (ii) would increase the V/C ratio of the intersection operating condition in one of the following ways: a. would increase the V/C ratio to equal to or greater than 0.040 such that after implementation of the major change the LOS would be C or worse; b. would increase the V/C ratio increase to equal to or greater than 0.020 such that after implementation of the major change the LOS would be D or worse; or c. would increase the V/C ratio to equal to or greater than 0.010 such that after implementation of the major change the LOS would be E or F or ICU of 0.9 or higher; or (iii) any increase in ICU at any Costa Mesa intersection from less than 0.9 to 0.9 or higher; or any change in LOS at any intersection or on any corridor from better than "D" to "D" or worse. (2) For purposes of determining traffic increases attributable to a Major Change in Allowable Land Use, baseline and projected ICU and LOS conditions shall be determined considering weekday peak hour conditions at such time of the year when local public schools are in session. (3) The density increase generated by the proposal produces more than forty (40) additional residential dwelling units than As -Built conditions. (4) The intensity of use generated by the project produces more than ten thousand (10,000) additional square feet of retail, office or other nonresidential floor area than As -Built conditions. (5) The voters declare that dividing a Major Change in Allowable Land Use, that would otherwise require their approval, into partial changes that would not by themselves require their approval obviates their intent to have control over major changes in allowable land use and is contrary to the purposes of this ordinance. For the purposes of this ordinance, a "significant increase" occurs if the combination of a proposed minor change in allowable land use with one or more other minor or major changes in allowable land use within a half mile which were approved within eight (8) years preceding issuance of the notice of page 5 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 preparation of an environmental impact report or other environmental review document for the proposed minor change, or, where no such notice is issued, within eight (8) years preceding commencement of the City's environmental analysis for the proposed minor change, meets any increase or change threshold for traffic, density or intensity of use defined in this ordinance. (1) "Specific Plan" means any existing Specific Plan in effect as of January 1, 2015 or any Specific Plans as may be amended pursuant to this ordinance or any new Specific Plans which shall be approved by both the Costa Mesa City Council as well as the voters of Costa Mesa pursuant to this ordinance. Sec. -4. Effective date; Applicability. (a) This ordinance shall be binding and effective as of the earliest date allowed by law (the "Effective Date"). At its first public meeting following completion of the canvass of votes, the Costa Mesa City Council shall pass the resolution required by Elections Code Section 9266. The following day, the elections official of Costa Mesa shall cause a copy of the complete text of the adopted measure to be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Government Code Sections 34459 and 34460. (b) Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9205, all Major Changes in Allowable Land Use approved by the Costa Mesa City Council on or after the date of publication of the notice of intention to circulate the initiative petition adding this ordinance to the City Municipal Code, shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance. Sec. 5. Vote of the Costa Mesa Electorate on a Major Change in an Allowable Land Use. (a) Each Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall be put to a vote of the Costa Mesa electorate; provided, however, that no such change shall be submitted to the Costa Mesa electorate unless the Costa Mesa City Council has first approved the change pursuant to all state and local laws applicable to approval of land use changes by the legislative body. A Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall become effective only after approval by the Costa Mesa City Council and a majority of the Costa Mesa Electorate voting "YES" on a ballot measure proposing such change at either a regular or special municipal election. An advisory election does not satisfy the voter approval requirement. (b) The sample ballot materials mailed to the registered voters of Costa Mesa prior to an election shall describe any Major Change in Allowable Land Use in a manner that clearly discloses both the scope and main features of the proposal (including any and all phases) that the Major Change in Allowable Land Use consists of or depends on, and the location and the acreage of the project site. The description shall include the page 6 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 text of any proposed amendment to the General Plan, to Costa Mesa's zoning ordinance or of any proposed adoption or repeal of, or amendment to, a Specific Plan. The description shall clearly compare the proposal and its traffic impacts both to the As -Built Condition and to existing applicable land use designations and zoning classifications, providing accurate comparative data concerning existing as well as proposed densities (in units per acre) and intensities of use (in square footage, types of use and traffic impacts). If a site-specific development is proposed in connection with a Major Change in Allowable Land Use, and existing densities or intensities of use in such site-specific development are less than the densities or intensities the Major Change in Allowable Land use proposes, the text of the ballot shall clearly disclose the maximum total residential, commercial, industrial or other nonresidential build -out potential, and traffic impacts under build -out, compared to the As -Built Condition. Easily readable maps shall be used to assist the voters in the proposal description. All of the information called for by this subdivision shall be posted on Costa Mesa's website no later than ten (10) days prior to the Costa Mesa City Council's action on a Major Change in Allowable Land Use, and such information shall be updated no later than two business days following the Costa Mesa City Council's action. (c) For all Major Changes in Allowable Land Use approved by the Costa Mesa City Council on or after the effective date of this ordinance, the restdting election required by this ordinance shall be set for the first regular municipal election following City Council approval of the Major Change in Allowable Land Use; or, by mutual agreement with the Proponent, the Costa Mesa City Council may call a special municipal election, with the cost of the special election borne solely by the Proponent. (d) The popular vote required by this ordinance shall be in addition to all other applicable review and approval requirements for such Major Change in Allowable Land Use, including environmental review in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). (e) All subsequent City permits and approvals necessary to implement all or part of a Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall conform to the voter -approved change. Under no circumstances shall any subsequent permit or approval authorize, allow or otherwise accommodate higher densities, intensities of use, or trip generation than the densities, intensities and trip generation approved by the Costa Mesa City Council and the voters. (f) No certificate of occupancy for any structure built as part of a proposal that depends on a Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall be issued until: (1) All mitigations of traffic impacts, including control signals, increases in right- of-way capacity via widening roads, or other right-of-way or intersection improvements, as may be required by the Costa Mesa City Council, have been page 7 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 developed and implemented, and the City Engineer has certified completion and operation of all traffic impact mitigations in full compliance with the Costa Mesa City Council's approval action; or (2) Costa Mesa has received payment of the then current trip fees and a fully enforceable agreement between Costa Mesa and the Proponent specifying any other considerations to implement the appropriate mitigation measures. (g) Except as provided in Section 6, Paragraph (b) below, any permits or approvals issued without voter approval, where such voter approval is required under this ordinance, shall be null and void. Sec. 6. Application for Major Change in Allowable Land Use; City Review. (a) To carry out the purposes of this ordinance, any application for a Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall contain accurate and up-to-date factual data and information, and the subsequent written City review shall include the following (in addition to all other disclosures required under CEQA and Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code): (1) The information required by Section 5, subdivision (b), above; (2) A site plan or diagram, drawn to scale for any site specific amendment; (3) A complete, objective discussion of the potential inconsistencies between the proposal that consists of, or depends on, the Major Change in Allowable Land Use, and: (i) surrounding uses in the neighborhood; (ii) the General Plan; (iii) the City's zoning and subdivision ordinances; and (iv) any applicable Specific Plan or Overlay Plan. (4) To the extent the proposal differs from existing uses, a frill description of the mitigations necessary or recommended for adoption to minimize neighborhood impacts and incompatibility shall be provided. (b) A complete, objective analysis of the traffic circulation and traffic safety impacts of the proposal that consists of, or depends on, the Major Change in Allowable Land Use. The traffic analysis shall be prepared directly by, or umder direct contract to, the City, page 8 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 and shall make accurate determinations for the purposes of Section _3, subdivision (b)(1), above. ICU and LOS impact analysis shall be provided for all corridors and intersections subject to any significant impacts due to the Major Change in Allowable Land Use. LOS analyses shall use current best practices described in the current Highway Capacity Manual published by the Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council. The traffic analysis shall adequately disclose the direct, the indirect or secondary, and the cumulative impacts of the proposal accounting for all relevant factors, such as proportion of heavy weight vehicular traffic, bus stops, intersection and corridor oversaturation (downstream traffic queuing impacts), pedestrian traffic, side street and driveway entrances and exits, ingress stacking and overflowing, and turn lane queuing and overflow. The traffic analysis also shall identify the mitigations necessary or recommended to reduce the traffic impacts to an ICU below 0.90 or LOS D or better for the corridors and intersections subject to this analysis. The location, nature and adverse construction -phase impacts of the traffic impact mitigations shall be clearly described. (c) To reduce delay for Proponents, the City's decision-making bodies may review and conditionally approve discretionary permit applications required for a proposal prior to the Costa Mesa electorate's vote on a Major Change in Allowable Land Use on which such proposal depends; provided, however, that no conditional permit approval will become effective unless the related Major Change in Allowable Land Use is passed by the voters and has itself become effective. If the related Major Change in Allowable Land Use is rejected by the voters, such change and all conditional permits shall have no force and effect. Sec. -7. Exceptions. (a) This ordinance shall not apply to any Major Change in Allowable Land Use that is limited to allowing the development of a public school or a hospital. (b) This ordinance shall not preclude completion of a site-specific development that depends on a Major Change in Allowable Land Use approved before the effective date of this ordinance, if before such date, the holder of any permit or other entitlement for use for such development has lawfully and in -good faith acquired a vested right, under state law, to carry out the development to completion. (c) The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the extent that they would violate state or federal laws. (d) This ordinance shall not be applied in a manner that would result in an unconstitutional taking of private property. page 9 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 (e) This ordinance shall not apply to affordable housing proposals required by state or federal law. (f) This ordinance shall not apply to any Major Change in Allowable Land Use of property with legal non -conforming residential units that were occupied on the date of publication, pursuant to Elections Code Section 9205, of the notice of intention to circulate the initiative petition adding this ordinance to the Municipal Code, so long as the proposed change in allowable land use meets all the following conditions: (1) the existing residential units are rendered conforming under the proposed change; (2) the proposed change does not allow an increase in the number of residential units on the property; (3) the proposed change does not create a Significant Increase in traffic or intensity of use; and (4) the proposed change does not create a reduction in open space or in any set back. Sec. -8. Relationship to Municipal Code. If any provision of this ordinance conflicts with other provisions contained in the Costa Mesa Municipal Code, the provisions of this ordinance shall supersede any other conflicting provision. Sec. -9. Amendments. No provision of this ordinance may be amended or repealed except by a vote of the people of Costa Mesa. Sec. 10. Judicial Enforcement. Any aggrieved person shall have the right to bring an action to enjoin any violation of this ordinance or to enforce the duties imposed on Costa Mesa by this ordinance. Sec. 11. Construction. This ordinance shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. Nothing herein shall be construed to make illegal any lawful use being made of any land in accordance with City land use and zoning regulations in force before the effective date of this ordinance. Sec._12. Consistency with Other Ballot Measures. If another ballot measure is placed on the same ballot as this measure and deals with the same subject matter, and if both measures pass, the voters intend that both measures shall be put into page 10 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 effect, except to the extent that specific provisions of the measures are in direct conflict. In the event of a direct conflict, the measure which obtained more votes will control as to the directly conflicting provisions only. The voters expressly declare this to be their intent, regardless of any contrary language in any other ballot measure. Sec. -13. Severability. If any section, subdivision, clause, sentence, phrase or portion of this ordinance is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections, subdivisions, clauses, sentences, phrases and portions shall remain valid and enforceable. The voters declare that they would have passed all sections, subdivisions, clauses, sentences, phrases and portions of this ordinance without the section, subdivision, clause, sentence, phrase or portion declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction. page 11 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 cu C.4 UJ d ;> J ti— �l �> ev 04 c� ca page 11 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 ATTACHMENT 2 RESOLUTION NO. 16-36 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 8, 2016, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa called a General Municipal Election to be held on November 8, 2016 for the purpose of submitting a proposed ordinance to the voters of the City of Costa Mesa for their consideration; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa is submitting to the voters of the City of Costa Mesa a question relating to the adoption of proposed ordinance; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that the general municipal election be consolidated with the Statewide General election to be held on the same date and that within the city, the precincts, polling places, and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City of Costa Mesa a question relating to the adoption of a proposed ordinance. Resolution No. 16-36 Page 1 SECTION 2. That the following measure is to appear on the ballot as follows: 1. Measure _: An Initiative To Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects Response Vote Shall the ordinance to require voter approval of development projects that require adoption, amendment, change or Yes replacement of the General Plan, the Zoning Code, a specific plan, or an overlay plan, and that generates over 200 No additional trips, increases intersection volume/capacity, changes the intersection utilization/level of service, adds 40 or more dwelling units, adds 10,000 sq.' of non-residential use, or changes a public use to a private use under specified conditions, be adopted? SECTION 3. That the proposed complete text of the ordinance submitted to the voters is attached as Exhibit A. SECTION 4. That the vote requirement for both of the measures to pass is a majority (50% +1) of the votes cast. SECTION 5. That the County of Orange Registrar of Voters is authorized to canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide election. SECTION 6. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the county election department to take any and all steps necessary to hold the consolidated election. SECTION 7. That the City of Costa Mesa recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any costs. SECTION 8. That the City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the county election department of the County of Orange. SECTION 9 resolution. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution No. 16-36 Page 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7t" day of June, 2016. Stephen M. Mensinger ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Brenda Green, City Clerk Thomas Duarte, City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF COSTA MESA ) I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that foregoing Resolution No. 16-36 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 7t" day of June, 2016, by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 8t" day of June, 2016. BRENDA GREEN, CITY CLERK Attachments: 1. Exhibit A — Proposed Ordinance: An Initiative To Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects. Resolution No. 16-36 Page 3 Exhibit A INITIATIVE MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE VOTERS "An Initiative to give the People of Costa Mesa control of their future." To the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa: We, the undersigned, registered and qualified voters of the State of California, residents of the City of Costa Mesa, pursuant to Section 3 of Ordinance XI of the California Constitution and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 34450) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 4 of the Government Code, present to the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa this petition and request that the following proposed ordinance be submitted to the registered and qualified voters of the City of Costa Mesa for their adoption or rejection at an election on a date to be determined by the Costa Mesa City Council. We further request the Costa Mesa City Council place this amendment on the ballot pursuant to the California State Election Code 9200-9226. The proposed amendment reads as follows: The people of the Costa Mesa find that: (a) Environmental quality in Costa Mesa, which directly affects the quality of life of its residents, workers and visitors, is significantly and adversely impacted by excessive development, which causes severe traffic congestion and gridlock, degradation of Costa Mesa's infrastructure, as well as air, noise and water pollution; (b) Costa Mesa's traffic circulation system is already oversaturated. Several intersections are operating at or near failure during peak traffic hours and are inadequate to support existing development; (c) Furthermore, these existing traffic and traffic circulation system conditions result in adverse effects on public safety, public health and our quality of life; (d) Increased population density and overall population have stressed Costa Mesa's parks and other public facilities and services resulting in adverse effects on public well-being; (e) The City of Costa Mesa's existing land use and development review and approval procedures do not carefully or accurately consider, nor adequately weigh, the adverse impacts to the local environment and quality of life caused by increased density and congestion resulting from major changes in allowable land use; (f) The standards by which the City of Costa Mesa evaluates major changes in allowable land use are ill-defined and inadequate to avoid or effectively mitigate the adverse effects of those changes; and page 1 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 (g) The People of Costa Mesa, whose quality of life and property rights are at stake, should have the power to decide whether a proposed Major Change in Allowable Land Use, as defined below, is worth the added congestion and density it will cause, after careful, independent evaluation by the City of Costa Mesa of the adverse environmental effects of Major Changes in Allowable Land Use, based on clear and consistently applied standards. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: See. 1. Code Amendment. This ordinance amends the Costa Mesa Municipal Code as follows and supersedes any provisions that are inconsistent with this ordinance and shall be known as "Ordinance to give the people of Costa Mesa control of their future". Sec. -2. Purpose. It is the purpose of this ordinance to: (a) Give the voters of Costa Mesa the power to determine whether Costa Mesa should allow Major Changes in Allowable Land Use, as defined below, by requiring voter approval of any such proposed change and thereby ensuring maximum public participation in major land use and zoning changes proposed in Costa Mesa; (b) Ensure that the voters of Costa Mesa receive all necessary and accurate environmental information on proposals for Major Changes in Allowable Land Use, so that they shall intelligently vote on any such proposal; (c) Ensure that Costa Mesa officials provide timely, accurate and unbiased environmental review of all proposals for Major Changes in Allowable Land Use, so that they may minimize or mitigate their adverse traffic and land use impacts and maximize neighborhood compatibility before the voters decide on any such change; (d) Ensure that all elements of the land use change approved by the voters are implemented; and (e) Protect the public health, safety and welfare, and the quality of life, for all persons living or working or visiting in Costa Mesa. Sec. 3. Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section apply to the provisions of this ordinance only and do not page 2 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 affect any other provision of law. (a) "As -Built Condition" means the dwelling units, office and other nonresidential units, buildings and baseline traffic conditions existing at the time Costa Mesa issues the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for the Major Change in Allowable Land Use, or, where no such notice is issued, on the date the application for the Major Change in Allowable Land Use is deemed complete. Illegal dwellings and other conditions that exist in violation of Costa Mesa's zoning ordinance and are subject to Costa Mesa's power of abatement, shall not be accounted for in the As -Built Condition for the purpose of determining a "Significant Increase," as defined in subdivision (h) below. (b) "Average Daily Trips" means the number of vehicle trips that a Major Change in Allowable Land Use would generate on a daily basis. Trips generated shall be calculated by using the most recent version of the Trip Generation Manual of the Institute of Transportation Engineers ("ITE") in effect on the date the City of Costa Mesa issues the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for a Major Change in Allowable Land Use or, where no such notice is issued, on the date the application for the Major Change in Allowable Land Use is deemed complete. Further, a Daily Trip is a motor vehicle either leaving or arriving at said property during a given day. Also, for purposes of counting trips, any vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GV WR) greater than 6,000 (six thousand) pounds, shall be counted as generating two (2) trips for every trip attributed to this sized vehicle. (c) "General Plan" means the General Plan of the City of Costa Mesa in effect as of the effective date of this ordinance, or as may be amended pursuant to this ordinance. (d) "Intersection Capacity Utilization" or "ICU" means a quantitative measure of traffic flow of an intersection that includes critical turning movement volume/capacity (v/c) ratios. ICU is related to Level of Service (below) and augments the determination of LOS. An ICU of "1.00" is indicative of an intersection that is at maximum capacity. (e) "Level of Service" or "LOS" means a scale that measures the amount of traffic that a roadway or intersection can accommodate, based on the ICU of the intersection and such factors as maneuverability, driver dissatisfaction, and delay. (f) "Major Change in Allowable Land Use" means any proposed amendment, change, or replacement of the General Plan, or of Costa Mesa's zoning ordinance (as defined and contained in Title 13, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code) or any Specific Plan or Overlay Plan or adoption of a new Specific Plan or Overlay Plan meeting any one or more of the following conditions: page 3 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 (1) The proposed change in allowable land use would significantly increase traffic, density or intensity of use above the As -Built condition, as defined in (k), in the neighborhood where the major change is proposed. (2) The proposed change in allowable land use would change a public use to a private use. A Major Change in Allowable Land Use in this category shall include a change of use on: (i) land designated for a public use or a public right-of-way; provided, however, that the abandonment of a public right of way that is no longer needed, in conformity to the procedural requirements of the Government Code of the State of California, Section 65402 and the Municipal Code of the City of Costa Mesa, shall not be subject to voter approval. (3) land designated as utility right-of-way; (4) land donated, bequeathed or otherwise granted to Costa Mesa; (5) land used or designated for Costa Mesa school property; or (6) land owned, controlled or managed by Costa Mesa; (g) "Minor Change in Allowable Land Use" means any change in land use that does not meet or exceed the changes as defined in Major Change in Allowable Land Use, as defined in (f). (h) "Municipal Code" or "Costa Mesa Municipal Code" means the Municipal Code of the City of Costa Mesa. (i) "Overlay Plan" or "Overlay Zone" mean the same and refer to any zoning code plan covering a currently zoned area of the city that allows a land owner to change from that zone to another to further develop that owner's property. Said Overlay Zone would include certain restrictions or incentives to increase the likelihood of a property owner's desire to develop their property affected by the Overlay Zone. (j) "Proponent" means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity applying to Costa Mesa for a change in allowable land use. If Costa Mesa itself initiates the change, it shall be deemed the Proponent for the purposes of this ordinance. page 4 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 (k) "Significantly Increase" or "Significant Increase" means anyone or more of the following increases over or changes compared to the As -Built Condition: (1) The traffic generated by the proposal: (i) would generate more than 200 additional Average Daily Trip ends; or (ii) would increase the V/C ratio of the intersection operating condition in one of the following ways: a. would increase the V/C ratio to equal to or greater than 0.040 such that after implementation of the major change the LOS would be C or worse; b. would increase the V/C ratio increase to equal to or greater than 0.020 such that after implementation of the major change the LOS would be D or worse; or c. would increase the V/C ratio to equal to or greater than 0.010 such that after implementation of the major change the LOS would be E or F or ICU of 0.9 or higher; or (iii) any increase in ICU at any Costa Mesa intersection from less than 0.9 to 0.9 or higher; or any change in LOS at any intersection or on any corridor from better than "D" to "D" or worse. (2) For purposes of determining traffic increases attributable to a Major Change in Allowable Land Use, baseline and projected ICU and LOS conditions shall be determined considering weekday peak hour conditions at such time of the year when local public schools are in session. (3) The density increase generated by the proposal produces more than forty (40) additional residential dwelling units than As -Built conditions. (4) The intensity of use generated by the project produces more than ten thousand (10,000) additional square feet of retail, office or other nonresidential floor area than As -Built conditions. (5) The voters declare that dividing a Major Change in Allowable Land Use, that would otherwise require their approval, into partial changes that would not by themselves require their approval obviates their intent to have control over major changes in allowable land use and is contrary to the purposes of this ordinance. For the purposes of this ordinance, a "significant increase" occurs if the combination of a proposed minor change in allowable land use with one or more other minor or major changes in allowable land use within a half mile which were approved within eight (8) years preceding issuance of the notice of page 5 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 preparation of an environmental impact report or other environmental review document for the proposed minor change, or, where no such notice is issued, within eight (8) years preceding commencement of the City's environmental analysis for the proposed minor change, meets any increase or change threshold for traffic, density or intensity of use defined in this ordinance. (1) "Specific Plan" means any existing Specific Plan in effect as of January 1, 2015 or any Specific Plans as may be amended pursuant to this ordinance or any new Specific Plans which shall be approved by both the Costa Mesa City Council as well as the voters of Costa Mesa pursuant to this ordinance. See. 4. Effective date; Applicability. (a) This ordinance shall be binding and effective as of the earliest date allowed by law (the "Effective Date"). At its first public meeting following completion of the canvass of votes, the Costa Mesa City Council shall pass the resolution required by Elections Code Section 9266. The following day, the elections official of Costa Mesa shall cause a copy of the complete text of the adopted measure to be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Government Code Sections 34459 and 34460. (b) Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9205, all Major Changes in Allowable Land Use approved by the Costa Mesa City Council on or after the date of publication of the notice of intention to circulate the initiative petition adding this ordinance to the City Municipal Code, shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance. Sec. 5. Vote of the Costa Mesa Electorate on a Major Change in an Allowable Land Use. (a) Each Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall be put to a vote of the Costa Mesa electorate; provided, however, that no such change shall be submitted to the Costa Mesa electorate unless the Costa Mesa City Council has first approved the change pursuant to all state and local laws applicable to approval of land use changes by the legislative body. A Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall become effective only after approval by the Costa Mesa City Council and a majority of the Costa Mesa Electorate voting "YES" on a ballot measure proposing such change at either a regular or special municipal election. An advisory election does not satisfy the voter approval requirement. (b) The sample ballot materials mailed to the registered voters of Costa Mesa prior to an election shall describe any Major Change in Allowable Land Use in a manner that clearly discloses both the scope and main features of the proposal (including any and all phases) that the Major Change in Allowable Land Use consists of or depends on, and the location and the acreage of the project site. The description shall include the page 6 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 text of any proposed amendment to the General Plan, to Costa Mesa's zoning ordinance or of any proposed adoption or repeal of, or amendment to, a Specific Plan. The description shall clearly compare the proposal and its traffic impacts both to the As -Built Condition and to existing applicable land use designations and zoning classifications, providing accurate comparative data concerning existing as well as proposed densities (in units per acre) and intensities of use (in square footage, types of use and traffic impacts). If a site-specific development is proposed in connection with a Major Change in Allowable Land Use, and existing densities or intensities of use in such site-specific development are less than the densities or intensities the Major Change in Allowable Land use proposes, the text of the ballot shall clearly disclose the maximum total residential, commercial, industrial or other nonresidential build -out potential, and traffic impacts under build -out, compared to the As -Built Condition. Easily readable maps shall be used to assist the voters in the proposal description. All of the information called for by this subdivision shall be posted on Costa Mesa's website no later than ten (10) days prior to the Costa Mesa City Council's action on a Major Change in Allowable Land Use, and such information shall be updated no later than two business days following the Costa Mesa City Council's action. (c) For all Major Changes in Allowable Land Use approved by the Costa Mesa City Council on or after the effective date of this ordinance, the resulting election required by this ordinance shall be set for the first regular municipal election following City Council approval of the Major Change in Allowable Land Use; or, by mutual agreement with the Proponent, the Costa Mesa City Council may call a special municipal election, with the cost of the special election borne solely by the Proponent. (d) The popular vote required by this ordinance shall be in addition to all other applicable review and approval requirements for such Major Change in Allowable Land Use, including environmental review in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). (e) All subsequent City permits and approvals necessary to implement all or part of a Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall conform to the voter -approved change. Under no circumstances shall any subsequent permit or approval authorize, allow or otherwise accommodate higher densities, intensities of use, or trip generation than the densities, intensities and trip generation approved by the Costa Mesa City Council and the voters. (f) No certificate of occupancy for any structure built as part of a proposal that depends on a Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall be issued until: (1) All mitigations of traffic impacts, including control signals, increases in right- of-way capacity via widening roads, or other right-of-way or intersection improvements, as may be required by the Costa Mesa City Council, have been page 7 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 developed and implemented, and the City Engineer has certified completion and operation of all traffic impact mitigations in full compliance with the Costa Mesa City Council's approval action; or (2) Costa Mesa has received payment of the then current trip fees and a fully enforceable agreement between Costa Mesa and the Proponent specifying any other considerations to implement the appropriate mitigation measures. (g) Except as provided in Section 6, Paragraph (b) below, any permits or approvals issued without voter approval, where such voter approval is required under this ordinance, shall be mill and void. Sec. 6. Application for Major Change in Allowable Land Use; City Review. (a) To carry out the purposes of this ordinance, any application for a Major Change in Allowable Land Use shall contain accurate and up-to-date factual data and information, and the subsequent written City review shall include the following (in addition to all other disclosures required under CEQA and Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code): (1) The information required by Section 5, subdivision (b), above; (2) A site plan or diagram, drawn to scale for any site specific amendment; (3) A complete, objective discussion of the potential inconsistencies between the proposal that consists of, or depends on, the Major Change in Allowable Land Use, and: (i) surrounding uses in the neighborhood; (ii) the General Plan; (iii) the City's zoning and subdivision ordinances; and (iv) any applicable Specific Plan or Overlay Plan. (4) To the extent the proposal differs from existing uses, a full description of the mitigations necessary or recommended for adoption to minimize neighborhood impacts and incompatibility shall be provided. (b) A complete, objective analysis of the traffic circulation and traffic safety impacts of the proposal that consists of, or depends on, the Major Change in Allowable Land Use. The traffic analysis shall be prepared directly by, or trader direct contract to, the City, page 8 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 and shall make accurate determinations for the purposes of Section _3, subdivision (b)(1), above. ICU and LOS impact analysis shall be provided for all corridors and intersections subject to any significant impacts due to the Major Change in Allowable Land Use. LOS analyses shall use current best practices described in the current Highway Capacity Manual published by the Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council. The traffic analysis shall adequately disclose the direct, the indirect or secondary, and the cumulative impacts of the proposal accounting for all relevant factors, such as proportion of heavy weight vehicular traffic, bus stops, intersection and corridor oversaturation (downstream traffic queuing impacts), pedestrian traffic, side street and driveway entrances and exits, ingress stacking and overflowing, and turn lane queuing and overflow. The traffic analysis also shall identify the mitigations necessary or recommended to reduce the traffic impacts to an ICU below 0.90 or LOS D or better for the corridors and intersections subject to this analysis. The location, nature and adverse construction -phase impacts of the traffic impact mitigations shall be clearly described. (c) To reduce delay for Proponents, the City's decision-making bodies may review and conditionally approve discretionary permit applications required for a proposal prior to the Costa Mesa electorate's vote on a Major Change in Allowable Land Use on which such proposal depends; provided, however, that no conditional permit approval will become effective unless the related Major Change in Allowable Land Use is passed by the voters and has itself become effective. If the related Major Change in Allowable Land Use is rejected by the voters, such change and all conditional permits shall have no force and effect. Sec. 7. Exceptions. (a) This ordinance shall not apply to any Major Change in Allowable Land Use that is limited to allowing the development of a public school or a hospital. (b) This ordinance shall not preclude completion of a site-specific development that depends on a Major Change in Allowable Land Use approved before the effective date of this ordinance, if before such date, the holder of any permit or other entitlement for use for such development has lawfully and in -good faith acquired a vested right, under state law, to carry out the development to completion. (c) The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the extent that they would violate state or federal laws. (d) This ordinance shall not be applied in a manner that would result in an unconstitutional taking of private property. page 9 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 (e) This ordinance shall not apply to affordable housing proposals required by state or federal law. (f) This ordinance shall not apply to any Major Change in Allowable Land Use of property with legal non -conforming residential units that were occupied on the date of publication, pursuant to Elections Code Section 9205, of the notice of intention to circulate the initiative petition adding this ordinance to the Municipal Code, so long as the proposed change in allowable land use meets all the following conditions: (1) the existing residential units are rendered conforming under the proposed change; (2) the proposed change does not allow an increase in the number of residential units on the property; (3) the proposed change does not create a Significant Increase in traffic or intensity of use; and (4) the proposed change does not create a redaction in open space or in any set back. See. 8. Relationship to Municipal Code. If any provision of this ordinance conflicts with other provisions contained in the Costa Mesa Municipal Code, the provisions of this ordinance shall supersede any other conflicting provision. Sec. 9. Amendments. No provision of this ordinance may be amended or repealed except by a vote of the people of Costa Mesa. Sec. 10. Judicial Enforcement. Any aggrieved person shall have the right to bring an action to enjoin any violation of this ordinance or to enforce the duties imposed on Costa Mesa by this ordinance. Sec. 11. Construction. This ordinance shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. Nothing herein shall be construed to make illegal any lawful use being made of any land in accordance with City land use and zoning regulations in force before the effective date of this ordinance. Sec.12. Consistency with Other Ballot Measures. If another ballot measure is placed on the same ballot as this measure and deals with the same subject matter, and if both measures pass, the voters intend that both measures shall be put into page 10 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 effect, except to the extent that specific provisions of the measures are in direct conflict. In the event of a direct conflict, the measure which obtained more votes will control as to the directly conflicting provisions only. The voters expressly declare this to be their intent, regardless of any contrary language in any other ballot measure. See. 13. Severability. If any section, subdivision, clause, sentence, phrase or portion of this ordinance is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections, subdivisions, clauses, sentences, phrases and portions shall remain valid and enforceable. The voters declare that they would have passed all sections, subdivisions, clauses, sentences, phrases and portions of this ordinance without the section, subdivision, clause, sentence, phrase or portion declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction. V page 11 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 o � Y > LJJ 0 rn N J Ca to page 11 Initiative to give the People Of Costa Mesa control of their future --FINAL 6/29/2015 ATTACHMENT 3 RESOLUTION NO. 16-37 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED MEASURE TO REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Costa Mesa, California, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure: Measure _: An Initiative To Require Voter Approval On Certain Development Projects Response Vote Shall the ordinance to require voter approval of development projects that require adoption, amendment, change or Yes replacement of the General Plan, the Zoning Code, a specific plan, or an overlay plan, and that generates over 200 No additional trips, increases intersection volume/capacity, changes the intersection utilization/level of service, adds 40 or more dwelling units, adds 10,000 sq.' of non-residential use, or changes a public use to a private use under specified conditions, be adopted? NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City Council affirms for measures placed on the ballot by petition, the persons filing an initiative petition, pursuant to Elections Code Section 9282(a) may file a written argument in favor of the ordinance, not exceeding 300 words, and the legislative body may submit an argument against the ordinance. SECTION 2. That the City Council authorizes the following member(s) of it's body (Mayor Against) (Mayor Pro Tem Member Against) (Council Member Against) (Council Member Against) (Council Member Against) to file a written argument Against Measure as specified above not exceeding 300 words, accompanied by the printed names(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including June 17, 2016, 5:00 p.m., the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. Resolution No. 16-37 Page 1 of 3 The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument. The arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument. SECTION 3. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the office of the City Attorney is affected. a. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure not exceeding 500 words showing the effect of the measure on existing law and the operation of the measure. If a measure affects the organization or salaries of the office of the City Attorney, the City Clerk shall prepare the impartial analysis. b. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the city. c. In the event the entire text of the measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the sample ballot, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10 -point type, the following: "The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure _. If you desire a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the election official's office at 714-754-5225 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you. d. The impartial analysis shall be filed by June 17, 2016, 5:00 p.m., the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON JUNE 7, 2016. Stephen M. Mensinger, Mayor ATTEST: Brenda Green, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Thomas Duarte, City Attorney Resolution No. 16-37 Page 2 of 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF COSTA MESA ) I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that foregoing Resolution No. 16-37 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 7th day of June, 2016, by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 8th day of June, 2016. BRENDA GREEN, CITY CLERK Resolution No. 16-37 Page 3 of 3