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Ordinance 1689Ordinance No. 1689 New Series PROHIBITING AND SUSPENDING ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION OFMULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS (EMERGENCY LEGISLATION) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OFALAMEDA that: Section 1. From and after the effec- tive date of this ordinance, there shall be no building permits issued by the City, and the issuance thereof is hereby suspended, for the construction of any multiple dwelling unit within the City. Section 2. For the purpose of this ordinance "multiple dwelling unit" is defined as a building or portion thereof designed, intended or.used to house; or for occupancy by, three or more families living independently of each other. Section 3. This ordinance is one of great necessity and urgency within the meaning of Section 3 -12 of the City Charter, is introduced and passed at the some Council meeting, and shall become effective on March 21, 1973. Section 4. The facts constituting the necessity and urgency hereof are: (1) Pursuant to Resolution No. 8017, adopted by the City Council on January 16, 1973, there was submitted to the electorate at the General Municipal Election held March 13, 1973, a proposal to amend the Charter of the City of Alameda by adontina a new Ar- title XXVI thereto; consisting of Sec- tions 26 -1 and 26 -2, as follows: "ARTICLE XXVI Multiple Dwelling Units "Sec. 26 -1. There shall be no multiple dwelling units built in the City of Alameda. "Sec. 26 -2. Exception being the Alameda Housing Authority replacement of existing low cost housing units and the proposed Senior Citizens low cost housing complex, pursuant to Article XXV Charter of the City of Alameda. (2) P ursuant thereto, there appeared on the official ballot submitted to the voters at said municipal electi the question: - "Shall the Charter of the City of Alameda be amended to provide that there shall be no multiple dwelling units built in the City of Alameda; exception being the Alameda Housing Authority replacement of existing low cost housing units and the proposed Senior Citizens low cost housing complex, pursuant to Article XXV of said Charter? Said.omendment wil!' e accomplished by adopting Sections 26 -1 and 26 -2 of a new Ar- ticle XXVI thereof, all as fully set forth in Resolution No. 8017 of the Council of the City of Alameda." (3) Said question was voted on in the affirmative at said election by a majority of the electorate, and at the regular meeting of the City Council held March 20, 1973, said Council can- vassed the returns of said election and declared that said Charter amendment had been adopted. (4) Under the state Constitution and general laws said amendment will not be effective until it is approved by_con- rurrent resolution of the state legisla- ture, which approval will not occur im- mediateiy, thus leaving a period of time during which the vote of the people, as expressed in said election, cannot be carried out. (5) The purpose at this ordinance is to prevent the issuance of such building permits during said period of time and thereby.to put into immediate effect the intention of the electorate in adopting said amendment, it being the concern of the Council that some persons will attempt to evade such intention by seeking building permits during the said time required for formal approval of said amendment by the state legisla- ture. (6) Tats Co uncil hereby finds; fitter mines and declares that it is in the best public interest and necessity, and that the need to put into immediate effect the intention expressed by the people at said election is an event of great public urgency, requires that this or- dinance be introduced and passed at the regular meeting of the City Council held March 20, 1973; and that this or dinance become and be in full force and effect on March 21, 1973. Section 5. This ordinance shall be repealed and be of no.further force from and after the date said new Article XXVI of the Charter becomes duly ef- fective by law. TERRY LA CROIX,JR. Presiding Officer of the Council Attest: ETHEL M. PITT bettiuty City Clerk 1, the undersigned, hereby certify that.the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the'Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 20th day of March; 1973, by the following vote, to wit: - AYES: Councilmen Levy, Longaker, McCall and President La Croix, Jr., (4). Councilman Fore, (1). ABSENT: None. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto.set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 21st day of March, 1973. (SEAL) ETHEL M. PITT Deputy City Clerk of the City of Alameda No. 1039 — Publish March 23, 1973