HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 81-54 ERRESOLUTION NO. 81-54
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a petition has been received by the City Council of the
City of Lodi requesting that the following Ordinance be submitted immediately
to a vote of the people at a Special Election:
"The People of the City of Lodi, California do ordain as follows:
1. It shall be the policy of the City of Lodi to protect land in the
Green Belt area in order to preserve and protect agricultural land, preserve
the scenic value of the area, protect wildlife habitat and natural resources and
to protect the small city character of Lodi.
2. The Green Belt area shall be designated as the area between the outer
limits of the incorporated city and the outer limits of the adopted sphere of
influence at the adoption of this ordinance.
3. To affect the policy of the City of Lodi to protect land in the Green
Belt area, non-agricultural development in the City of Lodi which lies adjacent
to the Green Belt area shall be permitted only after a finding by the City Council
that such non-agricultural development will not interfere with the continued produ,
tive use of agricultural land in the Green Belt area or that an adequate buffer
or mitigation zone exists to assure continued productive use of agricultural land
in the Green Belt area.
4. At the time of adoption of this ordinance, the Green Belt area shall be
removed from the existing Land Use Element of the General Plan of the City of
Lodi.
5. Before land in the Green Belt area can be annexed by the City if Lodi,
an amendment to the City's Land use Element of the General Plan must be made and
approved by a majority of the people voting.in a city-wide election.
6. Before any annexation proposal can be approved, the City Council must
make the finding that the proposed annexation is contiguous to existing city
boundaries and the projected demand from the proposed development in the area
to be annexed will not exceed the service capacity of existing municipal utilities
and services, the school district, and existing roadways.
7. Water, sewer, and electrical facilities shall not be expanded or extender
until the City Council makes the finding that a proposed expansion or extension is
consistent with the goals, policies and land use designations of the General Plan
and this ordinance.
8. The City of Lodi may hold elections in consolidation with other schedules
elections in the City for the purpose of allowing voters to voice their opinions
on amendments to the City's Land Use Element of the General Plan.
9. I£ any portion of this ordinance is hereafter determined to be invalid,
all remaining portions of this ordinance shall remain in force and effect and to
this extend the provisions of this ordinance are seperable.
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WHEREAS, said petition has been certified by the City Clerk of the City
of Lodi as containing sufficient signatures of qualified registered voters
of the City of Lodi to require action by the City Council pursuant to State
of California Election Code Section 4010.
WHEREAS, in accordance with provisions of Section 4010 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, the City Council shall either:
a) Introduce the ordinance without alteration at the regular meeting
at which it is presented and adopt the ordinance within 10 days after it is
presented;or
b) Immediately order a Special Election to be held not less than 94 or
more than 109 days after the date of the order, at which the Ordinance
without alteration shall be submitted to a vote of the voters of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lodi
does hereby call a Special Election to be held not less than 94 nor more than
109 days from this date to vote on the proposed ordinance heretofore set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City
of Lodi, does hereby set the date of the subject Special Election to be
Tuesday, August 25, 1981.
Dated: May 20, 1981
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 81-54 was passed and adopted by
the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held May 20, 1981 by
the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen - Hughes, Katnich, Murphy, Pinkerton, and McCarty
Noes: Councilmen - None
Absent: Councilmen - None
v
ALICE M. REIKICHE
City Clerk