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ORDINANCE NO. 372 C,S.
AN ORDINANCE OF !'IIE CITY 01' ARROYO GRANDE
REQUIRING APPROV1\J~ BY A VO'I'E or" 'l'1IE PEOPLF.
FOR TilE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY N8W OR
SUBSTANTIALr.Y REHODELED CI'l'Y IIALL
\mEREAS, the remodeling, expanding or relocating of the
present City Hall would involve the expenditure of substantial
sums of City tax~Dyur money, and could adversely impact the level
Dnd availability of City efficiency and services, as'we11 as
these areas of the cOllUnunity surrounding a City Hall; ancl
WIIEREAS, this.Council finds that the public interest would
be best served by letting City voters approve or disapprove any
proposal to expand, remodel or relocate City lIall.
NOW, THEREFORE, DE n' ORDAIIJED by the City' Counc il of the
City of Arroyo Grande as follows:
Section 1. The Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding
Chapter 5 to Title 1, reading in full as follows:
"~hapter 5 - M0ndatory Heferendums -
1-5.01 Mandatory Referendum for City lIall Hemodeling,
Expansion, Relocation or Construction.
A. Any decision to remodel or expand the present City Hall
or to relocate or change the site for City lIall, or to
construct a new or different City lIall Building or any
portion thereof, shall not become final, binding, or
effective until approved by a majority of voters voting
at a regular municipal election held in June 01: November
" of any even numbered year.
n. Any decision to amend the General Plan, the zoning
ordinance, or any other plan, policy ~r ordinance of the
City to authorize or allow City Hall to be in any
location_~ther than its present site shall not become
final, binding or effective until approved by a majority
of the voters voting at a regular municipal election
held in June or November of any even numbered year:.
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C. Each proposition to be submitted to the voters pursuant
i to paragraphs A and D above shall be placed on the ballot
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as a separate and independent measure, after the City
I Council has held a public hearing and has adopted an
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I appropriate ordinance or resolution setting forth its
uecision in full, and after all environmental
determinations and anticipated cost figures are
available to the voting public.
D. For the purposes of this Ordinanco, I'City Itall" means,
without limitation, any building or structure designed,
constructed or intended for regular use for anyone or
more of the following purposes:
(1 ) City Council chambers
(2 ) City Council offices
( 3) City Manager offices
(4 ) City Clerk offices
(5 ) City Attorney offices
(6 ) Finance offices
(7) Any other central administrative offices not
I providing direct services to or for the public.
E. Exemptions. 'l'he mandatory referendum requirements in
this section shall not apply to any of the follo\oling:
(1) City Hall remodeling and/or expansion plans or
projects approved by the City Council prior to the
effective date of this Ordinance.
(2) Emergency repair or reconstruction of City Hall on
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its present site resulting from fire, flood,
earthquakes or other similar disaster, provided that
such repair or reconstruction is approved by a
four-fifths vote of the City Council.
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( 3) Normal maintenance and repair of the present City
Hall.
Sec tion 2. Sunset Clause. Municipal Code Section 1-5.01
and all subsections thereof adopted in Section 1 of this
Ordinance shall expire and be of no further force or effect ten
(10) years after the effective date of this Ordinance. 'l'he City
Clerk shall make appropriate notes in the Hunicipal Code
referriny to this expiration proviHion.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
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thirty (30) days after its passage 1 and within fifteen (15) days
after its passage it shall be published once, together with the
names of Council Members voting thereon, in a newspaper published
and circulated in said City.
On motion of Council Member Porter, seconded by
Council I1cmbcr Johnson, and on the following roll call
vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Porter, Johnson, Millis, Moots and Mayor Mankins
NOI~S: None
i\l1SEN'l': None
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the foregoing Ordinance \o/as passed and adopted this 8th <lilY
of ~\an:h, 19B8.
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CI'fV CLER
I, NANCY A, DAVIS, City Clerk of the City of ArroytJ Grande, County
of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby cer'tify under penalty
of perjury that the foregoing Ordinance No. 37.:1. C.S. is a true, full
and correct copy of said Ordinance passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of said Council on the 8th day of March, 1988,
WI1NESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed
this 11th day of March, 1988,
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C I TV CLERK (j
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