HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 20-050 Opposition to senate Bill 1120RESOLUTION NO.20-050
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
IN OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL 1120 (ATKINS)
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WHEREAS, in recent years, California has experienced a growing need for affordable
housing and the State has enacted many laws that seek to address that need by stripping
jurisdictions of local control; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill (SB) 1120 would require ministerial consideration without any
discretionary review, hearing, or environmental review for proposed housing developments with
2 residential units in zones where allowable uses are limited to single-family residential
development; and
WHEREAS, the' bill would require cities to permit the development of a duplex or
subdivision of a parcel into two equal parcels, prohibit cities from imposing dedications of rights -
of -way, limit parking requirements to no more than one space per unit, and prohibit any parking
requirements for developments within'/2 mile of a major transit stop or stop on a high frequency
bus line or within one block of a car share vehicle; and
WHEREAS, SB 1120 imposes no requirement to build affordable units and continues a
one -size -fits all approach to the housing crisis by eroding local control and the ability of residents
to plan for and shape the future of their community.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saratoga does
hereby oppose SB 1120, encourages Saratoga community members to express their thoughts on
this bill to their State representatives, and urges the California State Legislature and the Governor
of California to terminate this bill and seek a collaborative approach to the housing crisis that does
not undermine local control.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga
City Council held on the 1" day of July 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Howard A. Miller, Vice Mayor Mary -Lynne Bernald, Council Members E.
Manny Cappello, Yan Zhao, Rishi Kumar
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Howard A. Miller, Mayor
ATTEST:
DATE: ' (�
e bie retschneider, CMC, City Clerk