Berkeley, California, Additional Low-Rent Housing Allowance, Measure Z1 (November 2016)
| Measure Z1: Berkeley Additional Low-Rent Housing Allowance |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local housing |
| Related articles |
| Local housing on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California Alameda County, California ballot measures |
| See also |
| Berkeley, California |
A low-rent housing measure was on the ballot for Berkeley voters in Alameda County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing local, state, and/or federal entities to construct an additional 500 units of low-rent housing for low-income individuals. |
| A no vote was a vote against allowing local, state, and/or federal entities to construct an additional 500 units of low-rent housing for low-income individuals. |
Election results
| Measure Z1 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 44,574 | 83.34% | ||
| No | 8,912 | 16.66% | ||
- Election results from Alameda County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall any federal, state or local public entity be empowered to develop, construct or acquire an additional 500 units of low-rent housing in the City of Berkeley for persons of low income?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Berkeley City Attorney:
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This measure was placed on the ballot by the City Council. Article XXXIV of the California Constitution requires that a City’s voters grant prior approval before any federal, state or local public entity can develop, construct or acquire certain types of low rent (below market rate) housing projects in that City. Berkeley citizens have voted to approve the development of 200 units of housing for low income persons in 1977, 300 units in 1981, and 500 units in 2000. Since 2000, 421 units of housing subject to Article XXXIV has been developed in the City, and the City is anticipating the construction of a significant number of additional units in the next few years. Thus, additional voter authorization is required in order to develop additional units which are subject to Article XXXIV referendum requirements. The proposed measure would authorize any public entity to develop, construct or acquire an additional 500 units of low income housing in the City of Berkeley for low income persons. This measure grants only general authority for units to be developed, constructed or acquired and does not approve any individual project. All projects subject to this grant of authority would be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws including land use, housing and building requirements. Financial Implications The financial implications of any specific housing project depends on the particular method of financing of that project. The financial implications are unknown at this time. [2] |
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| —Berkeley City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Berkeley, California.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alameda County, "November 8, 2016 General Election Local Measures," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alameda County, "Measure Z1," accessed October 30, 2016
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