Brisbane, California, Measure JJ, Baylands Commercial and Residential Property Development (November 2018)
| Measure JJ: Brisbane Baylands Commercial and Residential Property Development |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local property |
| Related articles |
| Local property on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California San Mateo County, California ballot measures Local zoning, land use and development on the ballot |
| See also |
| Brisbane, California |
A development measure was on the ballot for Brisbane voters in San Mateo County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to amend the general plan to allow commercial and residential property development in the Baylands. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to amend the general plan to allow commercial and residential property development in the Baylands. |
Election results
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Brisbane, California, Measure JJ, Baylands Commercial and Residential Property Development (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,158 | 55.20% | ||
| No | 940 | 44.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the Brisbane's General Plan be amended to permit within the Baylands a range of 1800 to 2200 residences north of an extension of Main Street, and up to 7 million square feet of new commercial development, subject to these restrictions to protect Brisbane: land for housing must be certified safe for ground-level residential use; landfill must be permanently, safely capped; and development must abide by Brisbane's Sustainability Framework principles and produce net positive City revenues?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Brisbane City Attorney:
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The Brisbane General Plan is a comprehensive, long-term plan for the physical development of the City. State law requires a city's zoning regulations and other land use approvals to be consistent with its General Plan. General Plans may be amended. The Baylands is an approximately 684-acre, mostly undeveloped, site located primarily within Brisbane. It is bounded on the north by the City and County of San Francisco, on the east by Highway 101, the lagoon on the south, and Bayshore Boulevard on the west. The Caltrain rail line runs through the site. The Brisbane General Plan currently prohibits housing in the Baylands. The Universal Paragon Corporation (UPC), which owns the majority of the Baylands site, sought to amend the General Plan to develop the Baylands with 4434 residential units and 6.95 million square feet of new commercial development. After a lengthy public process, the Brisbane City Council took no action on UPC's application but approved a General Plan amendment concerning the Baylands (“Baylands GPA"), subject to voter approval. Accordingly, the City Council has placed the Baylands GPA before the voters. The voters must approve Measure JJ for the Baylands GPA to go into effect. The Baylands GPA includes the following: A. Within the Baylands, allows for a range of 1800 to 2200 dwelling units, up to 6.5 million square 13 feet of new commercial development, and an additional 500,000 square feet of hotel development. The non-residential development would be distributed to the east and west sides of the rail line. Residential development would be permitted only in the northwest quadrant of is the site as shown on the General Plan Land Use Diagram. B. Prior to any site development, the City Council must approve a specific plan and development agreement, including detailed plans for landfill closure and site cleanup (to address health risks associated with site contaminants) that have been approved by regulatory agencies. All sites to be used for residential development must be cleaned up to accommodate ground level residential uses and ground level residential supportive uses (e.g., parks, playgrounds, etc.). C. The developer of the Baylands shall be financially responsible for all site development costs, development shall be revenue positive to the City on an annual basis during all phases of development, and the specific plan shall include a sustainability program consistent with the City's Sustainability Framework for the Baylands. D. Development shall be designed to protect uses from a 100 year flood, including 100 years of projected sea level rise, and key habitat areas and the Roundhouse shall be protected and is preserved. E. Before a grading permit is issued to move soil from the site, the soil shall be tested in a manner approved by the City. A "Yes" vote is a vote in favor of the General Plan Amendment. A "No" vote is a vote against the General Plan Amendment. The measure will be approved if it receives a simple majority of "Yes" votes. [2] |
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| —Brisbane City Attorney[1] | ||
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 Brisbane, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Mateo County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder and Elections, "November 6, 2018 Election Information," accessed October 8, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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