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City of Tracy Active Adult Residential Allotment Program, Measure K (December 2015)
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A measure to enact a senior living program in the city was on the ballot for Tracy voters in San Joaquin County, California, on December 8, 2015. It was approved.
| A "yes" vote established the Active Adult Residential Allotment Program outlined below. |
| A "no" vote would have rejected the Active Adult Residential Allotment Program outlined below. |
The Active Adult Residential Allotment Program initiative was designed to reserve certain property in the city to be used for senior living residential units. The initiative also made property incorporated into the Active Adult Residential Allotment Program exempt from the city's Growth Management Ordinance, which prohibits residential construction permits in excess of either of the following in any given year: (1) an average of 600 RGAs or residential building permits; and (2) a maximum of 750 RGAs or residential building permits.[1]
Specifically, property at the Southeast corner of Corral Hollow and Valpico Roads was incorporated into the Active Adult Residential Program by the initiative.[1]
Election results
| City of Tracy, Measure K | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 4,535 | 78.23% | ||
| No | 1,262 | 21.77% | ||
- Election results from San Joaquin County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing a new Active Adult Residential Allotment Program in the City’s Municipal Code; exempting such program from the City’s Growth Management Ordinance; and allocating 600 Active Adult Residential Allotments to property located at the southeast corner of Corral Hollow and Valpico Roads?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of Measure K was prepared by the office of city attorney:
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Measure K proposes an ordinance that would: • Establish a New Active Adult Residential Allotment Program The measure would add a new chapter to the City’s Municipal Code establishing an Active Adult Residential Allotment program. Under the program, Active Adult Residential Allotments (“AARAs”) would be allocated to specific property by ordinance adopted by initiative petition. After AARAs are allocated to a property, no building permits could be issued in reliance on those AARAs unless the property is subject to an adopted specific plan or planned unit development zoning designation establishing development standards. AARAs could only be used on property that is a senior citizen housing development under provisions of state law and is so restricted by deed restriction or other legal mechanism.
The City’s Growth Management Ordinance currently provides that the City may not allocate residential growth allotments ('RGAs') or issue residential building permits in any calendar year in excess of either of the following: (1) an average of 600 RGAs or residential building permits; and (2) a maximum of 750 RGAs or residential building permits per year. The measure would make the development of property with allocated AARAs not subject to the City’s Growth Management Ordinance.
The measure would allocate 600 AARAs to property located at the southeast corner of Corral Hollow and Valpico Roads, referenced in the measure as the 'Tracy Village Specific Plan' property ('Property'). The Property is located outside the City’s limits, but within the City’s Sphere of Influence, and is currently designated in the City’s General Plan as 'Urban Reserve 9.'[2] |
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| —Tracy City Attorney Daniel G. Sodergren[1] | ||
Support
Supporters argued that the initiative would meet the growing housing needs of senior citizens in the city. A full text of the official ballot argument that was submitted in support of Measure K is available here.
Opposition
Although no official ballot argument in opposition to Measure K was submitted by the deadline, Tracy resident Bill Johnson said that Measure K was too open ended in a letter to the editor of the Tracy Press.[3]
Path to the ballot
Measure K was put on the ballot through a successful initiative petition.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Local zoning, land use and development on the ballot
- December 8, 2015 ballot measures in California
- San Joaquin County, California ballot measures
- Local ballot measure elections in 2015
- Local housing on the ballot
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 San Joaquin County Elections Office, "Sample Ballot for election in Tracy on December 8, 2015," accessed January 18, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tracy Press, "Measure K too open-ended," October 30, 2015
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