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Davis, California, Measure L, Property Redesignation (November 2018)
| Measure L: Davis Property Redesignation |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local zoning, land use and development |
| Related articles |
| Local zoning, land use and development on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Yolo County, California ballot measures Local property on the ballot |
| See also |
| Davis, California |
A property redesignation measure was on the ballot for Davis voters in Yolo County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the City of Davis General Plan land use map to redesignate the West Davis Active Adult Community property for development. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the City of Davis General Plan land use map to redesignate the West Davis Active Adult Community property for development. |
Election results
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Davis, California, Measure L, Property Redesignation (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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14,969 | 55.68% | ||
| No | 11,915 | 44.32% | ||
Aftermath
Ignacio v. City of Davis
Davis City Manager Mike Webb confirmed on November 7, 2018, that the city would defend against a civil rights lawsuit concerning provisions of Measure L. Samuel Ignacio of Sacramento filed a lawsuit against the city and developers Binning Ranch Holding Company and J. David Taormino, stating that the Davis-Based Buyers Program provision found in Measure L constituted housing discrimination. The Davis-Based Buyers Program was designed to reserve 90 percent of approximately 500 homes in the West Davis Active Adult Community for Davis residents, close relatives of Davis residents, and former employees or students of Davis schools. Ignacio argued that white buyers would be favored due to the existing demographics of Davis. The Davis City Council voted unanimously to defend against the lawsuit on October 15, 2018.[1]
Lawsuit dismissed
The city sought dismissal of Ignacio v. City of Davis. Attorney Stephen Boutin argued that the case at the time of filing was premature. A district court hearing took place on January 24, 2019.[2]
On January 25, 2019, the city announced that the plaintiff had agreed to dismiss the case without prejudice, allowing the plans under Measure L to move forward.[3]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[4]
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Shall Resolution 18-094 amending the Davis General Plan to accommodate a senior housing development by changing the land use designation for the West Davis Active Adult Community property from Agriculture and Urban Agriculture Transition Area to Residential Medium Density, Residential High Density, Neighborhood Mixed Use, and Urban Agriculture Transition Area, as set forth in the Resolution and establishing the Baseline Project Features be approved?[5] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Davis City Attorney:
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If approved by a majority of the voters voting, Measure L would approve Resolution 18-094 amending the Davis General Plan to change the land-use designation for the “West Davis Active Adult Community” (“WDAAC”) Property from Agriculture and Urban Transition to Residential Medium Density, Residential High Density, Neighborhood Mixed Use and Urban Transition, and establishing “Baseline Project Features” to govern development. The 75 acre WDAAC Property is located adjacent to the current city boundary north of Covell Boulevard and west of Sutter-Davis Hospital. Davis voters approved “Measure J” in 2000 and “Measure R in 2010.” Measures J/R require voter approval of any amendment to the Davis General Plan that changes the land use designation of property from agricultural or open space to urban land uses. Measures J/R also require voter approval of baseline project features that cannot be changed without voter approval. WDAAC’s Baseline Project Features and General Plan map are set forth in Resolution 18-094 in full, and include:
At least 80% of the residential units will be age restricted to households that include at least one resident 55 years of age or older. All 150 affordable units will be age restricted. Resolution 18-094 was adopted and placed on the ballot as Measure L by the Davis City Council on June 12, 2018.[5] |
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| —Davis City Attorney[6] | ||
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 Davis, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The California Aggie, "City of Davis vows to defend against lawsuit claiming housing discrimination," November 20, 2018
- ↑ Davis Enterprise, "City, Taormino seek dismissal of WDAAC lawsuit," accessed January 10, 2019
- ↑ Davis Enterprise, "Lawsuit over West Davis Active Adult Community dismissed," January 26, 2019
- ↑ City of Davis, "Measure L," accessed October 4, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Davis, "Impartial Analysis," accessed October 4, 2018
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