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Santa Cruz, California, Measure M, Housing Development Initiative (March 2024)

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Santa Cruz Measure M

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Election date

March 5, 2024

Topic
Local property and Local zoning, land use, and development
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Initiative


Santa Cruz Measure M was on the ballot as an initiative in Santa Cruz on March 5, 2024. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the municipal code to:

  • require that no amendments to the general plan or zoning ordinance that would increase allowable height limits or Floor Area Ratios (FAR) for development projects can be adopted without a vote of the people, and
  • increase the inclusionary requirements to at least 25% for developments with 30 or more housing units.

A "no" vote opposed amending the municipal code to:

  • require that no amendments to the general plan or zoning ordinance that would increase allowable height limits or Floor Area Ratios (FAR) for development projects can be adopted without a vote of the people, and
  • increase the inclusionary requirements to at least 25% for developments with 30 or more housing units.


This measure required a simple majority to pass.

Election results

Santa Cruz Measure M

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 7,139 39.41%

Defeated No

10,977 60.59%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure M was as follows:

Shall the City of Santa Cruz Municipal Code be amended (retroactively to June 1, 2023) to: (1) prohibit further amending the City’s General Plan, or Zoning Code or associated maps, to increase allowable building heights or Floor Area Ratios (FARs) for all residential and non-residential development projects in all zoning districts without prior voter approval; and (2) require developments thirty or more housing units to provide at least 25% inclusionary housing units (at unspecified levels of affordability)?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Santa Cruz.

How to cast a vote

See also: Voting in California

See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in California.

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See also

Footnotes

  1. California Secretary of State, "Section 3: Polling Place Hours," accessed August 12, 2024
  2. California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed August 13, 2024
  3. 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed August 13, 2024
  4. California Secretary of State, "Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration)," accessed August 13, 2024
  5. SF.gov, "Non-citizen voting rights in local Board of Education elections," accessed November 14, 2024
  6. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  7. California Secretary of State, "What to Bring to Your Polling Place," accessed August 12, 2024
  8. BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, "Section 20107," accessed August 12, 2024
  9. Democracy Docket, "California Governor Signs Law to Ban Local Voter ID Requirements," September 30, 2024
  10. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.