Windsor, California, Urban Grown Boundary Continuation, Measure H (November 2017)
| Measure H: Windsor Urban Growth Boundary Continuation |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 7, 2017 |
| 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 7, 2017 ballot measures in California Sonoma County, California ballot measures City governance on the ballot |
| See also |
| Windsor, California |
An Urban Growth Boundary continuation measure was on the ballot for Windsor voters in Sonoma County, California, on November 7, 2017. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of continuing the city's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) laws—which restrict urban development of land protected by the UGB limits—until December 2040 and adding three new areas totalling about 22.5 acres to the UGB. The UGB was originally set to expire in December 2017. |
| A no vote was a vote against continuing the city's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) laws until December 2040 and adding three new areas totalling about 22.5 acres to the UGB, thereby allowing the UGB to expire in December 2017, and, while not changing any policies and procedures, allowing the town council to change them without voter approval. |
Measure H was designed to extend the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) in Windsor, California, through December 2040 and expand its area by 22.5 acres. The existing UGB was set to expire on December 31, 2017. An UGB is an area that is set aside for urban development projects.
Election results
| Measure H | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,337 | 75.24% | ||
| No | 1,098 | 24.76% | ||
- Election results from County of Sonoma Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the Town of Windsor adopt a resolution extending the Urban Growth Boundary ("UGB") to December 31, 2040, revising the boundaries of the UGB to include approximately 22.5 additional acres for future business growth known as Assessor's Parcel Numbers 164-150-010, 164-150-009, and 164-150-054, and amending certain policies regarding implementation of the UGB?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Windsor Town Attorney:
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The Windsor Town Council, by a vote of 3-0, has placed Measure H on the November ballot, to request that voters adopt a resolution that would extend the duration of the existing Urban Growth Boundary (“UGB”) and expand the UGB to include approximately 22.5 additional acres. In January 1998, Windsor voters approved “Measure A” to establish a 20-year UGB and related policies. By its terms, Measure A expires on December 31, 2017. The UGB has a stated purpose to “encourage a cohesive pattern of urbanization with definite identifiable boundaries to protect the Town of Windsor’s quality of life by concentrating future development within existing developed areas, or in some cases, directly adjacent to them, consistent with the availability of infrastructure and services. Areas non-contiguous with the Town’s boundary are not included within the UGB.” The UGB set out to achieve these purposes by amending the Town’s General Plan to include numerous policies designed to limit more i intense development to areas within the UGB. Measure H, if passed, would do two things. First, the effective period of the UGB would be extended to December 31, 2040. The policies and procedures could only be amended by a further vote by the voters of the Town—the Town Council would not be able to amend these policies and procedures. Second, the UGB would be expanded to include three new parcels, designated as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 164-150-010, 164-150-009, and 164-150-054, totaling approximately 22.5 acres. If Measure H does not pass, the current UGB would expire on December 31, 2017. The current policies and procedures establishing the UGB would remain in place after December 31, 2017, but could be amended by a majority vote of the Town Council and without a further vote by the voters of the Town. Additionally, if Measure H does not pass, the three parcels identified above would not be added to the area within the UGB. A “yes” vote is a vote to adopt the resolution extending the UGB to December 31, 2040 and adding the three new parcels, totaling approximately 22.5 acres. A “no” vote is a vote against adopting the resolution and would allow the UGB to expire and would not add any new parcels to the UGB. Measure H will be approved if it receives a simple majority of “yes” votes.[2] |
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| —Windsor Town Attorney[1] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Support
Supporters
The following individuals signed the official argument in favor of the measure:
- Windsor Mayor Debora Fudge
The following organizations endorsed the measure:
- Greenbelt Alliance[3]
Arguments in favor
The following official argument was submitted in favor of the measure:[4]
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A “yes” vote on this Measure will continue to protect agriculture surroundingWindsor, limit urban sprawl and preserve our small town quality of life. This Measure is a 22 year extension of our first Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) which expires in January 2018. When Windsor was incorporated in 1992, our first boundary was larger than it is now. In 1997, a majority of the Town Council removed 300 acres and placed a voter mandated 20 year UGB on the ballot; a boundary that could not be changed by future Town Councils, only a vote of the people. Windsor voters passed this new boundary with 72% of the vote. Now you can vote to renew the boundary for another 22 years. Since 1997, there have been no annexations of land within the boundary. What growth we have had has been primarily in the downtown area. We have focused housing near the train station so that we can accommodate a transit-oriented community with fewer cars and less traffic in the future. We have grown in a smart way so that we do not need to add more acres for housing. The only change proposed to the current boundary is the addition of 22 Light Industrial acres on Shiloh Road, so that two existing Windsor businesses can expand their operations and stay in town as well as the anticipated expansion of the Santa Rosa Junior College’s Public Safety Training Campus. If you vote yes, this Measure and its protections will be in effect until 2040. If you vote no, the current boundary will expire with no protections in place. We encourage everyone to vote yes.[2] |
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| —Debora Fudge | ||
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a unanimous vote of the Windsor Town Council.[4]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sonoma County Elections Office, "Polling Place/Sample Ballot Look Up," accessed September 22, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Greenbelt Alliance, "Windsor to Vote on Urban Growth Boundary," May 9, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Voters Edge, "Town of Windsor Measure H," accessed October 24, 2017
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