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RESOLUTION NO. 3412
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS
FOR REMOVAL OF LAND FROM THE AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES, THE
REZONING OF LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL USES, THE PROCESSING OF
ANY NEW RESIDENTIALLY-RELATED APPLICATIONS BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR A
PERIOD OF 1203 DAYS AND DECLARING THIS TO BE AN EMERGENCY
RESOLUTION.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS :
WHEREAS, this City Council of the City of Redlands finds and
determines that the protection of the public health, safety, and
welfare of the people of Redlands requires the cessation of any
land uses that may be in conflict with contemplated zoning pro-
posals or plans which this legislative body, the Planning Commis-
sion, or the Planning Department are considering or intending to
study immediately; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to employ a professional planning
consultant for the purpose of studying overall zoning and develop-
ment of the City of Redlands; and it is appropriate and proper to
prevent any developments that may cause significant or irreversible
environmental impacts upon land uses within the City of Redlands;
and
WHEREAS, the processing of any new application relative to
residential development by the Planning Commission, the E.R.C. ,
and the City Council during the time of the study would deter and
negate the purposes and effects of such a study; and
WHEREAS, a limitation on the processing of new applications
for any residential development is necessary to preserve the public
safety, health and welfare.
THE CITE` COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS :
1 . The Planning Commission, the Environmental Review Commit-
tee and the Planning Department are hereby ordered not to
act upon any new application related to residential uses,
subdivisions or any other means of property development
in any areas presently zoned as follows : R-2, R--2-2000,
R--3, R-1, R--1-D, R--S, R-E, R-A, A-2, A-1, and such
residential uses as are permitted in the A--P wane.
2. The limitation shall not apply to the following:
a) Minor subdivisions (4 Lots or less)
b Condominium conversions of existing residential units.
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3 . In order to promote the orderly development of the City
of Redlands and to promote the public health, safety and
welfare, the City Council hereby finds it necessary to
study and review various laws, ordinances, rules and regu-
lations pertaining to zoning, planning and building
construction and :requires sufficient time to meet such
needs . Therefore, the City Council declares this matter"
to be a measure of extreme urgency and that the prohi-
bition of the processing of residentially-related new
applications, as specified herein, for a period of 120
days is reasonable and necessary unless the Council
finds otherwise at an earlier date by reason of such
studies . By reason of such urgent conditions and circum-
stances, this resolution shall be effective immediately
upon its adoption and the same shall be posted as
prescribed by law.
ADOPTED, SIGHED AND APPROVES this 29th day of November, 1977.
ATTEST:
Mayo off'�h���ty 01 Re ds
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APPROVED FOR 6RM:
City Attorney
I, Peggy A . Moseley, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City
Council at an adjourned regular meeting held on the 29th day of
November, 1.977, by the following vote :
AYES : Councilmembers Knudsen, Giller, Mayor DeMirjyn
NOES : Councilmembers Grace, Elliott
ABSENT: None
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Resolution No. 3412
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A TALKING PAPER CONCERNING
A GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN
Growth management is not a new idea. It is being
implemented on a widespread basis throughout the United States
and the world. It is a recognized fact that man has not properly
considered the long term impacts of resource usage, location of
structures and land alteration on the environment. Those who stress
the point are often considered radicals or obstructionists to the
free enterprise system. This is not true; and to the contrary,
research will show that growth management and its resultant at-
tention to "resource management" often results from a critical
condition. When the critical condition has occurred, there has
been public outcry resulting in rather frantic trial and error
solutions with hardship to those involved in the free enterprise
system. The public outcry seems to be needed to cause the acceptance
of a strong governmental role in growth management. The governmental
role can be seriously limited by the sentiments of our residents who
do not fully understand the problems of unmanaged growth. The only
solution then is to create a mechanism for interaction among the
staff, elected officials and residents in order to increase the
citizen' s awareness of the problems . Citizen endorsement of a growth
management program is essential to its successful implementation and
the avoidance of litigation. It certainly must not be a political
issue because a growth plan cannot depend on short term policy of
elected officials who come and go and who are constantly subject to
pressure groups on a transient basis.
Why a growth management plan? Simplistically, because we
don't have one. Our General Plan is for the most part a spatial
plan - a plan that shows a "space" use or condition at some future
date. A growth management plan will tell us about the problems and
suggest some solutions for those problems in reaching that growth
state. It will be a package of policies and programs that must be
concurrently implemented to maintain orderly growth, manage resources,
provide incentives and sometimes disincentives to growth, minimize
Growth Management Plan
impact on the environment and "quality of living" , establish a
relationship between the rate of growth and fiscal capacity of
the city, consider the historical and cultural attributes of
Redlands, and certainly our community must accept its fair share
of the housing market demand with specific guidelines to be
established and consistent procedures that will be fair to developers .
The staff has a serious responsibility to process permits and appli-
cations relating to land use control in a manner that does not
frustrate applicants with subsequent litigation and administrative
appeals. A developer should not find it necessary to perform front-
end planning with its related expense without assurances that
approval will be granted if he meets all requirements of the growth
management guidelines. A growth management plan, if it is legitimate,
must demonstrate a commitment to growth. That growth is managed so
that it takes place at suitable locations where adequate public
services are available and in a manner consistent with the growth
objectives of the community.
Discussion with Chamber of Commerce representatives leads
to the conclusion they have not researched the subject of growth
management plans. Their recent resolution suggesting a preliminary
study to determine the need for a plan shows the common misunder-
standing that somehow the plan is needed only when there is a critical
issue or public outcry. They also suggest that a plan is not neces-
sary because the present building boom is leveling off and that some-
how such a plan would pose a threat to the free enterprise system
or a no-growth policy may evolve that would threaten badly needed
commercial and industrial expansion. The comments made earlier in
this paper conclusively show the fallacy of these opinions. There
is a great need for participation by various members of the Chamber.
In fact, the plan preparation cannot proceed without it.
Staff participation in the preparation of the plan and
its subsequent implementation presents a serious problem. There has
been inadequate initiative and a lack of flexibility in handling the
recent surge of building activity. we lost creditability in our
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Growth Management Plan
fumbling with the environmental issue. Growth management should
have been under active consideration many months ago. The size
of the staff is only part of the problem. There is a need to
rededicate ourselves to the tasks at hand. The future quality of
life in our city depends on the innovative plans we develop today.
My greatest concern is that we may not be capable of adequate and
quality participation in the plan preparation and implementation
of the growth policies developed during the study effort.
The cost of preparing the growth plan is significant.
It is not prohibitive and when considered against the only other
alternative of "do nothing" in view of the small staff, there is a
need to proceed on an expedited basis. We can only hope that our
actions will bring cooperation with the County and adjacent com-
munities in the development of area wide policies to preclude our
being impacted by uncontrolled growth beyond our zone of influence.
REDLANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
20 W. LUGONtA AVENUE
P. O: aox 1008
_ [ REDL..4NDS, CALIFORNIA 92373
17141 793-2301
QPKIG4 OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
November 17, 1977
Mr. Robert Mitchell
City Manager
City Hall
30 Cajon Street
Redlands, CA 92373
Dear Bob:
Just a note to summarize the main points of our meeting of November 9
on the subject of School District interests and concerns relative to
the impact of residential growth. We appreciated the opportunity to
have representatives of the Board, Mr Cunningham and Dr. Umbach, talk
directly with representatives of the Council, Mr. DeMirjyn and Mrs. Grace,
on these important matters.
Most of our discussion concerned the zoning proposal adopted by the
Board at its October 25 meeting and communicated to City Officials in
my October 28 letter. In this regard, it was the opinion of the
Board Members present that two actions you are contemplating would be
of assistance. One is a temporary hold of up to ninety (90) days
on acceptance of new requests for development. The second action would
be a hb-Ld on zoning changes for four or five months by which time the
growth study would have been completed and the City Council would have
acted on its recommendations. If there is any way in which the School
District can help bring these actions to fruition I know the Board would
want to know of the opportunity.
We appreciate being consulted about the growth study ,you have ander ;
consideration, and I know it would be of great value to the School
District as well as to the City. Of course, we will continue our
preparations for a separate study leading to a comprehensive facility
development roaster plan by June, 1975,
Thanks again for your cooperation.
' Il
t Sincerely, .
THOMAS C. BOYSEN
superintendentAN
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