City To Vote Monday, December 13th on 3 More Public Hearings on Proposals Targeting, Impacting the Beach (12/11/2021)

Despite repeated public hearings demonstrating that previous City proposed ordinances were not ready for explanation, consideration or compliance, the City will vote to hold 3 more hearings on staff drafted proposals. The M/CC voted unanimously on November 8th to have staff prepare a proposal that would amend the definition of Substantial Damage so it would apply over a one year period instead of the City’s current ten year standard. This would have been terrific news for us. Instead, the staff did the reverse. Their proposal would expand the 10 year period to the life of the building. We alerted members of Council who sponsored the proposal to what the staff had done, but the language was not changed. On Monday, the city will vote on whether to hold a hearing on the staff draft. Click here for the draft.

The City will also vote on holding another hearing on the off-street parking proposal that was part of the former staff proposal entitled, Building Height, Etc. None of the questions raised at the prior hearing about the problems with the parking language have been addressed. Click here for the draft.

Finally, the City will vote on a proposal drafted by the City Planner to significantly expand her authority over issues involving all aspects of your property, construction, renovation, maintenance, and compliance. As has been noted, all of the controversial ordinances we've been fighting this year were drafted by the City Planner. Click here for the draft.

Here’s a link to the M/CC meeting on Monday evening, starting at 6:30pm at City Hall.

This entire experience does make one wonder who is in charge.