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PUBLIC HEARING - ONE-TIME 12 MONTH TENTATIVE MAP EXTENSION
BACKGROUND: Beginning on the evening of October 8, 2017, and continuing for days thereafter, a series of wildfire events damaged or destroyed thousands of residential and commercial structures within the City of Santa Rosa. On October 9, 2017, the City Manager, in his capacity as Director of Emergency Services, proclaimed the existence of local emergency in the City, which proclamation was ratified by the City Council on October 13, 2017. Prior to the wildfires, the Council had identified “housing for all” as a priority due to the City’s ongoing, unmet housing needs. As a result of both the devastation of the wildfires and the previously existing significant shortage of housing, the Council has stated the need for measures to address housing Citywide. The proposed ordinance to add a one-time, automatic, 12-month extension for tentative maps and associated entitlements was prepared to facilitate the urgent housing need. The ...
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