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REPORT - URGENCY ORDINANCES ADDING ZONING CODE SECTION 20-28.100, RESILIENT CITY (-RC) COMBINING DISTRICT, REZONING PROPERTIES TO THE -RC DISTRICT, AND PROHIBITING RENTAL HOUSING PRICE GOUGING, TO FACILITATE REBUILDING AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESILIENCY INITIATIVES TO THOSE PARTS OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA MOST SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE TUBBS AND NUNS FIRES OF OCTOBER 2017.
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. There is an urgent need to rebuild and repopulate those areas affected by the fires. To facilitate and expedite the process, staff has developed the Resilient City (-RC) combining zoning district, to be applied to the base zoning of each property impacted by the Fires. In addition, City officials have been alerted to the possibility of price gouging of rental housing in the City. To address ...
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