San Clemente Measure I (June 2008)
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Measure I, also known as the Shorecliffs Building Height and View Referendum, appeared on the June 3, 2008 ballot in Orange County, California, where it was approved.
The measure limits the height of homes in the Shorecliff neighborhood.[1] San Clemente had 38,925 voters eligible to vote on Measure I; whereas the ordinance at issue applies to 279 homes in the Shorecliffs region of the city. The passage of Measure I means that these homes will not be allowed to build second stories; if it had failed, the maximum height of the homes would have been 25 feet.
Measure I is a veto referendum. It sought to overturn a July 11, 2006 vote of the San Clemente City Council imposing the contested ordinance. The wording on the ballot says, "Shall Ordinance No. 1319, which (1) limits residential building heights to 16 feet on designated lots that significantly impact ocean views within the Shorecliffs’ neighborhood (subject to exceptions for certain lots that do not significantly impact views) and (2) allows reductions in building setback requirements and increases in maximum lot coverage for the lots affected by the reduced building height limits, be adopted? YES or NO."
The petition drive to place the measure on the ballot was the basis for a January 2008 court ruling in the case of Preserve Shorecliff Homeowners v. City of San Clemente. The judge ruled in favor of the petitioners--that is, in favor of the group that conducted the petition drive seeking to overturn the city's new law.
See also
External links
- Save Our Shorecliffs, supporters of Measure I
- The Story Behind Measure I
References
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, Local ballot measures, April 20, 2008
