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Success! Petaluma residents will vote on urban growth boundary
On Dec. 21, the Petaluma City Council unanimously voted to put extending the urban growth boundary on the Nov. 2 ballot. If the voters approve it, the sprawl-busting line will be extended until 2025.
Success! Santa Rosa updates its housing element
On November 3, 2009, Santa Rosa’s City Council voted 5-2 to make the much-needed revisions to the inclusionary ordinance, which is a tool to provide homes people can afford! Greenbelt Alliance, as part of the Accountable Development Coalition, has been advocating for changes in Santa Rosa’s inclusionary ordinance and other policies in the Housing Allocation Plan.
Campaigns
San Rafael Housing Element Update
Like all cities in California, San Rafael is updating its housing plan, called a housing element. Greenbelt Alliance is leading a diverse coalition of advocates to ensure that San Rafael’s housing element update contains realistic sites for affordable housing backed by a strong set of policies that support affordable, infill development.
Novato General Plan Update
Currently Greenbelt Alliance and a local coalition of allies are focusing on the North Redwood Blvd planning process. With its proximity to downtown shops and the future North Novato SMART station, Greenbelt Alliance sees the North Redwood Blvd corridor as an ideal location for workforce and senior housing.
San Anselmo Housing Element Update
Greenbelt Alliance is playing an active role in shaping San Anselmo’s housing element update. We have participated in the housing element subcommittee meetings and joined committee members on a tour of proposed sites. Greenbelt Alliance has partnered with another local group, San Anselmo Vision, to promote the revitalization of the stretch of San Anselmo Avenue that struggles to attract businesses because of a lack of foot traffic.
Cloverdale Urban Growth Boundary
In its most recent General Plan, the Cloverdale City Council includes plans to implement an urban growth boundary to protect hills and farmland. The City hopes to adopt the the boundary as a General Plan amendment in the next few months. The line still needs to be tightened, as it stretches two miles south to Asti, despite a petition signed by more than one hundred local residents asking for a tighter line. Though we still have work to do on the line, this is great progress for Sonoma County.
Petaluma Urban Growth Boundary
In 1998 Petaluma residents voted yes on Measure I to create a 20-year
urban growth boundary. The policy, which expires in 2018, limits the
location of urban development and helps protect the green spaces that ring
the city. After a unanimous vote from both Petaluma's Planning Commission
and City Council, the City has decided to ask voters to renew the urban
growth boundary through 2035 by putting a measure on the November 2, 2010
ballot.
Santa Rosa Downtown Station Area Plan
With funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Santa Rosa
created a vision for the next 25 years of development around the
anticipated downtown SMART train station. This plan has the potential to
create a vibrant downtown core for the city with more residents, a mix of
uses, and bike- and pedestrian-friendly streets, and to stimulate more ridership
for the anticipated SMART train.
Santa Rosa Urban Growth Boundary
Santa Rosa voters first approved an Urban Growth Boundary in 1990 and passed a 20-year UGB
measure in 1996. The City is currently working on its 2035 General Plan
Update. Greenbelt Alliance, along with a coalition of local nonprofits and
community members, is exploring the possibility of renewing the Urban
Growth Boundary in 2010 through 2035 to bring the policy in line with the
goals of the General Plan. The UGB helps protect important open space and
farmlands, helps prevent urban sprawl, and promotes growth in Santa
Rosa's urban center.
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12/14/09 Editorial: Housing also creates customers downtown
(North Bay) Marin Independent Journal
6/23/09 Editorial: Smart growth is essential to Marin's future
(Sonoma-Marin) Marin Independent Journal
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