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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8253 - General Plan Conservation & Open Space Elements4 f� RESOLUTION NO. 8253 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CONCERNING THE NEED FOR STATE TAX RELIEF TO IMPLEMENT THE CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENTS OF GENERAL PLANS . WHEREAS, Sections 65302(d) and (e), 65560, 65561, 65562, and 65563 of the State Government Code require all city and county general plans to include conservation and open elements; and WHEREAS, the State Legislature finds and declares in said Government Code Sections that the preservation of open space land is necessary, that premature and unnecessary con- version of open space to urban uses should be discouraged, and that orderly growth and development of the State and the preservation and conservation of its resources is necessary; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach finds that existing property tax assessment policies operate contrary to these declared intents; that, instead, they encourage and /or force the premature conversion of open space to urban uses and hinder the orderly growth and development of the State to the detriment of the general health, safety and welfare of the populace; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds, moreover, that assessment and taxation policies are the key factors in realistic implementation of conservation and open space plans and in the promotion of an orderly pattern of growth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED bye the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that the State Legislature is hereby encouraged to enact laws to effect property tax assessment policies which will support and promote the conserva- •tion and open space as declared in the Government Code Sections 65302(d) and (e), 65560, 65561, 65562, and 65563; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution -1- be sent to Representatives in the State Assembly and Senate, to the Governor of California, other Orange County cities, agricultural, and open space and conservation organizations, seeking their support for this tax assessment reform that will accrue to the benefit of the populace of the State of • California. ADOPTED this 13th day of May, 1974. ATTEST: l \/l City Clerk CERTIFIE AS THE ORIGINAL ........... CITY CLERK. OF THE CITY F EW T BG I{ RIAT& __W,AY -10 1974° • mh -2- 5/13/74