Local Land Use Ballot Measures That Restrict Housing

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1	Year	Month	Region	County	City	Measure Name / Nickname	Source	Other Relevant Links	Description/Language	Additional Notes / Comments	Primary Category	Population/Housing Unit Cap	Downzoning/Zoning Restriction	Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits	Voter Approval Requirement	Supermajority Requirement	Height/Bulk/ Other Development Limitations	Hillside Development	Urban Growth Boundary	Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation	Other Discretionary

2	1972		San Francisco Bay Area	Sonoma	Sebastopol	Urban Growth Boundary	SonomaSUn		Urban Growth Boundary		Urban Growth Boundary
3	1973	November	San Francisco Bay Area	Santa Clara	San Jose	Measure K	SmartVoter		Urban Growth Boundary extended to protect hillsides and baylands from development.		Urban Growth Boundary
4	1973		San Francisco Bay Area	Napa	Napa	Rural Limit Line	A Line in the Land		Established Residential Urban Limit Line in Napa county. Capped the city population at 75,000 by the year 2000.	"—Unincorporated land located within the RUL or Napa City’s General Plan will not be further urbanized without annexation to the City except as otherwise provided herein. For purposes of this policy only, engaging in uses that are permitted in the applicable zoning district without the issuance of a use permit shall not be considered urbanizing. In all cases, subdividing property shall be deemed urbanizing for the purposes of this policy. "	Urban Growth Boundary
5	1973	December	San Francisco Bay Area	Solano	Benicia	Measure K	Measure K Analysis, City Attorney	CP&DR	Prohibits all construction outside of urban growth boundary. Establishes boundary around the hilly region of Sky Valley.		Urban Growth Boundary
6	1974	November	San Francisco Bay Area	Sonoma	Healdsburg	Measure W	SmartVoter		Extended the UGB of 1996 for 20 more years.		Urban Growth Boundary
7	1974	December	San Francisco Bay Area	Contra Costa	NA	Meausre L	SmartVoter		Urban Limit Line. Requires 4/5 vote of the Board of Supervisors and voter approval to expand the ULL more than 30 acres.		Urban Growth Boundary
8	1975	December	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Dublin	Measure M	IndependentNews		Established urban limit along the western city to protect Dublin hills.		Urban Growth Boundary
9	1977	November	San Francisco Bay Area	Sonoma	Cotati	Measure Q	Ballotpedia		Extended the current UGB for another 30 years.		Urban Growth Boundary
10	1977	December	San Francisco Bay Area	Solano	Fairfield	Measure L	City of Fairfeld	CP&DR	Urban growth boundary that blocks development around Travis Air Force Base and portion of the Green Valley.		Urban Growth Boundary
11	1978	November	San Francisco Bay Area	Sonoma	Cloverdale	Measure Q	Smartvoter		UGB establishing a 20-year restriction on development outside of urban limits, which set aside agricultural and winery-related land use areas.		Urban Growth Boundary
12	1978	November	Southern California	San Diego	San Diego	Proposition D	Registrar of Voters	Obrag	Prevents new buildings exceeding a height of 30 ft within San Diego's Coastal Zone.	Measure E (2020) provided an exception from the 30 foot height limit for the Midway Pacific Highway Community Plan area. It was passed.	Height/Bulk Limitations
13	1978	April	San Francisco Bay Area	Santa Clara	San Jose	Measure B	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Limits zoning or rezoning of land in residential areas where schools are impacted.	Only 2 years long.	Downzoning/Zoning Restriction
14	1978	June	San Francisco Bay Area	Sonoma	Petaluma	Measure A	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Ballot measure which asked voters to reconfirm a council adopted residential development system limiting growth.		Other Discretionary
15	1979		San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Berkeley	Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance	Link		Limits multifamily development, imposes a 25% inclusionary requirement.	Not clear what portions still apply	Population/Housing Unit Cap
16	1979		San Francisco Bay Area	San Mateo	San Bruno		Link, July 1987 Report		All future buildings over 3 stories in height are subject to approval by voters		Downzoning/Zoning Restriction
17	1979	November	Central Valley	Stanislaus	Modesto	City of Modesto	Measure A, Meaure M		On March 6, 1979, the voters enacted Measure A, the “Citizens’ Advisory Growth Management Act,” which requires the City Council to hold an advisory vote of the citizens of Modesto prior to extending sewer trunk lines to areas outside of the current sewer service area. Measure A allows Modesto’s citizens to voice their opinions on growth before it happens and ensures that City Council members know the public opinion.	Extended in 1997 with Measure M, the "Modesto Citizens' Advisory Growth Management Act."	Other Discretionary
18	1979	June	Southern California	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	Measure O and P	California Association of Realtors Matrix	PerryJulie1982	Measure O enacted an ordinance that limited growth rates. Measure P limited the increase of housing units.	Measure 0: Do you desire that an ordinance be enacted which manages the rate of growth in the city or in the portion of the county in which you reside? Measure P: Do you favor the passage of an ordinance which limits the increase of housing units in the unincorporated areas of the South Coast plain of Santa Barbara County to provide a growth of population of not more than 0.9 percent per year?	Population/Housing Unit Cap
19	1980		San Francisco Bay Area	Santa Clara	Morgan Hill	Morgan Hill	Measure E, Link		Established allocation system limiting growth for 5 years.	Measure has been tweaked once since in 1990, when voters approved Measure P. Revised again in 2005.	Population/Housing Unit Cap
20	1980	November	Southern California	San Bernadino	Redlands	Prop. R	California Association of Realtors Matrix	Redlands City Document	Allow issueance of 450 bldg. permits per year -- sets up point system for permit allocation.	Expanded upon in 1997.	Population/Housing Unit Cap
21	1980		Southern California	Orange	Costa Mesa		California Association of Realtors Matrix	California Law Review	Initiative to downzone 50 acres so as to allow only single family units.	Was contested in Arnel Development Co. v. City of Costa Mesa: Rezoning by Initiative and Landowners' Due Process Rights. Court upheld that the initiative could be used to zone or rezone any property, regardless of its size.	Downzoning/Zoning Restriction
22	1980		Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Measure J, California Association of Realtors		Initiative establishes a growth management system to limit population growth to 2.2%		Population/Housing Unit Cap
23	1981		San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Albany	Measure D	Albany Govt		Measure D required that two parking spaces must be provided for each dwelling unit in all residential districts.	Amended in 2016 with Measure N1, a yes vote was a vote in favor of adopting an ordinance to amend the parking requirements set forth by Measure D, which was enacted by voters in 1978, to reduce the minimum parking requirements from two to one and a half spaces for each newly constructed residential unit when the city determines there is adequate street parking.	Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
24	1981	July	San Francisco Bay Area	San Mateo	Belmont	Measure A	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Limits the number of units built each year to 56.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
25	1981	November	Southern California	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara (Santa Ynez Valley	Measure A	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Measure advising supervisors to limit population and housing construction in the Santa Ynez Valley.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
26	1982	November	Southern California	Riverside	Riverside	City of Riverside	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Creates conservation planning zones to set minimum lot sizes in order to perserve hillsides in ag. land.		Hillside Development
27	1983	March	Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	City of Santa Cruz	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Restricts use of land on urban fringe and limits population growth.		Urban Growth Boundary
28	1984	April	Southern California	Ventura	Thousand Oaks	Measure A	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Limits bldg permits to 1200 in 1981; 750 in 1982; and 500 thereafter.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
29	1985	April	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Union City	Measure A	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Referendum advising City Council to limit building permits.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
30	1985	June	San Francisco Bay Area	Santa Clara	Saratoga	City of Saratoga	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Initiative to decrease densities on hillsides.		Hillside Development
31	1985	November	Northern California	Napa	N/A	County of Napa	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Limits annual growth in County to 1%.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
32	1985	June	Southern California	Ventura	Camarillo	Measure A	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Initiative which limits the number of dwelling units build each year to 400.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
33	1986	August	Central Valley	San Joaquin	Lodi	City of Lodi	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Greenbelt initiative -- required voter approval to annex land in sphere of influence; prohibits development in this area if service expansion is necessary.		Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation
34	1986	November	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Fremont	City of Fremont	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Hillside protection initiative.		Hillside Development
35	1986	June	Southern California	Los Angeles	Monterey Park	Prop K	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Intiative to limit new residential construction to 100 units per year.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
36	1986	March	Southern California	Orange	San Clemente	City of San Clemente	California Association of Realtors Matrix		Ballot measure would require zone changes on city land to be voter approved; would require adequate facilities for growth and preserve hillsides.		Voter Approval Requirement
37	1986	June	Central Valley	Solano	N/A	Solano County	Prop A, Orderly Growth Initiative		Initiative directs growth to urban spaces; protects farmlands and open space.		Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation
38	1986		San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Walnut Creek	Measure H	Link 1987 February Report		Imposes a ban on new construction until levels of service (for traffic) at 75 key intersections do not exceed 85% of capacity. Some structures, such as small housing developments, parking garages and hospitals are exempt	Ruled invalid in 1990.	Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
39	1986	December	Southern California	San Diego	San Diego	Proposition A	Link, December 1987 Report	LA Times	Requires public approval for any project in a "future urbanizing" part of the city - those not yet determined for development under the city's plans		Voter Approval Requirement
40	1986	March	San Francisco Bay Area	Contra Costa	Walnut Creek	Measure A - The Building Height Freeze Initiative	Link	Measure A Height Restrictions	"The building height limitations in the Zoning Ordinance (as of March 29, 1985) shall not be raised without the approval of the electorate. b) No use permits to exceed the basic building height limitations of a land use district shall be granted. c) No permit shall be issued to construct a building over six stories in height without the approval of the electorate.	the measure prohibits the construction of buildings over six stories, or 89 feet in height. A key piece of legislation, it was enacted to prevent the proliferation of tall buildings and the potential for increased congestion.	Downzoning/Zoning Restriction
41	1986	November	Southern California	San Bernadino	Victorville	Measure R & Q			Measure R, an initiative which downzones a 300 acre parcel from R3 to R1. Measure Q downznes 1500 acres of commercial and R3 properties to R1.		Downzoning/Zoning Restriction
42	1986	December	San Francisco Bay Area	San Francisco	San Francisco	Measure M	Link		Growth control measure imposing curbs on development. Requirement that downtown office construction, already limited to 950,000 sq ft per year under the downtown plan be cut in half again to 475,000 sq ft.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
43	1986	December	San Francisco Bay Area	San Mateo	N/A	Measure A	Link		Affirms the Local Coastal Plan, which leaves more discretion in citizens. Returns land use control to local government -- conservation groups who supported Measure A claimed Board of Supervisors was likely to tamper with the plan, though county officials claimed the measure was too lenient. Requires all changes in the Local Coastal Plan to go before the voters.	Only requires a majority vote for amendment in a valid election. Board of Supervisors may submit proposed amendments to the voters following a four-fifths vote consideration by the Planning Commission.	Voter Approval Requirement
44	1986	December	San Francisco Bay Area	Santa Clara	Campbell	Measure N	CP&DR	LA Times	Approved a 75-foot height limit.	Placed on the ballot by the City Council after years of debate over a commercial project proposed by Prometheus Development Co.	Height/Bulk Limitations
45	1986	December	Southern California	Ventura	Moorpark	Prop F			Citizens residential growth initiative. Under Prop F, city must restrict building permits to 400 per year in 1986 and 250 per year from 1987 through 1994.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
46	1986		San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Berkeley	Measure L	Link	Link	Open Space preservation ordinance that limits development on the waterfront. Any changes in land use or zoning amount of the Berkeley Waterfront area must be put up to a majority vote.	"No part of this chapter shall be amended or repealed, except by a vote of the people. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the City Council may amend this chapter and the Waterfront Specific Plan to address changed circumstances since 1986, including changing the amount and type of currently authorized land uses on the remaining privately-owned property at the Berkeley Waterfront, so long as the development potential as allowed in the current Waterfront Specific Plan is not increased. In the event that the type or amount of development authorized is changed, any amendments shall ensure that the property owner’s constitutional rights are respected." "Any amendments adopted pursuant to this section shall be placed before the voters at the next general municipal election following adoption by the City Council. Any such amendments shall be adopted in the manner required by state and local law and that includes public and commission review. Any amendments adopted by the Council and proposed to the voters pursuant to this section shall be subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act prior to adoption. (Ord. 6722-NS § 2, 2002; Ord. 5788-NS § 7, 1986)"	Voter Approval Requirement
47	1986		Southern California	San Diego	Del Mar	Measure B			Requires requires voter approval for downtown developments larger than 25,000 square feet	Invalidated by 2018 court case?	Population/Housing Unit Cap
48	1986	April	San Francisco Bay Area	Marin	Tiburon	Measure C			Building moratorium initiative		Population/Housing Unit Cap
49	1986	April	Central Valley	Solano	Dixon	Measure B	California Association of Realtors Matrix	City Council Document	Initiative which restricts development of new homes and apartments to 100 units per year for 10 years.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
50	1986	November	Southern California	San Diego	Calsbad	Meaure E	Link 1986 December Report		Created a limit on the number of residential units citywide (54,999) and established performance standards for growth, but does not regulate the rate of growth. This was a Council backed initiative to combat a more restrictive citizen backed initiative	Not sure if this still applies	Population/Housing Unit Cap
51	1986	November	Southern California	Ventura	Moorpark	Proposition F	Link 1986 December Report		Required that the city restrict building permits to 400 a year in 1986 and 250 a year from 1987 to 1994. This measure also undid a development agreement between the city and Urban West Developers. These were both citizen initiatives that were more successful than council backed initiatives.	Not sure if this still applies	Population/Housing Unit Cap
52	1987	November	Southern California	Ventura	Simi Valley	Proposition A	Link 1986 December Report		Established a limit of of 2,140 building permits over a five year period after 1986 on a sliding scale from 640 in the first year to 170 in the fifth year.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
53	1987	November	Southern California	Ventura	Simi Valley	Proposition B	Link 1986 December Report		Reduced density on hillsides		Hillside Development
54	1987	November	San Francisco Bay Area	Santa Clara	Campbell	Measure N	Link 1986 December Report		Established a 75 foot height limit.		Height/Bulk Limitations
55	1987	November	Southern California	Los Angeles	N/A	Proposition U	Link	UCLA	Cut the floor area Ratio - the relationship between lot size of a property and the amount of development permitted for the property in half for most of the city's commercial and manufacturing-zoned land. Permanently and dramatically decreased development potential of LA's commerical corridors. Key driver of LA's low=slung urban form.		Height/Bulk Limitations
56	1987		Southern California	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Proposition U	Link	LA Times Article	See also, Proposition JJJ -- repealed some of Prop U but not all of it. Prop. U aimed to slow the development of high rises in the city. While the downtown business core was exempt from Prop. U, the proposition established density levels for other areas of the city.[2] Prop. U also specifically reduced the allowable size of new buildings on 70-85 percent of the commercial and industrial areas of Los Angeles by one-half.		Height/Bulk Limitations
57	1987	June	San Francisco Bay Area	Contra Costa	Pleasant Hill	Measure B	California Association of Realtors Matrix	City of Pleasant Hill Housing Element	Initiative which imposes height and bulk restrictions on commercial development; limits residential development.	" City Measure B (approved in 1986 and sunset in 1996) imposed limitations on rezoning to higher residential densities. One of those limitations only allowed increased residential density when 75 percent of the boundary of the area to be re-designated was adjacent to land with the same or higher density. "	Height/Bulk Limitations
58	1987	February	Southern California	Orange	San Clemente	City of San Clemente	Measure B		Growth management initiative that limits residential development with a few exceptions to 500 homes per year.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
59	1987	December	Central Coast	Monterey	Pacific Grove	City of Pacific Grove	Measure D		Voters approved a citizen initiative to affirm the designation of several parks and school sites as open space, with zone changes subject to popular vote.		Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation
60	1987	December	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Emeryville	City of Emeryville	Measure D		Designated the city's shoreline by a vote of 87% to 13%.Designates the city's unddeveloped shoreline as "open space" and requires voter approval for any development project proposed there. The measure was precipitated at least partly by a proposal by Santa Fe Pacific Realty, a subsidiary of Santa Fe Southern Pacific to construct a 450-room hotel on land it owns in Emeryville.		Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation
61	1988	December	Southern California	Los Angeles	Hermosa Beach	Measure M	Link	Measure M	Voters limited building heights throughout the city to between 30 and 45 feet. Height limits cannot be changed without a further vote.		Height/Bulk Limitations
62	1988	December	Southern California	Orange	Cypress	Measure D	Link	Library Q Code	Requires future voter approval for any zone change on land currently designated as "public use." Simple majority in regular or special municipal election.	Grew at least partly out of citizen discontent over the plans of Hollywood Park Realty Enterprises Inc. to convert the 100 acre site of the closed Los Alamitos Golf Course into an industrial park. "No amendments to PS zoning district without a vote of the people. No amendment of the PS (Public and Semi—Public) zoning district and/or zoning ordinance text amendment shall allow any land use other than those allowed in the PS zoning district at the enactment of Ordinance No. 790 on July 31, 1987, unless and until the amendment shall have been approved by a majority of those voters of the city voting at any regular or special municipal election."	Downzoning/Zoning Restriction
63	1988	December	Southern California	San Joaquin	Lodi	Measure A	Link		Removes from all "sphere of influence" land from the city's general plan and requires a vote on any property seeking to be considered a part of the plan.		Voter Approval Requirement
64	1988	November	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Emeryville	Measure D / Shoreline Protection Measure (see Measure C, City of Albany – same motivation)	Link, December 1987 Report	City of Emeryville History with mention of Measure D	This measure amended the zoning ordinance to prohibit any structures along the shore of the Emeryville Crescent (the bay that had been created to the south by construction of the peninsula) and the shoreline north of the peninsula. The state subsequently acquired the property and incorporated it into the state park.		Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation
65	1988	April	Southern California	San Diego	Oceanside	Proposition A	Link, May 1987 Report	LA Times Article	Places a yearly cap of 1,000 unit in 1987 and 800 units in subsequent years.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
66	1988	April	Southern California	San Diego	Vista	Proposition A	Link, May 1987 Report		Places a cap of 500 residential units per year, but exempted some development projects that already met infrastructure requirements. Calls for the city to develop a public facilities plan and a design review process. Requires a ballot vote on zone changes that would result in increased density.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
67	1988	November	Southern California	Los Angeles	Hermosa Beach	Measure M	Link, December 1987 Report		Height limit of between 30 and 45 ft for all development		Height/Bulk Limitations
68	1988	November	Southern California	San Bernadino	Redlands	Measure N	Link, December 1987 Report		Limits growth to 400 units a year, limits density on hillsides		Population/Housing Unit Cap
69	1988	November	Southern California	Riverside	Riverside	City of Riverside	Measure C December 1987		Protects Citrus Groves within the incorporated but undeveloped portion of Riverside.		Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation
70	1988	July	Southern California	San Diego	San Marcos	Measure R	Link, July 1988 Report		Slow-growth measure that ties future growth to the provision of infrastructure.		Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
71	1988	June	Southern California	Orange	San Clemente	Measure E		LA Times	Slow growth measure that ties development to traffic improvements.	Overturned in 1991.	Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
72	1988	December	Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Measure C	Link, Dec 1988 Report	Santa Cruz PL	Measure preventing the growth of the University of California campus.	Shall an ordinance be adopted requiring the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz to make every effort: (1) To curtail the rapid and large scale growth of the University of California at Santa Cruz in order to preserve the unique and special character of Santa Cruz; and (2) To ensure that the University pays for any services necessitated by its growth?	Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
73	1988	December	Southern California	Orange	Costa Mesa	Measure G	Link, Dec 1988 Report	LA Times	Ballot measure identical to Measure A in Orange County of the same year. Requires that traffic flows meet certain standards within 5 years of the issuance of a building or grading permit. Sets strict requirements for police, fire and flood-control protection.	Interestingly, residents voted against Measure A, an identical measure to G.	Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
74	1988	December	Southern California	Orange	San Juan Capistrano	Measure X	Link, Dec 1988 Report	LA Times	Ballot measure identical to Measure A in Orange County of the same year. Requires that traffic flows meet certain standards within 5 years of the issuance of a building or grading permit. Sets strict requirements for police, fire and flood-control protection.		Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
75	1988	December	Southern California	San Bernardino	Chino	Measure M	Link, Dec 1988 Report	Champion News	A slow-growth initiative approved in 1988 that says zoning changes to accommodate projects of higher density than provided in city codes have to go before voters.	Only applies to property within the incorporated borders of the city when it was passed in 1988.	Voter Approval Requirement
76	1989	December	Southern California	Los Angeles	Paramount	Measure FF	Link, Dec 1988 Report		Restricts multi-family residential project density to 22 units/acre, excluding senior citizen projects.		Height/Bulk Limitations
77	1989	December	Southern California	San Diego	San Diego	Measure C	Link, Dec 1988 Report		Calls for the establishment of a regional planning review board to coordinate growth management activities throughout the county.		Other Discretionary
78	1989	December	Southern California	San Diego	Chula Vista	Measure V	Link, Dec 1988 Report		Places controls on the upzoning of residential property.Cannot be upzoned more than one category (i.e. R-1 to R-2) within a two year period. Also ties future dev to availabilitiy of public services and orders council to prepare a "quality of life" provision in the general plan.		Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
79	1989	December	Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Measure E	Link, Dec 1988 Report	Santa Cruz PL	UC slow-growth measure.	Shall an ordinance be adopted requiring the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz to make every effort: (1) To curtail the rapid and large scale growth of the University of California at Santa Cruz in order to preserve the unique and special character of Santa Cruz County; and (2) To ensure that the University pays for any services necessitated by its growth?	Infrastructure Inadequacy/Traffic Limits
80	1989	December	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Berkeley	Measure N	Link, Dec 1988 Report		Statement declaring that state and federal agencies, such as the University of California and state Health Services Departments, should comply with local land-use plans and ordinances.	State and federal agencies need not comply.	Other Discretionary
81	1989	December	Southern California	Los Angeles	Paramount	Measure FF	Link, Dec 1988 Report		Restricts density to 22 units/acre and measure passed handily. Senior projects still may be built to higher densities.		Height/Bulk Limitations
82	1990	December	Southern California	San Diego	Poway	Measure FF/Ordinance 283	Link, Dec 1988 Report	Text	Requires voter approval for most projects that would increase housing density in the city.		Voter Approval Requirement
83	1990	December	Central Coast	Santa Cruz	N/A	Measure E	Link, Dec 1988 Report		Advisory measure asking the county to take whatever steps necessary to slow the growth of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Also asked for better cooperation between the county and UCSC.		Other Discretionary
84	1990	July	Southern California	Orange	Irvine	City of Irvine	Measure C		Large-scale, long-term open space program that set aside close to 10,000 acres of land in the city to be protected from development. Hinged on a fiscal analysis that contended that servicing development on the acres would cost more than maintaining open space.		Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation
85	1990	February	Southern California	Los Angeles	Burbank	Measure One	Link, Feb 1989 Report	Burbank General Plan	Residential growth management measure. Prohibits City from increasing maximum allowed number of residential units in Burbank beyond that pproved under the 1988 Land Use Element.	Would have expired in 2000, but has been extended by council twice and was in effect until Jan 1, 2020.	Population/Housing Unit Cap
86	1990	February	Southern California	Los Angeles	Pasadena	Proposition 2 / PRIDE Intiative	Link, Feb 1989 Report	LA Times	Growth-control ordinance. Set the number of multifamily housing units that can be constructed in Pasadena at 250 a year, but exempt affordable housing. The PRIDE initiative also would exempt housing built in redevelopment areas.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
87	1990	November	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Union City	Measure B	Link, Dec 1989 Report	Union City	18 month moratorium on hillside development while consultants study future development in the area.		Hillside Development
88	1990	April	Southern California	Los Angeles	Glendora		Link, Dec 1989 Report	LA Times	Approved a cap on the height of single-family homes.		Height/Bulk Limitations
89	1991	December	Southern California	Los Angeles	Rancho Palos Verdes	Measure M	Link, Dec 1989 Report		Reduced allowable building heights from 30 to 26 ft.		Height/Bulk Limitations
90	1991	November	Southern California	Los Angeles	West Hollywood	Measure B	Link, Dec 1989 Report		Prohibits construction of buildings in city parks, killing a plan to build a new civic center.		Open Space/Park/Agricultural Preservation
91	1991	April	Southern California	Los Angeles	Culver City	Measure 1	Link, May 1990 Report	LA Times	Restricts the height of buildings to 56 feet, by 61%-39%.		Height/Bulk Limitations
92	1992	July	Southern California	San Diego	Imperial Beach	Measure F	Link, July 1990 Report		40-ft height limit on all buildings in the city, a targeted attempt to curtail a city plan to build beachfront (120-200 ft tall) buildings.		Height/Bulk Limitations
93	1992	July	Southern California	Santa Barbara	Carpinteria	Measure M	Link, July 1990 Report		Slow-growthers opposed standing up a redevelopment agency for the city's downtown revitalization plan.		Other Discretionary
94	1992	June	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Albany	Measure C	Link	Albany Waterfront Element	Any amendment to zoning in the Waterfront District must be put up to a majority vote.	Measure C gives citizens approval over any zoning change or development project at the Waterfront. Passage of Measure C caused Santa Fe Railroad/Catellus to withdraw its proposal to replace the GGF racetrack with a large development, to sell its shoreline property to the state shoreline park, and to sell the racetrack to Ladbroke Racing, who later sold it to Magna. Although Measure C gives the voters final say on zoning changes or development agreements, what is presented to voters under Measure C is based on proposals approved by City Council. Measure C does not give Albany residents a process to proactively plan for the development they would like to see at the Shoreline.	Voter Approval Requirement
95	1992	July	Central Valley	Yolo	Davis	Davis	Measure D		Established a greenbelt of "buffer" zones of agricultural open space shielded from development.	Part of slow-growth package of measures that aimed to protect agricultural and wildlife lands. Affordable housing measures failed.	Population/Housing Unit Cap
96	1992	July	San Francisco Bay Area	Santa Clara	Morgan Hill	Morgan Hill	Measure B		Suggest that the city begin planning for a greenbelt around its borders. Greenbelt proponents say they aren't sure yet whether the greenbelt would be created by land acquisition or by zoning ordinances.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
97	1992	December	San Francisco Bay Area	San Mateo	San Mateo	Measure H	Link	City of San Mateo Res. No 47	Growth restriction citizen initiative.		Population/Housing Unit Cap
98	1993	March	San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda	Alameda	Measure A	Link		Amends 1973 Measure A to limit the construction of multifamily housing further. Limits maximum density in the City of Alameda to one housing unit per 2,000 sq ft of land.	"“We …..ask the voters of Alameda to add this measure for additional protection for the goals of 1973 Measure A to prevent overcrowding, minimize traffic congestion and parking problems and preserve the character of residential neighborhoods. Inasmuch as our City is almost built out, we are proposing to require that any dwelling unit have a minimum of 2,000 square feet of area and a duplex have a minimum of 4,000 square feet of area, which should have been done in 1973. This reinforces the original intent of Measure A. Most importantly, it also means that no three members of the Council can ever change the residential density set forth in this Ballot Measure. With the passage of this measure, only you, the voters, can do this.”	Population/Housing Unit Cap
99	1993	December	San Francisco Bay Area	Contra Costa	Walnut Creek	Walnut Creek	“Walnut Creek Hill- side/Open Space Protection Ordinance, Ordinance No. 1781		Hillside protection ordinance. Voters rejected a growth control measure but approved hillside protection ordinance. Hillside protection only allows construction of one dwelling unit per 10 acres.	North Gate Specific Plan	Hillside Development
100	1994	July	Southern California	Orange	Alamitos	Measure X	Link	HCD	Rejected city's proposed redevelopment plan and prohibitied use of residential property and or emininent domain in future redevelopment projects.		Other Discretionary