A. The California Legislature in Section 65864 of the Government Code has found that the lack of certainty in the approval of development projects can result in a waste of resources, escalate the cost of housing and other development to the consumer, and discourage investment in and commitment to comprehensive planning which would make maximum efficient utilization of resources at the least economic cost to the public. The City Council finds and determines that under appropriate circumstances, development agreements will strengthen the public planning process, encourage private participation in comprehensive planning by providing a greater degree of certainty in that process, reduce the economic costs of development, allow for the orderly planning of public improvements and services and the allocation of costs therefor in order to achieve the maximum utilization of public and private resources in the development process, and assure, to the extent feasible, that appropriate measures to enhance and protect the environment of the City are achieved. The City Council further finds that the lack of public facilities, including, but not limited to, streets, sewerage, transportation, drinking water, school, and utility facilities, is a serious impediment to the development of new housing.
B. The City Council further finds and determines that the public safety, health, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare will be furthered by the adoption of this chapter in order to provide a mechanism for the enactment of development agreements to accomplish the foregoing purposes and aims and the realization of the benefits.
(Ord. 14-2125, § 10 (part), 2014; Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1256, (part), 1984)