The purpose of this chapter is to provide a process for reviewing development agreement applications which are intended to provide an enhanced degree of certainty in the development process for both the property owner/developer and the affected public agency. State law (Government Code Section 65865) allows local agencies to enter into contractual agreements relating to the intensity, timing, and conditions of development of real properties.
This chapter shall not be construed or applied at any time to require the city to enter into an agreement; more specifically, but without limitation, no amount of preliminary negotiations, preliminary work, or any expenditure of funds shall be a basis for a claim of estoppel or bad faith that would require city approval or implementation of an unexecuted agreement.
The public interest is adequately protected by noticed public hearings before the commission and council and by a specific state law (Government Code Section 65867.5) provision subjecting a development agreement to the people's right of referendum.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)