HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2017-198RESOLUTION NO. 2017-198
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SUBMIT
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO THE COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO TO INITIATE THE ADOPTION PROCESS OF AN
URBAN AGRICULTURE INCENTIVE ZONE
WHEREAS, jurisdictions are becoming increasingly aware that cities play a critical role
in supporting the health and well-being of their communities; and
WHEREAS, the Healthy Chula Vista Action Plan adopted January 5, 2016 included
strategies to increase local food production and encourage urban agriculture within the City of
Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 551 passed in 2013 and recently amended in September
2017, allows jurisdictions to adopt an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone ("UAIZ") for eligible
landowners to enter into contract to use their otherwise "unused" property for agricultural use for
a minimum of five years in exchange for a reduction in property tax; and
WHEREAS, the first step in the adoption of an UAIZ is approval by the County of San
Diego, in its role as the tax assessor and collector.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it authorizes staff to submit required documentation to the County of San Diego to
initiate the adoption process of an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone in Chula Vista.
Director of Development Services
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Resolution No. 2017-198
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 7th day of November 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Padilla
Mary Seas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry ffigelc;vP, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2017-198 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 7th day of November 2017.
Executed this 7th day of November 2017.
Kerry K. lUelow, MMC, City Clerk