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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 11986/11/80 9/29/80 10/6/80 2/18/81 ORDINANCE N0, 1198 ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RENTAL HOUSING REPLACE- MENT STANDARDS AND TENANT PROTECTION MEASURES ON CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Burlingame does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Section 26.30.075, establishing a rental housing replacement requirement for condominium conversions, is hereby added to the Burlingame Municipal Code, to read as follows: "26.30.075 Rental Housing Replacement It being the policy of the City of Burlingame that rental housing not be diminished by the conversion of existing apartments to condominiums without corresponding apartment replacement, the following requirements shall apply to all conversions of residential units: 1. Commencing the effective date of this ordinance, the Planning Department shall maintain a record of all apartments receiving building permits, and of all living units of any kind in the R-2, R-31 R-41 C-1 and C-2 Districts which have been converted into condominium units or have been removed from dwelling use through demolition, replacement into commercial use, or similar change. 2. No application for conversion of apartments to con- dominium units shall be accepted by the City unless the Planning Department has determined that there exists an excess of new apartment units over the number of converted or removed dwelling units, based on the records maintained pursuant to paragraph 1 hereof. 3. During the period in which permit applications are not being accepted, any person may request the 1 r� 5 Planning Department to notify him upon the determina- tion being made that such an excess exists and appli- cations for conversion permits will be accepted. No application shall be approved by the Planning Commission unless at the time of the public hearing scheduled by the Planning Commission the new apart - went surplus determined pursuant to paragraphs l and 2 hereof exceeds the number of apartment units to be converted into condominium units. U Any application set for hearing and not approved due to lack of sufficient new apartments under this sec- tion shall be tabled and shall have priority at such time as an excess occurs. Should two conversion applications be upon the same Planning Commission agenda, that filed first shall receive priority." Section 2. Section 26.30.080, establishing tenant protection measures on condominium conversions, is hereby added to the Burlingame :Municipal Code, to read as follows: "26.30.080 Tenant Provisions The following shall apply to all conversions of residential units to condominiums: 1. Notice of Intent. A Notice of Intent to Convert shall be delivered to each tenant. Evidence of receipt by each tenant shall be submitted with the Tentative Map. The form of notice shall be on a form prepared by the Planning Department and shall inform tenants of all rights provided under this section. 2. Tenant's Right to Purchase. As provided in Government Code Section 66427(b), any present tenant or tenants of any unit shall be given a non -transferable right to first refusal to purchase the unit which they occupy at a price no greater than the price offered to 2 the general public. The right of first refusal shall extend to at least sixty (60) days from the date of issuance of the Subdivision Public Report or from the commencement of sales, whichever date is later. 3. Vacation of Units. Each non -purchasing tenant not in default under the obligations of the rental agreement or lease under which he occupies his unit, shall have not less than one (1) year from the approval date of the conversion permit or Final Subdivision Map, whichever is later, to find substitute housing and relocate. The subdivider shall notify each tenant im- mediately prior to the time of Final Map approval of the anticipated date required to vacate the unit and when the one-year period will begin. Evidence of receipt by each tenant shall be submitted prior to approval of the Final Map. Any non -purchasing tenant aged sixty-five (65) years or older shall be given at least an additional four (4) years in which to find suitable replacement housing. 4. Increase in Rents. A tenant's rent shall not be increased for one (1) year from the time of filing of the application for the conversion permit, and thereafter no more than once each year until the unit is sold or until the subdivision is denied or withdrawn. Any increase shall not exceed one-half (1/2) of the Residential Rent Item of the most recent_ Consumer Price Index, San Francisco - Oakland SMSA. 5. Termination by Tenant. The subdivider shall permit a tenant to terminate any lease or rental agree- ment without any penalty whatsoever after notice has been given of the intention to convert if such tenant notifies the developer in writing thirty (30) days in advance of such termination. 3 6, Alternative Accommodations, The subdivider shall provide alternative accommodations, including moving expenses, whenever the tenant is displaced or his unit is rendered uninhabitable by remodeling or other conversion procedures, 7, Moving Expenses. The subdivider shall provide moving expenses not to exceed four (4) times the monthly rent to any tenant household living in any unit prior to Tentative Map approval as provided in this section. A tenant commencing occupation of a unit after Tentative Map approval shall not be entitled to moving expenses. Eligible tenants will receive the actual moving expenses at the time they relocate, except when the tenant has given notice of his intent to move prior to receipt of notification from the subdivider of his intention to convert. 8. Notice to New Tenants. After submittal of the Tentative Map, any prospective tenants shall be notified in writing of the intent to convert prior to leasing or renting any unit," Section 3. This ordinance shall be published as required by law. 4 Mayor "AYES : I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of February, 1981, and was adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the day of March, 1981, by the ;following vote: "AYES : COUNCILMEN NOES: COUNCILMEN: ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: �7 City Clerk