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FROM: I Contra
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
DATE: County
July 25 , 1985
SUBJECT:
Legislation: AB 943
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in opposition to AB 943 by Assemblyman Papan,
and authorize the Chairwoman to send a letter to Governor
Deukmejian urging that the Governor veto AB 943 .
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, the County can only require the removal of
an advertising display (billboard) without compensating the
owner of the display under certain limited circumstances. For
instance, if a landowner has an advertising display on his
property and wishes to develop the property more intensively,
the County can require, as a condition of that development,
that the advertising display be removed even though its removal
is not essential for the additional development. Under this
scenario, the County is not required to compensate the owner
for the required removal of the advertising display.
Assemblyman Papan introduced AB 943 , which would require that
the owner of an advertising display be compensated if the
County requires its removal as a condition of further
development unless removal of the display is essential in order
for the building, or other development, to proceed. Such a
requirement unnecessarily imposes further restrictions on the
discretion of local government to place conditions on
developments. Its passage and approval by the Governor would
require the County to appropriate additional funds in order to
compensate property owners for the removal of advertising
displays under the circumstances indicated.
AB 943 passed both Houses of the Legislature and is now on the
Governor ' s desk. The bill passed the Senate floor by a vote of
21 : 13 , the bare minimum required for passage. The County
Supervisors Association of California has urged all counties to
write to the Governor urging that he veto AB 943 . This office
and the Community Development Department concur in that
recommendation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) A
ACTION OF BOARD ON bil y 30, 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
L1_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator
CC: Community Development Director ATTESTED t�
PHIL `BATCH OR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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