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Legislative Bill Action Last year, over 280 cities stepped up and said deal with practical realities at the local level. Last "no'* to SB 910 (Dunn) that attempted to preempt year the Jeegue asked for an amendment to AB 1207 local land use authority. Given the votes in Assembly to require compliance with military airports and Local Government Committee, it is clear that a similar airspace, but that amendment was not placed in the level of effort needs to be expended by cities on bill. Staff: Daniel Carrigg, Status: SenFIr, Position: these two bills to get the attention of your legislators Support for the Assembly floor votes, and the fight in the Senate. Make sureyour Legislators know thatyou are AB 2247 (Salinas). Real Estate Signs. AB 2247 aware of these two bills, and ask For their no vote/ was recently amended to limit the permitting of Letters and phone calls needed, property owners or their agents to display temporary signs advertising the sale of the property on the For more information on these bills see Priority public right-of-way. The bill currently states that local Focus, April 12, issue #15-2002. Sample opposition ordinances in effect before this bill would go into law letters on both bills are available on the League's Web cannot be pre-empted. Specifically, AB 2247: site under Housing and Land Use. Staff: Daniel Carrigg, Status: AsmFIr, Position: Oppose. Permits property owners or their agents to display temporary signs advertising the sale of their Windmill Ordinances. Provisions of AB 1207 property on the public right-of-way, provided that (2001) Go Into Effect July 1, 2002. Last year the the signs are: Governor signed AB 1207 (Longville), which provides a) Reasonably located; that local governments must approve the installation b) In plain view or the public; of wind turbines, which meet specified conditions, on c) Of reasonable dimensions and design; towers ranging between 65 feet and 80 feet on d) Do not adversely affect public safety, includ- parcels of more than one acre, unless the local gov- ing traffic safety; ernment adopts a local ordinance which permits the e) Displayed on reasonable days and during installation of these turbines in non-urbanized areas reasonable times, as determined by the local under a conditional use permit process before July 1, government. 2002. The League opposed AB 1207, citing general Does not apply to any of the following: concerns over the concept of state preemption of a) Any city or county that prohibits all signs in local control on this issue, and continuing concerns the public right-of-way; with the lack of local ability to address the potential b) Any city or county ordinance in existence impacts of these proposed towers, before the operative date of_the bill. c) Any local authority to limit or regulate signs As the deadline approaches, cities are reminded to in the public right-of-way. review the provisions set forth in AB 1207 to ensure your compliance with this new law. Additionally, cities Based on the initial versions of AB 2247, the League are encouraged to review a new bill, SB 1989 (Knight, had taken an oppose position because the bill pre- Small Wind Energy Systems/see below), which modi- erupted local authority to regulate signs. The most ties the provisions of AB 1207 by clarifying that small recent amendments, however, go a long way toward wind turbines on towers up to 80 feet shall not be restoring that authority, here are, however, a numbe~ of sited on land near or within a restricted military other amendments we our seeking including the removal airspace, without first coordinating with the govern- of one phrase which continues to imply that the bill is ing authority of that airspace, preemptive of local ordinances, despite other provisions of the language which state the cont:apj. The author's The League supports SB 1989, which highlights office has committed to work on language to address the concept that one-size-fits-all efforts by the state our remaining concerns. Staff: Daniel Carrigg, Status: affecting local land use lack sufficient flexibility to AsJud, Position: Oppose, Unless Amended PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www. cacities.org