Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
Special Orders of the Day
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PUBLIC HEARING INTRODUCING ORDINANCE NO. 19-1933, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE, ARTICLE V (SANITATION AND HEALTH), CHAPTER 9 (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REPORT) REPEALING THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REPORT (RPR) REQUIREMENT FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY SALES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On April 20, 1999, the City established the Residential Property Report (RPR) Program (the "Program") with the intent to preserve and improve the quality of neighborhoods in Carson. The report is based on a pre-sale inspection conducted by a Building and Safety inspector and identifies building code and zoning violations of residential properties, and requires the seller to correct violations prior to closing of escrow of residential real property sales.
On July 19, 2016, at the direction of the City Council, an RPR Ad Hoc Committee (Committee) was formed to evaluate the Program and to meet with members of the South Bay Association of Realtors and other interested parties to gather input, discuss concerns and return with recommendations to the City Council.
The Committee met several times in the last three years and considered several options to modify the Program. At the June 12, 2018 meeting, the Committee agreed to recommend ending the Program.
On April 2, 2019, based on the recommendation of the Committee, the City Council voted 4-0 to direct staff to proceed with formally eliminating the Program and bring this matter before the City Council for decision.
On May 28, 2019, the Planning Commission voted 9-0 to continue the matter to July 9, 2019. On July 9, 2019, the Planning Commission voted 5-3 recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance 19-1933 that amends the Carson Municipal Code, Article V (Sanitation and Health), Chapter 9 (Residential Property Report) to repeal the Residential Property Report ...
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