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2023 Ordinances
The following Ordinances have been approved by City Council for 2023:
- Ordinance No. 2023-01 - Amending Chapter XI, Fire Prevention, and Chapter XII, Building and Housing, of the Municipal Code related to the adoption and local amendments of the 2022 California Building Standards Code
Approved: 3/20/23 - Ordinance No. 2023-02 - Amending sections of the Albany Municipal Code related to the Parks Recreation & Open Space Commission and the Transportation Commission regarding student and student-affiliated appointments
Approved: 5/1/23 - Ordinance No. 2023-03 - Replacing Section 5-12 of the Albany Municipal Code relating to mobility sharing services
Approved: 6/5/23 - Ordinance No. 2023-04 - Adding Section 12-15 to the Albany Municipal Code to require seismic retrofit of certain residential buildings
Approved: 7/17/23 - Ordinance No. 2023-05 - Adding a new Section 2-1.3 to the Albany Municipal Code establishing procedures for filling a vacant seat on the City Council by appointment and amending Chapter 7-3 of the Albany Municipal Code relating to vote counting
Approved: 10/17/23 - Ordinance No. 2023-06 - Amending Chapter XX of the Albany Municipal Code Sections 20.12, 20.20, 20.24, 20.28, 20.40, and 20.100 to update parking regulations
Approved: 12/4/23 - Ordinance No. 2023-07 - Amending Chapter XX of the Albany Municipal Code "Planning and Zoning", repealing and replacing Section 20.20.080 "Accessory Dwelling Units" and amending Sections 20.08, 20.12, 20.16, 20.24, 20.28, 20.40, 20.56, 20.100 to update accessory dwelling unit regulations
Approved: 1/16/24
2022 Ordinances
The following Ordinances have been approved by City Council for 2022:
- Ordinance No. 2022-01 - Amending Albany Municipal Code, Chapter 8 ("Law Enforcement") by adding Section 8-22 entitled "Safe Storage of Firearms"
Approved: 2/22/22 - Ordinance No. 2022-02 - Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481
Approved: 5/2/22 - Ordinance No. 2022-03 - Revising various sections of Chapter XX of the Albany Municipal Code related to implementation of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan
Approved: 9/6/22 - Ordinance No. 2022-04 - Amending Section 2-3.1 of the Albany Municipal Code relating to appointment of the Administrative Officer
Approved: 9/6/22 - Ordinance No. 2022-05 - Amending Section 4-7 and repealing Section 4-8 of Chapter IV of the Albany Municipal Code to establish an Emergency Medical Services, Advanced Life Support, and Fire Protection Special Tax at $0.074 per square foot of land, and providing for certain exemptions and rebates from the Special Tax for qualifying very low-income residents
- Ordinance No. 2022-06 - Amending Section 9-1.3 of the Albany Municipal Code establishing a 20 miles per hour speed limit along the Solano Avenue business activity district
Approved: 10/3/22 - Ordinance No. 2022-07 -Adding Section 20.24.190 to Chapter XX of the Albany Municipal Code related to community benefits of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan
Approved: 10/17/2022 - Ordinance No. 2022-08 - An urgency ordinance of the City of Albany, California, adopting a new Section 5-12 of the Albany Municipal Code relating to mobility sharing services, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and declaring same to be an urgency measure to take effect immediately
Approved: 10/13/2022 - Ordinance No. 2022-09 - An urgency ordinance adding a new Section 2-1.3 to the Albany Municipal Code establishing procedures for filling a vacant seat on the City Council by appointment, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and declaring same to be an urgency measure to take effect immediately
Approved: 11/16/2022
2021 Ordinances
The following Ordinances have been approved by City Council for 2021:
- Ordinance No. 2021-01 - pending council approval
- Ordinance No. 2021-02- Urgency Ordinance - Establish a temporary limit on the charges imposed by third-party delivery services on retail food establishments during the local declared state of emergency resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Approved: 2/16/2021 - Ordinance No. 2021-03 - Adding Section 2-30.10 "Electronic and Paperless Filing of Fair Political Practices Commission Campaign Statements" to the Albany Municipal Code
Approved: 4/5/2021 - Ordinance No. 2021-04 - Urgency Ordinance - Establishing premium pay for grocery workers working in Albany and setting forth the facts constituting such urgency
Approved 4/5/2021 - Ordinance No. 2021-05 - Urgency Ordinance - Amending Urgency Ordinance No. 2020-03, as amended by Urgency Ordinance Nos. 2020-06, 2020-12 and 2020-13, to extend the temporary moratorium on evictions due to nonpayment of rent and rent increases for certain commercial tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic and setting forth the facts constituting such urgency (4th extension)
Approved: 4/5/2021 - Ordinance No. 2021-06 - Urgency Ordinance of the Albany City Council amending and extending premium pay for grocery, drug retail and certain retail workers working in Albany and setting forth the facts constituting such urgency
Approved: 4/19/21 - Ordinance No. 2021-07 - Authorize management of PCB-containing materials and wastes during building demolition
Approved: 5/3/21 - Ordinance No. 2021-08 - Amending Albany Municipal Code Section 14-1.7 “Property Owner Responsibility for Sidewalk Repair”
Approved: 5/3/21 - Ordinance No. 2021-09 - Amending portions of Albany Municipal Code Chapter 8-4 related to Camping, Hours of Operation for City-owned Property, and Fire Safety, and finding the Ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
Approved: 6/7/21 - Ordinance No. 2021-10 - Urgency Ordinance revising the Repayment Period for Unpaid Rent and Rent Increase under the Commercial Moratorium on Evictions during COVID-19 Pandemic
Approved: 10/18/2021 - Ordinance No. 2021-11 - Adding section 9.12 Organics Reduction and Recycling to the Albany Municipal Code
Approved: 12/6/21
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