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17.36.060 Establishment of Annual New Residential Unit Limits A. Except as provided herein, building permits issued for new residential units subject to this Chapter shall not exceed the following aggregate totals for calendar years as follows: Calendar Year Maximum Building Permits 1998 - 700 units 1999 - 600 units 2000 - 550 units 2001 - 500 units 2002 - 450 units 2003 - 400 units 2004 - 350 units 2005 - build-out - 350 units Except as provided in subsection 17.36.060(C) below, the maximum limitations established in this section are non-discretionary and shall not be modified by the City Council in implementing this Chapter. B. Building permits in excess of the limits in subsection 17.36.060(A) above may be issued to a qualified affordable housing project in accordance with subsection 17.36.080(A)(2) below. C. The limitations established in subsection 17.36.060(A) above may be reduced by the City Council if, upon reviewing the annual growth management report, it determines that infrastructure and/or services will not be available to satisfy the demands of the new residential units allowed for a given year. The limitation reduction mentioned in the previous sentence may be city-wide or localized, depending on the scope of the infrastructure and/or service shortfalls. The City Council shall exercise its discretion pursuant to this subsection if the planned, phased infrastructure expansions which form the basis for establishing the managed growth to build-out of the General Plan are not completed in a timely manner. "Infrastructure" as used herein includes new school construction pursuant to the school financing agreement, sewage treatment/export facility expansions, treated water availability, traffic network expansions consistent to implement City LOS policies, park procurement/development, and other measures of infrastructure/services as described in the growth management reports. 5