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F. In 2012, the city council amended the Growth Management Program to reflect current circumstances and changes in state law. 17.36.020 Objectives. The protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare requires a growth management program to accomplish the following: A. Regulate the timing, location, and type of residential growth in accordance with the goals and policies of the general plan. B. Achieve predictability in the rate of growth at levels which reflect community sentiment and the ability of the city and other local service-providing agencies to provide services without compromising quality of life issues. C. Retain flexibility to accommodate projects desiring and capable of actual development in the short-term in order to more closely meet annual development goals. D. Create certainty for larger project developers in the treatment of build-out of their projects which, for a variety of reasons,do not proceed to actual development in accordance with originally approved schedules. E. Facilitate and implement the general plan goals, including the goals of the housing element, which cannot be accomplished by zoning alone. 17.36.030 Building permit restriction. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no building permit for a new residential unit, including permits for installation of a mobilehome unit, shall be issued except pursuant to the regulations contained in this chapter. (Ord. 1729 §2, 1997) 17.36.040 Exemptions. This chapter shall not be applicable to the following categories of residential units: A. Second units approved in accordance with city zoning regulations. B. Mobilehomes and/or living quarters located on school sites, public and institutional properties, and commercial/industrial properties used for security purposes or other purposes ancillary to the primary use, the use of which has been approved in accordance with city zoning regulations,when such residential units do not exceed one dwelling per site. C. A condominium conversion or replacement unit of an existing unit demolished and/or destroyed. (Ord. 1729 § 2, 1997) 17.36.050 Administration of the growth management program. A. Review of Growth Management Report. I. Periodically,a growth management report shall be prepared which shall include: a. Historical building permit activity; b. Projections of likely building activity within the city by category of project; c. Estimates of new projects which may seek approval in the following year or years; d. Analysis of the capability of infrastructure and services to meet the demands of new residential development, including any changes to established conditions and/or measures designed to mitigate the adverse effects of new residential development; and e. Progress toward meeting city general plan goals and policies. 2. The growth management report shall be presented to the planning commission for its review. The planning commission shall make recommendations to the city council regarding the growth management report, including,but not limited to,annual allocation issues. 3. The city council shall receive and review the growth management report, and the recommendations of the planning commission. The city council's review of the growth management report should coincide with the council's review of requests for modifications of allocations and should occur at the council's second meeting in September. The city council may schedule such review at any time during the year should changed circumstances relating to the provision of planned infrastructure and/or services require a review and possible modification to the growth management program. Page 2 of 6