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has obtained, as of the effective date of this initiative, a vested right pursuant to state or local law. <br /> B. This initiative shall not be interpreted to apply to any development, land, or use that, under <br /> state or federal law, is beyond the power of the local voters to affect by the initiative power <br /> reserved to the people via the California Constitution. <br /> C. Nothing in this initiative shall be construed or applied to prevent the City from complying with <br /> its housing obligations under state law. The City Council may, without voter ratification, approve <br /> a change to the amendments of the General Plan set forth in this initiative for the sole purpose of <br /> complying with the City's housing obligations if it (I) makes a finding that such change is <br /> necessary to comply with the City's housing obligation and there is no suitable land available <br /> elsewhere in the City that may be used to satisfy the obligation; and (2) makes such a change or <br /> approves a project only to the extent necessary to comply with the applicable state law housing <br /> obligation. <br /> Section 6. Implementation. <br /> A. The date the notice of intent to circulate this initiative measure was submitted to the City's <br /> elections official is referenced herein as the "submittal date." The City General Plan and Zoning <br /> Ordinance in effect on the submittal date and the General Plan as amended by this initiative <br /> comprise an integrated, internally consistent, and compatible statement of policies for the City. In <br /> order to ensure that nothing in this initiative measure would prevent the City General Plan from <br /> being an integrated, internally consistent, and compatible statement of the policies of the City, as <br /> required by state law, and to ensure that the actions of the voters in enacting this initiative are <br /> given effect, any amendment to the General Plan that is adopted between the submittal date and <br /> the date that the General Plan is amended by this initiative measure shall, to the extent that such <br /> interim-enacted provision is inconsistent with the General Plan provisions of this initiative, be <br /> amended as soon as possible and in the manner and time required by state law to ensure <br /> consistency between the provisions adopted by this initiative and other elements of the General <br /> Plan. <br /> B. The City Council is hereby authorized and directed to amend the City General Plan, all specific <br /> plans, the City Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Map, and any other ordinances and policies if <br /> necessary, to implement this initiative and to the extent any of the foregoing are affected by this <br /> initiative as soon as possible and in the manner and time required by any applicable state law, to <br /> ensure consistency between the policies adopted in this initiative and other elements of the <br /> foregoing laws and policies. <br /> Section 7. Liberal Construction. <br /> The provisions of this Act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. Nothing herein <br /> shall be construed to make illegal any lawful use being made of any land in compliance with all <br /> required permits in force before the effective date of this Act. <br /> This Act is intended to be compatible with the City's anticipated establishment of the Johnson <br /> Drive EDZ, and with its re-designation in the General Plan of the Johnson Drive EDZ from <br /> Business Park and General and Limited Industrial to Retail/Highway/Service Commercial/ <br /> 020689.0002\4383116.1 3 <br />