City of Costa Mesa

To provide for future housing needs of workers, middle-class families, and seniors; maintain the character of Costa Mesa’s single-family neighborhoods; protect the environment and open space; attract new businesses; and maintain local control; shall voters authorize the City Council to adopt publicly-reviewed land use plans to revitalize outdated commercial/industrial corridors such as Newport and Harbor Boulevards, and expand affordable housing, while restricting building heights, requiring developer-paid fees, and keeping residential neighborhoods intact?

Shall an ordinance authorizing, regulating, taxing retail sales/deliveries of cannabis; limiting locations of cannabis establishments to protect neighborhoods, schools, children; requiring security; imposing a gross receipts tax of 4% to 7% on retail cannabis businesses until ended by voters; raising approximately $3,000,000 annually for maintaining 911 response, fire/public safety protection, parks, youth/senior services, addressing homelessness, retaining small businesses, other general services; requiring public disclosure, funds controlled locally; be adopted?

(INITIATIVE) Shall an ordinance requiring voter approval for 1) construction of playgrounds, athletic fields, platforms/retaining walls for vista overlook, stairways to provide access to bluffs, new restrooms, parking lots, museum/multipurpose building, boardwalk and pedestrian bridges; 2) extended park hours for community events; 3) installation of parking lot lighting; or 4) other permanent structures at Fairview Park be adopted?

Shall the Costa Mesa Measure Prohibiting Athletic Fields at Fairview Park, which prohibits the development of Athletic Fields at Fairview Park unless approved by a vote of the people, and permits implementation of Passive Recreational Uses at Fairview Park including those identified in the Fairview Park Master Plan (such as playgrounds, picnic areas, bike trails, bus access ways, and viewing areas), be adopted?

Shall members of the legislative body of the City of Costa Mesa be elected by district as described in Ordinance No. 16-05,  establishing  six  equal,  geographically based districts, and the Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa elected on a citywide basis for a term of two years by the voters of the entire city, for a maximum of two terms?

(INITIATIVE) Shall the ordinance, to allow operation of up to eight medical marijuana (cannabis) businesses with: six percent tax on medical marijuana (estimated annual tax revenues $48,000 to $912,000); one percent tax on other products; exemption from permits; regulations not subject to change by City Council except for increasing businesses; precedence to prior businesses; and locations limited to commercial and industrial areas, be adopted?

(INITIATIVE) Shall the ordinance, to allow operation of up to four medical marijuana businesses with: six percent tax on medical marijuana (estimated annual tax revenues $24,000 to $456,000); required industry specific licenses; required operator permits; regulations subject to change by City Council including increasing businesses; precedence to prior businesses; and locations limited to commercial and industrial areas, be adopted?

Shall the ordinance, to allow medical marijuana manufacturing, processing, wholesale distribution and transporting, and research, development and testing, in manufacturing and industrial zones north of South Coast Dr. and west of Harbor Blvd., subject to conditional use permit and business permits, including requirements for background checks, premises security, business records, that is subject to amendment by City Council, and that levies an annual 6% gross receipts tax (estimated annual revenue $48,000 - $912,000), be adopted?

(INITIATIVE) Shall the ordinance to require voter approval of development projects that require adoption, amendment, change or replacement of the General Plan, the Zoning Code, a specific plan, or an overlay plan, and that generates over 200 additional trips, increases intersection volume/capacity, changes the intersection utilization/level of service, adds 40 or more dwelling units, adds 10,000 sq.’ of non-residential use, or changes a public use to a private use under specified conditions, be adopted?

Shall the Costa Mesa Measure for Sensible Community Development and Development-Funded Open Space and Recreation, which ratifies the City’s existing land use regulations, ensures that approximately 25% of the State Developmental Hospital on Harbor Boulevard would be zoned as passive or recreational open space, and establishes a fee paid for by developers for the purpose of funding new active recreation, open space, and public park facilities within the City, be adopted?

Shall the City of Costa Mesa establish home rule by adopting the proposed charter as approved by the City Council?

(ADVISORY) Do you agree with the Costa Mesa City Council, which unanimously opposes the establishment of toll lanes on the I-405 Freeway in Orange County?

Shall the City of Costa Mesa adopt a Proposed Charter as approved by the City Council?