Measure B is a voter approved growth management initiative, which limits annual residential growth in the city to a number of dwelling units that is no more than 3% the total number of housing units as of December 31st of the prior calendar year.

Source: Summary Report to the City Council March 21, 2023

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No, it has been suspended. The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330) became effective on January 1, 2020. The Housing Crisis Act (Gov. Code § 66300) generally prohibits localities from enacting development policies, standards, or conditions that reduce intensity, impose moratoriums, enforce subjective design standards, or implement provisions that limit approvals or cap population. These provisions remain in effect until January 1, 2030. 

Source: Summary Report to the City Council March 21, 2023

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 Yes they can. Please see the below resources for more detailed information:

Source:  Summary Report to the City Council March 21, 2023 

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• March 21, 2023 staff report to the city council . Look at pages 4-8 pf the staff report.  The comment letter from HCD on our Draft Housing Element where HCD identified inconsistency with the State Law is attached to this email

Final adopted and certified Housing Element, which includes the City's revisions to address all HCD comments, including the Measure B.

https://www.cityofdixonca.gov/media/CommunityDevelopment/Housing%20Element/Draft%20Housing%20Element%202023-2031/Certified/1_DIXON_2023-2031%20Housing%20Element_Adopted_3.21.23_Certified%205.24.23.pdf 

• The Measure B discussion in the element can be found on pages 13, 14, 17, 27, 75, 76  

While there are exceptions to this law, city staff and the State Housing and Community Development Department argue that Dixon doesn't meet the requirements for an exceptions.

Source: Summary Report to the City Council March 21, 2023

Dixon is required to plan for 416 units in the 2023-2031 planning period at certain densities.  175 units must be affordable to lower-income (extremely low, very low, and low-income) households, 62 must be affordable to moderate-income households, and 179 for above moderate income households.

Source: City of Dixon Housing Element update https://www.cityofdixonca.gov/departments/communitydevelopment/housingelementuodate