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9212.  (a) During the circulation of the petition, or before taking
either action described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 9214,
or Section 9215, the legislative body may refer the proposed
initiative measure to any city agency or agencies for a report on any
or all of the following:
   (1) Its fiscal impact.
   (2) Its effect on the internal consistency of the city's general
and specific plans, including the housing element, the consistency
between planning and zoning, and the limitations on city actions
under Section 65008 of the Government Code and Chapters 4.2
(commencing with Section 65913) and 4.3 (commencing with Section
65915) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
   (3) Its effect on the use of land, the impact on the availability
and location of housing, and the ability of the city to meet its
regional housing needs.
   (4) Its impact on funding for infrastructure of all types,
including, but not limited to, transportation, schools, parks, and
open space.  The report may also discuss whether the measure would be
likely to result in increased infrastructure costs or savings,
including the costs of infrastructure maintenance, to current
residents and businesses.
   (5) Its impact on the community's ability to attract and retain
business and employment.
   (6) Its impact on the uses of vacant parcels of land.
   (7) Its impact on agricultural lands, open space, traffic
congestion, existing business districts, and developed areas
designated for revitalization.
   (8) Any other matters the legislative body requests to be in the
report.
   (b) The report shall be presented to the legislative body within
the time prescribed by the legislative body, but no later than 30
days after the elections official certifies to the legislative body
the sufficiency of the petition.








9214.  If the initiative petition is signed by not less than 15
percent of the voters of the city according to the last report of
registration by the county elections official to the Secretary of
State pursuant to Section 2187, effective at the time the notice
specified in Section 9202 was published, or, in a city with 1,000 or
less registered voters, by 25 percent of the voters or 100 voters of
the city, whichever is the lesser number, and contains a request that
the ordinance be submitted immediately to a vote of the people at a
special election, the legislative body shall do one of the following:
 
   (a) Adopt the ordinance, without alteration, at the regular
meeting at which the certification of the petition is presented, or
within 10 days after it is presented.
   (b) Immediately order a special election, to be held pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 1405, at which the ordinance, without
alteration, shall be submitted to a vote of the voters of the city.
   (c) Order a report pursuant to Section 9212 at the regular meeting
at which the certification of the petition is presented.  When the
report is presented to the legislative body, the legislative body
shall either adopt the ordinance within 10 days or order an election
pursuant to subdivision (b).
 
 
 
9215.  If the initiative petition is signed by not less than 10
percent of the voters of the city, according to the last report of
registration by the county elections official to the Secretary of
State pursuant to Section 2187, effective at the time the notice
specified in Section 9202 was published, or, in a city with 1,000 or
less registered voters, by 25 percent of the voters or 100 voters of
the city, whichever is the lesser number, the legislative body shall
do one of the following:
   (a) Adopt the ordinance, without alteration, at the regular
meeting at which the certification of the petition is presented, or
within 10 days after it is presented.
   (b) Submit the ordinance, without alteration, to the voters
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1405, unless the ordinance
petitioned for is required to be, or for some reason is, submitted to
the voters at a special election pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 1405.
   (c) Order a report pursuant to Section 9212 at the regular meeting
at which the certification of the petition is presented.  When the
report is presented to the legislative body, the legislative body
shall either adopt the ordinance within 10 days or order an election
pursuant to subdivision (b).