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Santa Clara County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Directory of Santa Clara County, CA Measures
County Results as of November 28 9:51am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (1111/1111)
51.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (391,636/762,551)

Measures
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Measure A. General Plan Amendment Restricting Housing Density -- City of Cupertino (General Plan Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,770 / 46.11% Yes votes ...... 7,912 / 53.89% No votes
Shall the City of Cupertino adopt an amendment to the General Plan concerning housing density?
YES
NO

Measure B. General Plan Amendment Restricting Building Heights -- City of Cupertino (General Plan Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,454 / 43.96% Yes votes ...... 8,226 / 56.04% No votes
Shall the City of Cupertino adopt an amenment to the General Plan concerning building heights?
YES
NO

Measure C. General Plan Amendment Restricting Building Set Back Lines -- City of Cupertino (General Plan Amenment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,044 / 41.24% Yes votes ...... 8,610 / 58.76% No votes
Shall the City of Cupertino adopt an amendment to the General Plan concerning building setbacks?
YES
NO

Measure D. Business License Tax -- City of Sunnyvale (Municipal Code Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 14,916 / 56.21% Yes votes ...... 11,618 / 43.79% No votes
Shall the Sunnyvale Municipal Code be amended to increase the business license tax, which supports basic City services, from its current amount of $10 for every 5 employees/rental units, to $30 for 1, $50 for 2 to 5, and $50 for each additional group of 5 employees/rental units, up to $9,500 for employees and $4,250 for rentals, with increases phased over 3 years and both tax/cap adjusted annually for inflation?
YES
NO

Measure E. HotelTax -- City of Sunnyvale (Municipal Code Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 18,555 / 69.31% Yes votes ...... 8,215 / 30.69% No votes
Shall the Sunnyvale Municipal Code be amended to increase the transient occupancy tax (commonly called the "hotel tax") which is charged only on persons who occupy hotel or motel rooms in the City for 30 days or less, from the current 8.5% to 9.5% over a 2-year period, which is lower than that charged in San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Milpitas and Cupertino, in order to help maintain basic City services?
YES
NO

Measure F. Term Limits -- City of Sunnyvale (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,184 / 62.47% Yes votes ...... 9,722 / 37.53% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Sunnyvale be amended to standardize term limits for all city boards and commissions to two consecutive four-year terms and eliminate the two-year waiting period before a board or commission member may apply to serve on another board or commission?
YES
NO

Measure G. City Manager's Residence -- City of Sunnyvale (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 11,973 / 45.45% Yes votes ...... 14,371 / 54.55% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Sunnyvale be amended to conform with state law by eliminating the requirement that the City Manager shall reside in the City of Sunnyvale?
YES
NO

Measure H. Heritage Resource -- City of Sunnyvale (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 17,175 / 68.78% Yes votes ...... 7,795 / 31.22% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Sunnyvale be amended to include the term "heritage resource" in its list of topics reviewed by the Sunnyvale Heritage Preservation Commission, consistent with existing policy?
YES
NO

 
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