A. No part of this chapter shall be amended or repealed, except by a vote of the people. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the City Council may amend this chapter and the Waterfront Specific Plan to address changed circumstances since 1986, including changing the amount and type of currently authorized land uses on the remaining privately-owned property at the Berkeley Waterfront, so long as the development potential as allowed in the current Waterfront Specific Plan is not increased. In the event that the type or amount of development authorized is changed, any amendments shall ensure that the property owner’s constitutional rights are respected.

B. Any amendments adopted pursuant to this section shall be placed before the voters at the next general municipal election following adoption by the City Council. Any such amendments shall be adopted in the manner required by state and local law and that includes public and commission review. Any amendments adopted by the Council and proposed to the voters pursuant to this section shall be subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act prior to adoption. (Ord. 6722-NS § 2, 2002; Ord. 5788-NS § 7, 1986)