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T h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n o f t h e C i t y o f T e m p l e C i t y d o e s h e r e b y r e s o l v e :
S E C T I O N 1 . T h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n h a s c o n s i d e r e d a l l o f t h e e v i d e n c e s u b m i t t e d
i n t o t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e c o r d w h i c h i n c l u d e s , b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o :
1 . S t a f f r e p o r t s w e r e p r e p a r e d b y t h e C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t D e p a r t m e n t .
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P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n .
3 . T h e C i t y o f T e m p l e C i t y Z o n i n g C o d e , G e n e r a l P l a n , a n d a l l o t h e r a p p l i c a b l e
r e g u l a t i o n s a n d c o d e s .
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t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g , s u p p o r t i n g a n d / o r o p p o s i n g t h e a p p l i c a n t ' s r e q u e s t .
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t o t h e C i t y i n b o t h w r i t t e n a n d o r a l f o r m a t o r p r i o r t o t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g .
6 . A l l r e l a t e d d o c u m e n t s r e c e i v e d a n d / o r s u b m i t t e d a t o r p r i o r t o t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g .
S E C T I O N 2 . B a s e d o n t h e f o r e g o i n g e v i d e n c e , t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n f i n d s t h a t :
1 . N o t i c e o f t h e J u n e 2 5 , 2 0 1 3 , P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n p u b l i c h e a r i n g w a s p o s t e d a t
t h e C i v i c C e n t e r .
2 . N o t i c e o f t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n p u b l i c h e a r i n g w a s p u t i n t h e n e w s p a p e r
l e a s t t e n ( 1 0 ) d a y s p r i o r t o t h e h e a r i n g .
3 . N o t i c e o f P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n p u b l i c h e a r i n g i n c l u d e d t h e n o t i c e r e q u i r e m e n t s
s e t f o r t h i n G o v e r n m e n t C o d e S e c t i o n 6 5 0 0 9 ( b ) ( 2 ) .
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• SECTION 3. Based upon information presented in Staff Report dated June 25, 2013,
and based upon a Public Hearing on June 25, 2013 to consider an amendment to the
Municipal Code, the Planning Commission makes the following findings:
1. The City of Temple City Municipal Code regulates tobacco shops and related
businesses;
2. The current provision in the Zoning Code does not provide guidance for
reviewing and permitting tobacco shops and related businesses;
3. The City of Temple City has a substantial interest in promoting the public health,
safety, and welfare of the community;
4. The City of Temple City recognizes the need to develop reasonable criteria to
guide the establishment and operation of tobacco shops and related businesses;
5. Regulate tobacco shops and related businesses will promote land use
compatibility and public health;
6. The code amendment will ensure orderly economic development and growth in
the City;
• 7. The code amendment is to provide specific guidelines to staff when reviewing
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and regulating the use;
8. The adoption of the code amendment will not unreasonably restrict the
establishment or operation of the use; and
9. The code amendment will not result in any significant effects upon the
environment, and is exempt per Section 15061(b)(3) of CEQA.
SECTION 4. The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt an
ordinance approving the amendment to the City's Municipal Code. The amendment is
as follows:
1. Section 9202 of Article F. (Zone Variances and Conditional Use Permits) of
Chapter 1 (Zoning Code) of Title 9 (Zoning Regulations) of the Municipal Code:
add "tobacco shop" and " E- cigaretteNaporizer store" to the list of items that
require a CUP;
2. Article T. (Special Uses) of Chapter 1 (Zoning Code) of Title 9 (Zoning
Regulations) of the Municipal Code: add Section 9453 and Section 9454 to read
as follows:
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• 9453: TOBACCO /E- CIGARETTE STORE:
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A: Definitions:
1. Tobacco (retailer): an establishment for which more than 50% of the floor
area is dedicated for the display and retail sale of tobacco, cigarettes, and
related products. This provision does not include the sales of tobacco and
tobacco products from a permitted grocery store and similar permitted
retail stores, the primary purpose of which are not the sale of tobacco and
tobacco products.
2. E- cigarette /vaporizer (retailer): an establishment for which more than 50%
of the floor area is dedicated to the display and retail sale of nicotine -
enriched solutions and /or vaporizers.
3. Paraphernalia: any apparatus, equipments, or instruments used for
smoking tobacco or controlled substances, and /or inhaling mist of
nicotine - enriched solutions, for the purpose of personal or recreational
satisfactions.
B. Locational Criteria and minimum proximity requirements:
A tobacco or E- cigarette/ Vaporizer retailer shall be permitted under the
business class of "Tobacco Shop" in the Downtown Specific Plan area,
General Commercial Zone (C -2), Heavy Commercial Zone (C -3), Light
Manufacturing Zone (M -1), and Heavy Commercial Zone (M -2), subject to
the locational criteria as set forth in the followings.
1: No such business shall be permitted within 1,000 feet of a public or
private school established for academic education of children or minors
under the age of 18 years old.
2: No such business shall be permitted within 1,000 feet of a public park.
3: No such business shall be permitted within 1,000 feet of an existing
tobacco or E- cigarette /vaporizer business.
4: No such business shall be permitted within 1,000 feet of a large child
care center located within the city's limits.
C. Conditional Use Permit requirement:
No such businesses shall be permitted without first obtaining a Conditional
Use Permit.
D. Visibility requirements:
IP1. As a retail store, a tobacco or E- cigarette /vaporizer retailer is required to
provide necessary visibility for the in -store business activities. A common
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way of providing such visibility includes, but not limited to, creating larger
window area for the storefront facing pedestrian and vehicular traffic;
maintaining the storefront windows unobstructed at all times during
business hours, and using clear glass instead of tinted glass for the
storefront windows.
2. Window signs for such businesses shall be limited to identifying the name
of the business and shall not exceed 10% of each window area.
E. Limitation on sales of paraphernalia:
Any commercial retail establishment including a tobacco or E-
cigarette /vaporizer retailer selling paraphernalia as accessory products
shall limit the sale, storage, and display of paraphernalia to no more than
20% of the total floor area. Further, all sale, storage, and display of
paraphernalia shall be conducted within a separate enclosed room.
9454: HOOKAH /SMOKE LOUNGE:
A: Definition:
Hookah /Smoke Lounge: an establishment for which the configuration of
the floor area is to facilitate on -site consumption of tobacco, cigarette, and
nicotine - enriched solutions. For clarification purpose, a hookah /smoke
lounge, and /or any other similar uses shall be considered an individual
business class separated from a tobacco /E- cigarette store.
B: Hookah /Smoke Lounge prohibited
No Hookah /smoke Lounge business or similar operations shall be allowed
within the City's limits.
SECTION 6. The secretary shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution
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• I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Planning
Commission of the City of Temple City at a regular meeting held on the 25th of June,
2013 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Commissioner — Curran, Leung, O'Leary, Horton
Commissioner - None
Commissioner - None
Commissioner - Cordes
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