HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-1287U ORDINANCE NO. 03-1287(U)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON ENACTED PURSUANT TO
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858 EXTENDING THE
MORATORIUM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AUTOMOBILE REPAIR AND
SERVICE BUSINESSES IN THE CR (COMMERCIAL, REGIONAL) ZONE
DISTRICT DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE CITY'S REVIEW AND
ADOPTION OF PERMANENT ZONING REGULATIONS FOR SUCH USES AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Extension of Moratorium. Ordinance No. 02-1260(U),
adopted September 17, 2002, and readopted and extended by Ordinance No.
03-1271(U) on January 21, 2003, is hereby readopted and extended in full force
and effect for one year expiring August 30, 2004, unless earlier repealed.
Transfer of ownership of an existing auto repair and service business in the CR
(Commercial, Regional) Zone District shall not constitute the establishment of a
new such use and shall not be affected by the moratorium.
SECTION 2. Alleviation Measures Report. In accordance with California
Government Code Section 65858(d), the City of Carson issued a written report
describing the measures taken to alleviate the condition that led to the adoption
of Ordinance No. 02-1260(U).
SECTION 3. CEQA Finding. The City Council hereby finds that it can be
seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption of this Ordinance, and
extension of a moratorium hereby, may have a significant effect on the
environment. It is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act
review pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15061(b)(3).
SECTION 4. Legislative Findings. The City Council finds that, shortly
before the moratorium adopted by Ordinance No. 02-1260(0) and extended by
Ordinance No. 03-1271(U), the City of Carson received an application to
establish a new automobile repair and service business in the CR (Commercial,
Regional) Zone District. Prior to the moratorium, such businesses were
automatically permitted in the CR (Commercial, Regional) Zone District subject to
designated limitations. Based on the City's experience with existing automobile
repair and service businesses, the City Council finds that the proliferation and
insufficiently regulated operation of these uses can result in adverse impacts on
adjacent properties and the surrounding community. The City Council further
finds that the proliferation and insufficiently regulated operation of these uses in
the CR (Commercial, Regional) Zone District can be detrimental to the
successful redevelopment of a blighted area. The City of Carson intends to
study, within a reasonable time, the adequacy of its existing ordinances
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regulating automobile repair and service businesses in the CR (Commercial,
Regional) Zone District. The City Council finds that there is a current and
immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare presented by the
establishment of new automobile repair and service businesses in the CR
(Commercial, Regional) Zone District. In the absence of immediate
effectiveness, the approval of additional subdivisions, use permits, variances,
building permits, or any other applicable entitlement for use that is required in
order to comply with the City's zoning ordinance would result in that threat to
public health, safety, or welfare. Due to the foregoing circumstances, it is
necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare that this
Ordinance take effect immediately in order to extend the moratorium previously
adopted pursuant to state law.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 1St day of July, 2003.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
1, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance
No. 03-1287(U) was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City on an urgency basis at a
regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 1 st day of July, 2003, and that the same was
passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Sweeney, Calas, Dear, Santarina, and Raber
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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