HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-1291U ORDINANCE NO. 03-1291(U)
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON ENACTED PURSUANT
TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION .65858 EXTENDING THE
MORATORIUM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW BUILDINGS IN THE MIXED-
USE RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT OF THE CARSON STREET
CORRIDOR AND THOSE PROPERTIES LOCATED ON CARSON STREET
BETWEEN AVALON BOULEVARD AND THE SAN DIEGO FREEWAY 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. 03-1286(U),
adopted June 3, 2003 and set to expire on July 18, 2003, is hereby readopted
and extended in full force and effect for ten months and fifteen days expiring
June 2, 2004, unless earlier repealed.
SECTION 2. Alleviation Measures Report. In accordance with:'Califflrnia
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. 03-1286(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. Urqencv Declaration. City of Carson currently is
processing an update of the Carson General Plan. In connection with that
update, the City has obtained additional confirmation of significant traffic
congestion and infrastructure deficiencies in the Carson Street Moratorium Area.
The City intends to study, within a reasonable time, the adequacy of its existing
ordinances regulating development in this area. This Ordinance is intended to
protect the public health, safety and welfare from an exacerbation of the traffic
congestion and infrastructure deficiencies that could result from the insufficiently
regulated establishment of new buildings or structures in this area. The City
Council finds that the set of circumstances necessitating the adoption of this
Ordinance is different than the set of circumstances prompting the adoption of
Ordinance No. 02-1265. The City Council further finds that there is a current and
immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare presented by the
potential establishment of new buildings or structures in this area. In the
absence of immediate effectiveness, the approval of additional subdivisions, use
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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 and 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.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 1S` day of July, 2003.
ATTEST:
CITY CLEF* M YOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY&TORNEY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, 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. 03-1291(0) 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 1st day of July, 2003, and that the same was
passed and adopted by the following roll call vote with Calas not participating:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Sweeney, Dear, Santarina, and Raber
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COiJNCIL MEMBERS: None
City Clerk, City ot Carson California
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