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Home My Public Portal AboutOrd. 1720 ORDINANCE NO. 1720 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2019-03, AMENDING APPENDIX A OF CHAPTER 25 OF THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH NEW LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AND CORRECT EXISTING LAND USE DESIGNATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1.1 The City of Lynwood ("City") has received increased inquiries and applications from business owners to establish and operate businesses that were not listed and/or were omitted under Appendix A of Chapter 25 "Zoning" of the Lynwood Municipal Code; and 1.2 The Lynwood Zoning Ordinance contains Chapter 25, Appendix A relating to the construction, modification, and placement of such establishments, which was enacted April 4, 2006; and 1.3 The Lynwood City Council has modified Chapter 25, Appendix A of the Lynwood Municipal Code from time-to-time with the most recent amendment taking place on April 16, 2019; and 1.4 The City of Lynwood initiated Zoning Code Amendment No. 2019-03; and 1.5 On July 16, 2019, the Lynwood City Council held a duly noticed and advertised public hearing to receive oral and written testimony related to Zoning Code Amendment No. 2019-03; and 1.6 The City of Lynwood Municipal Code shall be modified to reflect the Zoning Code Amendment No. 2019-03. Section 2. Findings. The following findings are adopted in support of Zone Code Amendment No. 2019-03. Based on substantial evidence presented to this City Council during its public hearing on July 16, 2019, including written and oral staff reports and the record from the public hearing, this City Council hereby finds as follows: A. Conformance with General Plan — The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan and its goals, objectives, policies, and programs. 1 FACT: The proposed Zoning Code Amendment is consistent with the City General Plan Goal of establishing a balance of land uses that functions to provide benefit for the Lynwood community. B. That a proposed Zoning Code Amendment will not adversely affect surrounding properties. FACT: The proposed Zoning Code Amendment would ensure uses are consistent with surrounding land uses within the same general area. Section 3. The City Council approves the amendment of the matrix in Chapter 25 (Zoning) Appendix A entitled "Uses By Zoning District" of the Lynwood Municipal Code to include the land use designation of "Nail salon" and "Party supplies". Section 4. The City Council approves the amendment of the matrix in Chapter 25 (Zoning) Appendix A entitled "Uses By Zoning District" of the Lynwood Zoning Code to amend the land use designation for "Automobile Painting", "Barber or beauty shop", "Chiropractic/physical therapy/acupuncture offices", "Distribution facility", "Grocery store, retail", "Grocery store, wholesale", "Medical/dental offices", "Motorcycle sales and services", "Tailor shop, dress making", "Truck repair", and "Warehouse". Section 5. Municipal Code Amendment. The City Council approves the amendment of the matrix in Chapter 25 (Zoning) Appendix A entitled "Uses By Zoning District" of the Lynwood Zoning Code to read as follows: (Land Use Chart on Next Page) "Land Use R-1 R-2 R-3 PRD P-1 C-2 C-2A C-3 PCD CB-1 M HMD PF OS SPA CCOA Automobile painting C Barber or beauty shop G PP PP P R Chiropractic/physical P P P P P therapy/acupuncture offices Distribution facility S Grocery store, retail SS SS P Grocery store, wholesale S S S Medical/dental offices PP PP P Motorcycle sales and services C C C C Nail salon PP PP P Party supplies PP PP P Tailor shop/dress making PP PP P Truck repair S Warehouse S P— Permitted by Right S—Site Plan Review T—Temporary Use C—Conditional Use Permit A—Accessory Use Only Section 6. This Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, sections: 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment); 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378); and 15061(b)(3), because the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. This Ordinance maintains the status quo and prevents changes in the environment pending the completion of the contemplated municipal code review. Because there is no possibility that this Ordinance may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA. Section 7. Effect of Enactment. Except as specifically provided herein, nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be deemed to modify or supersede any prior enactment of the City Council that addresses the same subject addressed herein. 3 Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or word of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Lynwood HEREBY DECLARES that it would have passed and adopted this Ordinance and each and all provisions thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions may be declared to be invalid. Section 9. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. Section 10. Adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall publish a summary of this Ordinance and post a certified copy of the full Ordinance in the office of the City Clerk at least five days prior to the adoption and within 15 days after adoption of the Ordinance, the City Clerk shall publish a summary of the Ordinance with the names of the Councilmembers voting for and against the Ordinance. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the date of its adoption. Section 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of August 2019. It Jos:, Luis Solache, Mayor ATTEST: _.-- -I/ A , Ar4-60 -AA,/ Miria Quinonez,� City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM APPROVED AT TO CONTENT Noel Tapia, Jose OAeotl, City Attorney City Manager 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held in the City Hall of said City on the 20th day of August 2019, and passed by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ALATORRE, CASANOVA, SANTANA, MAYOR PRO TEM CASTRO, MAYOR SOLACHE NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE cdaz 61/1/.M112420.--- Maria Quinonez, City Clerk / STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No.1720. on file in my office and that said Ordinance was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 20th day of August, 2019. A- L./ Imo%; Maria Quinonez, I City Clerk 5