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ORDINANCE NO. 1367
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AN INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD, ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON AUTOMOTIVE
RELATED LAND USES (CITY WIDE) FOR A PERIOD OF FORTY-FIVE
(45) DAYS.
THE CZTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Planning Commission and City Staff are
hereby directed to develop an ordinance which will control and
direct the location and number of automotive land uses in the
City and will report back to the City Council within (45) forty-
five days from the effective date hereof, with a written report
proposing measures to be taken to alleviate the conditions herein
referenced.
SECTION. 2. Pending the completion of the contemplated zoning
ordinance directed to the City Planning Commission and staff by
Section 1 hereof but not to exceed forty-five (45) days from the
effective date hereof any land use involving automotive repair or
sales in the City of Lynwood is hereby prohibited except those
that are in active operation or in the process of obtaining
discretionary approval from the City Planning Commission at the
time of the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION. 3. The staff shall not issue any business license,
building pennits, conditional use permits, variances, site plans
or zone changes relating to the use, maintenance operation of
land which would be in violation of the provisions of this
°" ordinance.
SECTION. 4. That any interested person affected by the
provisions of this ordinance shall have the right to petition the
City Council of the City of Lynwood for relief from the
provisions hereof, and the City Council is, upon the proper
showing of hardship to the property owner, empowered hereby to
provide such relief as is necessary in order to, in their sole
discretion, balance the interests of the individual with the
interests of the City.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance is an ordinance affecting
public safety, health and welfare of the City of Lynwood and of
the inhabitants thereof and that same shall therefore take effect
and be in full force and virtue immediately upon the final
passage and adoption thereof. The facts constituting the
emergency are that, as stated herein, there is an excessive
^'•;m!`er O° '.and ::=_es reluti::g t0 vii i. uTUiii:i'r~ Yi3ji4ir and Salem WhiCtl
have a detrimental and negative effect on the City image.
Further, such excessive development in abundance is not
consistent with the goals and policies of the City General Plan.
SECTION 6. A study has already been undertaken by City staff
to determine how the public safety, health and welfare may best
be protected by the regulation of such uses and now an ordinance
must be written and reviewed by the City Planning Commission and
submitted to the City Council for review, consideration and
adoption.
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SECTION 7. Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code
§65858, this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
adoption and shall be effective for a period if 45 days unless
extended by the City Council, or until such time as the Council
determines that the public health or safety is no longer
jeopardized by continued construction of automotive related land
uses.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance and cause the same to be published in
the manner prescribed by law.
First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City
held on the 17th. day of December, 1991, and finally adopted and
ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council held
on the 7th day of January , 1992 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS BYRD, REA, RICHARDS, WELLS, HEINE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
Andrea L. Hooper, C'ty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Kenrick R. Karefa-Johnson
Community Development Director
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ZS J EINE, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: