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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1186ORDINANCE N0. ~~gf, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD PROHIBITING THE ISSUANCE OF ANY BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR EXPANSION OF MOTELS, PENDING A STUDY OF THE PROPER REGULATIONS FOR SUCH BUSINESSES, AND ESTABLISHING AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE The City Council of the City of Lynwood DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council finds and determines that, in accordance with the official Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lynwood, motels are authorized uses in any commercial zone; SECTION 2. The City Council further finds and determines that there are presently no regulations pertaining to the develop- ment and maintenance of motels in the City; SECTION 3. The City Council further finds and determines that over eighty-five percent of the motels are .on `the major arterials in the City, and there has been an influx of applications for building permits to build or expand said motels; SECTION 4. The City that motels have created noise affected nearby businesses and criminal activities; Council further finds and determines and traffic problems, adversely have resulted in undesirable and t. SECTION 5• The City Council further finds and determines that residents of the surrounding properties have complained to the City of the adverse impacts and activities associated with certain motels to the extent that such impacts and activities inter- fere with the reasonable enjoyment of their property; SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Lynwood Municipal Code to the contrary, no building permits for the construction or expansion of motels shall be issued during the term of this ordinance; SECTION 7. The City Council directs the Community Development Department to immediately commence a study to determine the proper zoning classification and/or regulations that should be adopted for the future development of such uses; SECTION 8. This ordinance is an interim urgency zoning ordinance enacted pursuant to Section 65858 of .the California Government Code, and in accordance therewith shall be of no further force and effect four (4) months from the date of adoption hereof providing, however, that the Council may extend this ordinance for eight (8) months, and subsequently extend it for one (1) year, subject to the terms and provisions of Section 65858 of the Government Code; SECTION 9. The City Council hereby finds and determines and declares that the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare necessitate the enactment of this ordi- nance as an urgency measure. A declaration of facts constituting its urgency is as follows: - L- L of 3 '~~ A. The City Council has heretofore adopted a General Plan for the City and a comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to regulate land use within the City. The zoning requirements have been adopted with a view towards balancing the various interests of the community and ensuring that no use is permitted which unreasonably interferes with the use and enjoyment of adjacent properties. B. There are presently thirty-one (31) motels in the City of Lynwood, but there are no standards per- taining to the development of said businesses. C. Motels have created problems because of inadequate parking, hours of operation, and their use as permanent living quarters. D. The City Cluncil further finds that motel businesses have been expanding throughout the commercial zones, some of which are close to residential zones, churches and schools. E. The City Council further finds that certain motels have been associated with criminal activity which is detrimental to surrounding property, property values, and the public health, safety and welfare. F. Pending a comprehensive study of the proper zoning regulations pertaining to the aforementioned busi- nesses, it is necessary that a moratorium be placed on the further issuance of any building permits, use permits, or other authorizations for any motels, in order to protect the public health, safety, comfort and welfare. G. To enact this ordinance after the giving of notice, the holding of public hearings and two readings thereof, and wait thirty (30) days for said ordinance to become effective, will be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare. It is therefore necessary that this ordinance go into effect imme- diately upon adoption. SECTION 10. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or place, is for any reason,. held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or places. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof to any person or place, be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 11. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the passage of this ordinance and to cause the same to be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper o£ general circulation, printed, published, and circulated in the City o£ Lynwood. -2- 2 of 3 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of November, 1982, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Byork, Green, P1orris, Rowe, Thompson NOES: None ABSENT: None LOUIS THOMPSON, OR City of Lynwood ATTEST: ~ct~~i[~ Andrea Hooper, City Clerk City of Lynwood APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: > Gam, C~'i~o~~~~ L~. -3- 3 of 3 STATE Of CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. l~_ adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood, and that the same was passed on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 19th day of November 1982. (SEAL) City Clerk, City of Lynwood