HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1287ORD 128779wT ×P Ä G˜ö URGENCY
ORDINANCE NO. 1287
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN
PARK DECLARING A MORATORIUM ON THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF PROFESSIONAL, MEDICAL, AND
DENTAL OFFICES, DRIVE-THRU ESTABLIHSMENTS, AND
WATER STORES/KIOSKS WITHIN THE CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
AND SUB-AREAS 2 & 3 OF THE SIERRA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THEREOF
WHEREAS, following the updating of the General Plan of the City of Baldwin Park in
November of 2002, the City Council directed the Planning Department to review the City's
zoning code and zoning maps to assure that they are consistent with the revised General
Plan Land Use Map and other provisions of the General Plan, as well as internally
consistent, understandable, and in compliance with all applicable federal and state law;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department has undertaken the preliminary steps required
for such work, including but not limited to the preparation of an Administrative Draft of the
Zoning Code, and is actively proceeding with the studies required to implement the City
Council's direction; and
WHEREAS, an area of particular concern determined through the initial work
undertaken by the Planning Department is that the City's current regulations do not have
sufficient standards for establishing an urban village, pedestrian oriented downtown; and in
that such uses, professional, medical & dental offices, drive-thru establishments, and water
stores/kiosks may have a negative impact upon a future urban village, pedestrian oriented
downtown.
WHEREAS, the City has been and is studying the appropriate mechanisms to locate
professional, medical and dental offices, drive-thru establishments, and water stores/kiosks
within the Central Business District Redevelopment Project area and Sub-Areas 2 & 3 of
the Sierra Vista Redevelopment Project Area Downtown'). The City Council anticipates
that zoning proposals relating thereto will be brought forward for hearing by the Planning
Commission and the City Council within a reasonable time.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts each recital set forth above as a
finding of the City Council.
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SECTION 2. The City Council further finds that the implementation of professional,
medical and dental offices, drive-thru establishments and water stores/kiosks within the
Downtown' in the absence of appropriate mechanisms, as permitted by law, to regulate
such uses, including but not limited to locating such uses in areas where the secondary
impacts of such uses will have the least effect, may be in conflict with contemplated zoning
proposals, and that such potential conflict constitutes a current and immediate threat to the
public health, safety or welfare.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Government Code 65858, the City Council hereby
declares a moratorium on the development of all professional, medical, dental offices,
drive-thru establishments, and water stores/kiosks, within the Central Business District
Redevelopment Area and Sub-Areas 2 & 3 of the Sierra Vista Redevelopment Project Area
and on the issuance of any permits, approvals, or entitlements for use for such
development, including but not limited to subdivisions, use permits, variances, building
permits, or any other applicable permit or entitlement for use which is required in order to
comply with the City's zoning ordinances. The moratorium declared and established by
this Section 4 shall remain in effect until the effective date of new zoning requirements for
the development of such businesses are adopted by the City Council, or until 45 days after
the date of enactment of this ordinance, whichever comes first. Said moratorium shall not
apply to development of professional, medical and dental offices, drive-thru
establishments, and water stores/kiosks for which building permits have been issued on or
before the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. This ordinance is an interim ordinance and shall take effect
immediately. This is an interim ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 65858, subdivision
a) of the Government Code and shall expire forty-five 45) days after the date hereof
unless extended pursuant to the provisions of said section.
SECTION 5. If any part or provision of this ordinance or its application to any person
or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance, including the application of
such part or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected and shall
continue in full force and effect. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
APPROVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5t' day of July, 2006.
ANQ 1f0
MAY
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES f ss.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, ROSEMARY M. GUTIERREZ, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Baldwin
Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 1287 was adopted as an urgency
matter at a regular meeting of the City Council held July 5, 2006, by the following vote of
the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Anthony J. Bejarano, Marlen Garcia,
Ricardo Pacheco, Mayor Pro David
J.Olivas and Mayor Manuel Lozano
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ROSEMARY M. UTIERREZ v
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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