ZONE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 22-002
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE CATHEDRAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE PURSUANT TO THE ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL
PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATES
WHEREAS, Title 9 (Planning and Development) of the City of Cathedral City’s Municipal Code (“Planning and Zoning Code”) provides for the organized, predictable, and efficient development of land within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Code establishes land use districts throughout the City and regulates the development of land in each district; and WHEREAS, on May 25, 2022, the City Council adopted a Negative Declaration in accordance with the California Environment Quality Act and approved General Plan Amendment No. 20-001 (Housing Element Update); and
WHEREAS, on July 28. 2021, the City Council adopted the 2040 General Plan Update and Active Transportation/Neighborhood Elective Vehicle Plan (General Plan Amendment No. 18-002); certifying the Environmental Impact Report (SCH #201808012) for the 2040 General Plan Update and AT/NEV Plan; and adopting Environmental Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the 2040 General Plan Update); and WHEREAS, in light of the above updates to the General Plan and Housing Element, the City now desires to update its Zone Ordinance (Title 9) for consistency.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Cathedral City finds that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. Title 9 of the City of Cathedral City Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as provided in Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, with additions noted in underline and deletions noted in strikeout.
SECTION 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase 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 hereby declares it would have passed and adopted this Ordinance and each and all provisions hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions be declared invalid.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its second reading by the City Council.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall, within fifteen (15) days after passage of this Ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least three (3) designated public places; shall certify to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance; and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of this City.
This Ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting of the City Council held on the ____ day of _____________, 2022, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
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Ernesto M. Gutierrez, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracey R. Hermosillo, City Clerk