ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, FOR ZONE TEXT
AMENDMENT NO. 25 -001 FOR THE 2025 ZONE TEXT
AMENDMENTS TO TITLES 2, 8, 15, 16, AND 17 OF THE
LANCASTER MUNICIPAL CODE AND GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 25 -001 FOR THE UPDATE TO THE
SAFETY ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN TO PROVIDE
CLARIFICATION, CONSISTENCY, AND COMPLIANCE
WITH CITY POLICIES AND STATE REQUIREMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lancaster (the “City”) has determined that it is necessary to conduct a Zone Text Amendment to Titles 2, 8, 15, 16, a nd 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code a nd General Plan Amendment f or the update to the Safety Element of The General Plan to provide clarification, consistency, and compliance with city policies and state requirements, as set forth in Exhibit “A” hereto (the “Amendments”); and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2025, the City’s Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Amendments, notice of which was published and provided as required by law, and adopted Resolution No. 25- 05 (the “Planning Commission Recommendation”) recommending the City Council approve the Amendments; and
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2025, the City Council held a public hearing on the Amendments pursuant to Section 65856 of the Government Code, notice of which was published and provided as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to adopt the Amendment s in its entirety to read as set forth therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lancaster hereby finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council has received, reviewed and hereby adopts the Planning Commission Recommendation. Consistent therewith, the City Council makes the following findings:
(a) The commission may recommend approval where the information presented at public hearing shows that such amendment is necessary to implement the general plan and/or that the public convenience, the general welfare or good zoning practice justifies such action.
Section 3. This ordinance is determined that pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15168(c)(2) of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the proposed amendments are within the scope of the Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH No.
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2007111003) for the existing Lancaster General Plan 2030, and no further environmental review is required.
Section 4. Sections of the Lancaster Municipal Code and General Plan are hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto.
Section 5. Any ordinance previously adopted by the City Council shall be and is hereby repealed if and to the extent inconsistent with this Ordinance , provided, however, that each such ordinance shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is held for any reason 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. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 7. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law in that regard and this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after adoption.
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I, ____________________________ , City Clerk of the City of Lancaster, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading on the 13 th of May, 2025, and placed upon its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 27th day of May, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________________ ______________________________ City Clerk R. REX PARRIS
City of Lancaster Mayor
City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES }ss
CITY OF LANCASTER }
CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
CITY COUNCIL
I, ________________________________, ___________________________________ City of Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance No. , for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _________ day of ________________, ________.
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