City Council Agenda Report
August 6, 2024
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager
BY: Alex Hamilton, Interim Director of Community Development Nancy Lee, Development Services Manager
SUBJECT: URGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE NO. 24-1752U - A MORATORIUM TO
ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT OR OPERATE (TEMPORARILY OR
PERMANENTLY) CONVENIENCE STORES (LIQUOR STORES), DISCOUNT
STORES, PERSONAL USE-LAUNDROMAT, VEHICLE/AUTOMOBILE-
WASHING, PAYDAY LOAN ESTABLISHMENTS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS,
SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
Background:
Certain types of land uses by virtue of their operational characteristics may have negative impacts on the community. In Norwalk the category of uses identified for additional study in this recommended action include both existing and potential future uses.
California State Code Section 65858. (a) allows for a city when necessary to “protect the public safety, health, and welfare, may adopt as an urgency measure an interim ordinance prohibiting any uses that may be in conflict with a contemplated general plan, specific plan, or zoning proposal that the legislative body, planning commission, or the planning department is considering or studying or intends to study within a reasonable time”. If adopted, the Urgency Interim Ordinance would go into effect immediately and is good for a period of 45 days. A four- fifths vote is necessary for approval of said action. State law allows for an extension of the Urgency Interim Ordinance for 10 months and 15 days also subject to a four-fifths vote with a progress report on the status of the planning study efforts within the initial 45-day period, subject to public noticing.
Fiscal Impact:
City Council August 6, 2024
Urgency Ordinance No. 24-1752U – Temporarily Prohibiting Certain Uses
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Citizens Advised:
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Strategic Plan 2023 Implementation:
The recommended action with further the City’s Strategic Plan Goals 2 and 3 to work in partnership with our community to achieve safe and livable neighborhoods and to create and sustain a resilient and economically prosperous City.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council adopt Urgency Interim Ordinance No. 24-1752U, A
MORATORIUM TO ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT OR OPERATE (TEMPORARILY OR
PERMANENTLY) CONVENIENCE STORES (LIQUOR STORES), DISCOUNT STORES,
PERSONAL USE-LAUNDROMAT, VEHICLE/AUTOMOBILE-WASHING, PAYDAY LOAN
ESTABLISHMENTS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, and waive further reading.
Attachments:
Urgency Interim Ordinance No. 24-1752U