CITY OF ORANGE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS PENDING REVIEW AND UPDATE TO
THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE AND ZONING CODE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Orange will hold a Public Hearing at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange to consider the following request:
SUBJECT:The City proposes a 45-day moratorium on approving new massage business permits in order to provide staff with adequate time to collect and analyze information regarding the impacts of massage establishments on the community, and to research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations for the City Council regarding potential amendments to the City’s Municipal Code.
APPLICANT: City of Orange
LOCATION:Citywide
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION:The establishments of fees and fines is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
FURTHER INFORMATION:All interested persons may be heard on any relevant matter relating to the proposed action by attending the public hearing in person; or by submitting written comments as set forth in the May 26, 2026, City Council agenda. To obtain further information about the project, please contact Rafael Perez, Code Compliance Manager, at the Code Enforcement Division of the City of Orange, 300 East Chapman Avenue, by telephone at (714) 744-7249, or via e-mail at [email protected].
Dated: May 14, 2026 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
PHONE: (714)744-5500 BY: PAMELA COLEMAN, CITY CLERK