Gloria Olmos, Mayor
Rudy Bojorquez, Mayor Pro Tem
Manuel Acosta, Councilmember
Hector Delgado, Councilmember
Larry Rodriguez, Councilmember
Rene Salas, City Manager
Susie A. Altamirano, City Attorney
Adrian Garcia, MMC, City Clerk
Masami Higa, Director of Finance
CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE
NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public hearing item below that was scheduled to be heard on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. has been continued to a future City Council meeting in accordance with Government Code Section 54955.1.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.a. CONTINUED FROM THE JUNE 2, 2026, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING: CONSIDERATION TO WAIVE FULL READING AND
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 1292 AFFIRMING THE PLANNING
COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE ZONE TEXT
AMENDMENT (NO. 26-02) TO AMEND SOUTH EL MONTE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.03.230 TO IMPOSE A BUFFER DISTANCE ON
MASSAGE BUSINESSES FROM THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES
OF 350 FEET AND A 1,000 FOOT BUFFER DISTANCE FROM ALL
SENSITIVE USES AND OTHER MASSAGE BUSINESSES
Consideration to waive full reading and introduce by title only Ordinance No. 1292 amending Section 17.03.230 (“Massage Establishments”) of Chapter
17.03 (“Permit Approval Procedures”) of Title 17 (“Zoning”), approving Zone Text Amendment No. 26-02 (“ZTA 26-02”) and establishing a 1,000-foot buffer distance from all sensitive uses and other massage establishments in the City and a 350-foot buffer distance from the jurisdictional boundary to protect and preserve the public health, safety, and welfare.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Take public testimony;
3. Determine that Ordinance No. 1292 is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption); and
4. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1292 by title only to amend the South El Monte Municipal Code (SEMMC) Section 17.03.230 (“Massage Establishments”) to establish a 1,000-foot buffer distance from all sensitive uses and other massage establishments in the City and a 350- foot buffer distance from the City’s jurisdictional boundary.
Item continued to the next regular city council meeting on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
I, Adrian Garcia, MMC, hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing notice was posted at City of South El Monte City Hall, Senior Center and Community Center and made available at www.cityofsouthelmonte.org on this 17th day of June 2026.
Adrian Garcia, MMC