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Item No.
STAFF REPORT
July 27, 2026
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Dr. Sean M. Moore, City
Ana V. Sauseda, Director of General Services/City Clerk Second Reading of Ordinance No. 484
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council:
1. Approve the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 484, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Yucaipa, California, Adding Chapter 8.52, Entitled "Mobile Showers," to Title 8 of the Yucaipa Municipal Code to Establish Local Regulations for Mobile Shower Units; or
2. Provide further direction to staff.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The recommendations do not result in a fiscal impact.
Attachment(s):
1. Ordinance No. 484
ATTACHMENT 1
ORDINANCE NO.484
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUCAIPA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 8.52, ENTITLED "MOBILE SHOWERS," TO TITLE 8 OF THE
YUCAIPA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE
SHOWER UNITS
WHEREAS, the City of Yucaipa, California ("City") is a municipal corporation, duly organized under the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution authorizes the City to make and enforce within its jurisdiction all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by establishing uniform local standards for the permitting, siting, installation, operation, maintenance, inspection, and enforcement of mobile shower units within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that access to bathing and hygiene services can promote public health, personal dignity, sanitation, and community cleanliness; and WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that mobile shower operations, if not properly designed, maintained, and supervised, may create risks including, but not limited to, contamination of the public water supply, improper wastewater discharge, unsanitary conditions, communicable disease transmission, scalding, slips and falls, accessibility barriers, fire and electrical hazards, carbon monoxide exposure, neighborhood impacts, obstruction of public ways, and threats to user privacy and safety; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to allow mobile shower operations within the City in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including plumbing, building, fire, water quality, accessibility, environmental health, occupational safety, zoning, and encroachment requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that coordination with the Yucaipa Valley Water District, the local public agency responsible for potable water supply and wastewater collection and treatment services, is necessary and appropriate to protect the public water supply from cross -connections and backflow, ensure lawful and properly permitted wastewater disposal, prevent adverse impacts to sewer infrastructure and treatment capacity, and promote consistent and efficient regulation of mobile shower operations within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the regulations adopted by this Ordinance are necessary to ensure that any mobile shower operation within the City provides adequate potable water protection, lawful wastewater disposal, safe and sanitary operations, reasonable accessibility for persons with disabilities, and objective site -management controls; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance will promote the public health, safety, and welfare of residents, visitors, property owners, businesses, mobile shower operators, and mobile shower users within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this Ordinance, all written and oral staff reports, and all public testimony and evidence presented at a duly noticed public meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUCAIPA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference as findings of the City Council.
Section 2. Addition of Chapter 8.52 to the Yucaipa Municipal Code. Chapter 8.52, entitled "Mobile Showers," is hereby added to Title 8 of the Yucaipa Municipal Code to read as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. CEQA. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance, or any application thereof to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid, unconstitutional, or otherwise unenforceable 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 that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, word, and application thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more portions or applications may be declared invalid, unconstitutional, or otherwise unenforceable.
Section 5. No Conflict with Federal or State Law. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be interpreted or applied in a manner that conflicts with federal or state law. To the extent any provision of this Ordinance is preempted by federal or state law, such provision shall be interpreted and applied only to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Section 6. Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance, or a summary thereof, to be published in the manner required by law.
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 27th day of July, 2026.
ATTEST:
Ana V. Sauseda, MMC
Director of General Services/City Clerk
Chris Venable, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Steven Graham Pacifico
City Attorney