HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2204 ORDINANCE NO. 2204
'AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA EXTENDING A MORATORIUM PROHIBITING
ISSUANCE OF LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS FOR
BILLBOARDS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Azusa
finds and declares that the Director of Planning and Community
Development has been studying the adequacy of Title 19 (Zoning)
of the City of Azusa Municipal Code with respect to billboards.
The study is reviewing the adequacy of the current code provisions
with respect to billboards. It is contemplated that recommendations
will be made for changes in the current provisions of the Code to
correct problems being identified. Council action will be required
to evaluate the results of the studies of the problem and to implement
any recommendations developed therefrom.
SECTION 2. Pending the conclusion of such studies and
Council action thereon, no land use entitlement, permit (including
building permit) , approval, zone clearance or other land use
authorization shall be issued, nor shall applications therefor
be accepted, by the City of Azusa or its officers, agents, or
employees relating to uses involving billboards as defined in
Section 19. 04. 070 of the Azusa Municipal Code.
SECTION 3 . Pursuant to Government Code Sections 36934 ,
36937 and 65858, the City Council of the City of Azusa hereby declares
this ordinance to be an urgency ordinance requiring the immediate
enactment thereof because the same is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of
the City and its citizens and, accordingly, the provisions of this
ordinance shall become effective at once as an urgency ordinance.
The facts constituting such urgency are set forth in Section 1 of this
ordinance. In addition thereto, the City Council finds and determines
that the absence of this ordinance would create a serious threat to
the orderly and effective implementation of any zoning or land use
plans or regulations which may be adopted by the Council as a result
of said studies in that current development of the affected properties
would not be subject to any such new plans and would perpetuate the
zoning and land use problems which such actions would seek to remedy.
SECTION 4. On November 21, 1983, the City Council enacted
Ordinance No. 2195 imposing this moratorium on uses relating to
billborads. On January 3, 1984 , the Council held a hearing pursuant
to Government Code Section 65858 relating to the extension of this
moratorium for an additional period of 10 months and 15 days. After
reviewing the material presented at this hearing and carefully consi-
dering the comments presented, the Council hereby extends the
moratorium as set forth in Section 2 of this ordinance for a period
of 10 months and 15 days from the date of adoption hereof, provided,
however, that after notice pursuant to Section 65858 and an additional
public hearing, this ordinance may be extended again as provided for
therein.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Azusa hereby declares that it would have passed
and adopted this ordinance and each and all provisions thereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions may
be declared to be invalid.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance as an urgency ordinance and shall cause the same
to be published as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of January, 1984.
MAY R
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I, ADOLPH SOLIS, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2204 was duly
adopted and passed as an urgency ordinance at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 4th day of January, 1984 , by the
following vote to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CRUZ, COOK, CAMARENA, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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Publish Azusa Herald: 1/18/84
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