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"y City of San Leandro <br />. Meeting Date: November 17, 2014 <br />Urgency Ordinance <br />File Number: 14-485 <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Rich Pio Roda <br />City Attorney <br />FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable <br />Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Agenda Number: <br />TITLE: URGENCY ORDINANCE Extending a Temporary Moratorium on the <br />Establishment or Relocation of New and Existing Massage Establishments for <br />a Period of Ten Months and Fifteen Days, to Become Effective Immediately <br />(extends moratorium established by Ordinance No. 2014-019 on the issuance <br />of business licenses for massage establishments for a total of one year) <br />WHEREAS, on October 20, 2014, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2014-019 <br />imposing a temporary moratorium on the establishment or relocation of new and existing <br />massage establishments for a period of 45 days, which moratorium will expire on December <br />4, 2014 unless extended; and <br />WHEREAS, Government Code section 65858 authorizes an extension of a moratorium <br />ordinance, after a noticed public hearing, to prohibit uses of land which may conflict with a <br />contemplated general plan, specific plan or zoning proposal which the legislative body, <br />planning commission or the planning department is considering or studying or intends to study <br />within a reasonable period of time; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has an interest in planning and regulating the use of <br />property within the City. Implicit in any plan or regulation is the City's interest in maintaining <br />the quality of urban life and the character of the City's neighborhoods. Without stable, <br />well-planned neighborhoods, sections of the City can quickly deteriorate, with tragic <br />consequences to social, environmental, and economic values; and <br />WHEREAS, cities have traditionally had a high degree of local control related to local <br />zoning and land use authority over massage establishments; and <br />WHEREAS, the California Legislature adopted Senate Bill 731, effective July 1, 2009, <br />adding and repealing Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 2 of the <br />Business and Professions Code, relating to massage therapy ("Massage Therapy Act"); and <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 11113/2014 <br />