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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: October 5, 2015 <br />Urgency Ordinance <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-566 PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Agenda Number: <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 />TITLE:URGENCY ORDINANCE Extending a Temporary Moratorium on the <br />Establishment or Relocation of New and Existing Massage Establishments for <br />a Period of One Year, to Become Effective Immediately <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; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 17, 2014, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2014-022 <br />approving a first extension of the temporary moratorium for a period of 10 months and 15 <br />days, which extension will expire on October 20, 2015 unless further extended; and <br />WHEREAS, Government Code section 65858 authorizes an extension of the 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 />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/29/2015