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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 quality construction of new buildings in slope areas for the protection of the health and safety of Colton residents. (c) It is anticipated that the necessary review will take longer than the initial 45 days during which this moratorium was originally to be in effect. (d) Pending the outcome of the review and modification of any building standards or procedures that may result from that review, including without limitation amendment of City Code provisions relating to compaction, it is necessary to impose a moratorium on the issuance of building permits for any new construction or for rehabilitation of existing construction in the Reche Canyon slope areas as identified by the Community Development Director as high risk areas. (e) The moratorium on issuance of building permits for new construction or for rehabilitation of existing construction damaged by slippage, subsidence or other movement of earth for slope area construction within the City of Colton shall have no effect on any current building permits that have been issued for construction in the hillside or slope areas of the City, nor shall it have any effect on building permits for ancillary structures not intended to be constructed as dwelling units. SECTION 2: Pursuant to the authority granted to the City Council by California Government Code Section 65858 to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the City of Colton, the City Council hereby extends and amends the interim urgency moratorium imposed by Ordinance No. 0-05-94 on March 15, 1994 on the issuance of any building permits to include building permits for new construction or for rehabilitation of -2-