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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 ORDINANCE NO. 0-12-96 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON ADULT USES AND AN EXCEPTION PROCESS ALLOWING APPLICATIONS FOR EXCEPTIONS AS TO ADULT USES WITHIN THE CITY OF COLTON (Government Code Section 65858) The City Council of the City of Colton ("City") finds, determines and declares that: A. Numerous provisions of the City's Zoning Code that regulate adult businesses including, but not limited to, portions of Chapter 18.04.018, 18.06.060, 18.48.010 and Chapter 18.28 need review, study and possible revision in order to respond to recent developments within the regulation of adult uses and case law interpretation. Because of their age, such provisions fail to fully take into account the secondary effects that are associated with adult uses and fail to address the needs of the City and its residents today and in the future. B. Government Code Section 65858(a) authorizes the City Council to protect the public safety, health and welfare, to adopt as an urgency measure an interim zoning ordinance prohibiting any uses which may be in conflict with general plan, specific plan and zoning proposals which the City is considering or studying or intends to study within a reasonable time. C. On May 7, 1996, the City Council held a duly noticed public meeting to consider the adoption of this urgency ordinance under Government Code Section 65858. The City Council considered all of the written and oral comments offered. D. Without the imposition of interim development controls and exception process, properties in the City could quickly receive entitlements to establish adult uses despite the fact that the City Council has determined that the City's Zoning Code is in need of updating and has directed that a study be done to recommend new standards and revised Zoning Code sections to address adult uses. 1