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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 impairment of the integrity of residential neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the City of Colton wishes to adopt an ordinance to provide regulations for residential and group care facilities and congregate living facilities to provide a reasonable balance between the interests of and benefits to special needs groups and the interests cf and burdens on the City's residential areas; and WHEREAS, 42 U.S.C. §3604(f)(9) provides that nothing in the Fair Housing Act Amendments "requires that a dwelling be made available to an individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others;" and WHEREAS, the proposed conditional use permit requirements contained in this serve legitimate municipal interests related to the health, safety and welfare of the s residential areas and no other alternatives exist to fully evaluate whether a dwelling to be made available to individuals or groups of individuals will constitute a direct to the health and safety of other individuals or whether a dwelling proposed to be made available to individuals or groups of individuals will result in substantial physical damage to the of others; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Sections 36934 and 36937 empower cities to adopt, by four-fifths vote, an urgency ordinance which is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety; therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES ORDAIN AS SECTION 1. California Government Code Sections 36934 and 36937 empower to adopt, by four-fifths vote, an urgency ordinance which is necessary for the immediate 2711preservation of the public peace, health and safety. The City Council hereby incorporates by 2 RVPUB,MXM\522830