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<br />led to the adoption of the Moratorium; and
<br />H. The City of Colton has determined that, due to the recent and rapid expansion of e-
<br />commerce in recent years, the City has seen an exponential increase in industrial developments within the
<br />City and neighboring communities, particularly warehouses, distribution centers, and logistics facilities
<br />(collectively, "Warehouses"), which include any use for the conduct, business, or management of
<br />warehousing, storing, safekeeping, freight forwarding, handling, keeping inventory, and/or distribution
<br />activities for any product or component, including but not limited to goods, wares, consumer products,
<br />materials, or merchandise, partially or wholly within an enclosed space, building, or other structure and
<br />truck storage facilities, which include truck terminals, truck and/or container storage yards, and truck and/or
<br />container parking and related uses (collectively "Truck Storage Facilities"); and
<br />I. With this increase in Warehouses, residents and businesses within the City have faced
<br />increased truck traffic and the following related adverse impacts:
<br />• Increased safety risk for smaller vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists;
<br />• Damage to City streets and property/facilities from collisions (reported and unreported),
<br />such as street lights, traffic signal equipment, signs, trees, curbs, medians, etc.;
<br />• Traffic congestion and reduced levels of service on streets and at intersections;
<br />• Increased impacts from improperly over -loaded trucks; and
<br />J. The City of Colton has determined that Warehouse and trucking storage facilities have a
<br />detrimental impact upon the City, which are not being addressed by the City's current ordinances and zoning
<br />regulations; and
<br />K. The City intends to update the Colton Municipal Code to further address the potential side
<br />effects of Warehouses to ensure that they are properly regulated within the City; and
<br />J. The City also intends to address truck yards, and associated buildings, queuing, stacking,
<br />loading, unloading and parking of trucks; and
<br />K. City staff, begun researching the issued related to warehouses and truck storage facilities
<br />but required more time after June 18, 2021 to complete the measures necessary to alleviate the conditions
<br />which lead to the adoption of the Moratorium; and
<br />L. The City Council wishes to extend the Moratorium for a period of ten (10) months and
<br />fifteen (15) days, or until the City Council adopts an ordinance addressing the issues raised, whichever
<br />occurs first; and
<br />M. At a duly noticed public hearing on June 15, 2021, testimony evidence was heard and
<br />presented from all persons interested in affecting said proposal to extend the Moratorium, from all persons
<br />protesting the same and from members of the City staff, and the City Council has reviewed, analyzed,
<br />considered, and studied all oral and written testimony and evidence presented at such public hearing,
<br />including staff reports and presentations by City staff.
<br />SECTION 2. Recitals Incorporated. The City Council finds the recitals contained in this Ordinance
<br />to be true and correct, relies upon them in passing this Ordinance, and incorporates them herein as Urgency
<br />Findings as though set forth in full herein.
<br />SECTION 3. Immediate Threat. The City finds that there is a current and immediate threat to public
<br />health, safety, and welfare posed by current Warehousing and Truck Storage Facilities in the City, dues to
<br />insufficiency of regulations under the Colton Municipal Code. As stated above, the rapid development of
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