AR 112106 extension of moratorium

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California Government Code, section 65858, authorizes the City Council to consider an extension of an initial moratorium ordinance for an additional 10 months and 15 days after providing newspaper notice of such extension in accordance with Government Code, Section 65090. The attached urgency ordinance extends the Pellisier Ranch Area moratorium by 10 months and 15 days. DISCUSSION / ANALYSIS: An extension of the Pellisier Ranch Area Moratorium is necessary to allow City Staff and the City's consultants enough time to address and plan for appropriate land uses for the Pellisier Ranch Area. Staff are continuing to work to develop appropriate land use policies to guide development in the Pellisier Ranch Area. (See Attached Report in Exhibit "B") The process of creating a Specific Plan takes a significant amount of time. The specific conditions and issues which prompted the adoption of the Pellisier Ranch Area moratorium will require particular attention and study in order for City Staff and the consultants to properly address them. City Staff will seek public input on the land use issues affecting the Pellisier Ranch Area. In the meantime, adoption of an extension to the moratorium would prevent the approval of land uses, buildings and structures that may be incompatible with these later -enacted regulations. Therefore, an extension of the Pellisier Ranch Area Moratorium is necessary and appropriate in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare from development of inappropriate land uses and buildings. Discussion of Exemptions The Pellisier Ranch Area moratorium ordinance adopted by the City Council on October 17, 2006 includes 2 exemptions. The moratorium does not apply to (1) the issuance of building and other permits issued for existing lawful uses and buildings that do not result in expansion of the existing floor area of such uses or buildings in the Study Area; and (2) the issuance of permits described in Colton Municipal Code Section 15.040.010, including building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and grading permits, for buildings and uses that have received discretionary land use entitlement approvals on or before the effective date of the urgency ordinance (October 17, 2006). Since the adoption of the initial Pellisier Ranch Area moratorium, staff have met with several owners of property within the Pellisier Ranch Area who are processing land use entitlement applications. These include the applicants and projects described on the attached Exhibit „C