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11 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 mechanism to suspend and prevent the approval of certain permits and entitlements that establish land uses that may be inconsistent and in conflict with the current general plan revision effort. The City Council further finds that the approval of additional use permits, variances, subdivisions, building and occupancy permits, or other entitlements would result in a current and immediate threat to the public safety, health, or welfare because consideration and approval of such uses may be inconsistent with proposed land use designations and contemplated general and specific plan policies now being studied. Such prohibitions on entitlements protect and promote the planning process by, among other things, prohibiting the introduction of potentially nonconforming land uses that could defeat the City's later -adopted General Plan, specific plan and/or zoning ordinance. This moratorium further promotes the public's interest in the development of an accurate general plan document and protects the economic revitalization efforts in the City of Colton. SECTION 2. The City of Colton shall not issue or approve any general plan amendment, specific plan amendment, zone change, building permit, business occupancy permit, conditional use permit, variance, subdivision map or other land use entitlement or permit required to comply with the provisions of the City of Colton zoning Ordinance for development of any use, building, or structure on any properties described in the attached Exhibit "A" (Study Area") during the time that this interim urgency ordinance is in effect, and continuing for the time set forth in Section 7 below. The prohibitions contained in this section shall not apply to the issuance of building and other permits issued for existing lawful uses and buildings that do not result in expansion of the existing floor areas of such uses or buildings in the Study Area. SECTION 3. Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act. The City Council find that this Urgency Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; it prevents changes in the environment pending the completion of the contemplated general plan and zoning code revisions and related impact studies. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Urgency Ordinance was adopted by the necessary four-fifths vote of the members of the City Council pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. SECTION 5. Written Report. At least 10 days before this Urgency Ordinance or any extension expires, the City Council shall issues a written report describing the measures taken to alleviate the condition which led to the adoption of this Urgency Ordinance. SECTION 6. Publishing. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of the Urgency Ordinance and cause the same or a summary thereof to be published within fifteen (15) days after adoption in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Colton, California. 2624990\MMARTINEZ\39192.1