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ITEM #4 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF March 20, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CITY ATTORNEY SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF EXTENSION OF URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 0-11- 06 ENACTING FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR A MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN LAND USES CITY-WIDE DATE: March 8, 2007 BACKGROUND: On March 21, 2006, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 0-08-06, enacting a 45 -day moratorium on the approval of applications for certain land uses city-wide (the "Moratorium Ordinance") in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare. These land uses include the following: animal boarding, automobile storage, mini warehouses, nightclubs, private bus terminals, tattoo/body piercing, tobacco/hookah bars, marijuana dispensaries and swap meets. On April 18, 2006, the City Council received and filed a report describing the measures taken to alleviate the condition which led to the adoption of the Moratorium Ordinance, pursuant to California Government Code section 65858. These measures include the City Council exempting from the Moratorium Ordinance all applications currently on file and City Executive Staff working with the City's General Plan consultants to address appropriate land use designations as part of the revisions to the General Plan. On May 5, 2006, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 0-11-06, extending the Moratorium Ordinance for an additional 10 months and 15 days. This Urgency Ordinance is set to expire March 20, 2007. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858(d), on March 6, 2007, a report of the measures taken thus far to alleviate the condition which led to the adopting of the Moratorium Ordinance was approved by the City Council and made available to the public. The report is attached hereto as Attachment "B". Government Code section 65858 also allows the City Council to extend the Moratorium Ordinance one more time, for a period of one year, by holding another public hearing. Only two (2) extensions of the Moratorium Ordinance may be adopted.