El Monte

City Council

March 25, 2026 Order of Business 13 #1

Agenda Item 1

13.1\nA Public Hearing to Consider and Approve an Ordinance for First Reading Amending\nChapters 17.30 (Mixed/Multiuse Zoning District); 17.40 (Commercial Zoning District);\n17.42 (Manufacturing Zoning Districts); 17.16 (Nonconforming Provisions); 17.112\n(Standards for Specific Nonresidential Uses) and 17.150 (Use Definitions) of Title 17\n(Zoning) and Chapter 8.10 (Retail Sales of Tobacco Products) of Title 8 (Health and\nSafety) of the El Monte Municipal Code (EMMC).\nRECOMMENDATION OF BUSINESS ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION:\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Open the public hearing;\n2. Receive a brief overview from staff and pose questions;\n3. Receive public comment;\n4. Pose closing questions to staff;\n5. Close the public hearing;\n6. Determine that the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3);\nand\n7. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance by title only.\nTotal Cost: N/A\nAccount No: N/A\nIs the cost of this item budgeted? N/A\nOrdinance No. 3064