City Council

10B. AN EXTENSION OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF STANTON, CALIFORNIA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT\nCODE SECTIONS 36937 AND 65858 EXTENDING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM\nON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY NEW MEDICAL SERVICES UNDER SMC\nSECTION 20.400.200, AND EXTENDING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON ANY\nEXPANSION, ENLARGEMENT, AND/OR ALTERATION OF ANY EXISTING MEDICAL\nSERVICES UNDER SMC SECTION 20.400.200 FOR 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS\nPENDING STUDY AND THE PREPARATION OF AN UPDATE TO THE CITY’S\nMUNICIPAL CODE AND ZONING CODE AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO\nBE EXEMPT FROM CEQA\nOn July 9, 2024, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 1145, establishing a\n45-day moratorium on the establishment of medical services under Stanton Municipal\nCode (SMC) Section 20.400.200 and/or the expansion, enlargement, or alteration of such\nexisting uses within the City. These facilities provide a valuable service; however, they\ncan be associated with negative impacts on the vulnerable populations that they serve if\nnot properly regulated. The City needs sufficient time to thoroughly study the issues and\nwork on proposals to develop recommendations to appropriately update the City’s\nMunicipal Code and Zoning regulations to address these issues. For this reason, the City\nCouncil is requested to consider an extension of the moratorium for a period of 10 months\nand 15 days beyond the original 45-day period of the Urgency Ordinance.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that adoption of the proposed Urgency Ordinance No. 1147 is:\na. Not a “project” within the meaning of Section 15378 of the State of California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines (Title 14 of the California Code\nof Regulations) because it has no potential for resulting in physical change in\nthe environment, directly or indirectly; and\nJuly 23, 2024\nb. Exempt from the requirements of CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) of the\nCEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility\nthat the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.\n2. Receive and file the 10-day action report for the conclusion of the 45-day moratorium;\nand\n3. Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1147, entitled:\n“AN EXTENSION OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON, CALIFORNIA, IN\nACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 6937 AND\n65858 EXTENDING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE\nESTABLISHMENT OF ANY NEW MEDICAL SERVICES UNDER SMC\nSECTION 20.400.200, AND EXTENDING A TEMPORARY\nMORATORIUM ON ANY EXPANSION, ENLARGEMENT, AND/OR\nALTERATION OF ANY EXISTING MEDICAL SERVICES UNDER SMC\nSECTION 20.400.200 FOR 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS PENDING STUDY\nAND THE PREPARATION OF AN UPDATE TO THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL\nCODE AND ZONING CODE AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO\nBE EXEMPT FROM CEQA.”