City Council

10A. AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nSTANTON, CALIFORNIA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS\n36937 AND 65858 EXTENDING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE\nESTABLISHMENT OF ANY NEW PUBLIC LODGING, LODGING FACILITY OR\nLODGING BUSINESSES OR USES, AND EXTENDING A TEMPORARY\nMORATORIUM ON ANY EXPANSION, ENLARGEMENT, AND/OR ALTERATION OF\nANY EXISTING PUBLIC LODGING, LODGING FACILITY, OR LODGING\nBUSINESSES AND USES FOR SIX MONTHS PENDING STUDY AND THE\nPREPARATION OF AN UPDATE TO THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE AND ZONING\nCODE AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA\nDue to the continuing need to protect the public safety, health, and welfare of the\ncommunity from the substantial amount of crime that has occurred at various public\nlodging uses within the City, and the comprehensive nature of the necessary review of\nthe applicable Municipal Code regulations including operational standards, security\nprovisions, zoning regulations, business license requirements, and transient occupancy\ntaxes, the City Council is asked to consider an extension of the interim urgency ordinance\nto temporarily prohibit the establishment of public lodging and/or the expansion,\nenlargement, or alteration of existing public lodging businesses and uses within the City.\nThe interim urgency ordinance would provide the City with sufficient time to complete its\nstudy of the continuing impacts of these establishments and to adopt new municipal and\nzoning code regulations. The length of the moratorium would be 6 months.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that the proposed urgency ordinance 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 of\nRegulations) because it has no potential for resulting in physical change in the\nenvironment, directly or indirectly; and\nOctober 22, 2024\nb) Exempt from the requirements of CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA\nGuidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the\nactivity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.\n2. That the City Council receive and file the 10-day action report for the conclusion of the\n10 months and 15 day moratorium; and\n3. Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1151, entitled:\n“AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF STANTON, CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY\nMORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY NEW PUBLIC\nLODGING, LODGING FACILITY OR LODGING BUSINESSES OR USES,\nAND A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON ANY EXPANSION,\nENLARGEMENT, AND/OR ALTERATION OF ANY EXISTING PUBLIC\nLODGING, LODGING FACILITY, OR LODGING BUSINESSES AND\nUSES FOR SIX MONTHS PENDING STUDY AND THE PREPARATION\nOF AN UPDATE TO THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE AND ZONING\nCODE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65858 AND\n36937 AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM\nCEQA”.