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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 55860160105_20230511_ay16 1 Ordinance No. 5586 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 18.42 (Standards for Special Uses) to Require a Conditional Use Permit for Firearms Dealers The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows: A.On June 21, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5559 on an interim, urgency basis. Ordinance No. 5559 was adopted pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 2.04.270 based on the need to protect the public safety, health, and welfare, as set forth in the findings and declarations of that ordinance. Ordinance No. 5559 was also adopted in compliance with Government Code Section 65858, to the extent that section was applicable, as an interim urgency measure to address a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, for the reasons forth in the findings and declarations in that ordinance. B.On August 1, 2022 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5560, extending Ordinance No. 5559 for a period of 10 months and 15 days. C.The conditions that gave rise to the need for Ordinance No. 5559 still exist and the City Council now wishes to adopt a permanent ordinance to amend the zoning code in accordance with section 18.80.080 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. SECTION 2. Section 18.42.210 (Firearms Dealers) is added to Chapter 18.42 (Standards for Special Uses) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code as follows: 18.42.210 Firearms Dealers (a)Purpose The purpose of this section is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by imposing reasonable land use regulations on the sale of firearms within the city. (b)Definitions In addition to the definitions in section 18.04.030 of this code, the definitions in section 4.57.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, as may be amended from time to time, shall apply to this section, unless the context indicates otherwise. (c)Conditional Use Permit Required in Tandem with Firearms Dealer Permit A conditional use permit shall be required to operate a firearms dealer business in any district where such use is permitted. This requirement shall apply in addition to the DocuSign Envelope ID: E3C14C73-EF06-4487-8C87-31FCE5E81D6B 0160105_20230511_ay16 2 requirement for a firearms dealer permit issued by the chief of police in accordance with Chapter 4.57 (Firearms Dealers). SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or sections of the Ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it should have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. SECTION 4. The Council finds that this project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), pursuant to Section 15061 of the CEQA Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 5. This extension ordinance shall take on the thirty first (31st) day following its adoption. INTRODUCED: May 22, 2023 PASSED: BURT, KOU, LAUING, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, STONE, TANAKA, VEENKERAYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: ____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager ____________________________ Director of Planning and Developmental Services ____________________________ Director of Administrative Services June 5, 2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: E3C14C73-EF06-4487-8C87-31FCE5E81D6B Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: E3C14C73EF0644878C8731FCE5E81D6B Status: Completed Subject: DocuSign: Ordinance 5586.pdf Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 6 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Vinhloc Nguyen AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Vinhloc.Nguyen@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 6/6/2023 10:41:25 AM Holder: Vinhloc Nguyen Vinhloc.Nguyen@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Albert Yang Albert.Yang@CityofPaloAlto.org Assistant City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 97.126.29.152 Signed using mobile Sent: 6/6/2023 10:43:07 AM Viewed: 6/7/2023 11:03:35 AM Signed: 6/13/2023 8:44:01 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kiely Nose Kiely.Nose@CityofPaloAlto.org Director, Administrative Services/CFO City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 72.134.188.247 Sent: 6/13/2023 8:44:02 AM Viewed: 6/16/2023 3:34:14 PM Signed: 6/16/2023 3:34:22 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Jonathan Lait Jonathan.Lait@CityofPaloAlto.org Interim Director Planning and Community Environment City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 99.88.42.180 Sent: 6/16/2023 3:34:24 PM Resent: 6/21/2023 8:52:16 AM Viewed: 6/27/2023 5:24:12 PM Signed: 6/27/2023 5:24:19 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 73.231.231.68 Sent: 6/27/2023 5:24:21 PM Viewed: 7/10/2023 4:54:48 PM Signed: 7/10/2023 4:54:55 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Lydia Kou Lydia.kou@cityofpaloalto.org Council Member Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 98.207.160.72 Signed using mobile Sent: 7/10/2023 4:54:57 PM Viewed: 7/17/2023 4:59:56 AM Signed: 7/17/2023 5:00:37 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@CityofPaloAlto.org Acting City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 73.162.194.153 Signed using mobile Sent: 7/17/2023 5:00:38 AM Viewed: 7/17/2023 7:30:38 AM Signed: 7/17/2023 7:31:04 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 6/6/2023 10:43:07 AM Envelope Updated Security Checked 6/7/2023 1:01:36 PM Envelope Updated Security Checked 6/7/2023 1:01:36 PM Envelope Updated Security Checked 6/7/2023 1:01:36 PM Envelope Updated Security Checked 6/7/2023 1:01:36 PM Envelope Updated Security Checked 6/7/2023 1:01:36 PM Envelope Updated Security Checked 6/7/2023 1:01:36 PM Envelope Updated Security Checked 6/7/2023 1:01:36 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 7/17/2023 7:30:38 AM Signing Complete Security Checked 7/17/2023 7:31:04 AM Completed Security Checked 7/17/2023 7:31:04 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps