HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 3097• ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE NO. 3.097
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
FOR THE ESTABLISHMEWr OF US.ES REQUIRING AN OFF-S.l\L.E
ALCOHOLIC BEVER~GES LICENSE IN
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMJ<;RCIAL ZONES
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby ORDAIN as
follO\ofS:
SECTION 1. Th0 Council of the City of Palo Alto does
find ai\d declare as follov1S:
(a) During recent weeks, the Council has had called
to its attention the potential adverse impacts 11pon the
public peace, health, safety and welfare which may be
caused by the conduct of certain uses, commonly known as
liquor st.o:res, v,vhen located in neighborhood commercial
zones f especially whf-,)n in close proximity to residential
areas. Such potential adverse impacts incl11de, hut are
not limited to, substantial traffic p no.L:;e and extended
business hours. On November 13, 1S78, the Council directed
tbe City' 13 staff and Planning Commission to review the n~')ed
for and appropriateness of a use permit requirement or other
zoning regulation for such uses, and to report to the City
Council. As a result of these studies, the City Council
may enact such regulations in order to preserve the public
peacet health, safety and welfare.
(b) There are now pending before various City
agencies one or more applications for permits or other
authorizations 'N'hich would permit establishment of such
aforementioned uses in neighborhood commercial zones.
Further applications may be received prior to the comple
tion of the studies and adoption of .regulations described
above.
(c) The establishm~nt o.f such tlses during the pendency
of the aforementioned studies and consideration thereof will
tend to ~ubstantially impede the worth and validity of said
studies, the ultimate results thereof and the effectiveness
of any regulations implemented as a result of those studies,
and would, therefore, adversely affect thu pu.bl.ic peace,
health, safety and welfare.
SECTION 2. Based on the foregoing findinqs and declarations,
for a-per~od of six (6) months next following the effective date
hereof, no application for any permitt certificate~ or review by
any department., division, board 0r cont.•uission of the City, including
but not limited to building permits, certificates of occupancy or
Architectural Review Board review, for the purpose of establishing
or e:x:panding in a Neighborhood C<,nwercial zone any use wrdt-:oh roequires
issuance of an off-sale alcoholic b~verage~ license by the State of
California, shall be accepted by any City department, diviBion,
board of commission.
During the term hereof no City department, division, board or
conunission shall issue any permit, certificat.e or approval referred
to above. The provisions of this section shall apply to any appli
cations pending on the effective date hereof, and no such pending
application shall be processed during the term of this ordinance.
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SECTION 3. The Council finds and declares that adoption of
this ordinance is not a project, and no environmental assessment
is necessary.
SECTION 4. Based upon the findings and declarations contained
in Sect~on-r,-hereof, the Council declares that the enactment of
the moratorium imposed hereby is necessary as an emergency measure
to protect the public peace, health, safety and general welfare and
shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
This ordinance was introdu• ed and passed at a regular meeting
of the Council of the City of P~lo Alto on Mondayi November 20,
1978, and was passed by a four-fifths vote of all Council members
present at the meeting as follows:
AYES: Brenner, Carey, Eyerly, Fletcher~ Henderson, Sher
NOES: Witherspoon
ABSENT: Fazzino NOT PkESENT: Clay
ABSTEN'riONS: None
APPROVED:
~ti..:. 1±1~ :::;J! D~rector of Planning and ·
Comm• ity Environment
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