TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Ann McIntosh, Community Development Director
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Ted Faturos, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Public Hearing to Consider Extending Urgency Ordinance No. 17-0015-U Prohibiting the Establishment of New Health Care Facilities on Sepulveda Boulevard for a Period of 10 Months and 15 Days; and Consider Applying the Temporary Prohibition to Other Uses on Sepulveda Boulevard (Community Development Director McIntosh).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 17-0020-U EXTENDING THE URGENCY ORDINANCE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 17-0020-U approving a 10 month and 15-day extension of the Urgency Ordinance, prohibiting the establishment of new health care facilities on Sepulveda Boulevard (Attachment 1).
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There may be short-term impacts to permit and plan check fees while additional research is conducted to determine if the Urgency Ordinance should be extended or new zoning standards adopted.
BACKGROUND:
On August 7, 2017 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 17-0015-U, an Urgency Ordinance prohibiting new health care facilities on Sepulveda Boulevard. The City Council expressed concerns that a recent proliferation of new health care facilities, including medical office, urgent care facilities, clinics, treatment centers and the like is having a detrimental impact to economic development goals, potential sales tax, and the diversity of land uses on Sepulveda Boulevard. On September 5, 2017, the City Council issued a report describing the measures taken to alleviate the condition which led to the adoption of Ordinance No. 17-0015-U.
During the City Council discussion of the moratorium, two additional items were ...
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