Agenda Item Wording:
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Urgency Ordinance - Consider adoption of Ordinance 2024-03, an interim ordinance to be adopted as an emergency measure to regulate the location and operational requirements for massage establishments, Citywide. (4/5's approval of the City Council is required for passage.)
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Deadline for Action: 3/4/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, paul.bernal@visalia.city, (559)713-4025
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2024-03, an interim ordinance, to be adopted as an emergency measure to regulate the location and operational requirements for message establishments, citywide. (4/5's approval of the City Council is required for passage.)
Summary:
Over the past 12 months, City staff have seen an increase in requests for Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) for massage establishments. A total of eight CUPs have been filed with the Planning Division, with four CUP applications filed in the in the past 45 days. Please note that several of the applications recently filed have and/or will be deemed incomplete due to insufficient information provided on the applications. Given the recent influx of request to establish massage establishments in shopping center locations, within close proximity to the local junior college, and residential neighborhoods, staff is requesting the City Council adopt an emergency ordinance to establish additional regulations, in the interim, while more specific regulatory changes to the Visalia Municipal Code (Title 5 Business Regulations and Title 17 Zoning) are further considered.
This interim emergency ordinance is being considered under Visalia City Charter Article VI, Section 7, and Government Code section 65858, which permit the adoption of an interim emergency ordinance, in this instance modifications to the zoning ordinance, as an urgency measure upon findings ...
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