Ordinance No. 444 - Interim Moratorium / Building PermitsORDINANCE NO. 444
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD ESTABLISHING AN INTERIM MORATORIUM
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS
AND OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR CERTAIN USES ON ALL
PARCELS ON VALLEY BOULEVARD BETWEEN WALNUT
GROVE AVENUE AND MUSCATEL STREET AND DECLARING
THE URGENCY THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The.City Council does hereby direct a study
of the land uses and design criteria for all parcels of land
within the CBD Zone along both sides of Valley Boulevard and
to further study the most desirable zone and design criteria
for all parcels between Muscatel Street and Walnut Grove
Avenue along both sides of Valley Boulevard, in the City of
Rosemead,and further directs such study to be performed by
the Planning Commission. Pending such study, applications
for all building and occupancy permits shall not be processed,
except for properties which are governed by a Design Overlay,
or are currently used for residential purposes.
v.~ SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds, determines and
declares that the immediate preservation.of public peace, health,
safety and welfare necessitates the enactment of this Ordinance.
A declaration of the facts consituting this urgency is as
follows:
1.) Lack of standards for supervision of design controls.
2) A need to provide uniformity of uses and design in the
'Central Business District of. Rosemead.
3) Potential jeopardy to the District resulting from
poorly designed or poorly planned uses.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Section 65858 of the Government Code,
• this Ordinance shall be effective for a period of 120 days from
the date of the adoption thereof; provided that after notice pur-
suant to Section 65858 of the Government Code and.public hearing
such interim ordinance may be extended.
SECTION 4. By reason of the foregoing, this Ordinance shall
take effect upon its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to
the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause same to be published
as required by Law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of June , 1977
AYES: Hunter Imperial, Trujillo and Mayor Cichy
NAYES: Taylor
ABSTAIN: None