CC - Item III.C - Ordinanance No. 811TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
FROM: V11RANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER 1'
DATE: AUGUST 1, 2000
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 811 —AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD IMPOSING A 45 -DAY
MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMITS OR
OTHER ENTITLEMENTS FOR GARMENT
MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING OR ASSEMBLING IN
THE M -1 ZONE AND DIRECTING THE PLANNING
DEPARMENT TO INITIATE A STUDY WITH RESPECT TO
DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE ZONING REGULATIONS
GOVERNING SUCH USES
The City of Rosemead currently has approximately forty garment manufacturing
businesses operating within the City boundaries. Thirty -four of these businesses are
operating under conditional use permits (CUPS). The remaining six businesses are legal
non - conforming businesses that Have been in existence, prior to ordinance number 619 that
was adopted on January 26, 1988. This ordinance allows garment manufacturing,
processing, or assembling, including sewing and cutting operations in the M -1 zone,
pursuant to the granting of a conditional use permit, by the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission and Planning Department staff periodically inspect each of the
locations that have a CUP. These inspections are conducted due to the fact that CUP's
are issued by the Planning Commission for a set time period. These time periods are
generally approved for one to two years. The short time periods have been set by the
Commission due to problems with garment business operators inability to adhere to the
conditions as set forth the in conditions of approval. Typically, the conditions that are not
being followed include: exceeding the maximum number of employees allowed based upon
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parking requirements; storage of materials and cleanliness of the interior work space;
overall maintenance of the industrial and commercial centers within which they operate;
changes of ownership that are not reported to the City; lack of current health department
and state garment manufacturing licenses and inadequate identification signage.
The nature of the garment industry makes it difficult for staff to monitor the number of
employees operating at a site. As new contracts are secured by businesses, the number of
on site employees changes month by. month. It is an arduous task for the City's code ,
enforcement officer and or planning staff to visit each factory to inspect all of the
conditions as set by the Planning Commission.
Because the entire eastern portion of Garvey Avenue is zoned M -1; Light Manufacturing
and Industrial, there are many properties that allow garment manufacturing businesses.
There are a large number of multi- tenant industrial and commercial centers that have
garment factories operating out of single or multiple tenant suites.
It is recommended that the City Council direct the Planning Department to study the
zoning issues related to this type of use and recommend any changes to the zoning
ordinance, if warranted. Also staff will work with the State Department of Industrial
Relations to monitor the existing businesses.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 811.
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ORDINA1NCE NO. 61
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COiJNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROSEME D IMPOSING A 45 -DAY'
MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUAINCE OF ANY PERMITS OR
OT _ER EN'TITL EMENTS FD ?,. GARMENT l ,1 ikN , -, PACTURZNG,
PROCESSING OR ASSEN3LING IN THE M -I ZONE A.N'D
DIRECTING THE ?LANT_'ING DEPPnTMENT TO INITIATE
A STUDY WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPING .
APPROPRIATE ZONING REGULATIONS GOVERNING SUCH
USES
THE fiITV COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSE ? ✓ :ELF DOES ORDAIN AS
r O ,LOIKS :
SeCtion T While this ordi.nance remains in affect, no
conditional use permits, buildine permits, design revieias.or
otner entitlements author the estahl_shmer.t of any new
Garment manufaoturing, prOCesSi.ng, Or aSSEmDling, _nclud—
sewing and Cuttan?..oDe a :_ons, shall De issued and no anDllcati on
:cr su C_ ^. aermlt (s) shall �De acceUted.
E -ct�on 2 . Pursuant to the provisions of Section 65656 of
the Government Code of the State of Calif OrP.lo, this :_: an
C enCV i. ^.t Er_m C_d_nance. __.is OYCina °_
e=lect immediately and shall cXDire forty -- - -iv (:E) Cays
thereafter unless extended by the City CculnC<l after notice and
public hearing. The facts Constituting the current and immediate
threat to the public welfare necessitating an urgency ordinance
are as oiiows:
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The City Council finds and determines that the
Mora tor'_um imposed by this o_ainanc°_ is enacted to
protect and p 1 eserve the public health, safety and
welfare of the local business community and residents
of the community pending completion of a Flanning
Department review of this subject. The Council has
received reports regarding healt. ^, Safety and welfare
.issues at existing garment manufacturing !7L'sinesses a. ^.d
wishes to review the regulations for these businesses
before permitting add_ticnal businesses to be
est abli 5h ed. The City wishes to review the _ g'ulaLory
framework in which to consider the proper location arid
development standards for such facilities. The lack. of
_'g'Llati ons is a current and immediate threat t0 the
public welfare, and the approval of permits for such
uses Without proper review would result in a threat to
the public welfare.
Section S . The Cit }' COL'ncil may grant the
provisions of this moratorium orain ante upon reCommendaticn o=
the plaaning Commission, subject to a find'ind of tnc following
Th° =:._iCL appl ca c, Ot the r01 %i =ions o=
the moratorium to a partic L'1a pr olect would re s'11t in
nractical difficulties or unnecessary hardships
inconsistent with the general p and intent of the
moratorium; and
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2. That there are exceotional circumstances or
conditions appl2caple to the development that do not apply
general'iv to the other projects covered by this moratcrlum;
and
3. That the granting of an exception would not be
materi ally' detriment al' to . the public welfare as defined
Section 4 . if any provision of this ordinance is held to be
unconstitutional, it is the intent of the City Council that such
portion of this ordinance be severable from the remainder and
that the remainder be Given full force and effect.
.eti on 5. ThE P1 an•ninc . Denartm°_nt is
hereby direct-' to
commence a study anal to make recommendations _t deems necessary
to strengthen the City's ability to scrutinize applications for
the establishment of garment manufac*_urina, processing, or
assembling, including sewing and cutting operations.
Cect'.on 7 . The Clry Clerk shall certify to the adoptlr'n of
this Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED and P -DOPTED this 8th day of August,
2000.
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