HomeMy WebLinkAbout522ORDINANCE NO. 522
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY .OF IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 515 THAT RESTRICTS THE
ISSUANCE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS FOR
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City's General Plan was adopted on June 28, 1973 and has not
been updated aside from required updates to the Housing Element, and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 1997, the City adopted Ordinance No. 515 to place a
moratorium on industrial development projects and to establish interim zoning within
certain areas of the City pending the completion of a major General Plan review; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65858, Ordinance No. 515
will expire on May 23, 1998, 10 months and 15 days after the date of its adoption; and
WHEREAS, through the General Plan, it is the City's Goal to establish a balanced
community with a significant materials extraction and processing base complemented by
attractive industrial uses, including business parks and office and warehousing uses. In
addition, the City wishes to protect its residential areas. For the convenience of its
residents and persons working in Irwindale, appropriate commercial uses should be
provided to service their needs; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that a large number of sites must be studied,
although much of the area may ultimately be found suitable to continue as industrial. The
General Plan Study is planned to be completed by May of 1998. It would be the goal to
focus on the land use issues and develop recommendations within the first year of the
Interim Zoning; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there is a current and immediate threat to
the public welfare because some or all of the few remaining sites within the City which are
suitable for commercial development may be developed for industrial uses before the
contemplated zoning ordinance and general plan amendments can be adopted, and that
approval of additional land use entitlements for industrial uses prior to such adoption
would seriously jeopardize the City's ability to develop a strong base for commercial uses;
and
WHEREAS, the City has received requests from property owners of sites located
at 201 East Longden Avenue and 15533 East Arrow Highway to have these parcels
removed from the area affected by the industrial moratorium because of their limited
�"* potential for being used for retail commercial purposes; and
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WHEREAS, the City, having reviewed the requests to remove the subject property
from the industrial moratorium area finds these sites to have physical characteristics that
greatly reduce the potential of them being used for retail commercial purposes; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 1997, the City adopted Ordinance No. 515 to place a
moratorium on industrial development projects and to establish interim zoning within
certain areas of the City pending the completion of a major General Plan review; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65858, Ordinance No. 515
will expire on May 23, 1998, 10 months and 15 days after the date of its adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Irwindale has heretofore held a duly
noticed public hearing, as required by law to consider this amendment to the Industrial
Moratorium boundaries on February 26, 1998.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The properties located at 201 East Longden Avenue (APN 8534-
17-10) and 15533 East Arrow Highway (APN 8533-12-2) shall be removed from the area
affected by the industrial moratorium.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on the 12th day of March 1998.
ATTEST:
Camille Diaz, Deputy City C
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Man el L. Almazan, Mayor
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State of California }
County of Los Angeles } ss.
City of Irwindale }
I, Camille Diaz, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, California do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 522, was duly introduced for first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 26th day of February, 1998, and was
approved and adopted for second reading on March 12, 1998 and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Castellanos, Chavez, P. Miranda, Mayor Pro
Tempore Tapia and Mayor Almazan
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: NONE
Camille Diaz, Deputy City
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City of Irwindale,
City Attorney