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ORD 037 ORDINANCE NO. 37 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IMPOSED WITH REGARD TO NEW RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS AND HOUSES IN THE R-1 ZONES. ~EREAS, this City Council did, on August 3, 1982, enact pursuant to Section 65858 of the California Government Code, an interim ordi- nance (No. 12) invoking certain restrictions regarding the processing of approval of applications for building permits for or related to development of new residential projects or single-family houses, in the R-1 zones of the City; and WHEREAS, the purpose of said Ordinance No. 12 was to prohibit or control the development of new residential projects or houses in the R-1 zones which may be in conflict with contemplated zoning proposals and development control proposals, studies in connection with which were and are currently being conducted by the City Council, the Planning Commission and the Planning Department; and WHEREAS, a set of zoning proposals and development control pro- posals have been formulated by the Planning Commission and approved on a tentative and interim basis by the City Council and have been administratively applied during the intervening testing period, but final evaluation as to their efficiency, workability and permanent necessity has not yet been completed so as to enable their processing into the City's zoning ordinance as permanent regulations and procedures; and WHEREAS, it would be inimical and highly detrimental to the public interest if, in the interim time necessary to process such proposals and zoning ordinance amendments to adoption and taking full effect, there were to be established, constructed or commenced any land use or structure which would be in conflict with, and nonconforming to, the said proposed amendments; and the finding and determination is hereby made that there is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, and that the approval of additional building permits or any other applicable entitlement for use which is required in order to comply with a zoning ordinance would result in a threat to public health, safety, or welfare; and WHEREAS, the effective period of said Ordinance No. 12 (as afterward extended by Ordinance No. 18) is currently due to expire on or about this date, but pursuant to provisions of Government Code Section 65858, this City Council has authority to extend said ordinance for an additional one year period; and WHEREAS, the requirements of said Section 65858 prerequisite to ordering such a one-year extension have been complied with; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. By authority of Section 65858 of the Government Code of this State of California, Ordinance No. 12, adopted by this City · 'OROiNANCE NO. 37 - Council on August 3, 1982, is hereby extended for an additional one year period, commencing August 3, 1983, and shall remain in effect for such period unless sooner repealed or otherwise modified. SECTION 2. This Ordinance is adopted as an urgency measure pursuant to the authority of Section 65858 of the Government Code as well as pursuant to the authority of other law, for the immediate preservation and protection of the public safety, health and welfare, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and apssage by at least a four-fifths vote of the City Council. The declaration of facts constituting the urgency is as set forth in the recitals of this ordinance. SECTION 3. POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days after the passage of this Ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least the three public places designated by resolution of the City Council; shall certify to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance; and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification,together with proof of posting, to be entered in the book of ordinances of this City. The foregoing ordinance was adopted at a meeting of the City Council held August 2, 1983, by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Allen, Cox, Henderson, Wolff and Mayor Baier. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, at a meeting held August 3, 1982, and that the Ordinance was posted in at least the three public places specified for such postings by the City Council.