City of Long Beach - File #: 09-0339

• File #: 09-0339
• Version: 1
• Name: CA - hearing Moratorium ORD smoking lounges
• Type: Emergency Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/1/2009
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/21/2009
• Final action: 4/21/2009
• Title: Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing, declare ordinance relating to the temporary limitation (moratorium) on smoking lounges read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring this ordinance shall take effect immediately. (Citywide)
• Sponsors: City Attorney
• Indexes: Moratorium
• Related files: 09-0286, 09-1275, 09-1234, 09-1184

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/21/2009	2	City Council	declare ordinance read and adopted as read	Pass
4/14/2009	1	City Council	approve recommendation to declare an emergency to exist	Pass
4/14/2009	1	City Council	approve recommendation to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD- , read, and adopted as read and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading	Pass

TITLE

Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing, declare ordinance relating to the temporary limitation (moratorium) on smoking lounges read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring this ordinance shall take effect immediately.  (Citywide)

DISCUSSION

On March 17,2009, the City Council adopted a minute order pursuant to an agenda request which initiated a moratorium against smoking lounges in the City. The Ordinance, which has been prepared for Council's consideration, establishes a one (1) year moratorium period. During this time, the Development Services Department and the Planning Commission will undertake a study on the propriety of amending the City's Zoning Regulations, Building Regulations and pertinent

Municipal Code provisions related to smoking lounges. The one (1) year moratorium will apply to any application received by the Development Services Department after March 17, 2009.

SUGGESTED ACTION

Approve recommendation.

BODY

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH INVOLVING THE TEMPORARY LIMITATION ON SMOKING LOUNGES; DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF; AND DECLARING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

Respectfully Submitted,

ROBERT E. SHANNON, CITY ATTORNEY

Michael J. Mais

Assistant City Attorney