HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1511 (Fortunetelling Business Moratorium)CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, and
Ex -officio Clerk of the Council of said City, do hereby certify tha
the foregoing Charter Ordinance No. 1511 entitled:
"AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
ENACTING A MORATORIUM ON FORTUNETELLING BUSINESS"
is a true and correct copy of an Interim Urgency Ordinance of
said City and was introduced and adopted at a Regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on the Fifth day
of August, 1985, and published as required by City Charter in the
Independent Journal, a newspaper published in the City of San Rafael
and passed and adopted as an ordinance of said City at a Regular
meeting of the City Council of said City held on the Fifth day
of August, 1985, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Nave, Russom & Mayor Mulryan
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Frugoli
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of
the City of San Rafael this 14th
day of AUGUST , 1985.
JEANN(P.`LEONCINI,C tyClerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1511
AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL ENACTING A
MORATORIUM ON FORTUNETELLING BUSINESS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Fortunetelling, as defined below, is hereby
prohibited within the City during the term of this interim ordinance
and any extensions thereof.
"Fortunetelling," as used in this ordinance, shall include
astrology, palmistry, phrenology, lifereading, fortunetelling,
cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, mediumship,
spirit materialization, etherealization, prophecy, augury, divina-
tion, magic, necromancy, fortunetelling by handwriting analysis, or
other similar business or act.
SECTION 2: This Interim Ordinance is adopted as an urgency
measure to prohibit any uses which may be in conflict with a con-
templated zoning proposal concerning fortunetelling which the City
Council, Planning Commission, or Planning Department is considering
or studying or intends to study within the term of this Ordinance.
This Ordinance shall be of no further force and effect forty-five
(45) days from the date of its adoption unless extended pursuant to
Government Code Section 65858.
SECTION 3: The City Council finds that there is a current
and immediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare and
that the approval of additional subdivisions, zonings, land use
permits, variances, building permits or any other applicable en-
titlement for use which is required in order to comply with the
Zoning Ordinance, would result in a threat to public health, safety,
or welfare, in that the City is currently considering repealing an
existing ban on fortunetelling and there is no existing zoning
regulation for the location and standards applicable to fortunetell-
ing businesses. The unregulated establishment of fortunetelling
businesses within the City would result in a threat to public
health, safety, or welfare and a reasonable time is needed for the
ORDINANCE NO. 1511
City to study appropriate zoning classifications and regulations for
fortunetelling businesses.
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AWRENCE E. MULRYAN, Mayor
Attest:
JE L M. LEONIN City Clerk
The foregoing Ordinance No. 1511 was introduced and adopted
and was immediately effective as an Urgency Ordinance of the City of
San Rafael at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
San Rafael, held on the Fifth
__________day of
August ,1985, by the following four -fifth (4/5) vote to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:Breiner, Nave, Russom & Mayor Mulryan
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Frugoli
JE NM. LE NCIN , City Clerk
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