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Absent the passage of this interim Ordinance,continued approval of(vi) entitlements,building permits,or other approvals for new or expanded car washes poses a current and immediate threat to the public health,safety or general welfare.t this Interim Ordinance does not become effective immediately,but instead becomes effective thirty (30) days after a second reading,there is a risk that further harm will be done to prevent the orderly development of car washes in the City.There is therefore an urgent necessity for the City to establish a moratorium on the establishment of new car washes and the expansion of existing car washes to take effect immediately.This requirement is intended to provide the City with an opportunity to evaluate and modity its zoning provisions in order to promote the appropriate development of car washes in the Cit (vi)Due to the foregoing circumstances,the City Council finds and determines that the immediate preservation of the public health,safety,and welfare requires that this Interim Ordinance be enacted pursuant to Government Code sections 36934,36937 and 65858,and that it take effect immediately upon adoption,and its urgency is hereby declared B.Ordinance NOW,THEREFORE,the City Council hereby ordains as follows: Section 1 Legislative Findings.The City Council finds that the facts set forth in the Recitals,Part A,of this Ordinance are true and correct and,based on such facts and the entirely of the record before it,further finds that the establishment and operation of any new car wash or the expansion of any existing car wash within the City before the City has a chance to study current impacts and potential regulation would result in adverse impacts,constitute a nuisance,and present a risk to the public health,safety,and welfare Section 2 Moratorium Established.Notwithstanding any other ordinance or provision of the Code,the City Council hereby establishe a moratorium on the development of new car washes and the expansion ol existing car washes in all zoning districts within the Cit During the period of this moratorium,no application for a car wash development or usee or any other entitiement or building permit relating to a car wash development or use shall be accepted,issued or approved,excepting any developtment been filed with the Planning Department and the application fees have been paid.For the purposes of this Interim Ordinance,a "car wash*shall have the same meaning as a "car washing and detailing"use under Rancho Cucamonga Municipai Code Section 17.32.020.F.7 "Car wash shall also include an automatic car wash that provides drive-in or drive-through service pursuant to Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code Section 17.32.020.E.22.It shall not ncludc tomporary car washea,such as fundraising activities generaily conducted at a service station or other automotive-retated business,where volunteers wash vehicles by hand and the duration of the event is limited to one day or use as to which an application has Section 3 Ordinance is Supplemental This Interim Ordinance is additional to and supplemental to,and shail not affect,except as specifically provided herein,anyprovisionofIheRanchoCucamongaMunicipalCode,which shail be operative and remain in full force and effect without limitation Section 4 Term This Interim Ordinance shall take effecl on Jua 20,2018, and shall remain in effect for a period of 45 days from the date of publication in accordance with Ordnance No.932 Page 2 of 4