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<br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-2707 <br /> <br />AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA ADOPTING A 45 DAY TEMPORARY <br />PROHIBITION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OR <br />ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY NEW HOOKAH PARLOR <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. Provisions of the General Plan of the City and Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code do not specifically identify hookah parlors as a land use or <br />designate zoning districts throughout the City where hookah parlors may be <br />permitted. <br /> <br />B. Because of its age, current provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code fail to <br />fully take into account the potential impacts associated with the establishment <br />of hookah parlors and fail to address the needs of the City and its residents <br />today and in the future. As such, provisions of the General Plan and the <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code ("the Code") need review, study and possible <br />revision in order to respond to recent concerns relating to the impacts of <br />hookah parlors and the potential establishment of new hookah parlors in the <br />City. <br /> <br />C. Given these concerns, the City Council has requested that a study be <br />undertaken of the current provisions of the General Plan and Chapter 41 of <br />the Code to classify hookah parlors and determine whether such businesses <br />should be permitted in the City and if so, where, and under what conditions. <br /> <br />D. Without adoption of this ordinance, properties in the City would quickly <br />receive entitlements to establish hookah parlors despite the fact that the city <br />council has determined that the Code is in need of updating and has directed <br />that a study be done to recommend new standards and revise the Code to <br />address concerns created by hookah parlors. <br /> <br />E. It has come to the City Council's attention that at least one individual has <br />approached city staff seeking entitlements to establish a hookah parlor. <br /> <br />F. The City is not, at this time, able to determine under what circumstances, if <br />any, hookah parlors should be established within the City for the following <br />reasons: <br /> <br />ORDINANCE No. NS 2707 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />