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2. Unregulated hookah parlors could exacerbate the inherently dangerous behavior of tobacco use around non-tobacco users; diminish the protection of children from exposure to smoking and tobacco while they increase the potential for minors to associate smoking and tobacco with a healthy lifestyle; and weaken the protection of the public from smoking and tobacco-related pollution. 3. Hookah parlors if allowed in the City under the current state of the City's regulations will have adverse secondary effects on surrounding properties, including but not limited to lowering property values and introducing incompatible land uses to existing neighborhoods. I. In order to prevent frustration of said studies and the implementation thereof, the public interest, health, safety and welfare require the immediate enactment of this ordinance. The absence of this ordinance would create a serious threat to the orderly and effective implementation of any code amendments, general plan amendments or specific plan amendments which may be adopted by the city as a result of the studies in that the establishment or construction of hookah parlors may be in conflict with or frustrate the contemplated updates and revisions to the Code, general plans or specific plans. Moreover, permitting hookah parlors to be established or constructed during said studies and implementation would create impacts on the public health, safety and welfare that the city council, in adopting this ordinance, has found to be unacceptable. J. In response to the threat of unregulated hookah parlors several cities, including but not limited to the Cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Dublin California, have adopted similar moratoriums or development restrictions. Other cities, such as New York and Calgary, Alberta, and the State of Washington, have simply banned them. K. The Request for Council Action for this ordinance dated February 5, 2007 and duly signed by the City Manager shall, by this reference, be incorporated herein, and together with this ordinance, any amendments or supplements, and oral testimony constitute the necessary findings for this ordinance. L. The city council finds, determines and declares that the current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare of the city and its citizens necessitates the immediate enactment of the ordinance. The facts constituting such urgency are set forth in paragraphs A-L of this ordinance. Section 2. Extension of Moratorium Ordinance. A. The City Council hereby extends Ordinance No. NS -2707 and Ordinance No. NS-2709 for the period specified in this Section 2. 75C-6 Ordinance No. NS - XXXX Page 4 of 6