2009-48U - June 2009 RV Moratorium ORDINANCE NO. 2009-48U
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE PLACING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM
ON THE APPROVAL OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
STORAGE FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The City Council finds as follows:
A. Riverside County Land Use Ordinance No. 348 has been adopted by
reference by the City pending completion of its own zoning code and
provides for the legal location of commercial facilities for the storage of
recreational vehicles (including but not limited to boats and RV's) within
various zone classifications;
B. There have been a number of such facilities permitted recently without an
assessment of the level of need for such facilities;
C. There has been a number of unpermitted uses reported where property
owners have allowed the commercial storage of such vehicles without
any permit or preparation;
D. Therefore, staff has recommended and the City Council has determined
that there is an immediate need to study this use and its location and its
requirements within the community in order to protect public health, safety
and welfare by determining locations and any additional regulations
needed if such use is to be permitted; and
E. State law (Government Code Section 65858) allows the City to adopt an
interim urgency ordinance which places a moratorium on a use which will
be studied by the City in order to prevent the possible approval of such a
use while a comprehensive ordinance is developed;
F. Govt. Code Section 65858 provides that this ordinance initially may be
adopted for 45 days without notice or hearing, which may be renewed
after notice and hearing for 10 months and 15 days and thereafter for an
additional one year, for a total of no more than two years.
SECTION 2. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OF
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITIES
(a) Findings: The findings set out above are true and correct.
(b) Definitions: As used herein, "RV storage facility' or"recreational vehicle
storage" means commercial recreational vehicle and boat storage allowed with a CUP in
City of Menifee
Ordinance No. 2009-48U
Zones RR, RT, CPS and W-2 and with a plot plan in Zones C-1/C-P, IP, MSC, MM and
MH or as otherwise allowed in Land Use Ordinance No. 348.
(c) Moratorium: The City shall not grant a CUP or plot plan for such use in any
zone within during the period in which this moratorium remains in effect.
(d) Processing of Applications. An applicant may elect to have City staff
continue to accept and process applications during this moratorium. The moratorium is
not intended to affect the acceptance and/or processing of applications for RV storage
facilities by City staff; it is intended to freeze only the issuance of permits for such
facilities. At the applicant's written request, the City shall continue to process such an
application during the term of the moratorium; however, any new standards for RV
storage facilities and the permitting thereof which are adopted during the moratorium
and are effective at the expiration of the moratorium shall nevertheless apply to such an
application. Any time limits or mandatory approval of time frames relative to the
processing and action upon permit applications for any and all wireless communication
facilities are tolled during the extended term of this moratorium.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately as necessary for public welfare and
shall terminate 45 days later unless renewed pursuant to the provisions of Govt. Code
Section 65858.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY the following 4/5T" votes this 16l" day
of June, 2009 by the following /vo'te: �I
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ABSENT: —
Wallace W. Edgerton, May
ATTEST:
Kathy a nett, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Elizabeth Marlyn, Cit Attorney
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