TITLE:
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EXTENSION OF URGENCY ORDINANCES 2020-15 AND 2020-16 SUSPENDING CERTAIN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: JENNIFER LE, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
CONTACT INFORMATION: SCOTT DRAPKIN, scott.drapkin@costamesaca.gov
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Extend Urgency Ordinances 2020-15 and 2020-16 for one-year to expire on December 31, 2022; and
2. Direct staff to investigate opportunities for amending the City's outdoor dining regulations to allow similar outdoor dining conditions afforded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BACKGROUND:
To reduce the potential social and economic impacts from the Coronavirus Disease to the City's business establishments and residents, on June 2, 2020, City Council approved Urgency Ordinance 2020-15 which temporarily suspended permit requirements and development standards for outdoor activities for dining patios and places of religious assembly, as well as a waiver of valet parking requirements. The ordinance was approved for a period of six months with the potential for City Council to extend it as needed. Similarly, on July 21, 2020, City Council approved another urgency measure (Urgency Ordinance 2020-16) that suspended the permit requirements and development standards for outdoor activities and parking requirements applicable to retail sales and service businesses. The ordinance was approved for a period of six months with the potential for City Council to extend as needed. Under both ordinances, certain outdoor activities required City issuance of a Temporary Use Permit (TUP), for example the establishment of outdoor dining within a parking lot.
On November 4, 2020 and as a result of continuing pandemic conditions, the City Council further extended the aforementioned urgency ordinances for approximately ...
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