HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-27 Adding Fortunetelling as Permiteed Use in C1 and C2 Zones, Deleting Prohibitions Against FortunetellingORDINANCE NO. 85-27
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING FORTUNETELLING
AS.A PERMITTED USE IN THE Cl AND C2 ZONES AND
DELETING PROHIBITIONS AGAINST FORTUNETELLING.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
1. The California Supreme Court has ruled that a city cannot prohibit
all fortunetelling businesses from operating within its borders;
2. Existing sections of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code prohibit for-
tunetelling and similar businesses;
3. Existing zoning regulations do not specifically address fortune-
telling businesses and it would be difficult to interpret listed ccmmercial
uses to include fortunetelling.
ACCORDINGLY, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby amends
the Costa Mesa Municipal Code as hereinafter set forth:
SECTION 2.
1. Delete Sections 11-11 and 11-12.
2. Add Section 13-208.13 to read:
"13. Fortunetelling."
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30) days
from and after the passage thereof, and prior to the expiration of fifteen
(15) days from its passage shall be published once in the ORANGE COAST
DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in
the City of Costa Mesa or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to
be published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the text
of this Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk five (5)
days prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance, and within fifteen
(15) days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to be published the
aforementioned summary and shall post in the office of the City Clerk a
certified copy of this Ordinance together with the names of the members of
the City Council voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of October, 1985.
ATTEST:
ity Clerk of the City of Va Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
Ma or of the City of Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Coun-
cil of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Ordinance No. 85-27 was introduced and considered section by section at a
regular meeting of said City Council held on the 16th day of September,
1985, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 21st day of October, 1985, by the following roll
call vote: c "
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: eft-62�
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: /, 'L
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of -;Costa -Mesa this 22nd day of October, 1985.
City Clerk and ex -officio Clerkthe
- - City Council of the City of Cos Mesa
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