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~,.,~.~ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 1753 <br /> <br /> AN INTERIM ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE <br /> PROCESSING AND APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE <br /> PERMITS OR OTHER ZONING ENTITLEMENTS FOR <br /> FORTUNE-TELLING, PSYCHICS, AND RELATED USES <br /> WHICH MAY CONFLICT WITH PROPOSED ZONING <br /> ORDINANCES AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS AND <br /> DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE AN URGENCY <br /> MEASURE NECESSARY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF <br /> PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH AND SAFETY <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in August of 1996, the City Council adopted a General Plan (as amended by the <br /> voters) for the entire City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City acknowledged at that time that is was not possible to anticipate and <br /> address every circumstance or situation that may arise; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's zoning ordinance and zoning map currently provides that fortune-telling, <br /> psychic, palmistry, augury and related uses C fortune-telling") are permitted, and <br /> only conditionally, in the Industrial General and Industrial Planned zoning <br /> districts; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has received over a dozen inquiries in the past week requesting that <br /> fortune-telling be a permitted use in the Central Commercial and other commercial <br /> zoning districts; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, changes in the courts' interpretation of the First Amendment require the City to <br /> re-examine its zoning ordinance and the zoning map with regard to fortune-telling <br /> and related uses; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds that staff needs additional time to study this matter and <br /> prepare the necessary recommendations. <br /> <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS <br /> FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> <br />