HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04-24 - ORDINANCES - AMEND SCMC TOBACCO PARAPHERNAL (2)j� ORDINANCE NO. 01-8
f AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE, BY ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA BUSINESSES (UDC AMENDMENT
00-001).
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita General Plan requires the implementation of a
City of Santa Clarita Unified Development Code to be in compliance with the Governmental
Code of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970,
as amended, Public Resources Code Sections 21000-21774, require the evaluation of the
Negative Declaration for projects such as amendments to the Unified Development Code; and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared, noticed and circulated for public
review in compliance with the provisions of CEQA and the City's Environmental Guidelines;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment further implements the Goals and Policies of the
City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed
amendment on March 6, 2001. At this meeting, the Commission recommended Council to
modify the Unified Development Code to regulate tobacco paraphernalia; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment
on April 10, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the amendment will be made in the Permitted Use Chart and Definition
sections of the Unified Development Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The proposed amendments to the Santa Clarita Unified Development
Code are consistent with the City of Santa Clarita General Plan and meet the requirements of
the Government Code of the State of California.
SECTION 2. That the Initial Study and Negative Declaration for this project have been
prepared, reviewed, considered, and found complete in accordance with the provisions of CEQA
and the City's Environmental Guidelines and the City Council has adopted the Negative
Declaration prepared for this project by separate resolution at the April 10, 2001 City Council
meeting.
SECTION 3. That if any portion of this Ordinance is held to be invalid, that portion
shall be stricken and severed, and the remaining portions shall be unaffected and remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4. Section 17.13.050 (General Commercial Uses) of Chapter 17.13
(Permitted Use Charts) of the Santa Clarita Unified Development Code is hereby amended to
alphabetize, renumber, and add:
Tobacco Paraphernalia Business
A RE RVL RL RS RM RMH RH CTC CC CN CO VSR BP IC I
X X X X X X X X C C C C C C C C
SECTION 5. Section 17.07.010 (Definitions) of Chapter 17.07 of the Santa Clarita
Unified Development Code is hereby amended to add the following definition:
TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA BUSINESS shall mean an establishment that devotes
more than a two foot by four foot (two feet in depth maximum) section of shelf space for
equipment, products, and materials of any kind (excluding lighters and matches)
which are intended or designed for use of tobacco, and includes but not limited to the
following.
1. Kits intended for use or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating,
growing or harvesting of any species of tobacco plant.
2. Kits intended for use or designed for use in manufacturing, compounding,
converting, producing, processing, or preparing tobacco.
3. Isomerization devices intended for use or designed for use in increasing the potency
of any species of tobacco plant.
4. Testing equipment intended for use or designed for use in identifying, or in
analyzing the strength, effectiveness or purity of tobacco.
5. Scales and balances intended for use or designed for use in weighing or measuring
tobacco.
6. Separation gins and sifters intended for use or designed for use in removing twigs,
stems, seeds, or other foreign material from, or in otherwise cleaning or refining,
tobacco.
7. Blenders, bowls, containers, spoons, and mixing devices intended for use or
designed for use in compounding tobacco substances or substances containing
tobacco.
8. Envelopes, pouches, capsules, balloons, and other containers intended for use or
designed for use in packaging small quantities of tobacco.
9. Containers and other objects intended for use or designed for use in storing or
concealing tobacco.
10. Objects intended for use or designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise
introducing tobacco into the human body, such as the following:
A. Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic pipes with or without
screens, permanent screens, or punctured metal bowls.
B. Water pipes.
C. Carburetion tubes and devices.
D. Smoking and carburetion masks.
E. Clips or other devices intended to hold burning material, such as a cigarette,
that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand.
F.
G.
Chamber pipes.
Carburetor pipes.
H.
Electric pipes.
L
Air -driven pipes.
J.
Chillums.
K
Bongs.
L.
Ice pipes or chillers.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall
cause it to be published in the manner prescribed by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 24' day of April, 2001.
ATTEST:
i
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) as
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 01-8 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 10' day of April, 2001. That thereafter, said _
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 24t°
day of April, 2001 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Darcy, Kellar, Ferry, Smyth, Weste
NOES: COLTNCILMEM 3ERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEM 3ERS None
CITY CLERK
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