HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2361 ORDINANCE N0. 2361
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 5. 24 . 050 PERTAINING
TO PERMITS FOR BATHHOUSES AND MASSAGE PARLORS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending Section 5. 24 .050 to read as follows :
5.24. 050 Permit--Issuance. (a) The chief of police shall
issue such permit to such applicant if it shall reasonably ap-
pear to him, after investigation, that the applicant possesses
good moral character and is a proper person to conduct or work
at such business . The chief of police shall issue such permit
to the applicant or deny such application within sixty (60)
days from the date thereof.
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(b) After the effective date of this subsection, no new
massage parlor permits shall be issued for six ( 6) months ;
however, an existing permit may be transferred to a new owner
or operator in connection with the transfer of substantially
all of the assets of an existing massage parlor business.
Every new owner/applicant shall be required to meet the permit
requirements of this section.
SECTION 2. This emergency ordinance is further necessary
for the public peace, health or safety in that there are cur-
rently pending numerous applications for massage parlor opera-
tions . The existing massage parlor ordinance provides for
timely processing of permits within sixty ( 60) days and will
not prevent issuance of such permits . In accordance with the
City Council's determination that numerous massage parlors
are a danger to the public peace, health and safety, it is
vital that such businesses be limited in number.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon adop-
tion. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
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ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen (15)
days after adoption in the Huntington Beach Independent, a
newspaper of general circulation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th
day of March 1979.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: I ITI ED AND APPROVED:
Ci y Administrator c"'n"Ch of of Police
2.
Emergency Ord. No. 2361
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE j ss.
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected,. qualified and acting
City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance was read to the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of March
19 79 and was passed and adopted by at least four-fifths (4/5)
affirmative votes of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Yoder, Thomas, MacAllister, Bailey, Mandic, Pattinson
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
i Alic
ia is M. Wentworth CITY CLERK of the City
o
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Counc', do he e!y ce tit,' that a synopsis of this
ordiri,-nl-e a"' pw)11:Jr,_,d in the Huntington
in
ALICIA M. WENTWORTH
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City Clerk
Deputy City Clerk