HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2394 ORDINANCE NO. 2394
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 appear
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.
(b) After the effective date of this subsection, no new
massage parlor permits shall be issued for three ( 3) months; how-
ever, 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 urgency ordinance is necessary for the
public peace, health or safety in that there are currently pend-
ing numerous applications for massage parlor operations . 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 deter-
mination 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 adoption.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance
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and cause same to be published within fifteen (15) days after
adoption in the Huntington Beach Independent, a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th
day of August, 1979.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
C' Af y Administrator
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Emergency Ord. No. 2394
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) 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 20th day of August
19 79 , and was passed and adopted by at least four-fifths (4/5)
affirmative votes of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Pattinson, Thomas , Mandic, MacAllister, Bailey, Yoder, Finley
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
t. Alicia M. WentVo3nh CITY CLERK of the City of
Hunt!ngton $each and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Counci, do n6 eby cerflty tttat a synopsis of ttd9
or"'a ._c !seen published in the Huntington
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City Clerk
duty City CIV*
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