Ordinance No. 731ORDINANCE NO. 731
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS ENACTING A ZONING
MORATORIUM ON FORTUNETELLING BUSINESS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Fortunetelling as defined herein, is hereby prohibited within the City
during the term of this interim Ordinance and any extensions thereof.
"Fortunetelling ", as used in this Ordinance, shall include astrology, palmistry,
phrenology, lifereading fortunetelling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal
gazing, mediumship, spirit photography, spirit writing, spirit voices, spirit materialization,
etherealization, prophecy, augury, divination, magic, necromancy, fortunetelling by
handwriting analysis, or other similar business or act.
SECTION 2. This interim Ordinance is adopted as an urgency measure to prohibit any
uses which may be in conflict with a contemplated zoning proposal concering fortunetelling
which the legislative body is considering or studying or intends to study within the term of
this Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be of no further force and effect forty -five (45) days
from the date of its adoption unless extended pursuant to Government Code Section 65858.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds that there is a current and immediate threat to
the public health, safety, or welfare, and that the approval of additional subdivisions,
zonings, land use permits, variances, building permits, or any other applicable entitlement for
use which is required in order to comply with the Zoning Ordinance would result in a threat
to public health, safety, or welfare, in that the City is currently considering repealing an
existing ban on fortunetelling and there is no existing zoning regulation for the location and
standards applicable to fortunetelling businesses; the unregulated estalishment of
fortunetelling businesses within the City would result in a threat to public health, safety, or
welfare; and a reasonable time is needed for the City to study appropriate zoning
classifications and regulations for fortunetelling businesses.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall require four (4) affirmative votes and shall take
effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cypress on the 23rd day of July 1984.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK 0 THE C OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held
on the 23rd day of July 1984; by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Coronado, Kanel, Lacayo, Mullen, and Partin
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK 0 THE C1'TY OF CYPRESS