HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 844 ORDINANCE NO. 844
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CATHEDRAL
CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.30.010
[ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED] OF
CHAPTER 2.30 [ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE] OF
TITLE 2 [ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL] OF THE CITY
OF CATHEDRAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Architectural Review Committee ("Committee") for the City of
Cathedral City consists of five members selected by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.30.010(B) the Committee shall consist of a
licensed architect, a licensed landscape architect and three members at large; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires and deems it to be in the public's best interest
to expand the credentials of potential members of the Committee to include professional
landscape designers and landscape maintenance contractors.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2.30.010 [ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED] OF CHAPTER 2.30 [ARCHITECTURAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE] OF TITLE 2 [ADMINISTRATION AND
PERSONNEL]
Section 2.30.010, Subsection B of Chapter 2.30 of Title 2 of the Cathedral City
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 2.30.010 Architectural review committee established.
B. It is the preference of the City Council that the membership of the
architectural review committee include one local licensed architect
and one local licensed landscape architect. The City Council may
waive the residency requirement for the licensed architect and
licensed landscape architect positions if the City Council determines
that such waiver is necessary and in the best interests of the City.
The City Council may also consider various factors in appointing any
member of the architectural review committee, including without
limitation, licenses, certificates or degrees, other education, training
or work experience in the fields of architecture, landscape design,
other design, civil engineering, construction, surveying, or similar
fields determined to be relevant by the City Council.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY
The City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence
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or word of this Ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a
court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining
provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this Ordinance as hereby
adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. CEQA
This Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, as it is not a "project" and has
no potential to result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the
environment because it is merely the formation of an organization. (14 Cal. Code Regs.
§ 15378(a).) The Ordinance is also exempt from CEQA because it is an organizational
or administrative activity of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical
change in the environment. (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15378(b)(5).)
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its final
passage.
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION
The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause this Ordinance to be published
within fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation and
circulated within the City in accordance with Government Code Section 36933(a) or, to
cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law using the alternative
summary and posting procedure authorized under Government Code Section 39633(c).
SECTION 6. CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published according to law.
INTRODUCED at the regular meeting of Cathedral City City Council on the 28th
day of October, 2020.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of Cathedral City
City Council on the 10th day of November, 2020, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Lamb, Gutierrez and Carnevale; Mayor Pro Tern
Gregory and Mayor Aguilar
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
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Jo Aguila? _or
ATTEST:
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racey R artir City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Eric S. Vail City Attorney
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