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Report and Recommendation to this Council in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, this Council has held a public hearing on the aforesaid question and has considered the Report and Recommendations of the Planning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE; THE COUNCIL OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 27.4 is hereby added to Ordinance No. 1130, as heretofore amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Redwood City, to read as follows: "Section 27.4. Amortization of Nonconforming Sexually Oriented Business Uses. Any use of real property existing on the date the ordinance adding this Section to Article 27 becomes effective that does not conform to the provisions of Section 27.3, but was operated and maintained in compliance with all previous regulations, shall be regarded as a nonconforming use that may be continued for five (5) years after said effective date. On or before expiration of said period, all such nonconforming uses shall be terminated unless an extension of time has been approved by the City Council in accordance with the provisions of Section 27.5. (a) Abandonment. Notwithstanding the above, any discontinuance or abandonment of the use of any lot or structure as a sexually oriented business shall result in the loss of legal nonconforming status of such use. (b) Amortization--annexed property. Any sexually oriented business which was a legal use at the time of annexation to the City of the property on which it is located, but which does not conform to the provisions of Section 27.3, shall be terminated within five (5) years of the date of annexation unless an extension of time has been approved by the City Council in accordance with the provisions of Section 27.5." ABOamortord 2 G:~shared\redwood\council DES;djk 05/22/00r 2193