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DES 8/7/96 8/26/96 ORIGINAL Ordinance No. 2113 ORDINANCE EXTENDING A MORATORIUM UPON THE OPENING OR EXPANSION OF ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY The Council of Redwood City does ordain as follows: Section 1. This Council finds as follows: 1. On July 1, 1996, this Council adopted Ordinance No. 2110, entitled "Ordinance Establishing A Moratorium Upon the Opening or Expansion of Adult-Oriented Businesses In the City of Redwood City," pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 65858(a). 2. Said ordinance was enacted in response to a pending application for an adult-oriented book store submitted to the Planning Division of the City of Redwood City to be located immediately adjacent to a residential neighborhood and within 1700 feet of a school. 3. The location of the aforesaid proposed adult-oriented book store is on the same main thoroughfare (to wit: El Camino Real) as, and within the vicinity of, an existing adult-oriented bookstore, which latter store is within 450 feet of essentially the same residential neighborhood as that adjacent to the location of the proposed adult-oriented bookstore, and which existing adult-oriented bookstore is within 220 feet of the aforesaid school. 4. The location of the proposed adult-oriented bookstore is also approximately 2800 feet from Sequoia Station, a recently established, high quality shopping center developed by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redwood City. 5. In addition to the pending application, numerous inquiries have been made to the Planning Division by other prospective operators of adult- oriented businesses regarding the establishment of such businesses in the City. G:Shared~edwood/Comdev 1