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'. . . I I . location of such businesses and the permitting thereof and of live performances conducted therein. - 1. Staff report; REPORTS: Assistant Planner Rizk, April 17, 1998 Senior Planner Passanisi, April 24, 1998 Assistant City Attorney, April 27, 1998 Raymond DeNardi, owner of739 El Camino Real, Handout Senior Planner Passanisi presented the staff report and the background that led to the Council's instituting a moratorium on any new sexually oriented businesses (SOB) in Redwood City, and directing staff to prepare an Ordinance which would establish reasonable location and licensing requirements. Senior Planner Passanisi said the proposed amendments were modeled after the League of California Cities' ordinance and tailored to Redwood City's needs. Senior Planner Passanisi showed a slide listing the two separate components of the SOB ordinances. He first described the City Code amendments consisting of requirements for permits such as regulatory permits, and facility requirements such as hours of operation and interior requirements. He said under the established criteria there were 104 sites that would be eligible for SOB. He showed a map highlighting areas in the City where new SOBs could locate. Senior Planner Passanisi said the second part of the SOB ordinance was the zoning text amendment. He said the first - major issue was the distance requirements from SOBs to sensitive uses such as residentially zoned or used parcels, religious institutions, public parks and schools, and said staff was recommending establishing a 1,000 feet requirement. He said staff was recommending that a distance of 1,000 feet be maintained between SOBs to minimize secondary impacts and avoid a concentration, and which is a standard measurement used in other Bay Area cities. Senior Planner Passanisi said staff was also recommending an amortization schedule of one-year (relocation) during which time the property owner must comply with the new ordinance. He said if adopted the new ordinance would mean that the existing SOB on El Camino Real would have to relocate following the one year amortization. He said that one year could be extended by Council under certain circumstances. Senior Planner Passanisi advised that when this matter was considered by the Planning Commissioners they recommended that the SOB on EI Camino Real be "grandfathered in" and allowed to remain in business as long as the business was viable. Senior Planner Passanisi said Council was being asked to approve a Zoning Text amendment which defines Sexually Oriented Businesses, and establishes certain location requirements and an amortization period of one year for existing businesses to relocate with an extension clause, and a City Code Amendment which regulates the - licensing of such businesses and requires permits for their employees. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 APRIL 27,1998 MINUTES Page No. 411 PAGE 8