MEETING DATE:
May 26, 2020
SUBJECT:
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URGENCY ORDINANCE 2020-1486 OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA, ENACTING TEMPORARY ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENT MODIFICATIONS TO SAFELY EFFECTUATE STATE AND REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH RECOVERY AND REOPENING EFFORTS DUE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
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Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT an urgency ordinance enacting temporary zoning and development entitlement modifications to safely effectuate state and regional public health orders in conjunction with recovery and reopening efforts due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Board or Commission Action
Not applicable.
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Quality of Life
Good Governance
Economic Development
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Executive Summary
In the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the City of San Marcos is committed to helping local businesses re-open safely while adhering to public health mandates. As restaurants and other businesses are allowed to gradually re-open under State and County public health orders, they will be faced with new safety protocols and associated costs, such as limiting indoor seating and reducing customer occupancy to facilitate social distancing.
Staff have worked closely with local businesses to identify strategies to facilitate safe and sustainable re-opening during the dual public health and economic crisis precipitated by the outbreak of COVID-19. In order to do this, the City will need creative and unconsidered approaches which are currently not permitted as to how various businesses may operate, including dining, retail, fitness and instructional establishments, and other places of assembly such as churches. The proposed urgency ordinance will enact various modifications to the San Marcos Municipal Code (SMMC) to allow for the following activities with specific restrictions; outdoor d...
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