REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on Adoption of Ordinance No. 2006 Amending Chapter 5.40 ("Massage Services And Massage Establishments") of Title 5 ("Business Licenses And Regulations"), and Chapters 18.34 ("Regulations For CN-Neighborhood Commercial Zoning Districts"), 18.36 ("Regulations For CC-Community Commercial Zoning Districts"), 18.42 ("Regulations For CP-Commercial Park Zoning Districts"), 18.56 ("Planned Development-Master Community Zoning Districts"), 18.70 ("Use Regulations Applicable To Specified Regulated Businesses") and 18.104 ("Massage Establishments") of Title 18 ("Zoning") of "The Code of The City of Santa Clara, California" to Amend Regulations Relating To Massage Establishments
Report
BACKGROUND
At the September 24, 2019 Council meeting, proposed Ordinance No. 2006 was introduced and passed for the purpose of publication. Pursuant to City Charter Sections 808 and 812, a summary of proposed Ordinance No. 2006 was published by The Weekly on October 2, 2019, and copies were posted in three public places. The Ordinance now comes to Council for final adoption.
DISCUSSION
The proposed ordinance would modify Title 5 ("Business Licenses and Regulations") and Title 18 ("Zoning") of the Santa Clara City Code (SCCC) to modify regulatory and land use regulations applicable to massage establishments. The revisions to Title 5 would modify the massage establishment permit process by providing a streamlined appeal process, establishing new visibility requirements, requiring the posting of human trafficking notices, and enhancing the responsibilities of establishment owners. The ordinance would also eliminate the requirement for a conditional use permit to open a new massage establishment, and would allow existing legal nonconforming establishments to continue to operate in their current locations. Without this change, legal nonconforming establishments would have been forced to close by December 31, 2019.
The proposed amendments to the Zoning O...
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