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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE: September 17, 2013
AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE:
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of National City Amending Sections 18.30.360 and 18.41.020 (C) of
Title 18 (Land Use Code) of the National City Municipal Code related to fast food restaurant locational
requirements and drive -through business design guidelines. (Applicant The Focus Group) (Case File 2013-12 A)
PREPARED BY: !Martin Reeder, AICP DEPARTMENT: 'plan
PHONE: 619-336-4313 APPROVED B
EXPLANATION:
The City Council held a public hearing on proposed changes to amend Title 18 of the National City Municipal
Code pertaining to fast food restaurant locational requirements and drive -through business design guidelines, at
a Public Hearing on September 3, 2013. The Ordinance was introduced at the same meeting. However, there
were questions regarding allowable uses in the MXC-2 and MXD-2 zones and also regarding General Plan
language related to fast food restaurants.
The Land Use Matrix for the Mixed -Use zones is attached for your review, as is the Health & Environmental
Justice Element of the General Plan. This element has two General Plan Policies related to fast food uses (HEJ-
4.2 and HEJ-5.4), The rationale for the policies was to encourage healthy food options whenever possible in
order to alleviate the prevalence of excess weight and obesity.
Final adoption of the attached ordinance is needed to complete the Code Amendment process.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
ACCOUNT NO.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
;Negative Declaration
ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION:
FINAL ADOPTION:
APPROVED:
APPROVED:
X
Finance
MIS
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Ordinancd
BOARD 1 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
=1. Land Use Matrix for Mixed Use Zones (NCMC 18.24.050)
2. General Plan - Health & Environmental Justice Element
3. Ordinance