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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 22-42DocuSign Envelope ID: EC9F8514-98D0-4126-AC06-9414AF8C37AC RESOLUTION NO. 22-42 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE TEMPORARY OUTDOOR DINING, RETAIL, AND ASSEMBLY USES PROGRAM AND THE WAIVER OF THE CITY'S FEE FOR A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR OUTDOOR DINING/OUTDOOR RETAIL SALES/OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY USES PERMIT The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, as of August 2, 2022, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) had spread globally, infecting more than 578 million persons and killing more than 6.4 million individuals worldwide. As of August 2, 2022, 16,332 Tustin residents, 637,013 Orange County residents, over 10.7 million Californians, and over 91.3 million Americans have been confirmed COVID-positive; and WHEREAS, the World Health Organization, the President of the United States, the Governor of the State of California, the County of Orange, and the City of Tustin all declared states of emergency as a result of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, despite sustained efforts, the virus remains a threat, and further efforts to control the spread of the virus to reduce and minimize the risk of infection and otherwise mitigate the effects of COVID-19 are being implemented; and WHEREAS, Tustin's dining and retail economy has been hit hard by the economic consequences of the State and County health measures adopted to date, including but not limited to measures that limited restaurants to take-out and delivery options only, and temporarily prohibited the operation of retail establishments or limited retail stores to curbside -pickup only; and WHEREAS, it is in the interest of Tustin's local economy, the welfare of Tustin's dining and retail establishments and their many employees, and the welfare of the community to be able to dine and shop at their favorite local restaurants and retail stores when it is safe and healthy to do so, and the dining and retail establishments operate in a manner consistent with evolving State and County health directives; and WHEREAS, the adverse fiscal impacts of the constraints on indoor dining and on the normal indoor operations of retail shops have been significantly reduced by permitting existing dining and retail establishments to temporarily expand their operation into adjacent outdoor spaces subject to reasonable conditions established to ensure the health and safety of the establishments' employees and customers; and WHEREAS, to those ends the Council wishes to continue to facilitate outdoor dining and outdoor retail use on private property and/or within the public right-of-way while protecting the public interest through the use of guidelines approved by City staff, which Resolution 22-42 Page 1 of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: EC9F8514-98D0-4126-AC06-9414AF8C37AC may be amended at any time, that will apply to outdoor dining and outdoor retail sales or assembly areas associated with an existing business; and WHEREAS, such new outdoor dining and outdoor retail sales and assembly areas may be located adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, a permitted restaurant, cafe, or retail business on private property, public property, or within the public right-of-way. Such locations include, but may not be limited to sidewalks, alleyways (when not used for emergency or vehicle traffic), parking lots, and plazas; and WHEREAS, dining, retail, and service establishments that have struggled under the restrictions of the temporary health measures that restricted their normal operations should not be further burdened with permitting fees to serve food outdoors during the local emergency; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tustin adopted Resolution No. 20-40 on June 2, 2020, to waive the application fee for temporary outdoor dining, retail and assembly uses program until fourteen (14) days after the expiration of the local emergency declaration, and adopted Resolution No. 21-39 on May 18, 2021, granting the first extension of the Temporary Outdoor Dining, Retail, and Assembly Uses Program (the Program) to December 31, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tustin adopted Resolution No. 21-99 on November 16, 2021, granting the second extension of the Program to September 30, 2022; and WHEREAS, the City is in the process of amending the Tustin City Code to increase restaurants' ability to provide outdoor dining and seating areas, and businesses require a transition period to comply with the amended regulations; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Tustin DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. The fee for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) Application for the Outdoor Dining/Outdoor Retail Sales Permit is hereby waived while this Resolution remains in effect. SECTION 2. This Resolution supersedes Resolution No. 21-99 and shall go into effect immediately upon its adoption and shall continue in effect until 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2022. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin, at a regular meeting on this 16' day of August, 2022. Resolution 22-42 Page 2 of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: EC9F8514-98D0-4126-AC06-9414AF8C37AC DocuSigned by: 119DEE3867C041A... AUSTIN LUMBARD, Mayor ATTEST: DocuSigned by: E �'ylL �bb�,WaV'�, SC7F39A6D9D84E2 CARRIE WOODWARD, Acting City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF TUSTIN ) CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 22-42 I, Carrie Woodward, Acting City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 22-42 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 16th day of August, 2022, by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Lumbard, Cooper, Clark, Gallagher (4) COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0) COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0) COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Gomez (1) EDocuSigned by: �,"4 5C7F39A6D9D84E2_. CARRIE WOODWARD, Acting City Clerk Resolution 22-42 Page 3 of 3