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finds that the following adverse public safety, health, and welfare impacts are of real concern. i. Increased safety risk for smaller vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists, ii. Damage to City streets and property/facilities from collisions (reported and unreported), such as street lights, traffic signal equipment, signs, trees, curbs, medians, etc., iii. Traffic congestion and reduced levels of service on streets and at intersections, iv Increased impacts from improperly over -loaded trucks, v Deterioration in air quality, health, noise, vibration and increase in other disruptions to the peace and quiet necessary to the enjoyment of residential neighborhoods and efficacy of educational uses, and E Because of the actual and potential detrimental impacts of warehouse and distribution uses upon the City, which impacts may not be presently adequately addressed by the City's current ordinances and zoning regulations, there is a need to impose a temporary moratorium on warehouse and distribution uses in order to study and develop policy guidance and potentially implement changes to the City's zoning regulations. F Adoption of this urgency ordinance establishing an interim prohibition/ moratorium on land use approvals and building peiruits for new construction of warehouses and distribution facilities will allow the City sufficient time to study the land use and environmental impacts of such development projects, as well as allow for a deliberate approach to study and develop appropriate policies, development standards, and effective conditions of approval to mitigate the impacts of large warehouses and distribution facilities. The list below identifies some of the tasks that City staff will undertake during the moratorium. Evaluate the operating characteristics of different types and sizes of warehouses and distribution facilities to better understand land use impacts, and develop appropriate policies, development standards, and/or operating conditions that can alleviate land use conflicts or impacts. ir. Evaluate the City's existing zoning districts that permit warehouse and distribution facilities, identify the proximity to existing sensitive receptors and residential zones, and identify appropriate development standards and/or operating conditions for warehouse/distribution facilities to buffer adjacent land uses (such as screening or landscaping, hours of operation, air quality mitigations or design features, intensity of use, number of large truck trips per day, designated routes for large trucks, etc.) iii. Evaluate the City's designated Truck Routes, and examine whether existing truck routes must be modified or improved to accommodate the volume and frequency of large truck trips (including roadway segments, intersections, traffic signals and signage, etc.), and ensure the best protection of the abutting or nearby residential neighborhoods and educational land uses. iv Evaluate the locations of existing points of origin and destination for large trucks, develop land use recommendations and preferences for locating large warehouses and distribution facilities, and examine the need for any changes to land use designations or zoning designations. 2 L\Ordinances\Nos 2900-2999 in Word\2934 Urgency Ordinance Warehouse Moratorium.doc