For City Council Meeting April 28, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request the City Council to Conduct the Public Hearing and Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1713 Entitled, "AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1712, ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR INTENSIFICATION OF MASSAGE PARLORS WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN (10) MONTHS AND FIFTEEN (15) DAYS PENDING STUDY AND ADOPTION OF REGULATORY AND ZONING STANDARDS AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO EXEMPT FROM CEQA".
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt the Urgency Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
On March 24, 2026, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 1712, imposing a 45-day moratorium on the establishment, expansion, or intensification of massage parlors. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858, the 45-day moratorium will expire on May 8, 2026. However, Government Code Section 65858(a) allows the City to extend the moratorium for an additional 10 months and 15 days if the City needs additional time to study and adopt regulatory and zoning standards for massage parlors.
Based on the need for staff to further study and propose further regulations, staff recommends the City Council adopt the ordinance to extend the moratorium for 10 months and 15 days.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
In recent years, Rialto Police Department personnel have discovered evidence of illicit sexual activity occurring at massage establishments, which are referenced as "massage parlors" under the Rialto Municipal Code, in the City of Rialto ("City"). There have been documented cases of massage parlors that have (1) operated without a valid business license, (2) failed to comply with City zoning and operational require...
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