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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 576 Adult Entertainment ORDINANCE NO. 576 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, IMPOSING A SIX (6) MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OR ISSUANCE OF LICENSES FOR THE OPERATION OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENTS WITHIN THE CITY; IDENTIFYING ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, there is a continuing and increasing concern from the citizens of the City regarding the establishment and operation of adult entertainment establishments within the City; and WHEREAS, the concerns of the citizens have been repeatedly communicated to the Mayor and Commission; and WHEREAS, the approval or issuance of licenses for the operation of additional adult entertainment establishments within the City may result in the proliferation of adult entertainment establishments within the City while existing legislation is being studied, modified, amended, supplemented, and finalized by the City; and WHEREAS, the issuance of licenses and the approval of additional adult entertainment establishments in the interim will operate to the detriment of the City and its citizens; and WHEREAS, it is hereby declared to be in the best interest of the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, to abate the issuance of licenses of additional adult entertainment establishments within the City pending modification of current legislation which controls the establishment, licensing, and operation of adult entertainment establishments as defined in Article III, Adult Entertainment Establishments, Sections 10-66 and 10-86, Code of Ordinances of the City of Winter Springs, Florida. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. MORATORIUM. There is from the date of passage and adoption of this Resolution, for a period of six (6) months, a moratorium in the City of Winter Springs, Florida, on the licensing and approval of additional adult entertainment establishments within the City. For and during that period, no new adult entertainment establishments shall be considered or accepted for licensing or operation. Submittals for the licensing and operation of adult entertainment establishments presently in process shall be abated during the moratorium period. SECTION II. DEFINITION. Adult entertainment establishments shall be those adult entertainment establishments identified and defined in sections 10-66 through 10-91 inclusive of the Code of the City of Winter Springs, Florida. SECTION III. CONFLICTS. All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY. If any Section or portion of a Section of this Ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force, or effect of any other Section or part of this Resolution. SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13 day of February, 1995. JOHN F. BUSH, MAYOR ATTEST: MARGO M. HOPKINS CITY CLERK FIRST READING January 9, 1995 POSTED January 13, 1995 SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING February 13. 1995 2 - -- -. - --- .-' .-- -- ......- - ~- --' .- --'-' -~" - -~- - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS ~OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the City om miSSion of the City of Winter s~r,~g~d' FlOrida,. that said CommisSion WI 0 a public hearing on an ordi- nance entItled as follows, Ord. No. 576 AN ORDNANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA IM- POSING A SIX (6) MONTH MORA- TORIUM ON THE. APPROVAL OR ISSUANCE OF LICENSES FOR THE OPERATION OF ADULT EN- TERTAINMENTS WITHIN THE CITY; IDENTIFYING ADULT EN- TERT AINMENT EST ABLlSH- MENTS, PROVIDING FOR CONFLI- CETS, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE ' This Public Hearing 'will be held at 730 p.m. on February 13,1995, or as soon thereafter as possible in the Commis- Sion Chamber, City Hall, 1126 ES. R 434,Wlnter Springs, FL. 32708 . Copies of. tM proposed ordinance are aval.lable In the office of the City Clerk for Inspection. Interested parties may appear at thiS hearing and be heard ~~~c:.espect to thIS proposed ordi. rersons are adVised that If they decide o appeal any deciSion made at this meetmg,. they will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose they may need to ensure that a verba: tlm. record of the proceedIngs IS made which record Includes the testlmon' and eVidence upon which the appeal I~ to be based per Section 286 0105 Flori da Statutes. .- Dated thiS 13th day of January 1995 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MARGO M HOPKINS SLS142918 CITY CLERK _____ _ _ JAN.22,1995 The Orlando Sentinel .. Published Daily $44.10 ~tatr of .flotilla } 5.5. COUNTY OF ORANGE ~. ~ ~ i,-f<. '{'\l'T ~ f'~l~~,,~< ~..; ~.~~ Before the undersigned authority personally appeared , who on oath says that he/she is the Legal Advertisin~ Representative of The Orlando Sentinel, a dally n~wqpap'er Q.ublished at CASSt.LliERRY in St:.M1NOlt:. C~nt.Y Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a NOT 1 CL Of \-'UslI C in the matter of ~RnWAN("F. NO 576 in the SEMINOLE Court, was published in said newspaper in the issue; of .01/2.2/"'15 AfJjant fljrther says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at ~~r~E~RY ,in said c- County, Flonda, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said SEMINOLE County, Florida, ea~. h '!'leek Oat aQd has been entered as second-class mail matter at th~ po~t offlceln~~er LBERRY In said SEMI L County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has neither paid nor promised any perso . or corporation any d' ount, rebate, commission or refund fo the purpo of securin this dv rtisement for publication in the said ne aper. 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