Temporary Moratorium Ordinance

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ORDINANCESimulated Gambling Establishments

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November 8, 2011

Public Hearing of the Alachua County Board of County CommissionersNovember 8, 2011

BOARD DIRECTION (October 11, 2011 Regular BCC Meeting)

• Declare that there is a zoning change in progress relating to internet cafés and centers and

• Authorize the County Attorney to advertise for an adoption hearing before the end of the calendar year for a moratorium ordinance establishing a six month moratorium on  the processing of applications on the internet café/center use. 

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING

ZONING IN PROGRESS: serves as notice that County has implemented a course of action which may result in regulation of simulated gambling 

CURRENTLY IN PLACE 

Public Hearing of the Alachua County Board of County CommissionersNovember 8, 2011

MORATORIUM ORDINANCE

Temporary Restriction (Sec. 4):…on the acceptance of applications for, the processing of, and the issuance of

development permits, site plan approvals or other official action of Alachua County permitting or having the effect of permitting new simulated gambling establishments…

Duration (Sec. 7(b)): 180 days or until adoption of zoning regulations, whichever comes first

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING

Public Hearing of the Alachua County Board of County CommissionersNovember 8, 2011

MORATORIUM ORDINANCE

Purpose of Restriction (Sec. 2): enable County sufficient time to…• Review/study• Hold public hearings• Prepare/adopt amendement(s) to Comp. Plan and/or Code related to

appropriate locations (if any) and land use standards

Exceptions:• Existing businesses (Sec. 5)• Hardship (Sec. 6)

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING

RECOMMENDATION• Conduct 2 public hearings;• Hear testimony of all interested citizens;• -Following 2nd Public Hearing-

• Find that it is essential to protect and preserve the public health, safety and welfare and that it is in the County’s best interest to adopt a temporary moratorium ordinance for simulated gambling establishments; and

• Adopt Ordinance 11-XX

Public Hearing of the Alachua County Board of County CommissionersNovember 8, 2011

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ORDINANCESimulated Gambling Establishments

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otherwisedelete this.Public Hearing of the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners

November 8, 2011