HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-736-7/23/2012 Prepared by Carol Failor, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo,
715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703 .
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-736
RESOLUTION EXTENDING A MORATORIUM FOR A
PERIOD OF 90 DAYS FOR LICENSING OR APPROVAL
OF NEW ALCOHOL-RELATED DRINKING AND RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENTS (INCLUDING NEW LICENSES AND
TRANSFERS) IN THE PROPOSED BROADWAY AVENUE
OVERLAY DISTRICT, LOGAN AVENUE OVERLAY
DISTRICT, EAST 4TH STREET OVERLAY DISTRICT,
AND CHURCH ROW NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY DISTRICT
IN THE CITY OF WATERLOO, BLACK HAWK COUNTY,
IOWA.
WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo continues to review portions
of the City of Waterloo Zoning Ordinance No. 5079 as it pertains
to the regulation of new alcohol-related drinking and retail
establishments and license transfers for such establishments, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Waterloo is
concerned about the proliferation and high concentration of
"alcohol sales uses" in certain areas of the city, including the
areas described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and
WHEREAS, during the pendency of such review and related
review of the impacts and collateral effects that have resulted
or may result from the growing concentration of alcohol sales
uses in such area, a moratorium should be applied to the areas
described in said Exhibit "A", and
WHEREAS, the moratorium should be applied in the described
areas to the following uses :
Any premises or use that will be required by Iowa law
to have a license or permit for the sale or dispensing
of alcoholic beverages for on-premises or off-premises
consumption,
except that the moratorium should not apply to any such premises
or use for which a complete application (i . e. , all necessary
conditions, including but not limited to all paperwork, fees, and
inspection, have been fulfilled for submittal of the application
to Council for approval of a license) for a new license or
transfer of a license was submitted for approval before the
effective date of the moratorium, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Waterloo believes
that a moratorium should be extended for a period of 90 days,
until said amendments have been presented to, and adopted by, the
City Council of the City of Waterloo.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA, that a moratorium is hereby extended for a period
of 90 days on approval of alcohol licenses for any and all new or
transferred alcohol-related drinking and retail establishments in
the proposed overlay areas described in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto.
Resolution No. 2012-736
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of July, 2012 .
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Ernest G. Clark, Mayor
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