HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-673-06.25.2012Prepared by Carol Failor, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo,
715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703.
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-673
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM FOR A
PERIOD OF 45 DAYS FOR LICENSING OR APPROVAL
OF NEW ALCOHOL -RELATED DRINKING AND RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENTS (INCLUDING NEW LICENSES AND
TRANSFERS) IN THE PROPOSED BROADWAY 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, and
WHEREAS, Council is in the process of reviewing and editing
an amendment to said Zoning Ordinance, 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 proposed
Broadway Avenue Overlay District, Logan Avenue Overlay District,
E. 4th Street Overlay District, and Church Row Neighborhood
Overlay District, and
WHEREAS, the moratorium should be applied in the described
area 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 declared for a period of 45 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 declared for a period
of 45 days on approval of alcohol licenses for any and all new or
transferred alcohol -related drinking and retail establishments in
the proposed Broadway Avenue Overlay District, Logan Avenue
Overlay District, E. 4th Street Overlay District, and Church Row
Neighborhood Overlay District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 2012.
Ernest G. Clark, Mayor
ATTEST:
Suzy Schares, CMC
City Clerk