HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-921-9 /17/2012Prepared by Carol Failor, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo,
715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703.
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-921
RESOLUTION LIFTING THE MORATORIUM APPROVED ON
JULY 23, 2012 BY RESOLUTION NO. 2012-736 FOR
LICENSING OR APPROVAL OF NEW ALCOHOL-RELATED
DRINKING AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS (INCLUDING
NEW LICENSES AND TRANSFERS) IN THE 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, 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 was applied to the areas
described above, and
WHEREAS, the moratorium applied to the above described areas
with 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 did 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, had been fulfilled for submittal of the application
to Council for approval of a license) for a new license or
transfer of a license that was submitted for approval before the
effective date of the moratorium, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Waterloo adopted
Resolution No. 2012-736 on July 23, 2012 extending the moratorium
for a period of 90 days, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Waterloo passed
Ordinance No. 5126 and 5127 on August 20, 2012 amending the
Zoning Ordinance and Code of Ordinances pertaining to the
regulations of such alcohol-related establishments. Therefore,
the moratorium is no longer needed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA, that the moratorium approved by Resolution No.
2012-736 is hereby lifted for licensing or approval of new
alcohol-related drinking and retail establishments (including new
licenses and transfers) in the Broadway Avenue Overlay District,
Logan Avenue Overlay District, East 4t Street Overlay District,
and Church Row Neighborhood Overlay District in the City of
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Resolution No. 2012-921
Page 2
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of September, 2012.
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Ern st G. Clark, Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk