Ordinance #11,859

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                        

                                                                                                       NO.  11,859                             

 

            The following Ordinance was offered by Mr.  Wilson                 who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Ms.   Woods                       :

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SIX (6) MONTH MORATORIUM UPON THE RECEIPT AND PROCESSING OF ALL APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY, BUILDING PERMITS AND ANY OTHER LAND USE DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS ASSOCIATED WITH TIRE STORES; SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE AND FURTHER PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the City finds it necessary to impose an immediate moratorium on the receipt and processing of all applications for Certificates of Occupancy, Building Permits and any other land use development approvals associated with tire stores until the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is reviewed, evaluated and amended as necessary to regulate this use; and

WHEREAS, the City has noticed that in the last three (3) years the number of tire stores has increased and as a result the number of complaints regarding nuisance and environmental issues with this use has proliferated; and

WHEREAS, the City is concerned with the rapid expansion of this type of use and the strong potential it has to create nuisance, environmental and fire issues; and 

            WHEREAS, the City would like to research and study how other communities regulate and enforce this type of use and to determine what guidelines, standards, criteria and procedures are necessary to regulate this use;

            NOW, THEREFORE;

BE IT ORDAINED, by the City of Monroe, Louisiana, has the authority to adopt a moratorium for the purpose of preserving the status quo while standards, criteria, procedures, etc. are considered prepared and enacted.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the City hereby imposes a moratorium upon the receipt and processing of all applications for Certificates of Occupancy, Building Permits and any other land use approval associated with tire stores for six (6) months from the effective date of this Ordinance until the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance reviewed and amended as necessary.

This Ordinance was INTRODUCED on the  22nd day of May, 2018.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  25th              day of  May                        , 2018.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published, was then submitted to a final vote as a whole and the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:                   Echols, Ezernack, Woods & Wilson

NAYS:                   None.

ABSENT:             Clark

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  12th        day of  June                        , 2018.

 

Gretchen H. Ezernack                               

CHAIRMAN

 

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

 

James E. Mayo                                                  

MAYOR'S APPROVAL

                                                                         

MAYOR'S VETO