12-1385 Imposing Temporary Moratorium on Game Rooms, Arcades, Internet Cafes, etc.

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amusement facilities, and to place a temporary moratorium on the issuance of permits and the receipt of the business tax for such activities for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days; and WHEREAS, the City Commission, after holding a public hearing, finds that it is appropriate to impose a temporary moratorium on the licensing and permitting of certain activities related to game rooms, arcades, internet cafes, sweepstakes redemption centers and similar indoor entertainment and amusement facilities; and WHEREAS, public hearings were held pursuant to the required published notices at which hearings the parties in interest and all others had an opportunity to be and were, in fact, heard. NOW, THEREFORE, DE IT ENACTED by the City Commission of the City of Casselberry, Florida: SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The above recitals are hereby adopted as the legislative purpose of this Ordinance and as the City Commission's legislative findings. SECTION 2. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM UPON THE ISSUANCE OF GAME ROOMS, ARCADES, INTERNET CAFES, SWEEPSTAKES REDEMPTION CENTERS AND SIMILAR INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AND AMUSEMENT ACTIVITY PERMITS. All activities relating to the acceptance, review and action upon permit applications for game rooms, arcades, internet cafes, sweepstakes redemption centers and similar indoor entertainment and amusement facilities are temporarily suspended in order for the City of Casselberry, through its officials and staff, to have adequate time and opportunity to conduct a s tudy or studies and comprehensively analyze the adequacy of application criteria, standards, and other approved processes and procedures related to the issuance of said permits within the City of Casselberry. Accordingly, based upon the foregoing, there is hereby imposed a t emporary moratorium on the receipt and /or acting upon applications for licenses related to game rooms, arcades, internet cafes, sweepstakes redemption centers and s imilar indoor entertainment and amusement type activities. During the time the temporary moratorium is in effect, the City will accept no applications or act on any pending applications for permits or business tax receipts for such activities and no such new activities shall be permittable within the City. I t is unlawful for any person or entity to engage in the activities that are the subjects of the Ordinance without first obtaining a business tax receipt or permit for such activities. During the period of time that the temporary moratorium is in effect, the City shall not accept payments of the business tax for such activities and shall return any funds accepted for pending applications. Ordinance 12 -1385 Page 2