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

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The temporary moratorium established in this Ordinance shall be effective in the corporate and municipal boundaries of the City of Casselberry. SECTION 4. IMPOSITION OF MORATORIUM. (a) The temporary moratorium set forth in this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the effective date of this Ordinance and shall terminate one hundred and eighty (180) days after said effective date. The City will accept no applications or act on pending applications which are subject to the moratorium until the moratorium has expired. (b) The City Commission may extend the temporary moratorium established in this ordinance one (1) time for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days upon a finding by the City Commission set forth in the ordinance that the problems giving rise to the need for the temporary moratorium established herein continue to exist and that reasonable progress is being made in carrying out a specific and prompt plan of corrective legislative action, but that additional time is reasonably needed to adequately address the issues facing the City. (a) The City Commission may authorize exceptions to the moratorium imposed by this Ordinance when it finds, based upon substantial competent evidence presented to it, that deferral of action on an application for permit, business tax receipt, development order, or other official action of the City for the duration of the moratorium would impose an extraordinary hardship on a landowner or petitioner. (b) A request for an exception based upon extraordinary hardship shall be filed with the City Manager or designee, including a non - refundable fee of $350.00 by the owner /petitioner, or the petitioner with the consent of the owner /petitioner, to cover processing and advertising costs, and shall include a recitation of the specific facts that are alleged to support the claim of extraordinary hardship, and shall contain such other information as the City Manager shall prescribe as necessary for the City Commission to be fully informed with respect to the application. (c) A public hearing on any request for an exception for extraordinary hardship shall be held by the City Commission at the first regular meeting of the City Commission that occurs after the expiration of the period for publication of notice of the request for an exception. (d) Notice of the filing of a request for an exception, and the date, time, and place of the hearing thereon shall be published once at least 7 days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the city limits of the City of Casselberry, Florida. Ordinance 12 -1385 Page 3