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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - 140 BY: Mayor Kennedy A RESOLUTION FURTHER EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING, ZONING OR OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR PREMISES EQUIPPED WITH MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES, VIDEO ARCADES OR PARLORS, AND INTERNET CYBERCAFES; AND FURTHER EXTENDING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN LICENSE, SIMILAR IISE PERMIT, VARIANCE OR DEVELOPMENT PLANAPPROVAL PENDING REGULATIONS FOR SAID FACILITIES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, on April 6, 2010, this Council passed Resolution No. 2010-41 and thereby declared a temporary moratorium until October 5, 2010 (approximately six (6) months) on the issuance of licenses, permits for occupancy and/or use of premises for internet cybercafes or similar electronic video gaming devices, described in reference to "sweepstakes" gaming, as well as any other administrative provision to allow for such use of property or license therefore; and WHEREAS, on September 22, 2010, this Council passed Resolution No. 2010-125, extending the previously enacted temporary moratorium until not later than December 6, 2010; and WHEREAS, this Council conducted a public hearing on Ordinance No. 2010-112 and granted the Planning and Design Commission additional time in which to study and make recommendations to this Council regarding such uses; and WHEREAS, upon affirmative action of this Council, if any, on Ordinance No. 2010-112, it will not become effective until thirty (30) days thereafter and it is necessary to again extend the moratorium until such time as the zoning regulations take effect; and WHEREAS, this Council considers a Moratorium extension until December 31, 2010 an emergency measure for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety, or general welfare in that an extension of the current temporary moratorium until December 31, 2010, or until the effective date of Ordinance 2010-112, whichever comes sooner, is necessary to enable this Council to continue its consideration of reasonable regulation of the location of these facilities all the while maintaining the status quo. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: For the reasons stated in the preamble to this Ordinance, this Council extends the moratorium instituted by Resolutions No. 2010-41 and No. 2010-125, generally barring the issuance of licenses, permits, or certificates of occupancy for internet cyberspace cafes and/or sweepstakes gaming devices or parlors, as more technically described in said